EDB invites participants to its second roundtable — Development of Transborder Infrastructure in Eurasia — taking place in Moscow May 15—16, 2008.
02.19.2008
EDB invites participants to take part in its second EDB Roundtable — Development of Transborder Infrastructure in Eurasia — which will take place in Moscow on May 15—16, 2008. The second roundtable will focus on questions relating to the integration of physical infrastructure in the Eurasion arena. Questions regarding the hydro-electric sector, the general energy sector, integration of transportation networks, including transport corridors, as well as general questions of institutional and financial transborder physical infrastructure integration will be discussed. Leading scientists, experts and specialists from EurAsEC and the CIS will be participating.
Roundtable Organization:
The roundtable is organized in such a way as to maximize the time and opportunity for open and constructive discussion of the topics. It will include short presentations (20 minutes), response time, moderated sections as well as sufficient breaks between sections.
The working language of the roundtable is Russian.
Results of the roundtable will be published in the journal, "Eurasian Integration" in which the Bank participates. We ask the participants to please provide their presentations/notes to the Bank within one month following the roundtable.
Participants in the roundtable will be provide airfare (economy class) and accommodation in a hotel. Participation in the roundtable is free of charge. The number of grants may be limited.
For further information, please contact:
Tel: +7-727-244-4044 ext. 6139,
Email: Baidasheva_ZA@eabr.org
Zhanna Baidasheva, specialist, Analytical Department
Eurasian Development Bank
At the end of October 2007, the EDB organized a three-day roundtable in Almaty dedicated to the prospects, trends and mechanisms of regional integration among the EurAsEC countries. The roundtable brought together 50 participants from five countries.
