Participation Global Dialogues Participants in the Global Dialogues (video conferences and online discussions)and field visits will be selected by the Bank's Regional units which originated the case studies. Videoconference sessions will be delivered through the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) distance learning centers or World Bank offices in participating countries. They will include case study presenters, and discussants consisting of development practitioners, policymakers, and other specialists in the topic under discussion. Online Discussions will start one week before a video conference and will last 6-8 weeks. Participation in Global Dialogues and Online Discussions is by invitation. Shanghai Conference Six hundred participants will be invited to the Conference in Shanghai, including more than 500 international and local participants, representatives of governments, civil society groups, U.N. agencies, multilateral development institutions, bilateral aid agencies, and regional development banks. Participant profiles: high level policymakers from countries within the region, i.e. where the Bank is engaged in policy dialogues on topics covered in the conference; practitioners, policymakers, and world leaders with the best knowledge of the case studies; researchers and scholars; civil society, NGOs, and private sector representatives; donor community representatives, multilateral,s and other development partners. Conference participants will be invited by letter on behalf of the World Bank and the Government of China. The conference will take place at the Shanghai International Convention Center No. 2727, Riverside Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai 200120, China