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Hawaii 2001: ADB 34th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
  9 to 11 May 2001, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, USA
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Official Events
Updated 1 May 2001

Schedule Subject to Change, all times in Hawaii Standard Time


Monday, 7 May 2001
8:00 a.m.Opening of ADB Offices
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Registration
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noonUrban Environmental Dilemma and Development Policy in Asia
9:00 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.Pacific Day Seminar: Partners in Development: NGOs and Donor Cooperation in the Pacific
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Seminar on "The ICT Revolution: Can Asia Leapfrog Poverty Barriers"
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Seminar on "Water in the 21st Century - The Looming Crisis"
2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Pacific Day Seminar: Private Sector Development in the Pacific
4:00 p.m. - 5:50 p.m.Seminar on "Commercial Cofinancing and Guarantees"
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Seminar on "Money Laundering: Threats and Countermeasures"
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Media Briefing and Cocktail Reception
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Association of Former Employees of ADB (AFE-ADB) Cocktail Buffet Party
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m."Pacific Night" Reception
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
Tuesday, 8 May 2001
7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.Registration
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Country Presentation - Philippines
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noonInformal Preparatory Meeting of PDMC Governors
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Seminar on "Tourism and Poverty Reduction in Asia and the Pacific"
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Seminar on "Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure"
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Forum on the Implementation of International Financial Standards in Asia
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Seminar on "ADB's Private Sector Development Strategy"
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Seminar on "Pro-Poor Growth: The Renewed War on Poverty"
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.Hawaii Business Forum Luncheon
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.PDMC Luncheon hosted by Vice-President (East)
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Seminar on "Designing a New Financial Market Structure in Post-crisis Asia -- Policy Recommendations on How to Develop Corporate Bond Markets"
(Organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank)
1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Hawaiian Business Forum

* Keys to Expanding Business with Asia
* How to do Business with the ADB
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Seminar on "The Future of Regional Institutions in Asia and the Pacific"
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Seminar on "HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific"
2:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.Seminar on "Globalization - the Emerging Development Challenge"
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Twelfth Meeting of PDMC Governors
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Seminar on "Child Labor and Poverty"
4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Seminar on "Regional Cooperation: The Way Forward"
4:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Association of Former Employees of ADB (AFE-ADB) Annual General Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.Procedures Committee Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Hawaii Business Forum Reception
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Reception hosted by President Tadao Chino and Mrs. Yuko Chino
(All Participants and Invitees, including
spouses)
Accompanying Persons Program (APP)

Wednesday, 9 May 2001
7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Registration
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Country Presentation - India
10:00 a.m.Opening Event
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noonOpening Session of the Board of Governors
12:00 noon - 1:35 p.m.Luncheon Seminar on "Do Corporate Governance Practices Really Matter?"
(Organized by Standard and Poor's in cooperation with ADB)
12:30 noon - 2:00 p.m.Luncheon hosted by the Guest-of-Honor of the Opening Session
(Restricted, By Invitation Only)
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.Seminar on "Information Technology: Impact on Asian Society"
(Organized by Compaq Computer Corporation in cooperation with ADB)
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Open Forum on Cooperation Between ADB and NGOs
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Roundtable Meeting of Institutional Investors
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Global Pavilion Reception hosted by the US/Hawaii Commitee
(All Participants and Invitees, including
spouses)
Accompanying Persons Program (APP)

Thursday, 10 May 2001
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Country Presentation: "Economic Development and Outlook in People's Republic of China"
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Registration
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Board of Governors Session
12:00 noonLuncheon co-hosted by the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ADB, the Honorable Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of Treasury of the United States, and Tadao Chino, President of ADB
(Restricted - By Invitation Only)
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.Board of Governors Session
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m."An Evening in Polynesia" hosted by the US/Hawaii Committee
(All Participants and Invitees, including
    spouses)
Accompanying Persons Program (APP)

Friday, 11 May 2001
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Country Presentation - Indonesia "The Road to Recovery"
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Registration
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.Board of Governors Session
11:30 a.m.Press Conference of the Chairman of the Board of Governors
12:30 p.m.President Chino's Press Conference

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