The Oxford Forum for International Development (OxFID) is the UK's keynote student-led conference that brings together practitioners, academics and professionals from across the world to discuss contemporary international development issues.  OxFID is a world-class inter-disciplinary forum that attracts over 450 participants from the UK and across Europe.

Taking place over 3 days (5th - 7th February 2010) at the Said Business School in Oxford, this year's conference will focus on the theme 'Development in Crisis and Conflict'.  The central focus will be on how development can survive and flourish in areas of military conflict, natural disaster, and humanitarian and social crisis.  Our speakers will address these issues in their own distinctive ways; creativity, innovation and spontaneity will be the defining features of the conference.

For more information and to book tickets visit www.oxfid.weebly.com

The Warwick International Development Summit 2009 (WIDS) will take place on the weekend of the 20th-22nd November, with the overarching theme of "Development for the modern age: Crisis, Climate and Co-operation”.

So far speakers from the IMF, World Bank, and United Nations have been confirmed. The U8 will also be holding a workshop during the Summit to be run by Mark Koller, who sits on the U8 Advisory Board.

Here are just some of the issues the summit will address

> Embracing Emerging Economies in Development

> The Long-Term Implications of the Financial Crisis For Developing Countries

> Climate-friendly Development as an Efficient Response to the Economic Crisis

> The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Achieving Gender Equality for Aid Effectiveness

> The Role of the Private Sector in Development

For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.wids.org.uk.

The World Youth Congress series is the major, regular youth gathering that champions Youth-led Development and promotes the role of young people in global affairs. Open to all, it brings together young development activists, media people, entrepreneurs, artists and educators in a 10-day programme of seminars, skills workshops and cultural events. You will meet development professionals from government, the UN, development NGOs and research institutes and plan policies that promote a more effective role for youth in development. You will also take part in an exhibition of the latest achievements in Youth-led Development around the world.

One unique feature of each World Youth Congress is the action projects: for five days, congress delegates will travel out across Turkey to take part in local, community improvement projects, getting their hands dirty and, as one delegate said, “leaving a footprint on the soil of the host country”.

Most of all, you will meet a thousand young individuals from 100+ countries who, like you, care passionately about our planet and its future. You will make friends for life, have an amazing fun time and change your life in more ways than you could imagine.

For more information, go to www.turkiye2010.org. The deadline for applications is the 31^st January 2010.

Food and accommodation are provided for all accepted applicants. Delegates are responsible only for their travel costs to/from Istanbul, Turkey.