
Global Relief and International Development Forum 2011
Welcome
From June 8th to June 9th Washington D.C. Walter East Conference Center
The Forum is organized by DEVNET. Exhibitors are mainly from the areas of humanitarian relief, disaster reduction and international development. The purpose is to improve and coordinate cross-regional communication, and to help Asian relevant enterprises present on the international stage.

Introduction of sponsor:
DEVNET
DEVNET, DEVNET/TIPS is a global technology and economic trading system established together by UNDP and UNFSTD in 1985, which was based on the document of United Nations: UNFSTD、PROSECT and INT/83-T01. Its purpose is to promote the trading business, technology transfer and economic cooperation between developing countries and developed countries. In 1995, DEVNET has been appointed by ECOSOC of United Nations as the consultant category One of United Nations. The head quarter of DEVNET is located in Rome Italy. DEVNET is a non-governmental non –profit organization. It is the pioneer of cooperation project application. It makes use of network and telecommunication to create regional network for the information communication of social economic development.
The technology cooperation is based on the target of social and economic development.
1. Make contribution to the promotion of the social economy of development countries under the background of United Nations Millennium Development Goals.;
2. Propose the principles of sustainable human development;
3. Develop activities in a wide range through the usage of network communication technology to improve the living conditions of vulnerable groups in society and also to build the bridge for so-called “the gap of number”;
4. Promote a culture that right is equal with chance through developing a new capacity of vulnerable groups in society;
5. Promote the gender equality, empower women and young people out of poverty, strengthen the democratic management.;
6. Strengthen the competitive of enterprises by making use of information communication technology and also by raising awareness of environmental responsibility to support the development of productivity department.展 ;
7. Promote the economic integration between the business companies of developed and developing countries. ;
8. Stimulate the partnership network of the cooperation between enterprises and the establishment of the social integration network of the economic development of developing countries;
9. Stimulate regional sustainable development;
The organizer of the Asian exhibition area of DEVNET
DEVNET is the consultant category One of ECOSOC of United Nations will attend the “Unity & Aid Expo 2007” held by International aid Purchasing Trade Exhibitions Bureau. This is the first time that an international organization has taken the lead of Asian enterprises exhibitors.
““Unity & Aid Expo 2008” has built Asian pavilion for the first and invited DEVNET to organize the exposition together. DEVNET international and Shanghai DEVNET Technology and Information Management Centre have given sponsorship to Asia pavilion throughout the exposition.
“DEVNET has taken the lead again of the Asian enterprises exhibitors in “Unity & Aid Expo 2009”.
In 2011, “Unity & Aid Expo” has changed its name to “Washington Global Relief and International Development Forum 2011”. After 2010 Shanghai Expo, it has invited DEVNET to attend the forum and to be responsible for the organization and preparation of Asia exposition area, which means to make full use of human resources formed in the last several sessions and also means to grasp the opportunity of the strategic transfer of unity and aid to Chinese and Asian enterprises.