IDB Business Seminar.

IDB BUSINESS SEMINAR. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will hold a Business Seminar on Financing Private and Public Sector Infrastructure Projects & Breakout Sessions, at the Bank's Washington, D.C. headquarters on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 22 & 23, 2005. The event includes two networking lunches and a Welcoming Reception hosted by the IDB, with the opportunity to meet IDB staff. The workshop will concentrate on IDB support for public and private sector projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, and will cover the following topics: (1) Update on current IDB-financed infrastructure projects, including environmental aspects; (2) Procedures for procurement of consulting services, goods and works; (3) New procurement policies at the IDB; (4) The Project Cycle: How projects are initiated and developed; (5) Practical hints on how to win IDB projects--presented by a private firm; (6) Case studies presented by IDB staff. Details: Hiroko Miyakawa. Public Information Officer. Office of External Relations. Inter-American Development Bank, Ph: 202-623 2652. Fax: [phone]. Email: [e-mail]: www.iadb.org/biz/index.cfm?language=english.