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Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2016 19:15:36 -0500
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To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add info@devex.com to your address book. June 7, 2016 WHAT TO KNOW NOW 48 hours in Washington, D.C.: A development insider's guide By Kate Warren @devexcareers The Washington, D.C., area hosts one of the largest concentrations of global development organizations in the world. Home to institutions such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and the United States Agency for International Development, along with thousands of nonprofits, consulting firms, embassies and social impact ventures, chances are, if you work in development, a trip to D.C. could be in your future.     Photo by: John Sonderman / CC BY-NC   If you find yourself heading to the nation's capital for a conference, business meeting or even job interview, here's a quick guide for navigating the city.   + Read more QUOTABLE "The scale of humanitarian crises around the world demands fresh thinking on how to address the consequences of conflict, as well as its causes."   By David Miliband, president and CEO of IRC   Be the first to see and share each week's Quotable by liking Devex on Facebook.   @WORK How to think like an evidence-informed policymaker   By Louise Shaxson @devex       Photo by: ILO / CC BY-NC-ND Louise Shaxson has spent the past 11 years working with policymakers in the U.K. and internationally. Along the way, she's realized that policymakers putting evidence to good use share certain ways of thinking. Here's a few of the most useful ways to approach your work. + Read more SPOTLIGHT ON Ask Devex: Your toughest career questions, answered   By Kate Warren @devexcareers       Photo by: Viktor Hanacek Navigating a global development career path — full of challenges, opportunities and nuance you don't find in other industries — can be daunting for both the novice and the veteran. That is where we'd like to help. Starting next week, Kate Warren, senior director and editor of careers and recruiting content, will be hosting Ask Devex, a regular column where she will answer real career questions from our community. Read on to learn what to expect and how to submit your questions. + Read more SPECIAL NOTICE The global development event of the year Will you be at the global development event of the year? Will your organization be represented? Devex World is more than a conference: This first-of-its-kind event is just days away on Tuesday, June 14, at The Mead Center for American Theater in Washington, D.C. More than 200 organizations will be there — from xPrize to Uber, Cordaid to Oxfam, Malala Fund to Omidyar Network — and attendees are the thinkers and doers, change-makers and expert practitioners who make global development happen. Where else can you discuss today's most pressing topics with a doctor who fought Ebola on the front lines, a Syrian refugee turned activist, leaders from donor agencies, private philanthropies, and corporations, venture capitalists and a former special forces soldier turned humanitarian leader? Global development has become a more global, dynamic, competitive ecosystem brimming with possibility, and we'll help you understand and chart this future. Check out our speakers and partners and reserve your place for groundbreaking global development event. MARK YOUR CALENDAR Events preview: This week in development cooperation   By Devex Editor   Next week, Devex will host Devex World — an event that brings together the thinkers and doers, change-makers and expert practitioners who make global development happen. This week, a high-level meeting in New York will put the spotlight on the importance of a fast-track approach to the AIDS response to end the epidemic as a public threat by 2030. Check out our preview for other events this week.     Photo by: Trinn Suwannapha / World Bank / CC BY-NC-ND   Below are some of the most noteworthy events for the week starting June 7: + Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct June 8-9. Paris, France + 2016 High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS June 8-10. New York, United States + Healthier Oceans for Better Lives June 9. Geneva, Switzerland + Global Youth Forum 2016 June 13-15. Washington, D.C., United States + Devex World June 14. Washington D.C., United States + European Sustainable Energy Week June 14-16. Brussels, Belgium Know of an upcoming event that might be of interest to the international development community? Leave a comment below or email us at news@devex.com. Doing Good - Development community buzz, innovation & lifestyle. Copyright 2016 Unauthorized commercial reapplication, reproduction or retransmission, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Manage your newsletter subscriptions | Read the latest Devex News | RSS Feed Connect with us Devex is the media platform for the global development community. Corporate Headquarters: 1341 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 USA Main +1.202.249.9222  |  Fax +1.202.318.2456   www.devex.com

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