INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMETN AND POVERTY (GDP2007), KATHMANDU, NEPAL, DEC. 16-18, 2007

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Time
9:00 - 10:00	Registration
10:00-12:00	Plenary session 1
1:00:2:00	Lunch
2:00-5:30	Session 1: Papers  1- 5
6:00 -8:00	Welcome Reception

Monday, December 17, 2007

Time
9:00-11:15	Session 2: Papers 6-9
11:15-11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 -1:30	Session 3: Papers 10 -13
1:30-2:30	Lunch
2:30- 5:30	Session 4 Papers 14-17
4:45-5:00	Break
5:-6:30	Plenary session 2
8:00-11:00	Conference Dinner

Tuesday, December 18

Time	Sessions
9:00-4:00	Tour of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, Dhulikhel, Kirtipur
4:00-5:00	Break

Note:

Venue of the conference is at Kathmandu University School of Management at Balkumari, Lalitpur (http://www.kusom.edu.np/new/index.php).

Special rates are available for accommodation from two Hotels (Vaishali(****), Thamel, Kathmandu;Tel: 00977-1- 4413968, 4423934, 4423935, 4700847, 4700849;vaishali@vishnu.ccsl.com.np or Hotel Orchid (P) Ltd.(**),Tripureswor, Kathmandu Tel: 4260706, 4260747, 4261230 ;E-mail : hotel@hotorchid.wlink.com.np). Conference should breakeven; accommodations will be subsidized in case of surplus.

If Nepal Bandha (street protests) occurs and becomes difficult to commute to KU promises at Balkumari at that time, Conference will be held at Hotel Orchid or Hotel Vaishali.