NZADDs Info Update 21 August 2013

A feasting fortnight is coming-up for those of us interested in aid and development – see below for three important events between 4 and 18 September.

 A Rare Opportunity
It is not often New Zealanders get the chance to come together to think and talk about our government’s aid policy. Don’t miss your opportunity to do so at the 4 September Forum, ‘Looking Forward: New Zealand Aid Beyond 2015’. ‘Is there a future for aid, and if so, what does it look like?’. Our keynote, Professor Stephen Howes of the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre will speak to this question. Aid professionals and political party spokespeople will then share their thoughts about the future of NZ aid policy.
The event is being held in Lecture Theatre 2, Government Buildings (between Stout Street and Lambton Quay), Pipitea Campus, Victoria University of Wellington. The second page of this PDF has a good map.

Update 4 August 2013

Welcome to another NZADDs email update.

Looking Forward: New Zealand Aid Beyond 2015 – Wednesday 4 September 2013
This half-day forum on 4 September will explore aid’s role amidst the shifting context of global development, and how New Zealand’s aid and development efforts can best respond. Professor Stephen Howes of the Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre will speak on the topic: ‘The future of aid: does it have one, and if so, what does it look like?’ He will be followed by various other New Zealand aid and development experts, and political party spokespeople. Please RSVP by Wednesday 28 August (mostly for catering purposes) to: admin@nzadds.org.nz. Please note, spaces are filling up fast for this event. So if you’ve been meaning to RSVP but haven’t yet, now is the time to do so. You can download a programme for the event here. And there’s also an information flyer for the event that you can download here.

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