Network of Anti-Corruption Specialists

If you were not able to get to Bangkok, you do not have to wait for the next edition of the IACC will be in Brazil 2012. You can relive the sessions that took place at the 14th IACC with the reports, presentations and papers from opening speeches to specialised workshops on climate policy, social damage or aid transparency, at http://14iacc.org/programme/sessions-and-reports/.

The Sixth Annual ACAMS Anti-Money Laundering & Counter-Terrorism Financing Conference took place in Amsterdam from 7 – 8 June 2010. The conference aimed to raise awareness among participants of the most advanced money laundering and fraud schemes and update the audience on the latest European and International Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, and in particular the Third EU Directive. 250 participants from the financial sector attended. Jos de Wit and Thomas Kerscher gave presentations on behalf of the Anti Corruption Network on best practices in combatting corruption and bribery. The conference agenda can be downloaded here, further information can be obtained at www.amleurope.org.

On March 22, 2010 the AidData team is holding an Aid Transparency and Development Finance Conference at University College in Oxford, UK to make its aid database available to the public for the first time. The conference will continue over three days which will include presentations and panel discussions featuring many leading development practioners, researchers, and advocates. Confirmed presenters include Stephen Knack from the World Bank, Homi Kharas from the Brookings Institute, and Ngaire Woods of University College. The conference agenda is available at http://aiddata.org/oxford/agenda .

SIPU International and Tiri  have invited to attend an Anti-Corruption Seminar on January 13, 2010 in Stockholm.