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January 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
14 Jan - 18 Jan	No Impact Week at ADB ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Cabrera, Carolyn Dedolph Principal Operations Communications Specialist Email contact form
15 Jan - 16 Jan	ADB Human Resources Team Presents "Working at Asian Development Bank" in Taipei,China Central Bank, Taipei,China	ADB Employment Email contact form
16 Jan	Asia-Pacific's Perspectives on the Post 2015 Development Agenda: Meeting with Civil Society Organizations Representatives and Briefing on ADB's Role ADB North American Representative Office (NARO), Washington, DC, USA	Tyler, Natsuki Partnerships and Protocol Coordinator Email contact form Roth, Susann Email contact form
17 Jan	Fiscal Rule or Fiscal Crisis? Challenges to Fiscal Consolidation from a Global Perspective ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Morgan, Peter Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Email contact form
23 Jan - 25 Jan	The 3rd Roundtable on Labor Migration: Assessing Labor Market Requirements for Foreign Workers and Policies for Regional Skills Mobility Bangkok, Thailand	Cholifihani, Muhammad Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI Email contact form
28 Jan	Eminent Speakers’ Forum: Sustainable Prosperity and Peace through Social Entrepreneurship and Rural Development 2:00-3:15 p.m., Auditorium D, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Ito, Yuki Social Development Specialist Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6606 Fax: +632 636 2200 Lubag, Princess Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6131 Fax: +632 636 2200
28 Jan	The Next Steps for APEC: An Assessment and Way Forward ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Arudchelvan, Menaka Email contact form Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
29 Jan - 31 Jan	Sub-regional Conference on Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Asia and the Pacific ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Huang, Jingmin Senior Urban Development Specialist (water and sanitation) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6181 Fax: +632 636 2198 Almario, Anna Romelyn Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 local 70819 Fax: +632 636 2198

February 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
4 Feb	Final Workshop on Supporting Investments in Water-Related Disaster Management: From Innovation to Investment Manila, Philippines	Osti, Rabindra Email contact form Akimoto, Taeko International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) Email contact form Hibino, Shigenobu International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) Email contact form Mitsuhashi, Hisashi Email contact form
5 Feb	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Edward Chen - Poverty and Inequality in Hong Kong, China: Policy Implications for Emerging Economies ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Park, Jae-Ha Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI Email contact form
8 Feb - 10 Feb	Sub-regional Workshop on Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Agenda for South Asia Dhaka, Bangladesh	Roth, Susann Email contact form
13 Feb	How much external demand contributes to the growth of the Chinese Economy? - Brown Bag Lunch Seminar ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Xing, Yuqing Director, ADBI Email contact form Liu, Minquan Email contact form
14 Feb	Procurement Master Class: State of the World 2012 - Sustainable Infrastructure Report ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines (Auditorium B)	Ismakova, Galia Senior Procurement Specialist Email contact form Tel: + 632 632 6465 Fax: +632 636 2471 Parkash, Manmohan Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6364 Fax: +632 636 2466
18 Feb - 22 Feb	APEC Financial Regulators Training Initiative Regional Seminar on Technology Risk Supervision Sydney, Australia	Jeong, Hoe Yun Economist Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4126 Fax: +632 636-2183 Guatlo, Chona P. APEC FRTI Secretariat Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 loc 70067
18 Feb - 22 Feb	CLMV Project Training Program (2): Developing Agricultural Supply Chains in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand	Lee, Ha-Yan Capacity Building and Training Economist Email contact form
20 Feb - 21 Feb	Disaster Risk Management in Asia and Pacific: Cooperation Workshop ADBI, Tokyo	Masuda, Atsushi Email contact form Liu, Minquan Email contact form
21 Feb	Knowledge sharing event and book launch of "Multilateral Banks and the Development Process: Vital Links in the Results Chain" University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines	Bestari, Njoman Advisor Email contact form
26 Feb	Seminar by Guntram Wolff - Is the Eurozone Crisis Over? ADBI, Tokyo	Park, Jae-Ha Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI Email contact form
28 Feb - 1 Mar	ICT for Development Forum 2013: Is ICT the missing link in development operations? ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Yoon, Seok Yong Senior Public Management Specialist (e-Governance) Tel. +632 683 1741 Francisco, Cynthia Lizzette Public Management Office Email contact form Tel. +632 632 4849 Faustino-Chan, Ma. Carolina Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6626 Gonzales, Portia Y. Administrative Assistant Email contact form Tel. +632 632 6411

March 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
4 Mar - 25 Mar	ADB Celebrates Gender Month 2013 ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Jalal, Imrana Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 1713 Javillonar, Marge Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5376 Navarrete, Dotty Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5970
5 Mar	Regional Cooperation in a Changing Global Economic Landscape: A High-level Round Table Discussion Auditorium A & B, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Iaksetich, Layden Program Coordinator Email contact form Tel: +63 2 6324444 loc. 70387
6 Mar - 7 Mar	The First ADB-OECD Workshop on Enhancing Financial Accessibility for SMEs: Lessons from Asian and OECD Areas’ Crises Auditorium C-D, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Shinozaki, Shigehiro Financial Sector Specialist Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6511 Fax: +632 636 2183 Borres, Raquel Economics Officer Email contact form Tel: +632 632 5622 Fax: +632 636 2183 Hernandez, Carmelia Operations Assistant Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4568 Fax: +632 636 2183
7 Mar	Seminar by Hans Gensberg - International Reserves: IMF Concerns and Country Perspectives ADBI, Tokyo	Morgan, Peter Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Email contact form
7 Mar	Live Online Chat - In Search of Free Trade in Asia Online, 1400-1500 Manila time/0600-0700 GMT
8 Mar	ADBI-JFSA Joint Conference: Strengthening the Asian Financial Sector toward Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Auditorium, Third Floor, Central Common Government Offices No.7 East Wing, Tokyo	Pontines, Victor Email contact form
11 Mar - 12 Mar	Future of the World Trading System: Asian Perspectives WTO, Geneva, Switzerland	Pontines, Victor Email contact form
11 Mar	Eminent Speakers' Forum: Microfinance in India and Global Trends Briefing Theater 1, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, 3:00-4:20pm	Valle-Sison, Josephine Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6476
13 Mar - 15 Mar	Asia Water Week 2013 ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	ADB Water for All Email contact form
13 Mar	Rebalancing Asia: Implications for Inclusive Green Growth London, UK	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
14 Mar - 15 Mar	Recruitment Outreach Events and Interviews: Canberra, Australia 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
14 Mar - 31 May	Policies and Practices for Natural Resource Management: Blended Learning Program Tokyo, Japan and selected DMCs	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
18 Mar - 19 Mar	Annual Donor Consultation Meeting for Financing Partnership Facilities and Cooperation Funds ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Diez-Fraile, Angel Financing Partnerships Specialist Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 1875 Yuson, Marie Charmaine 2013 ACM Coordinator Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 73922 Tepace, Randy Financing Partnerships Assistant Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 6552
18 Mar - 20 Mar	Recruitment Outreach Events and Interviews: Sydney, Australia 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Cliftons Sydney, Level 13, 60 Margaret Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
18 Mar - 20 Mar	3rd Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea	Sugimoto, Ryuzo Environment Specialist Email contact form
20 Mar - 21 Mar	4th ADB Business Opportunities Fair ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	dela Cruz, Marciano “Butch” D. Consultant (Program Manager/Coordinator) Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 local 70879 Fax: +632 636-2419 Santos, Clarisse BOF Secretariat Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 local 70192 Fax: +632 636-2419
20 Mar - 22 Mar	Regional Capacity Building Training Program: Regulatory Environments to Promote Financial Inclusion in Developing APEC and Other Regional Economies Melbourne, Australia	Cholifihani, Muhammad Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI Email contact form
20 Mar	Live Online Chat: Will Asia be able to meet its water needs in the 21st century? Online, 1400-1500 Manila time/0600-0700GMT

April 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
3 Apr - 4 Apr	International Workshop on Energy Storage Technologies and Applications ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Jain, Amit Email contact form Acharya, Jiwan Senior Climate Change Specialist (Clean Energy) Email contact form Tel: +632 632-5328
4 Apr - 5 Apr	OECD-ADBI 13th Roundtable on Capital Market Reform ADBI, Tokyo	Lee, Ha-Yan Capacity Building and Training Economist Email contact form
8 Apr - 9 Apr	Regulating the Shadow Education System: Private Tutoring and Government Policies in Asia University of Hong Kong
9 Apr - 12 Apr	From Baku to Ceyhan…Overland: Examining Integrated Trade Facilitation in Action 'at the border' and 'behind the border' Tbilisi, Georgia	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
9 Apr	Live online streaming: Asian Development Outlook 2013 presentation Hong Kong, China, 9:30-10:30 am Manila/HK/Singapore time, 1:30-2:30 GMT, Tuesday	Crowley, Sean Communications Specialist Email contact form Tel: +63 2 632 5760 Mobile: +63 908 888 6309
15 Apr - 19 Apr	APEC FRTI Regional Seminar on Bank Analysis and Examination School ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Jeong, Hoe Yun Economist Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4126 Fax: +632 636-2183 Guatlo, Chona P. APEC FRTI Secretariat Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 loc 70067
16 Apr - 19 Apr	South-South Learning on Conditional Cash Transfers ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Handayani, Sri Wening Principal Social Development Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Email contact form Tel: +632 632-5964 Fax: +632 636-2200
17 Apr	Asian Development Outlook 2013 Washington, DC, 12:00 noon - 2 p.m.
22 Apr - 24 Apr	Regional Roundtable on Public Sector Management and Public-Private Partnerships for Development Results ADBI, Tokyo	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
23 Apr	ADBI-North East Asian Research Foundation Joint Conference: Season of Change for Policy in Northeast Asia Korea Press Foundation Press Center, Seoul, The Republic of Korea	Morgan, Peter Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Email contact form
25 Apr	New Economic Policies of the PRC, Japan, and the Republic of Korea and the Implications for Regional Economic Growth ADBI, Tokyo	Xing, Yuqing Director, ADBI Email contact form
30 Apr	Asia Finance and Risk Mitigation Forum 2013 Taj Mahal Palace, Apollo Bunder, Mumbai, India	Alcala, Emie Conference Coordinator Email contact form Tel. +632 632 4715 Fax. +632 636 2444 Srivastava, Apoorv Conference Secretariat, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Email contact form Tel. +91 11 2348 7424 Fax: +91 11 2332 0714 / 2372 15 04
30 Apr - 1 May	Asian Youth Forum: Empowering Young Partners for Development India Habitat Center, New Delhi, India	Ear-Dupuy, Haidy Email contact form Tel: +632 632 5626 Ilango, B. Plan India Email contact form Tel: 91 11-46558484

May 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
2 May - 5 May	Delhi 2013: 46th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank India Export Mart Limited, Greater Noida, Delhi, India	Annual Meeting Secretariat Email contact form
7 May - 9 May	Poverty and Inequality in Asia Bali, Indonesia	Lee, Ha-Yan Capacity Building and Training Economist Email contact form
8 May - 10 May	Regional Conference on Integrating Domestic Industries with Global Production Networks and Supply Chains Singapore	Cholifihani, Muhammad Consultant for Capacity Building and Training, ADBI Email contact form
13 May	Live Online Chat: Beyond Factory Asia Online, 0600 to 0700 GMT, Monday
13 May	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Euston Quah - Transboundary Pollution in Asia: What We Know and What Can We Do About It? ADBI, Tokyo	Park, Jae-Ha Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI Email contact form
14 May	2nd Mongolia Trade & Commodity Finance Conference Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
14 May - 16 May	Regional Capacity Development Workshop on Measuring Social Protection BPS-Statistics Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia	Handayani, Sri Wening Principal Social Development Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Email contact form Tel: +632 632-5964 Fax: +632 636-2200 Lubag, Princess Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6131 Fax: +632 636 2200 Marvilla, Christine Training Workshop Contact Person Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444, ext. 70468
15 May - 18 May	5th NARBO General Meeting Chiang Mai, Thailand	Custodio, Dennis von Basin Water Coordinator Email contact form Tel: + 632 632 6970 Kawasaki, Tadashige Email contact form Higuchi, Tomotaka Email contact form Anukularmphai, Apinya Contact - Thailand Water Resources Association Email contact form Narong, Chiranuwat Contact - Metropolitan Waterworks Authority Email contact form
19 May - 20 May	2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit Chiang Mai, Thailand	Lincklaen Arriens, Wouter T. Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Sustainable Infrastructure Division Email contact form
20 May - 21 May	EE Global 2013 - Energy Efficiency Global Forum Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
23 May - 24 May	Public Private Partnership in Infrastructure and Services: From Policy to Projects Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic	Martin, Ma. Isabel Project Analyst Email contact form Romero, Mary Jane Event Coordinator Email contact form
29 May - 31 May	5th Delft Symposium on Water Sector Capacity Development Delft, The Netherlands	Lincklaen Arriens, Wouter T. Lead Water Resources Specialist, Regional and Sustainable Development Department, Sustainable Infrastructure Division Email contact form Esteban, Theresa Audrey Email contact form
30 May	Seminar by Jeong Yeon Lee: Bank Performance and its Determinants in the Republic of Korea ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
31 May	Eminent Speakers’ Forum: Past, Present, Future: Lessons from ADB's Founding for Our Future Auditorium C, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines; 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Sarfati, Cecile Forum Secretariat Email contact form Tel: 632 683-1873 Fax: +632 636-2444

June 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
3 Jun - 5 Jun	Plugging into Global Value Chains: A Strategy for Growth? Seoul, Republic of Korea	Xing, Yuqing Director, ADBI Email contact form
3 Jun - 7 Jun	Training Course on Competition Law and Policy for Asian Countries Japan Fair Trade Commission, Japan	Higuchi, Tomotaka Email contact form
4 Jun	Eminent Speakers’ Forum: Customs and Trade Facilitation in the 21st Century ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Koide, Haruya Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist Email contact form Tel: +632 632-5180 Fax: +632 636-2183 Tenchavez, Pia Asuncion Email contact form Tel: +632 632-6124 Fax: +632 636-2183 Paz, Wilhelmina T. Senior Economics Officer Email contact form Tel: +632 632-6671 Fax: +632 636-2183
4 Jun - 5 Jun	Second ASEAN Rice Trade Forum Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta Resort and Spa, Yogyakarta Indonesia	Adriano, Lourdes Advisor and concurrently Practice Leader (Agriculture, Food Security and Rural Development) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4154 Fax: +632 636 2444 Agustin, Bernadette G. Natural Resources and Agriculture Officer, RSDD-AR Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6135 Fax: +632 636 2444
7 Jun	Seminar by Jeong Yeon Lee: Eurozone Crisis: Lessons for Asia - Regional Integration and Economic Growth ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
11 Jun - 12 Jun	2013 Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Financial Inclusion, Innovation and Regulation Batam Island, Indonesia	Xing, Yuqing Director, ADBI Email contact form
12 Jun - 14 Jun	ADBI-TTCSP Asia Think Tank Summit ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Lee, Ha-Yan Capacity Building and Training Economist Email contact form
17 Jun - 21 Jun	2nd Asia-Netherlands Water Learning Week Delft, The Netherlands	Esteban, Theresa Audrey Email contact form Horst, Rozemarijn ter UNESCO Event Contact Person Email contact form
17 Jun - 18 Jun	Promoting Women in the Labor Market - Asia and Pacific Regional Workshop Nostalg Ballroom, Oakwood Joy-Nostalg Center in Manila, Philippines	Jalal, Imrana Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 1713 Javillonar, Marge Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5376 Navarrete, Dotty Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5970
19 Jun - 21 Jun	GDN 14th Annual Global Development Conference ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Mavrotas, George Conference Director, GDN Email contact form
20 Jun	Asia Free Trade Agreement Forum 2013 Qingdao, People's Republic of China	Pan, Xiaoming Email contact form
24 Jun - 25 Jun	IPRCC-ADB International Policy Workshop: Urban Poverty and Inclusive Cities in Asia Suqian, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China	Brömmelhörster, Jörn Coordinator, Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative (RKSI) Email contact form Tel: +86 10 8573 0909 Tel: +86 10 8573 0888 (direct) Fax: +86 10 8573 0808 Asian Development Bank, PRC Resident Mission 17th Floor, China World Tower No.1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004, China
24 Jun	Disaster Risk Management in the Asia and Pacific Region: Policy Dialogue Workshop ADBI, Tokyo, Japan, 9:00 a.m. - 5:20 p.m.	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form Liu, Minquan Email contact form
24 Jun - 25 Jun	Asian Higher Education Summit University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
25 Jun - 28 Jun	8th Asia Clean Energy Forum 2013 ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Zhou, Aiming Energy Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, Regional and Sustainable Development Department Email contact form Tel: +632 632 5602 du Pont, Peter Vice President, Clean Energy – Asia - Nexant, Inc. Email contact form Tel: +66 2793 4642 Sayon, Connie Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 70388 Fernan, Kawagi Email contact form
25 Jun	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Ian Davis - Reflections on Reducing Disaster Risks in the Asia and Pacific Region 1972-2013 ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Liu, Minquan Email contact form
26 Jun	Seminar by Ian Coxhead: Lucky Countries? Internal and External Sources of Southeast Asian Growth ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
26 Jun	Seminar by Tatiana Didier and Sergio Schmukler: The Financing and Growth of Firms in PRC and India: Evidence from Capital Markets ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
27 Jun - 28 Jun	Inception Workshop to Establish a Regional Climate Projections Consortium and Data Facility in Asia and the Pacific (RETA 8359) Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, Bangkok Thailand	Rodgers, Charles Senior Environment Specialist Email contact form Tel: +632 632-5432

July 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
1 Jul - 30 Nov	9th Microfinance Training of Trainers: A Blended Distance Learning Course Online	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
1 Jul	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Amitav Acharya - Power Shift or Paradigm Shift: Asian and World Order in an Era of Rising Powers ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
1 Jul - 2 Jul	Action Planning Workshop on Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Bangladesh Khulna, Bangladesh	Huang, Jingmin Senior Urban Development Specialist (water and sanitation) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6181 Fax: +632 636 2198 Almario, Anna Romelyn Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 local 70819 Fax: +632 636 2198
10 Jul	Live Online Chat - Efficiency: Low-hanging Fruit of the Energy Challenge Online, 14:00-15:00 Manila time/06:00-07:00GMT
10 Jul	The Optimal Policy Combinations Based on the Trilemma and the Predictability of Crisis ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Liu, Minquan Email contact form
15 Jul - 16 Jul	2nd High-Level Workshop on Inland Waterway Transport ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Sakamoto, Ko Transport Economist, RSID and Transport Community of Practice Secretariat Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 local 1664 Lee, Dong Kyu Principal Transport Specialist, South Asia Transport Division and Coordinator, Water and Air Transport Advisory Team, Transport Community of Practice Email contact form Tel: +632 683-4157 Yuson, Marie Charmaine 2013 ACM Coordinator Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 73922
15 Jul - 16 Jul	Action Planning Workshop on Promoting Innovations in Wastewater Management in Viet Nam Hanoi, Viet Nam	Huang, Jingmin Senior Urban Development Specialist (water and sanitation) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6181 Fax: +632 636 2198 Almario, Anna Romelyn Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 local 70819 Fax: +632 636 2198
16 Jul - 19 Jul	Strengthening Policies and Practices for Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
18 Jul	Live Chat - Social Protection: A Key Instrument for Inclusive Growth Online, 14:00-15:00 Manila time/06:00-07:00GMT
18 Jul	Seminar by Masayuki Komatsu: Fisheries Management and Trade in Fishery Products in Southeast Asia and the Pacific ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Jinjarak, Yothin Email contact form
23 Jul	Brown Bag Lunch Seminar by Xiaobo Zhang: Cluster-based Industrialization in the People's Republic of China ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Liu, Minquan Email contact form
24 Jul - 26 Jul	Asia and the Pacific Regional High-level Consultation on Gender, Food Security and Nutrition Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel Bangkok, Thailand	Jalal, Imrana Senior Social Development Specialist (Gender and Development) Email contact form Tel: +632 632 1713 Javillonar, Marge Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5376
30 Jul	Seminar by Juan Carlos Martinez Oliva: Can real exchange rate and relative demand changes help the eurozone? ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
30 Jul	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Michael Plummer - A Vision of Global Free Trade? The New Regionalism and the 'Building Blocs' Debate ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form

August 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
1 Aug - 2 Aug	Asian Development Review Conference ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Magadia, Mary Ann M. Project Secretary Email contact form
5 Aug	Seminar: Schumpeterian Analysis of Economic Catch-up - Knowledge, Path-creation, and the Middle-income Trap 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Magadia, Mary Ann M. Project Secretary Email contact form
7 Aug	Greater Mekong Subregion Fifth Economic Corridors Forum Hotel Intercontinental Bangkok, Thailand	Sinsiri, Newin Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist Email contact form Tel: +63 2 632 5309 Fax: +63 2 636 2226 Pooltong, Sumitra Email contact form Tel: +66 2 280 4085 ext 3608 Fax: +66 2 281 1821-2
8 Aug	Currency internationalization: Lessons and Prospects for the Renminbi - Interim Workshop ADBI Tokyo, Japan	Pontines, Victor Email contact form
8 Aug	Greater Mekong Subregion Business Opportunities Forum Hotel Intercontinental Bangkok, Thailand	Sinsiri, Newin Principal Regional Cooperation Specialist Email contact form Tel: +63 2 632 5309 Fax: +63 2 636 2226 Pooltong, Sumitra Email contact form Tel: +66 2 280 4085 ext 3608 Fax: +66 2 281 1821-2
9 Aug	Seminar by Paola Subacchi: Currency Internationalization - the Yen and the Yuan ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
16 Aug	Seminar by Hiro Ito: Optimization of the Trilemma Constraint and Its Determinants ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Liu, Minquan Email contact form
22 Aug	Building Critical Mass Awareness of Climate Change - Engaging Media, Advertising and Entertainment Sectors ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Defensor, Jude Email contact form
26 Aug - 30 Aug	Workshop on Developing Farming Systems for Climate Change Mitigation Colombo, Sri Lanka	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
28 Aug - 29 Aug	The 8th East Asia Conference on Competition Law and Policy and The 9th East Asia Top Level Official's Meeting on Competition Policy Manila, Philippines	Higuchi, Tomotaka Email contact form
28 Aug - 29 Aug	Hydropower Investment Meeting 2013 Kathmandu, Nepal	Manandhar, Pushkar Email contact form Tel: +977 1 2447779 / 4229091 Fax: +977 1 4225063 Rauniyar, Deepak Email contact form Tel: +977 1 4257024 / 4257025
29 Aug - 30 Aug	ADBI Young Researchers Program on Micro and Macroeconomics ADBI, Tokyo	Pontines, Victor Email contact form

September 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
1 Sep - 6 Sep	World Water Week: Eye on Asia Stockholm, Sweden	Makin, Ian Principal Water Resources Specialist Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5803
2 Sep - 4 Sep	Asia Trade Finance Week 2013 Raffles City Convention Centre, Swissôtel the Stamford, Singapore
5 Sep	Live Online Chat - Asia’s Economic Transformation: Where to, How and How Fast? Online, 14:00-15:00 Manila time/06:00-07:00GMT
5 Sep	Brown Bag Lunch by Peter Morgan: Regional Financial Regulation in Asia ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
6 Sep	Seminar by Professor Atsuyuki Kato: Projection of Japan's Current Account over the Next Several Decades ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Jinjarak, Yothin Email contact form
9 Sep - 13 Sep	CLMV Project Training Program on Agricultural Reforms and Productivity in CLMV Countries Suzhou, PRC	Rillo, Aladdin R. Senior Economist Email contact form
10 Sep - 12 Sep	Regional Seminar on Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Araki, Satoru Email contact form +632 632 4444 local 1865
11 Sep - 13 Sep	Regional Seminar: Gender Equality in Secondary Education, Technical and Vocational Education and Training, and Skills for Employment Beijing, People's Republic of China	Tanaka, Sonomi Principal Social Development Spec (Gender and Development), Regional and Sustainable Development Department Email contact form Tel: +632 632 6995 Fax: +632 636 2409 Javillonar, Marge Email contact form Tel.: +632 632 5376
12 Sep	Publication launch: ADB-WHO's Managing Regional Public Goods for Health - Community Based Dengue Control 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Servais, Gerard Health Specialist, Human and Social Development Division, Southeast Asia Department Email contact form Manzano-Guerzon, Honey May Poverty Reduction, Gender, and Social Development Division Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4064 Fax: +632 636 2409
16 Sep	2nd Inclusive Business Forum for the Philippines Auditorium D, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Bauer, Armin Principal Economist Email contact form Tel: + 632 632 5550
16 Sep - 18 Sep	Seminar and Policy Dialog on Enhancing the Investment Environment in APEC and ASEAN Economies Beijing, People's Republic of China	Xing, Yuqing Director, ADBI Email contact form
20 Sep	Launch of Regional MDGs Report 2012/2013: "Asia-Pacific Aspirations: Perspectives for a Post-2015 Development Agenda" Bangkok, Thailand	Roth, Susann Email contact form
23 Sep - 8 Dec	NARBO Online Training Course on River Basin Management Online	Custodio, Dennis von Basin Water Coordinator Email contact form Tel: + 632 632 6970
26 Sep	Policy Dialog: Connecting South Asia and Southeast Asia ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Rillo, Aladdin R. Senior Economist Email contact form Morgan, Peter Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Email contact form

October 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
1 Oct	Cities for People: Realizing Sustainable Urban Design at the Human Scale Learning Resource Center 3, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Lucero, Kristine Knowledge Management and Communications Consultant Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 local 70710
8 Oct - 9 Oct	Workshop: Preparation of Political Economy Analysis Toolkit ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Francisco, Cynthia Lizzette Public Management Office Email contact form Tel. +632 632 4849
14 Oct - 15 Oct	Training Workshop on Maximizing Environmental Benefits and Climate Proofing Transport Projects Auditorium A, ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines	Yangzom, Karma Environment Specialist, Transport and Communications Division, SARD Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 local 1735 Sakamoto, Ko Transport Economist, RSID and Transport Community of Practice Secretariat Email contact form Tel: +632 632-4444 local 1664 Yuson, Marie Charmaine 2013 ACM Coordinator Email contact form Tel: +632 632 4444 loc 73922
15 Oct - 18 Oct	Outreach Presentation and Networking Events, Washington DC, USA
15 Oct	Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Takatoshi Ito - Abenomics - Controversy, Progress, and Prospects ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Park, Jae-Ha Deputy Dean for Special Activities, ADBI Email contact form
17 Oct - 19 Oct	Strengthening Policies and Practices for Low-Carbon Green Growth in South Asia and Central Asia Bangalore, India	Anbumozhi, Venkatachalam Capacity Building Specialist, ADBI Email contact form
21 Oct - 15 Dec	NARBO Online Training Course on Environmental Management Online	Custodio, Dennis von Basin Water Coordinator Email contact form Tel: + 632 632 6970
21 Oct	Seminar by Yasuyuki Sawada on Micro Impacts of Infrastructure in Facilitating Social Capital: Case Study of an Irrigation Project in Sri Lanka ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form
21 Oct	ADB HR Outreach Mission, Toronto, Canada
25 Oct	Seminar by Eric D. Ramstetter: Wage Differentials between Foreign Multinationals and Local Plants and Worker Education in Indonesian Manufacturing ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form

November 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
1 Nov	Seminar by Guntram Wolff: Recent Developments in the EU and the Neglected Side of the Banking Union ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Helble, Matthias Email contact form
11 Nov	Trade Gravity for Economies in Transition: How Remotely Are Central Asia and South Asia in Comparison to Southeast Asia? ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Helble, Matthias Email contact form
27 Nov	ADBI Annual Conference on Innovative, Inclusive, and Integrated Asia and Pacific ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Wignaraja, Ganeshan Director for Research, ADBI Email contact form Morgan, Peter Senior Consultant for Research, ADBI Email contact form Jinjarak, Yothin Email contact form

December 2013
Date	Title and Venue	Organizer
12 Dec	Short-term Exchange Rate Movements and International Exchange of Goods ADBI, Tokyo, Japan	Helble, Matthias Email contact form

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