| 28 Jan, 2010 | Think Tank Organizations Forum of the Islamic Countries | Barrister Rizwana Yusuf, Director Administration attended the “Think Tank Organizations Forum of the Islamic Countries” organized by the Institute of Islamic Countries of TASAM (Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies). She presented a paper on 'Inter Faith cooperation for Social Reform and Global Peace'. |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
| 19 Jan, 2010 | Book Discussion: Shadow Elite: How Studying Post-Communist Societies Illuminates the Structure of Power in America and Beyond | Mr. Kaiser Haider, Researcher of the Institute, attended a Book Discussion by Professor Janine Wedel, from School of Public Policy, George Mason University. The event was organised by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA. |
| Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC |
| 11 Nov, 2009 | 4th Annual GARNET Conference on Food Security and Sustainable Development | Ms. Tanim Laila, Director Economics Division attended the conference and presented a paper on "Zakat -based solutions to Food Security". The Conference was organized by: the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), the University of L’Aquila, and the World Food Programme (WFP). |
| IFAD, Rome, Italy |
| 27 Oct, 2009 | The 3rd OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy | Barrister Rizwana Yusuf, Director Administration and Ms. Tanim Laila, Director, Economics Division represented the Institute at the forum, organized by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Statistics Korea (KOSTAT). They also contributed in the International Exhibition on "Charting Progress, Building Visions, Improving Life" through poster presentation on project titled ‘The Clean Energy for Rural Bangladesh (CERB)’. |
| BEXCO, Busan, Republic of Korea |
| 02 Oct, 2009 | Civil Society Policy Dialogue and Program of Seminars at the 2009 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund | Ms. Tanim Laila, Director, Economics Division attended the seminars on behalf of the Institute. |
| Istanbul, Turkey |
| 25 Aug, 2009 | Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on Mainstreaming ICT Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities | Mahjabeen Khaled Hossain, Director Program represented the Institute. She was awarded full fellowship by ITU. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) jointly with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and in partnerships with the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ict), the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NTC), the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Australian Government, and National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) Thailand organized the Forum. It was hosted by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) Thailand, Government of Kingdom of Thailand. |
| United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand |
| 02 Jul, 2009 | International Conference on the theme Multiculturalism and Democracy in the Islamic World | Barrister Rizwana Yusuf, Director Administration participated and presented a paper titled "Globalization, Conflict and Religion" in the conference and attended two workshops on “Multiculturalism and Migration” and “Multiculturalism and Gender” organized by the South North Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies. |
| Palais des Congrès in Fez, Morocco |
| 21 Jun, 2009 | Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) | Ms. Tanim Laila, Director made the representation at Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) organized by the World Bank and the Government of Korea (Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Korean Development Institute). |
| Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| 15 Jun, 2009 | High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia & 4th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009 | High-Level Dialogue on Climate Change in Asia & 4th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2009 participated by Barrister Rizwana Yusuf, Director Administration and Ms. Tanim Laila, Director, Economics Division of the Institute. Barrister Rizwana Yusuf and Ms. Tanim Laila made a Poster Presentation on Clean Energy for Rural Bangladesh (CERB). |
| Asian Development Bank (ADB Headquater), Manila |
| 12 Jun, 2009 | UNU WIDER Conference on 'The Role of Elites in Economic Development' | Ms. Kishwar Sultana, Treasurer represented the Institute at the Conference organized by United Nations University- World Institute for Development Economics Research. |
| Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland |
| 28 May, 2009 | International Conference on ‘Change and Stability- State, Religion and Politics in the Modern Middle East and North Africa’ | Mahjabeen Khaled Hossain, Director Programs presented paper on ‘Religious worldviews for conflict resolution’at the conference organized by Department of the Middle and Far East Studies, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland |
| Krakow, Poland |
| 04 May, 2009 | AIEJI 2009-International Association of Social Educators XVII World Congress | Mahjabeen Khaled Hossain, Director Programs, participated the conference on behalf of the Institute and presented paper on 'Women with disabilities: Religion based community integrative programs' |
| Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 28 Apr, 2009 | Roundtable on the Impact of Conflict on Households: Pointers for Practitioners; USIP | Ms. Habiba Tasneem, Chief Coordinator participated the session sponsored by the Grant and Fellowship Program and Center for Sustainable Economies of the United States Institute of Peace |
| U.S. Institute of Peace Washington, D.C. |
| 26 Apr, 2009 | Roundtable to Update on IFC Response to Food Crises; World Bank – IMF CSO Policy Forum | Ms. Habiba Tasneem, Chief Coordinator, participated and raised the issue of SME’s and micro-financing specifically on the subject of involving the private sector. |
| Washington D.C. |
| 24 Apr, 2009 | Vulnerable Groups and Development Policies and Programs; World Bank – IMF CSO spring forum | Disability and Development Dialogue on Faith and Ethics Team and Indigenous People, participated by Ms. Habiba Tasneem, Chief Coordinator of the Institute |
| Washington D.C. |
| 23 Apr, 2009 | Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change: World Bank and CSO Approaches; World Bank – IMF CSO spring forum | Ms. Habiba Tasneem, Chief Coordinator, contributed through discussions and experience sharing on the topic at the session |
| Washington D.C |
| 21 Apr, 2009 | Can the IMF Really Save the World; AEI Program on International Economics | Ms. Habiba Tasneem, Chief Coordinator, participated and engaged on the discussion of IMF’s role. |
| Washington D.C. |
| 20 Feb, 2009 | ASEAN Peoples' Forum 2008 | Barrister Cynthia Farid, Researcher of the Institute participated in the Conference. |
| Chulalangkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 03 Dec, 2008 | Seminar on Implementing the Digital Accessibility Agenda of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | Ms. Faatin Haque, Director of the Institute participated at the Seminar |
| UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) UN Headquarters, New York |
| 14 Nov, 2008 | Islam in the Age of Global Challenges: Alternative Perspectives of the Gulen Movement | Ms. Faatin Haque, Director of the Institute participated in the Conference |
| Georgetown University, Washington D.C. |