Announcement for IDCA Fourth International Conference in India on January 10 in New Delhi

Dear IDCA Member or Friend,

Once again thanks to all of you who attended Chicago conference on October 6-7 and made it successful.I hope you had some time for RR after the 2 busy days. We would very much appreciate your feedback as to what you liked and what needs improvement. Those of you who already gave your feedback form after the conference we sincerely thank you. We will seriously consider your feedback and will do our best to adopt your suggestions.

Many of us will be visiting India in December /January for various reasons. Like last year, IDCA is once again planning for its conference in India following the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas on January 8-9 to make it easier for many NRIs who were not able to attend the Chicago conference, and also to learn about the experiences of leading NGOs in India and promote networking and collaboration between them.

After two weeks of RR its about time that we begin planning for our Fourth International Conference in India on January 10 at IIT Delhi or closeby facility. We are hoping that Jay Sehgal and his team along with few other NGOs and some faculty at IIT Delhi- Center for Rural Development and Technology, will be helping with this event.

Before we move forward we need your suggestions and support on some of the things that are critical.

I will list these here and seek your reply by this Friday.

1. Will you be able to attend the 1 day conference in Delhi on January 10, 2008?

2. If invited, will you be willing to share experiences of your NGO?

3. If yes, what will be your area of interest? Please check one or more.

Water____Education_____ Healthcare______ Livelihoods_______ Governance___ Environment/Ecology______

4. Do you know anyone else who should be invited to speak or participate? Please provide full information.

5. Do you have any suggestions for the Keynote speakers? Please provide names with contact information.

6. Can you financially support the conference? How much? $__________Rs._________

7. Do you know anyone who can provide financial support? Provide names with full contact information.

8. What do you think should be the proposed registration Fee?

NRIs: Early (November 25) $50._____Regular (December 20) $75______Late and onsite: $100._____

Resident Indian : Early (November 25)Rs. 1000._____Regular (December 20)Rs.1500____ Late and onsite:Rs. 2000_____

9. How else you would be able to support this conference?

10. What should be realistic goal for attendance? 100____150____200_____250_____

11. We would like to have at least 2 NGOs from each of the states of India. Who could you recommend from your state? Provide names and their contact information.

12. Any Suggestion for conference Theme? Our current thought is:

Transforming Development to Alleviate Poverty and Mitigate Climate Change

Looking forward to hearing from you by Thursday October 25.

Regards,

Mohan L. Jain, Ph.D.
Trustee and Founder President,
India Development Coalition of America
www.idc-america.org
m.jain@idc-america.org
"Working Together to Accelerate Sustainable Development in India"
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