Event Name: 7th International Conference on the Institutional and Technological Environment for Microfinance (ITEM7)
Event Dates: March 15-17, 2016
Event Location: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Cost: The standard cost to attend the conference is EUR 300 (USD 337). Students are invited to enjoy a rate of EUR 75 (USD 84).
Summary of Event: Themed “Pumping up Innovations In and Around Microfinance,” this event is intended to address innovations that can increase outreach or reduce costs in the microfinance sector. The conference will be divided into three tracks: (1) microfinance; (2) crowdfunding; and 3) community development finance.
About the Organizer: This event is jointly organized by the Burgundy School of Business, the Chinese Association of Microfinance and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Centre for Financial Inclusion. The Burgundy School of Business is part of the French academic institution Ecole Supérieur de Commerce de Dijon Bourgogne. The Chinese Association of Microfinance is a network of 92 Chinese microfinance institutions (MFIs) [2]. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is a Shanghai-based public research university that hosts approximately 36,000 students [3].
Event Website: http://www.bmicrofinance.org/item7.html
For additional information you may contact the event coordinators by phone at +33 (0)380 725 900or via email at ITEM7[at]escdijon.eu.
By Meredith Steih, Research Associate
Sources and Additional Resources
[1] ITEM7, http://www.bmicrofinance.org/item7.html
[2] “About Us”, Chinese Association of Microfinance, http://vip.endiva.com.cn/chinamfi_en/pub/LIT_6.asp
[3] “Facts and Figures,” Shanghai Jiao Tong University, http://en.sjtu.edu.cn/about-sjtu/facts-figures
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