NEWSLETTER 1 - 15 April 2011

Dear Members and Friends:
Welcome to the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Newsletter for 1 - 15 April, 2011.

We would like to advise you that the Country Director for Plan Vietnam, Mr. Mark Pierce, assumed the Asia Regional Director position for Plan International as of the 1st of April 2011. We wish Mark all the best in his new role. Please note that Mr. Sven Coopens will serve as the Acting Country Director for Plan Vietnam in the interim until a new Country Director is appointed.

We would also like to advise you that the NGO Resource Centre office will be closed next Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, 2011, for the public holidays marking the National Anniversary of the Hung Kings.

There are four Working Group meetings remaining in April: the Climate Change Working Group will meet on April 7 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Landmine Working Group will meet on April 15 (09:30) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Disaster Management Working Group will meet on April 15 (02:00) at the NGO Resource Centre; the Capacity Development Working Group will meet on April 20 (10:00) for a panel discussion on leadership in Vietnam at the NGO Resource Centre.

Please check the 'Calendar of Events' section of the home page of our website for more information, new added announcements or any unexpected changes.

Warm greetings from the VUFO-NGO Resource Centre's Team!