VITA/World Bank invitation to participate in new think tank

TechNet Conference Manager (mailto:technet@LAN.VITA.ORG)
Mon, 2 Sep 1996 08:35:40 -0400 

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Date:         Mon, 2 Sep 1996 08:35:40 -0400
From: TechNet Conference Manager <mailto:technet@LAN.VITA.ORG>
Subject:      VITA/World Bank invitation to participate in new think tank
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>


Devel-L subscribers:


You are invited to participate in the next electronic conference
sponsored by the World Bank.  This four-week electronic exchange will
focus on how the World Bank Group and the
Philanthropic Community can work together more effectively in support of
science and technology for development.  We would welcome your posting
this invitation to lists which you belong, and we regret that because of
cross-posting you may receive more than one invitation.


We look forward to your participation.




Ron Epstein
TechNet Think Tank Conference Manager
Volunteers in Technical Assistance (VITA)


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     THE WORLD BANK'S TECHNET: THINK TANK ELECTRONIC CONFERENCES


     This message has been cross posted to multiple discussion lists
and news groups.  We apologize to readers who have seen it more than
once.  Feel free to cross post this message to RELEVANT lists.


     It is with pleasure that we invite you to participate in the World
Bank's TechNet Third Think Tank Electronic Conference.  This think tank
discussion addresses the topic of Philanthropic Foundations and Their
Role in Developing Countries.  The World Bank Group and the Foundation
Community are working together with a view to enhance the effectiveness
of their effort in support of Science and Technology (S&T) for
Development.  TechNet is the focal point for this collaboration.  The
electronic conference on this topic is a joint effort of the Carnegie
Foundation and the World Bank group.  The objective of this conference
is to explore the potential for a stronger relationship between the
World Bank and the foundations in the area of science and technology
(S&T) and on means to improve the effectiveness of donors in building
S&T capacity in developing nations.


     It will start September 9 and is scheduled to close on October 9, 1996.


     This conference and subsequent ones are being conducted by the
World Bank in cooperation with the Volunteers in Technical Assistance
(VITA).  TechNet will be hosting a series of seven separate Think Tanks
over the next twelve months on subjects related to science, technology
and information in development.




     HOW IT WORKS


     A Think Tank is a conference discussion that is conducted
entirely through electronic means.   Approximately 20-30 experts from
the foundations, government, private sector, academia, NGOs, international
organizations and the World Bank will discuss each topic for a period
of four weeks.  The discussion will be "broadcast only" to
subscribers, but readers are encouraged to comment and to pose questions.




     To participate in the Think Tank discussion on Philanthropic
Foundations, you may subscribe by visiting the TechNet Web site:


          http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/technet/




     or by sending an email message as follows:


               To:  mailto:listproc@vita.org
          Subject:  (Leave Blank)
             Text:  sub fountech FirstName LastName


              (Give your own FirstName and Last Name)




     You can subscribe to this or any other Think Tank by visiting the
TechNet conference page:


          http://www.vita.org/technet