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**September 24** Travelers and Development – The Shift from Hyper-individualistic to Hyper-collective What: You are invited to participate in a discussion, hosted by the World Bank, of the role that travelers play (and could play) in international development activities, including data collection on “aid” projects.

 This meeting of minds is the second stop of an event-filled 11-countries-in-11-weeks fund- and awareness-raising journey benefiting Keento ( http://www.keento.org ), an ambitious new startup looking at and leveraging the interplay between development and tourism in the 21st century. The journey begins in New York City at the Travel+SocialGood Summit on September 20 and concludes in Bolivia on December.

Why: As the nature of aid delivery shifts rapidly from Official Aid (provided by governments) to Private Aid (from people and businesses), the role of the 'responsible' traveler is being eyed differently by tourism service providers and communities with needs, as well as travel startups. Questions to be addressed include:
 * What is the role of tourism service providers in engaging travelers to help address social and environmental needs?


 * What are some of the existing financial and e-solutions that help leverage and engage travelers?


 * How transparent should projects that rely on these solutions be?


 * Could tourism projects or travelers' skills complement Official AId investment?


 * Could “open data” from the tourism sector provide more beneficial information to travelers about destinations?

Who: Luc Lapointe (Co-Founder, Keento.org), Don Kawkins (Georgetown University), Seleni Matus (Sustainable Tourism International), an expert from the World Bank to be confirmed. Where: World Bank HQ – Washington, DC When: September 24, 2013 – from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM RSVP Luc Lapointe at consultant.luc@gmail.com; places are limited.
 * Are there good examples of crowdfunding for tourism destinations? Some examples!

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April 15-20 Spring Meetings With the World Bank Group’s 2013 Spring Meetings just around the corner, we’ve compiled a guide to the many live events happening. No matter where you are around the world, you can join the conversation all week via [|**#wblive**] **.**

Several featured events will be webcast and covered in multiple languages. Make sure to follow and participate in the week’s events in [|Arabic], [|English] , [|French] , and [|Spanish].

Your thoughts and questions will help make the conversations happening both online and offline at this year’s Spring Meetings rich and diverse. Don’t forget to ask questions before and during our events to engage with top development leaders in a global conversation on what [|#ittakes] to end poverty. http://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/viewers-guide-live-coverage-of-the-2013-spring-meetings#comment-2166

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June 20-21

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The goal of the workshop is to explore ways to become better providers and connectors of knowledge in a world where the sources of knowledge are increasingly diverse and dispersed. At the World Bank, for example, we are seeking ways to connect with new centers of research, emerging communities of practice, and tap the practical experience of development organizations and the policy makers in rapidly developing economies. Our goal is to find better ways to connect those that have the development knowledge with those that need it, when they need it.

We are also seeking to engage research communities and civil society organizations through an Open Development initiative that makes data and publications freely available. We understand that many other organizations are exploring similar initiatives. The Conference and Knowledge fair will provide an opportunity for knowledge organizations working in development to learn from one another about their knowledge services, practices, and successes and challenges in providing these services.

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