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2007
DATE TITLE VENUE DESCRIPTION
October 16-18 International Conference on ICT in Education ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines The conference will facilitate sharing a comprehensive range of current ICT in education issues, lessons learned, and best practices, including broader policy and strategy issues as well as innovative approaches, practical solutions, hands-on toolkits, cost implications, and sustainability of benefits of ICT in education.

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2006
DATE TITLE VENUE DESCRIPTION
3 May Transforming Asian Economies with E-Services Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC), Hyderabad, India The focus will be (and not limited to) issues of policies and regulatory framework of e-services, mobile e-services, e-learning, and their application in various sector of societies, and their potential for supporting ADB’s developing member countries in their path towards knowledge based economies.

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2005
DATE TITLE VENUE DESCRIPTION
13-14 January International Conference on Education, Finance, and Decentralization Washington, D.C. The World Bank sponsored this international conference to examine how education finance changes as education funding is pushed down to local governments and to local school councils.
24-26 January Roundtable on School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Education Oxford, UK Organized by IRC, OXFAM, and UNICEF, the roundtable will discuss the following:
  • Effective learning
  • Consistent enrolment of girls
  • Implementing child rights
  • Reduced diseases and worm infestations
  • Reaching the home and community
  • Environmental cleanliness
February Financing Education: Principles and Innovations for Decentralizing Asia Bali, Indonesia This residential course is designed to help meet the increasing need for enhanced knowledge and skills related to decentralized education finance.

Sponsored by the Research Triangle Institute, the course will also serve as the formal launch of the Asia Education Finance Information Exchange.
7-9 February Experts meeting in Education Kathmandu, Nepal The meeting will discuss topics on health, education, equality, and protection for every child.
6-10 June Learning Alliances for Scaling Up Innovative Approaches in the Water and Sanitation Network Delft, the Netherlands IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, and UNESCO IHE Institute for Water Education, both based in Delft, the Netherlands, are organizing an international symposium on Learning Alliances, with a focus on conceptual development and practical experiences acquired so far in the water and sanitation sector.
6 July IEEE 3rd International Workshop on Technology for Education in Developing Countries Kaohsiung, Taipei,China The workshop will discuss various issues involved in developing new techniques and on novel uses of technology for education in developing countries.

Main topics include applications and systems, novel technologies, learning settings, impact of technology, resource sharing, and evaluation and policy issues
10-13 July 2nd International Symposium on Risk Management and Cyber-Informatics (RMCI '05) Orlando, Florida Areas of the symposium are risk management in informatics and cybernetics, applications of risk management to cyber-informatics, and applications of RMCI in economics and finance.
25-26 August Conference on Trends in the Management of Human Resources in Higher Education Paris, France The conference aims to identify key issues related to strategies for and management of human resources and, where appropriate, make recommendations for actions by higher education institutions (HEI). It also meant to provide opportunities for benchmark-like comparisons and for exchange of best practices.
4-8 September 2nd Children’s World Congress on Child Labour & Education New Delhi , India To enable participation of the children from Asia and Africa, who were left out from the earlier Florence Congress
8 September International Literacy Day  

International Literacy Day is a timely reminder that we should not take literacy for granted. It is also an occasion to applaud the work of literacy tutors, extension workers and volunteers whose patient and persistent efforts make such a difference to people’s lives.

For more information visit the  United Nations' Literacy Decade website.
8-10 September International Seminar on Institutional, National and International Responses to the Challenges of the Labour Market: Vocational Content in Mass Higher Education Bonn , Germany Organized by the UNESCO- UNEVOC and UNESCO-CEPES, in collaboration with ILO, the European Commission, the European Training Foundation (ETF), and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP).
11-14 September Fifth International Conference on the Capability Approach Knowledge and Public Action: Education, Responsibility, Collective Agency, Equity Paris, France The conference explores the relation of knowledge and publication on the basis of quality education, responsibility, collective agency and equity.
14-16 September

2005 World Summit (UN MDG + 5 Summit)

New York , USA High-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly to review progress in fulfillment of commitments contained in the UN Millennium Declaration
28 September – 2 October SACMEQ International Educational Policy Research Conference and Assembly of Ministers of Education Paris , France Contact: k.ross@iiep.unesco.org
5 October World Teachers' Day   On World Teachers’ Day, and on any other day for that matter, the basic message that a teacher needs to receive is quite simple. “We appreciate you”.
3-21 October 33rd Session of UNESCO's General Conference Paris Paris , France The 33rd session of the General Conference will take place from 3 to 21 October at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris (France).
24-25 October 1st OECD Global Forum on Education - The Challenges for Education in a Global Economy Santiago, Chile This event will draw on the substantial networks of education officials and experts that have been established since 1991 through the Directorate for Education's Programme for Co-operation with non OECD Economies; peer reviews; World Education Indicators (WEI); the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); improving outcomes for students with special needs, and other bilateral ad-hoc co-operation.
9 November Global Launch of the 2006 EFA Global Monitoring Report London , UK London, UK Every year, the EFA Global Monitoring Report assesses where the world stands on its commitment to provide a basic education to all children, youth and adults by 2015.Developed by an independent team and published by UNESCO, the report is an authoritative reference that aims to inform, influence and sustain genuine commitment towards education for all.
27 November – 1 December The 7th World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education (WIPCE) Hamilton, New Zealand The conference is an opportunity for honoring all previous hui (gatherings.) It also creates an occasion for bringing interesting and innovative ideas that evoke inspiration and pride as indigenous peoples.
28-30 November Fifth meeting of the High-Level Group on EFA Beijing , China Contact:abh.singh@unesco.org
30 November - 2 December II International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: The financing of universities   Organized by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI)
Barcelona, Technical University of Catalonia

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2004
DATE TITLE VENUE DESCRIPTION
9-13 August International Workshop on Improving e-Learning Policies and Programs ADB, Manila Course on improving e-Learning policies and programs for selected DMCs designed to draft national action plans in e-Learning.
8-11 September Second International Multi-grade Teaching Conference
UNE and UNICEF-EAPRO 		Bangkok, Thailand Multi-grade teaching has been in practice for centuries, yet as a modern teaching/learning methodology, it has remained relatively neglected. This conference supports the notion that multigrade teaching is an appropriate methodology for delivering quality instruction and learning.
4-7 October 2nd Global Youth Employment Summit (YES) Boca del Rio, Mexico The Summit will review strategies within the context of the YES Framework for Action; successful programs, policies, and projects will be highlighted and shared among Summit delegates.
5-6 October Seminar on Education and Training Prospects in Asia ADB, Manila ADB staff will review the past history of technical education and vocational training in Asia. The meetings will be divided into 2 afternoon sessions starting with low-income country experiences on the first day and followed by middle-income country experiences on the second day. Opportunity for developing overall strategies will highlight sessions.
5-8 October 18th IDP Australian International Education Conference (AIEC) Sydney, Australia This year the theme of the Conference is on Cultural Understanding and Development through International Education. Among the many participants at the event will be delegates from various regions of the world. The focus of the conference will be on the ways in which individuals and the organization to which they belong can broaden understanding of different cultures and beliefs.
10-12 November UNESCO/World Bank Sponsored Annual Meeting on Fast Track Initiative for EFA Brasilia, Brazil The meeting will review conclusions of the July Steering Committee meeting and follow up on issues and recommendations from the FTI Partnership meeting; clarify and update documentation where necessary; examine issues related to the expansion of FTI, considering next steps to facilitate adequate response at all levels.
11-12 November Regional Workshop on Harmonization and Alignment Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan The Meeting is one of several ongoing Asia region meetings on SWAps taking place in 2004. This workshop will focus on a case study of the Mongolian Education Sector.
15-17 November Sector-wide Approaches in Asia Hanoi, Viet Nam
Sponsored by UNICEF		 The 3-day conference will allow donors and experts to review SwAPs in Asia and to look for models and solutions to donor cooperation in the education sector.
7-9 December 1st Asia Pacific and Greater China Regional Innovative Teachers' Conference Executive Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore About 150 teachers, winners of their respective national competitions organized by the local Microsoft office, will attend the conference. The conference will recognize their creativeness, innovation, and the often challenging work of bringing education to a higher bar through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).