Annual
Meeting
June 28-July 2, 2010 – Bern, Switzerland
January 22, 2010
Dear Social Performance Task Force members,
We are happy to announce that the next SPTF annual meeting will
take place June 30-July 1, 2010 in Bern, Switzerland. The
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Liechtenstein
Development Service, CGAP and The Ford Foundation are
co-hosts of the meeting. There will be pre-meetings on June 28 and
29 (including a day-long introduction to social performance and the
SPTF) and post-meetings on July 2. We are preparing a detailed
agenda and will be contacting all members regarding its development
in the coming weeks. In the meantime, you can find a general event
calendar below. We are especially fortunate this year that SDC has
arranged a tour to the mountains for Saturday morning and early
afternoon on July 3 for interested participants.
SDC has arranged for the pre- and post-meetings, and all
complementary activities to take place in a top-rate facility in
the center of Bern: the Kursaal Bern Congress and Culture Centre.
More information about the venue, as well as maps, directions for
arrival and photos of the facilities may be found at www.kursaal-bern.ch. Information
on hotels, making reservations and the lovely city of Bern are
attached to this email.
We look forward to seeing you in June. Please let us
know as soon as possible if you plan to join us, as participation
will be limited. Send communications to
dbarba@alternative-credit.com. Please indicate
which days and meetings you plan on attending, and if you wish to
take the July 3 mountain tour. Once we have confirmed your
participation, we will send you a visa application format and
further instructions for obtaining a visa.
See you in Bern!
Laura Foose
Coordinator
Social Performance Task Force
Event Schedule
June 28
SPTF Activities:
~Introductory Workshop on Social Performance Initiatives,
Indicators and Tools - This daylong workshop has been designed for
people who are new to social performance and the SPTF. Workshop
sessions will provide an overview of the SPTF common framework,
social performance indicators, a variety of social performance
assessment tools, and an explanation of how various social
performance initiatives come together. All newcomers to social
performance are strongly encouraged to attend this workshop so that
they may understand and participate fully in the SPTF plenary
meetings. The rest of the week’s events are being designed assuming
a basic familiarity with the subject matter.
Complementary Activities:
~SMART Campaign Meeting (all-day meeting, invitation only)
~Rating Initiative Meeting (evening meeting, invitation
only)
June 29
SPTF Activities:
~Global, Regional and National Networks meeting – In this daylong
event, members of the Networks working group will meet to share
experiences and concerns, give updates on progress made towards
last year’s objectives, and determine which key issues should
inform the plenary meetings. This meeting is intended for network
participants.
~Social Performance Management (SPM) meeting – In this daylong
workshop, members of the SPM working group will share the latest
news on SP tools, monitoring, reporting, practices and training
opportunities. Workshop presenters will share detailed case studies
illustrating the latest knowledge and best practices. This meeting
is intended for MFI participants and working group members.
~Investor Roundtable– In this daylong event, members of the
Investors working group and other invited investors will discuss
updates from the different sub-working groups on client protection
issues, social performance core indicators, and ESG for MIVs. In
addition, an invited speaker will provide a perspective from the
broader SRI community or GIIN. (all-day meeting, invitation
only)
~Other working group meetings – members of the remaining 5 SPTF
working groups will to discuss important matters related to their
topic areas. These working group meetings are open to
participants.
Complementary Activities:
~SPTF Steering Committee Meeting (evening meeting, invitation
only)
June 30-July 1
SPTF Activities:
~SPTF Plenary Meetings – During this two-day meeting, each working
group will give an update on its work during the previous year, as
well as the challenges and opportunities of the coming year.
Additional sessions will address the most important themes as voted
by SPTF members. Sessions are being designed to allow for ample
interaction between presenters and participants. The final portion
of the meeting will focus on determining SPTF priorities for the
coming year. This meeting is open to all participants.
Complementary Activities:
~Rating Initiative Meeting (evening meeting, invitation only)
~SPTF Steering Committee Meeting (evening meeting, invitation
only)
July 2
SPTF Activities:
~Global, Regional and National Networks meeting – In this daylong
event, members of the Networks working group will meet to determine
their priorities for coming year based on SPTF meeting.
July 3
~Mountain Tour (please RSVP as soon as possible if you are
interested in this tour)
March 22, 2010 at 6pm to March 23, 2010 at 7pm – New York City
March 24, 2010 at 6pm to March 27, 2010 at 7pm – Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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