The guiding principle of the Poverty Action Conference (PAC) is to place students and their work (in the area of economic development) center stage. We do this by providing students with a venue for sharing their work with not only other students but also experts in their area. These experts take on the role of educators – imparting their experiential wisdom onto students by listening to their presentations, encouraging and critiquing their efforts, and offering presentations about their own efforts. Keynote speakers address the larger picture – for example, the fundamental forces underlying poverty, our motivations to engage, and the most effective way to engage.
WHEN: October 2012
WHERE: University of Mary Washington – Fredericksburg, VA
LEARN MORE: 2012 Poverty Action Conference
2009 POVERTY ACTION CONFERENCE – by the numbers:
5 Keynote Speakers
John Hatch, founder of FINCA, Anne Hastings founder of Fonkoze, Kate Drushel with the Grameen Foundation, Stephen Smith, author of Ending Global Poverty among many other things, and Comso Fujiama, cofounder of SHH.
7 Experts
20 Student Presenters
18 Schools Represented
Brigham Young University, Bucknell University, Christopher Newport University, College of William and Mary, Drexell University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Germanna Community College, Howard Community College, Marymount University, Johns Hopkins University, Parkland College, Piedmont Virginia Community College, New York University, Northern Virginia Community College, University of Mary Washington, University of Saint Andrews (Scotland), Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech.
300 Attended
1 of only 70 Recognized Programs at the 2009 Clinton Global Initiative University
Learn More: 2009 Poverty Action Conference Program
