"Atlas of Global Development" discussed at the InfoShop on April 3, 2007, 12:00pm in J1-050

InfoShop  and The Office of the Publisher, EXTOP and The Development Economics
Data Group, DECDG
cordially invite you to a panel discussion featuring a recent World Bank and
Harper Collins co-publication
Atlas of Global Development
A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges
Published in association with Harper Collins, the Atlas of Global Development
vividly illustrates the key development challenges facing our world today.
Social, economic, and environmental issues drawn on data from the World Bank's
authoritative World Development Indicators, are presented with easy-to read,
colorful world maps, tables, graphs, text and photographs. This book brings to
life country comparisons of social indicators like life expectancy, infant
mortality, safe water, population, growth, poverty and energy efficiency.

also featuring....

Online Atlas of Millennium Development Goals
Online Atlas of Millennium Development Goals highlights progress made towards
achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It is designed to make a wide range
of data for over 200 economies easily accessible and visually exciting.

click here to access the Online Atlas of Millennium Development Goals
http://devdata.worldbank.org/atlas-mdg/
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
World Bank J Building - J1- 050 (701 18th St. NW corner of 18th St. and
Pennsylvania Ave.)
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Opening Remarks by
Shaida Badiee
Director of the Development Economics Data Group, World Bank
The Data Group maintains the World Bank's major economic and social databases
and publishes the annual World Development Indicators, the World Bank Atlas, and
Global Development Finance (volume II). The Data Group is also the focal point
for the World Bank's support for statistical capacity building and follow up to
the Marrakech Action Plan for Statistics, which provides a road map for
improving global statistics involving many partners, users, and producers. Ms.
Badiee is a member of a number of statistical coordination groups and works
closely with key partner agencies on raising the profile of better statistics
for managing development results, harmonization of statistical work, and support
for capacity building to developing countries.  Ms. Badiee is a lead manager of
the International Comparison Program (ICP).

Demo Presentation by
Eric Swanson
Program Manager, Development Economics Data Group, World Bank
Eric Swanson's responsibilities include the production of the World Development
Indicatorsand World Bank Atlas and the World Bank?s on-line database. The Data
Group is the World Bank?s focal point for measuring and monitoring the
Millennium Development Goals.
Commentary by
Dita Smith
Graphics Editor, Foreign Desk, The Washington Post
Dita Smith originates the contents of graphics for the foreign section, works on
the general concept and then cooperates with the art department in completing
the piece. Some graphics accompany stories by their overseas correspondents, in
which case she also works with the correspondents. Other graphics, particularly
full-page graphics that explain an entire country, problem or event, stand by
themselves, and for those she does the research, reporting and writing before
working with a graphic designer. Ms. Smith has worked as the graphics editor for
the foreign desk for 10 years. Before that she was an editor at the Post and the
Washington Star. She started out as a reporter for Reuters in Europe.

Desmond Spruijt
Managing Director, Mapping Worlds
From 1993 until 2004 Desmond Spruijt worked at the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts,
advising the board on policy development, managing communication affairs and
realizing web projects and publications. During those years Mr. Spruijt was also
active as a visual artist and he ran a small publishing company.  In 2004
Desmond Spruijt shifted to the international perspective and founded Mapping
Worlds, a map studio to strengthen communication on world affairs.  Mapping
Worlds aims to blend innovative cartography, information technology and visual
design into effective applications. Clients include the World Bank, the UN
Population Division, UNFPA and Oxfam.

Closing Remarks by
Dirk Koehler
Publisher of the World Bank Group
Under Dirk Koehler?s direction the World Bank?s Office of the Publisher launched
the World Bank?s African Publishing Initiative (1998), an effort to support
capacity building in the African publishing industry, the World Bank Online
Resources (2003), a subscription-based collection of electronic publications and
data bases, and Publishing for Impact (2005), an annual conference for
mission-driven non-profit book publishers.  Mr. Koehler brought the world?s
first Espresso Book Machine for printing books on demand into the InfoShop, the
World Bank?s development book store and information center (2006), and he
recently initiated collaboration with George Washington University to organize
workshops for publishing professionals in developing countries.
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About the InfoShop
The InfoShop is the public information center and development bookstore of the
World Bank.  It functions as the only publicly accessible space at headquarters,
providing internal and external audiences access to over 6000 titles published
by the World Bank, other international organizations, and other publishers on
development issues.  It is a space where information and documents on World Bank
development operations, economic data, and strategies, can be read easily and
comfortably at workstations designed for public use.  In addition, the InfoShop
hosts book launches, exhibits, seminars, receptions, and other community
outreach events, and also carries videos, posters, CD-ROMs, and gift items.
For more information, visit: www.worldbank.org/infoshop