On 21 July, RIT Vice President and NTID CEO/Dean, Dr. T. Alan Hurwitz, and PEN director DeCaro visited Ms. Judy Heumann, disability and development consultant at the World Bank Group. They discussed PEN-International with Ms. Heumann and PEN's participations in the World Bank's celebration of the UN Day of Disabled Persons. The event will be held in Washington D.C., at World Bank Headquarters, on 30 November 2004. It was agreed that PEN would have a significant presence at the celebration.

In addition, in Fall 2004, PEN-International will participate in a "brown bag" luncheon at the World Bank Headquarters in D.C. Key officials form the Bank Regions where PEN works will be invited to attend by Ms. Heumann. The purpose of the "brown bag" lunch is to introduce these individuals to the work of PEN-International.