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IDCA Second East Regional Conference - Working Together to Eradicate Poverty And Mitigate Climate Change in India

Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)

Rockville, MD

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India Development Coalition of America

(Chicago, Illinois, www.idc-america.org , 1-630-303-9592, info@idc-america.org )


Invites you to

Second East Regional Conference, Washington,D.C

Celebrating India's 64th Independence Day and IDCA's 7th Anniversary
 
Join us to salute and support NRI/ PIO pioneers working on innovative solutions for India's sustainable development

Theme : Working Together to Eradicate Poverty and Mitigate Climate Change in India 

 Saturday, August 14, 2010
Venue: Johns Hopkins University, Rockville, Maryland

 

 


9:00 A M           Breakfast and Registration: Ms.Neha Misra, Ms.Meena Radhakrishnan

 

9:30 A M           Welcome: Dr.Mohan Jain, IDCA Trustee and Founder President

 

9:45 A M           Session 1-Poverty Eradication 1—Rural Development--- Mr. Manish Bapna


                         Keynote Address 1: Padma Bhushan Emeritus Prof.P. V Indiresan, Former
                         Director, IIT Madras and  Chairman, Netaji Institute of Science and Technology, New
                         Delhi 

                         Mr. Kewal Likhyani, President, Crush Poverty Now, Delaware

                         Mr.Jay Sehgal, Managing Trustee, Institute of Rural Research & Development,India
                                                                                                                                                    

11:15 A M          Break           

                       

11:30 A M          Session 2—Mitigating Climate Change---- Mr. Virendra Singh


                          Dr. Prakash Ambegaonkar, Chairman, Bridging Nations, DC

                          Mr. Manish Bapna, Managing Director, World Resources Institute, DC

                          Ms. Neha Misra, IDCA –Renewable Energy Program and Advisor, Solar Sister, DC 

 

1:00 PM             Lunch and Networking : Mr.Dileep Thatte and Ms. Neha Misra
                        
                         Keynote Address 2:  Prof. Vinod K. Jain,
University of Maryland and Chairman,
                         India-US World Affairs Institute, DC


2:00 PM             Session 3—Poverty Eradication 2--Health and Education  Dr.Vinod Prakash


                          Mr. Virendra Singh, Founder/president, Pardada Pardadi Education Society,VA 

                          Mr. Mark Medema, President, The Beautiful Tree Fund, DC  

                          Ms. Meena Radhakrishnan, Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development, DC

                                               

3:30 PM             Break

 

3:45 PM             Session 4Exploring the Way Forward 


5:00 PM             Networking

 

6:00 PM             Close

 

Inform, Inspire, Empower, Engage All to Eradicate Poverty,

And Mitigate Climate Change in India



For more information about this event please contact: neha.misra@gmail.com/mohanjain@comcast.net

Learn more about IDCA events at : http://www.idc-america.org/upcoming.htm

Directions and Parking information available at : http://web.jhu.edu/MCC/directions.html

* NRI: Non Resident Indian, PIO: Person of Indian Origin

When & Where



Johns Hopkins University , Montgomery County Campus
9601 Medical Center Drive (A & R Building)
Rockville, MD 20850

Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)


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India Development Coalition of America



India Development Coalition of America is a 501(c)(3) membership organization formed by an exciting group of NGOs, members of India Diaspora and Institutions committed to poverty alleviation and climate change mitigation in India through scale sustainable development projects. IDCA's mission is :

  • To promote collaboration and cooperation between all organizations engaged or interested in the development of India

  • To provide a platform to members for networking with each other in person and on the internet.

  • To inform, inspire, and involve the community at-large to generate necessary resources to accelerate development work in India.

IDCA's present focus is on five core areas of Water, Education, Health, Livelihoods, Energy & Environment. To learn more about IDCA, visit our website: www.idc-america.org

To volunteer for IDCA Washington, D.C. Chapter contact Ms.Neha Misra at neha.misra@gmail.com

Come join our mission!