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At the end of the meeting, Member of Parliament Jean Augustine was nominated to chair the newly created Parliamentary Committee on Microcredit. More than 75 microcredit practitioners and representatives from business, banking, NGOs, UN agencies, and donor organizations gathered at the Dialogue on Microfinance and Human Development in Stockholm, Sweden April 1-2, 1998. Participants explored the potential of microfinance to effect positive social transformation, preserve cultural integrity, and ensure environmental sustainability. Consideration also was given to the challenges involved in financing and institutional development. Microcredit Summit Campaign Research Director Rob Gailey served as a panelist.