USAIDIS (AIDIS-USA) FEBRUARY 2006

GUEST-SPEAKER LUNCHEON MEETING

 

TOPIC:       Sanitation & Hygiene Lending by the World Bank
 

SPEAKER:  Eduardo A. Perez, World Bank

                      Senior Water and Sanitation Consultant
 

TIME:         Wednesday, February 8, 2006, noon - 1:30 PM

                   Please arrive early for SECURITY clearance RESERVATIONS and PICTURE ID required
                    

PLACE:      The World Bank (Private Dining Room)

                    1818 H St. NW

                    Washington, DC

 

COST:        $25.00 Buffet Luncheon

 

RESERVATIONS AND DIRECTIONS:  See below

We are pleased to invite you to our first meeting of 2006 with special guest speaker Eduardo (Eddy) Perez at the World Bank.   Mr. Perez's presentation will focus on the Bank's lending in the sanitation and hygiene sector.  A recent analysis of sanitation and hygiene sector lending (globally) by the Bank will be discussed, as well as new initiatives at the Bank to promote increased lending in the sector while improving the quality of new sanitation projects.  Mr. Perez will include examples and insights specific to the sector in Latin America. 

Mr. Perez joined the World Bank in 2004 as Senior Water and Sanitation consultant in the Energy and Water Department - Sanitation, Hygiene and Wastewater Management Advisory Support Service.   From 1991 to 2004, he was Senior Project Manager at CDM International for USAID-funded programs in water, sanitation, and environmental health.  He has over 30 years of experience in water supply and sanitation, low-cost housing, urban slum upgrading, municipal strengthening, and disaster management -- beginning with his Peace Corps work in Honduras and through subsequent positions at Volunteers in Technical Assistance, Sister Cities International, INTERTECT, and CHF International/Honduras.  Over the course of his career, Mr. Perez has worked closely with many other international organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Human Settlement Program (UN-HABITAT), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).  He earned his M.S. in Engineering and Public Policy from Washington University and his BS in Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

RESERVATIONS DEADLINE:   12:00 noon, Monday, February 6.
E-mail or call Mary Norman, normanme@bv.com, 301-921-8249
Be sure to give your name, phone number, and business affiliation.
 

DIRECTIONS: 
  World Bank Main Complex
  1818 H Street NW, main entrance
  ( 1 block south of Farragut West Metro Stop, 18th Street exit )  
Immediately after security, turn right and take the staircase to
  the lower level.  Left off the staircase is the Main Dining Room.
  We will meet in an adjacent private dining room.