MICROFINANCE EVENT: 2015 Mifos Summit, March 10-13, 2015, Grand Excelsior Hotel, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Event Name: 2015 Mifos Summit

Event Date: March 10 – March 13, 2015

Event Location: Grand Excelsior Hotel Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Note: This event was originally scheduled to take place in October 2014 in Kampala, Uganda.

Cost: Tickets for the summit cost USD 200. Packages that include conference registration, room and board at the Grand Excelsior Hotel Sharjah are available at a rate of USD 350 for a double or triple room and USD 500 for a single room. As of February 6, discounted early registration rates remain available.

Summary of Event: The summit will include three tracks of sessions: (1) developers (technical), (2) financial inclusion leadership, and (3) partners (business development). The technical track will introduce the Mifos X technology platform to potential users and provide hands-on training, collaborative technical sessions and educational workshops for existing users, developers, implementers and managers of the technology. The financial inclusion track will discuss the latest trends for financial inclusion, including branchless banking, client protectionism and mobile money. The business track will discuss how to use the Mifos X platform for building a business, creating sales and marketing strategies, developing new services and optimizing business processes. The summit will also provide the opportunity for participants to discuss technical and business case studies. Additionally, the event will provide participants opportunities to network, share experiences, brainstorm and discover “innovative” technologies that support financial inclusion. The event aims to bring together executives and managers of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and financial inclusion providers, information technology professionals, operations professionals, software developers and funders.

Background on Organizers: The Mifos Initiative, formerly known as the Community for Open Source Microfinance (COSM), is an independent nonprofit organization based in the US state of Washington that manages and develops Mifos X, an open-source software system for MFIs. Between 2006 and 2011, the Grameen Technology Centre based in the US city of Seattle, Washington developed the delivery and support of the Mifos technology.

Event Website: http://summit.mifos.org/

Online Registration Address: https://www.picatic.com/mifos-summit

For additional information, you may email info[at]mifos.org or contact Mr Ed Cable via the webform provided on the event webpage.

Sources and Additional Resources

2015 Mifos Summit, http://summit.mifos.org/

MicroCapital, June 28, 2012, Mifos Microfinance Software Update “Vinolia I” Adds Accounting Module, Embedded Reports

MicroCapital, March 23, 2012, Mifos Microfinance Software Update, “Margaret H,” adds Lao, Georgian, Mobile Interface, Spreadsheet Capability, Cloud Functionality

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