Tentative Schedule of Events
Last Updated: April 15, 2011
Events open to all Spring Meetings attendees.
| Monday, April 11 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | World Bank's H Building Lobby (19th Street between F and G Streets |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO); by Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Briefing  | Transcript  |
Video  |
Story  |
Blog  |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Tuesday, April 12 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor Report; by Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department Webcast | Transcript | Story | Blog |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Wednesday, April 13 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR); by José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Video | Story | Blog
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Event: The Global Jobs Crisis: Sustaining the Recovery through Employment and Equitable Growth Webcast | Speech by Strauss-Kahn | Story
|
The Brookings Institution |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Roundtable: The Challenge of Managing Crises in a Rapidly Changing World with Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, Managing Director World Bank Group; Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner International Cooperation, European Commission. (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue). | World Bank's Preston Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Latin America Semi Annual Regional Economic Outlook (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) | World Bank's I Building, Room 8-300 |
| 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Roundtable: International Corruption Hunters Alliance with World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) Press Release |
World Bank's J Building, Room 1-050 |
| Thursday, April 14 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank President Robert Zoellick Webcast | Transcript | Blog
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Story
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 11:00 a.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks) Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué
|
IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Seminar: From Crisis to Stability: the Role of the Financial Sector Assessment Program Sharing Country Experiences - IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department | HQ 1-5-502, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Roundtable: 2011 World Development Report: Citizen Security, Justice and Jobs with World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick | World Bank's H Building, Eugene Black Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Meeting Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Apps for Devt Contest Award Ceremony and Expo with World Bank group President, Robert B. Zoellick followed by a reception (Awards ceremony begins at 2pm, Journalist should assemble in the press room by 1:45 PM to be escorted to the venue) | World Bank's Main Complex, Artrium |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Seminar: Emerging Markets—Leading the Recovery, but what next? Webcast |
HQ1 Meeting Hall A&B, IMF Headquarters |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Fiscal Forum: Fiscal Adjustment and Risks—Roundtable Webcast |
Conference Hall 1, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Friday, April 15 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| TBD | Press Briefing: World Bank MENA Economic Development Prospects [POSTPONED] | HQ2 3-768, IMF Headquarters |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Roundtable: Youth, Jobs, and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Webcast |
HQ2 Conference Hall 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Open Forum: Food Crisis - Webcast panel discussion & debate about solutions needed to deal with rising and volatile food prices. To participate please visit www.worldbank.org/openforum | Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters |
| 10:30 a.m. | G20 Ministerial Meeting (Photo-op only. Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks). |
HQ1 Gallery |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Nicholas Eyzaguirre Webcast | Transcript |
Press Briefing Room, 3rd Floor, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion: BRICs: New Growth Drivers for Low-Income Countries? Webcast |
RL-710 (Red Level Auditorium), IMF Headquarters |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Briefing: Review of Fund-Supported Programs in Crisis Countries Slideshow  |
Story 
|
HQ1 5-502, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Briefing | Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:15 p.m. | G20 Family Photo (Cameras only. Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks). Photo  |
HQ1 Atrium |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF European Department Director Antonio Borges Webcast | Transcript |
Story |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 4:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: G20 Chair French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Webcast |
Story |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Saturday, April 16 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop Singh Webcast |
Story
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Press Briefing Room, 3rd Floor, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:15 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity for “Group Photo” (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks) Photo |
IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast |
HQ2 3-748, IMF Headquarters |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting Start [CAMERAS ONLY] Photo Opportunity at the beginning of the DC meeting. This will start immediately following the group photo. |
Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters |
| 5:35 p.m. | Development Committee Press Briefing: DC Chair, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF First Managing Director John Lipsky Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Sunday, April 17 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Conference on Revenue Mobilization and Development |
HQ1 Gallery |
| Monday, April 11 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Credentials Pick-Up Opens | World Bank's H Building Lobby (19th Street between F and G Streets |
| 8:00 a.m. | Press Room Opens | IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Economic Outlook (WEO); by Olivier Blanchard, IMF Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department Briefing | Transcript |
Video |
Story |
Blog |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Tuesday, April 12 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Fiscal Monitor Report; by Carlo Cottarelli, Director of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department Webcast | Transcript | Story | Blog |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Wednesday, April 13 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR); by José Viñals, Financial Counsellor and Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department Webcast | Transcript | Video | Story | Blog
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. | Event: The Global Jobs Crisis: Sustaining the Recovery through Employment and Equitable Growth Webcast | Speech by Strauss-Kahn | Story
|
The Brookings Institution |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Roundtable: The Challenge of Managing Crises in a Rapidly Changing World with Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, Managing Director World Bank Group; Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner International Cooperation, European Commission. (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue). | World Bank's Preston Auditorium |
| 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Latin America Semi Annual Regional Economic Outlook (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) | World Bank's I Building, Room 8-300 |
| 1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Roundtable: International Corruption Hunters Alliance with World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick (Journalists should assemble in the press room 15 minutes prior to the event to be escorted to the venue) Press Release |
World Bank's J Building, Room 1-050 |
| Thursday, April 14 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 8:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank President Robert Zoellick Webcast | Transcript | Blog
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 9:30 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Story
|
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 11:00 a.m. | G-24 Meeting Photo Opportunity (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks) Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué
|
IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Seminar: From Crisis to Stability: the Role of the Financial Sector Assessment Program Sharing Country Experiences - IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department | HQ 1-5-502, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Roundtable: 2011 World Development Report: Citizen Security, Justice and Jobs with World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick | World Bank's H Building, Eugene Black Auditorium |
| 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: G-24 Meeting Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Apps for Devt Contest Award Ceremony and Expo with World Bank group President, Robert B. Zoellick followed by a reception (Awards ceremony begins at 2pm, Journalist should assemble in the press room by 1:45 PM to be escorted to the venue) | World Bank's Main Complex, Artrium |
| 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Seminar: Emerging Markets—Leading the Recovery, but what next? Webcast |
HQ1 Meeting Hall A&B, IMF Headquarters |
| 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Fiscal Forum: Fiscal Adjustment and Risks—Roundtable Webcast |
Conference Hall 1, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Friday, April 15 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| TBD | Press Briefing: World Bank MENA Economic Development Prospects [POSTPONED] | HQ2 3-768, IMF Headquarters |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Roundtable: Youth, Jobs, and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Webcast |
HQ2 Conference Hall 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Open Forum: Food Crisis - Webcast panel discussion & debate about solutions needed to deal with rising and volatile food prices. To participate please visit www.worldbank.org/openforum | Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters |
| 10:30 a.m. | G20 Ministerial Meeting (Photo-op only. Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks). |
HQ1 Gallery |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Western Hemisphere Department Director Nicholas Eyzaguirre Webcast | Transcript |
Press Briefing Room, 3rd Floor, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion: BRICs: New Growth Drivers for Low-Income Countries? Webcast |
RL-710 (Red Level Auditorium), IMF Headquarters |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Briefing: Review of Fund-Supported Programs in Crisis Countries Slideshow |
Story
|
HQ1 5-502, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: World Bank Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Briefing | Main Press Briefing Room, HQ2, IMF Headquarters |
| 12:15 p.m. | G20 Family Photo (Cameras only. Photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks). Photo |
HQ1 Atrium |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMF European Department Director Antonio Borges Webcast | Transcript |
Story |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 4:00 p.m. | Press Briefing: G20 Chair French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde Webcast |
Story |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Saturday, April 16 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Press Briefing: IMF Asia and Pacific Department Director Anoop Singh Webcast |
Story
|
Press Briefing Room, 3rd Floor, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 10:15 a.m. | International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) Meeting Photo Opportunity for “Group Photo” (photojournalists should assemble 15 minutes prior to the event starting time in the press room at the IMF/World Bank Press Desks) Photo |
IMF Headquarters (HQ2) |
| 11:00 a.m. | Press Briefing: African Finance Ministers Webcast |
HQ2 3-748, IMF Headquarters |
| 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Press Briefing: IMFC Chair Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| 3:00 p.m. | Development Committee (DC) Meeting Start [CAMERAS ONLY] Photo Opportunity at the beginning of the DC meeting. This will start immediately following the group photo. |
Preston Auditorium, World Bank Headquarters |
| 5:35 p.m. | Development Committee Press Briefing: DC Chair, World Bank President Robert Zoellick, and IMF First Managing Director John Lipsky Webcast | Transcript | Communiqué |
Main Press Briefing Room, HQ 2, IMF Headquarters |
| Sunday, April 17 | ||
| Time | Event | Venue |
| 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Conference on Revenue Mobilization and Development |
HQ1 Gallery |