2. For detail information, please visit Shiree website
www.shiree.org/eradicate-extreme-poverty-day-2014
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3. Bansundhara Convention Centre-2
Block C, Umme Kulsum Road
Basundhara R/A
Baridhara, Dhaka 1229
Tel: 8401214, 8401895
Find the venue in Google Maps
https://goo.gl/maps/5TGJV
Scan this QR code to
access the venue in
Google Maps
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5. Event management agency will set exhibition stalls. They will
provide
A standard booth of 8 ft x 8 ft feet Octanorm structure
One table
Two chairs
One standard light
One 220V socket
Three walls allowing display panels
NB: Fascia (8 ft x 1 ft) for the name of the organization will NOT be
provided by the event management agency
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6. The structure of the stall will not permit any screw or pin; bring
adhesive tape, rope adequately
Bring extension cable with you if electric connection is needed
NB: please take care of your belongings, especially laptop, camera,
handicam and any other valuable stuffs
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8. Indoor set-up (fully air conditioned)
Duration of the event: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Selling products is allowed with some precautions (e.g. cooking
inside is not allowed)
Managing the beneficiaries
Talking to the media: please provide them with the information
only by an experienced and responsible senior official, NOT by
anybody
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22. Inaugural Session: Main Hall
9:30 am: Registration
10:00 am: Welcome by Md. Asadul Islam, Project
Director (Joint Secretary), EEP/Shiree
10:05: Bangladesh Cricket Team Captain endorses
the Manifesto for the Extreme Poor
Let’s Hit Extreme Poverty Out of the Ground!
10:15: Musician Shayan Chowdhury Ornob
endorses the Manifesto for the Extreme Poor
10:25: Speech by Mr. M. A. Quader Sarker,
Secretary, RDCD
10:35: Opening of the Mela by Mr. Moshiur
Rahman Ranga, M.P., State Minister, Ministry of
LGRD
A mela of over 100 stalls showcasing solutions to
extreme poverty and a “research zone” highlighting
relevant research and publications will operate
throughout the day. Refreshments will be on sale at
the food court.
11:30: Beneficiary Voices
12:00: Awards: FOOTY, CPK, Photo Contest, Best
Stall
Innovations Pavilion
10.30: EEP Talks: Innovations Worth Spreading
10.30 – 10.45: CLP – “RUPANTOR: Alternative Living
Theatre”
10.50 – 11.05: WFP – “Training Demonstration:
nutrition behavioural change communication”
11.10 – 11.25: BKash – “Mobile Financial Inclusion
of BoP”
11.30 – 11.45: MPower – “Did you elevate?: Real
time monitoring of poverty reduction using mobile
smartphones”
11.50 – 12.05: CDD – “Inclusion works: Women with
disabilities in food security”
12.10 – 12.25: UST – “Curbing Dowry Practices is an
Anti-poverty Essential”
1.00: Speed Meets: Private Sector & NGO
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23. Technical Session
Chaired by Shaheen Anam,
Executive Director, Manusher
Jonno Foundation
2:00: Presentation on Manifesto for
the Extreme Poor
2:15: Panel Discussion on
Achieving Rapid Eradication of
Extreme Poverty from Bangladesh
Dr. Binayak Sen, Research Director,
BIDS, Dr. Mushtaque Chowdhury,
Executive Director, BRAC, Dr. Abbas
Bhuiya, Deputy Executive Director,
ICDDR,B, Mominul Ahsan, Director,
Apex Footwear, Rasheda K. Choudhury,
Director, CAMPE, Christa Räder,
Representative,WFP and Sarah Cooke,
Country Representative, DFID
3:00: Open Discussion
Closing Session
3:30: Chaired by Christa Räder,
Representative,WFP
Mr.Tariq-ul-Islam, Secretary,
Ministry of Women and Children
Affairs
Mr. M. A. Mannan, M.P., State Minister
for Ministry of Finance and Ministry
of Planning
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24. Setting up stalls: please come to set up at 7 am and wrap up by
4:30 pm
Event management agency will provide NO assistance to
decorate stalls of participating organizations
Food: no lunch will be provided by the organizers, but food will
be available on sale in the food court outside the venue
Water: half liter water will be given at registration booth along
with the kit; water will also be available on sale on the food court.
Waste management: use the litter bins located in different places
of the venue
ATM: an ATM booth of HSBC Bank is available at the venue
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25. In the Research Zone:
The stalls will be 8 ft (length) x 4 ft (height)
One panel of the above dimension will be available for display
materials (e.g. design printed over PVC sheet)
Size of the fascia will be 8 ft x 1 ft
1 table and 2 chairs will be there
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26. Please contact:
Tareq Salahuddin
Communications Manager, Health & Nutrition Outreach, Shiree
Mobile: +88-017-300-955-92 (also in Viber and WhatsApp)
E-mail: tareq@shiree.org
facebook.com/tareq.salahuddin
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