{{unitedt|ID=8239|img=no|dmodify=02.12.2006 12:25:44}}Armenian International Policy Research Group (Washington. USA) {{Организация| имя-ру-01 =Армянская исследовательская группа по международной политике (Вашингтон)Armenian International Policy Research Group| имя-ориг =This material should be replaced when something better is created. PRESS RELEASE| имя-анг =Armenian International Policy Research GroupP(Washington.O. Box 28179Washington, DC 20038-9998USA Phone: (202) 623-8605, (202) 458-2589Fax: (202) 478| имя-0934арм =E| имя-mail: postmaster@armpolicyresearch.org фра =| состояние текста = 7Yerevan Office| состояние поиска = 740 Baghramian Ave.Yerevan, Armenia 375 019Phone: (3741) 512-670Fax: (3741) 512-679 Third Annual AIPRG International Conference on Armenia Income Distribution and Social Safety Nets January 15-16, 2005 The World Bank For online registration, go to: http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/ConferencesSeminars/Registration/Registration.htm Conference Program Day 1: Saturday, January 15 | состояние тэгов = 7| состояние ссылок = 7| флаг чистовик = 7:30 AM Registration and Coffee 8:30 AM Introduction and Welcoming Remarks Introductory Remarks: AIPRG Co<!-Chairs Welcoming Remarks: H.E. Arman Kirakossian, Ambassador of Armenia in the U.S. Keynote Opening Address: Vahram Nercissiantz, Chief Economic Adviser to the President of Armenia and AIPRG Advisory Board Conference Thematic Address: Haroutone Armenian, President of American University of Armenia and AIPRG Advisory Board Session I - Growth and Development Chair: Mohsin S. Khan, Director, Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF* 9:30 AM Julian Karaguesian, Ministry of Finance, Canada Reversing Armenia's De-Industrialization: the Role of Strong Governance and Solid Institutions Discussant: Saumya Mitra, Lead Economist, The World Bank 10:15 AM Bryan Roberts, BearingPoint, USA Armenia's Remittances: Economic Impact and Optimizing Strategy Discussant: Ralph Chami, Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund 11:00 AM Coffee Break Session II - Macroeconomic Policies Chair: Padreep Mitra, Chief Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank * 11:30 AM Bagrat Tunyan, The World Bank Armenia Office The Shadow Part of the Armenian EconomyКод организации: Size, Causes, and Consequences Discussant: Professor Jeffrey Miller, University of Delaware 12:15 PM Grigor Sargsyan, Central Bank of Armenia Inflation and Output in Armenia: the Threshold Effect Revisited Discussant: Levon Barseghyan, Assistant Professor, Cornell University and AIPRG 1:00 PM Lunch (World Bank Executive Dinning Room) Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Professor William Easterly, New York University– Учебное заведение, Department of Economics* Session III - Poverty and Income Distribution Chair: Ad Melkert, Executive Director, The World Bank, and AIPRG Advisory Board 2:30 PM Gohar Minasyan, IMF Armenia Office Aghassi Mkrtchyan– Общественная организация, UNDP Armenia Office Factors Behind Rural Poverty in Armenia Discussant: Martin Ravallion, Research Manager, The World Bank* 3:15 PM Astghik Minasyan– Библиотека, Ministry of Labor and Social Issues4 – Музей, Armenia Hasmik Ghukasyan5 – театр, USAID/PADCO Armenia Office Targeting State Social Assistance to the Most Needy: the Armenian Experience Discussant: Professor Ara Khanjian, Ventura College and AIPRG 4:00 PM Coffee Break 4:30 PM Discussion Session IV 6 - Reforms in Health and Social Services Chair: Carolann NajarianСМИ, President, Armenian Health Alliance Panelists: Sergey Khachatryan and Lusine Aydinyan, Health Project Implement. Unit, Arm. Beneficiary Assessment of the First Stage of Armenian Health Sector Optimization Marine Adamyan, World Vision Armenia Office Integrated Approaches to Well7 -Being and Quality of Life Improvement Hilda Grigorian, Grigorian Business ConsultantsЦерковь, USA Trafficking of Women and Young Girls in Armenia: Reality or Myth? 8:00 PM Reception at the Armenian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Hosted by H.E. Ambassador Arman Kirakossian Location: Embassy of the Republic of Armenia 2225 R Street, NW Washington, DC 20008 Day 2: Sunday, January 16 Session I - Governance and Civil Society Chair: E.J. DionneКоммерческая организация, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution* 9:00 AM Arman Khachaturyan and Mark Airaudo, Centre for European Policy Studies, Belg. The Political Economy of Transition in Armenia: Quo Vadis? Discussant: Phil Uhlmann, Assistant Professor, Bentley College and Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Tufts University 9:45 AM Anna Ohanyan, Simmons College and University of Massachusetts, USA Civilizing Civil Society: Framework for Tri-Sectoral Civil Society Engagement and Negotiation Culture in Armenia Discussant: Professor William Ascher, Vice President and Dean of the Faculty, Claremont McKenna College and AIPRG Advisory Board 10:30 AM Coffee Break Session II Спортивные организации - Public and Private Services Provision Chair: Michael Blackman, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Restructuring and Energy, US Agency for International Development, Mission to Armenia 11:00 AM Paul Holden and Vahe Sahakyan, The Enterprise Research Institute, USA Issues Related to Promoting Competitive Business Environment in Armenia Discussant: Professor Richard Beilock, University of Florida and AIPRG 11:45 AM Audrey Selian, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, USA The Use of IC Technologies in the Armenian Government Discussant: Greg Aftandilian, Independent Consultant 12:30 PM Lunch (Lobby of the Main Complex, The World Bank) Keynote Luncheon Speaker: Vahan Zanoyan, President and CEO, PFC Energy Corporation 2:00 PM Discussion Session III - Trade and Geopolitics Chair: Hratch Tchilingirian, Associate Director, Eurasia Program, Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge, UK Panelists: Karine Torosyan, Department of Economics, Oregon State University, USA Armenia's Trade Structure in Comparative Prospective Asbed Kotchikian, Boston University, USA Border Politics: the Political and Geopolitical Implications of Opening of Turkish-Armenian Border >| код организации 1= Richard Giragosian, Abt Associates and | сокращение =AIPRG | изображение =Toward a New Concept of Armenian National Security | девиз =| вид заведения =| основание дата =| основатель =| руководитель =| местонахождение=4:00 PM Discussion Session IV - Diaspora-Armenia Economic Link Chair: Noubar Afeyan, Managing Partner and CEO, Flagship Ventures and Senior Lecturer| филиалы =Yerevan Office 40 Baghramian Ave. Yerevan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Panelists: Berge Ayvazian, Armenian High Tech Council of America and AIPRG Strategic Direction's of the Diaspora in Armenia's Economic Development Aaron Shirinian375 019, U.S. Embassy in Armenia On Donor Aid Coordination and Its Relevance for the Diaspora Assistance Kaia Miller, Aslan Global and Armenia2020 The Essential Element in Effective Diaspora(3741) 512-Homeland Partnerships670 Fax: A Discussion of Views from Armenia and Its Diaspora (*3741) 512- invited.http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Armenian_International_Policy_Research_GroupArmenian Studies Centers and Associations 679
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Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)
The Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG) is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical association that researches and encourages the discussion of public policy issues in Armenia and the Diaspora. AIPRG aims to consolidate the existing Armenia-related expertise by bringing together accomplished researchers and practitioners who specialize in economics, political science, law, and government affairs. The Group also aspires to advance capacity building by providing opportunities for aspiring young professionals to develop their skills through research and interactions with experts in their respective fields. In addition to conducting research, AIPRG intends to organize conferences and seminars designed to promote discussions and initiate policy dialogue regarding important Armenian and Diaspora-related issues. By way of research and conferences, the Group plans to collaborate with Development Agencies, International Financial Institutions, the donor community, individual researchers, and policy practitioners in order to achieve these goals and a greater understanding of the development issues related to Armenia and the Diaspora. http://www.armpolicyresearch.org/