IDW 2019 // SDI 2019
Tickets for the 2019 International Development Week Conference are now on sale: You can get them here!
The conference, which will take place from February 8 to 9, 2019 includes a wine and cheese, two keynote speakers, ten workshops and panels and an official banquet.
What is International Development Week?
International Development Week is an annual event that brings together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, development practitioners and members of the general public to share new knowledge and ideas on international development. Through a series of events, roundtables and workshops, students have the opportunity to learn about development issues and the latest trends in sustainable development approaches from leading professionals in the field. This conference is open to students from all faculties and is open to students from any academic institution. The objective is to provide students with the knowledge necessary to understand complex development issues while providing them with the necessary network to pursue development initiatives and empower them to put their ideas into practice.
What kind of topics will be covered?
The theme of IDW 2019 is Breaking Down Barriers: Mobilizing Locally for a Global Impact. This theme aims to explore the various individual, local, national and global barriers to international development, and the need for different actors from the public, private, non-governmental and academic sectors to mobilize and cooperate to overcome these complex barriers to development. More importantly, the conference will highlight the importance of applying community-led approaches to development in order to empower local populations to facilitate change within their own communities. By emphasizing the importance of community-led and multi-sectoral mobilization, participants will be able to understand how different actors can come together to support grassroots initiatives in order to empower local voices to create a global impact.
Topics to be covered include gender in global health initiatives, the challenges of refugee resettlement, the role of artificial intelligence and technology in development, the emergence of social entrepreneurship in solving local problems, and much more!
How much will tickets cost?
Tickets will cost $35 this year.
What is included in the ticket cost?
The conference, which will take place from February 8 to 9, 2019 includes a wine and cheese, two keynote speakers, ten workshops and panels and an official banquet.
What is International Development Week?
International Development Week is an annual event that brings together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, development practitioners and members of the general public to share new knowledge and ideas on international development. Through a series of events, roundtables and workshops, students have the opportunity to learn about development issues and the latest trends in sustainable development approaches from leading professionals in the field. This conference is open to students from all faculties and is open to students from any academic institution. The objective is to provide students with the knowledge necessary to understand complex development issues while providing them with the necessary network to pursue development initiatives and empower them to put their ideas into practice.
What kind of topics will be covered?
The theme of IDW 2019 is Breaking Down Barriers: Mobilizing Locally for a Global Impact. This theme aims to explore the various individual, local, national and global barriers to international development, and the need for different actors from the public, private, non-governmental and academic sectors to mobilize and cooperate to overcome these complex barriers to development. More importantly, the conference will highlight the importance of applying community-led approaches to development in order to empower local populations to facilitate change within their own communities. By emphasizing the importance of community-led and multi-sectoral mobilization, participants will be able to understand how different actors can come together to support grassroots initiatives in order to empower local voices to create a global impact.
Topics to be covered include gender in global health initiatives, the challenges of refugee resettlement, the role of artificial intelligence and technology in development, the emergence of social entrepreneurship in solving local problems, and much more!
How much will tickets cost?
Tickets will cost $35 this year.
What is included in the ticket cost?
- A wine and cheese networking event
- 2 keynote speakers
- 2 panel sessions
- 2 workshop sessions
- Breakfast and lunch on the conference day
- A banquet dinner with an international dinner featuring food from embassies located in Ottawa
Les billets pour la conférence de la Semaine du Développement International 2019 sont maintenant en vente: vous pouvez les obtenir ici!
La conférence, qui aura lieu du 8 au 9 février 2019, comprend : d’un vin et fromage, deux conférenciers d'honneur, dix ateliers et panels et un banquet officiel.
Qu'est-ce que la Semaine du Développement International?
La Semaine du Développement International (SDI) est un événement annuel qui vise à réunir des étudiants de premier cycle et des cycles supérieurs, des membres du corps professoral, des praticiens du développement et des membres du grand public pour partager des connaissances et des idées nouvelles sur le développement international. Grâce à une série d'événements, de tables rondes et d'ateliers, les étudiants ont l'occasion d'apprendre sur les questions de développement et les dernières tendances en matière d'approches durables du développement par des professionnels de premier plan dans le domaine. Cette conférence est ouverte aux étudiants de toutes les facultés et est accessible aux étudiants de toute institution académique. L'objectif est de donner aux étudiants les connaissances nécessaires pour comprendre les problèmes de développement complexes tout en les dotant du réseau nécessaire pour poursuivre les initiatives de développement et les habiliter à mettre leurs idées en pratique.
Quel genre de sujets seront couverts?
Le thème de la SDI 2019 est Briser les barrières : Mobilisation locale pour un impact mondial. Ce thème vise à explorer les divers obstacles individuels, locaux, nationaux et mondiaux dans le domaine du développement international, et la nécessité pour les différents acteurs des secteurs public, privé, non gouvernemental et universitaire de se mobiliser et de coopérer afin de surmonter ces obstacles complexes au développement. Plus important encore, la conférence soulignera l'importance d'appliquer des approches communautaires au développement afin de donner aux populations locales les moyens de faciliter le changement au sein de leurs propres communautés. En mettant l'accent sur l'importance de la mobilisation communautaire et multisectorielle, les participants seront en mesure de comprendre comment différents acteurs peuvent s'unir pour soutenir les initiatives locales afin de donner aux voix locales les moyens de créer un impact mondial.
Parmi les sujets qui seront abordés, mentionnons le genre dans les initiatives de santé mondiale, les défis de la réinstallation des réfugiés, le rôle de l'intelligence artificielle et de la technologie dans le développement, l'émergence de l'entrepreneuriat social dans la résolution des problèmes locaux, et bien plus encore !
Combien coûteront les billets?
Les billets coûteront 35 $ cette année.
Qu'est-ce qui est inclus dans le coût du billet?
- Un événement de réseautage: vins et fromages
- 2 conférenciers principaux
- 2 panels
- 2 ateliers
- Un petit déjeuner et un déjeuner le jour de la conférence
- Un dîner de banquet avec un dîner international mettant en vedette la nourriture des ambassades située à Ottawa
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