Call for interest
Organizer & Host
6th EUROPEAN RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON MICROFINANCE (2019)
Background
Every two years since 2009, the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) organizes the European Research Conference on Microfinance in collaboration with European universities. The Research Conference is a unique event that gathers together high level researchers, academics, professionals and students ensuring that the latest research is disseminated to the whole microfinance community.
Previous editions:
The 5th European Research Conference on Microfinance was held at the University of Portsmouth, 12th to 14th June 2017. It was organized by the Portsmouth Business School in collaboration with CERMi and gathered more than 130 delegates. Three Plenary sessions and close to 90 papers were presented over the three days.
The 4th European Research Conference on Microfinance was held at the University of Geneva (Geneva Finance Research Institute), 1st - 3rd June 2015. It was organised by the University of Geneva’s School of Economics and Management and its Center for Microfinance and Financial Inclusion. The conference brought together 160 participants from universities, investment funds and policy making institutions of 24 countries.
The 3rd European Research Conference on Microfinance was held in the University of Agder, Norway, June, 10th - 12th 2013. Organised by the Norwegian Centre for Microfinance Research at the University of Agder in cooperation with the Center for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) and the University of Groningen, it gathered 250 participants from 35 countries and more than 180 papers were presented and discussed.
The 2nd European Research Conference on Microfinance was held in Groningen University, the Netherlands, 16th - 18th June 2011. Organised by the former e-MFP Research Action Group, the conference provided a collection of 170 research papers, which were discussed by a public of over 200 researchers and practitioners in microfinance from all over the world.
The first European Research Conference in Microfinance was held at Université libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, 2nd to 4th of June 2009. Organised by CERMi in collaboration with the former e-MFP Research Action Group, it gathered 250 participants from 50 countries and over 70 papers were presented.
- 6th European Research Conference on Microfinance
e-MFP is launching this call for interest to find a host and organiser for the 6th edition of the conference in 2019
Interested organisations should submit a brief proposal (no more than 3 pages) containing the following information:
- Name of the organisation and department, if applicable
- Person responsible for organising the conference (name, position and contact details)
- Motivation to host the conference
- Proposed 2019 dates
- Suggested key topics
- Estimated costs for the conference, specifying what will be covered by the organiser and what needs to be covered by external sponsors (if any).
The deadline to submit the proposal is the 12 February 2018. It should be sent to contact@e-mfp.eu.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit additional information. Details will be provided.
Reports of the previous conferences can be found at:
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/5th-european-research-conference-microfinance
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/fourth-european-research-conference-microfinance
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/third-european-research-conference-microfinance-0
Call for interest
Organizer & Host
6th EUROPEAN RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON MICROFINANCE (2019)
Every two years since 2009, the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) organizes the European Research Conference on Microfinance in collaboration with European universities. The Research Conference is a unique event that gathers together high level researchers, academics, professionals and students ensuring that the latest research is disseminated to the whole microfinance community.
Previous editions:
The 5th European Research Conference on Microfinance was held at the University of Portsmouth, 12th to 14th June 2017. It was organized by the Portsmouth Business School in collaboration with CERMi and gathered more than 130 delegates. Three Plenary sessions and close to 90 papers were presented over the three days.
The 4th European Research Conference on Microfinance was held at the University of Geneva (Geneva Finance Research Institute), 1st - 3rd June 2015. It was organised by the University of Geneva’s School of Economics and Management and its Center for Microfinance and Financial Inclusion. The conference brought together 160 participants from universities, investment funds and policy making institutions of 24 countries.
The 3rd European Research Conference on Microfinance was held in the University of Agder, Norway, June, 10th - 12th 2013. Organised by the Norwegian Centre for Microfinance Research at the University of Agder in cooperation with the Center for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) and the University of Groningen, it gathered 250 participants from 35 countries and more than 180 papers were presented and discussed.
The 2nd European Research Conference on Microfinance was held in Groningen University, the Netherlands, 16th - 18th June 2011. Organised by the former e-MFP Research Action Group, the conference provided a collection of 170 research papers, which were discussed by a public of over 200 researchers and practitioners in microfinance from all over the world.
The first European Research Conference in Microfinance was held at Université libre de Bruxelles, in Brussels, 2nd to 4th of June 2009. Organised by CERMi in collaboration with the former e-MFP Research Action Group, it gathered 250 participants from 50 countries and over 70 papers were presented.
e-MFP is launching this call for interest to find a host and organiser for the 6th edition of the conference in 2019
Interested organisations should submit a brief proposal (no more than 3 pages) containing the following information:
The deadline to submit the proposal is the 12 February 2018. It should be sent to contact@e-mfp.eu.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit additional information. Details will be provided.
Reports of the previous conferences can be found at:
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/5th-european-research-conference-microfinance
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/fourth-european-research-conference-microfinance
http://www.e-mfp.eu/resources/third-european-research-conference-microfinance-0