For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/html/calendar.htm.
19-24 November, Bangkok, Thailand: FISH FOR PEOPLE. Conference on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security in the New Millennium, organised by the ASEAN-South East Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC). For further information, contact the Conference Secretariat, fax (66 2 ) 940 6336; email: secretariat@seafdec.org; Internet: http://www.seafdec.org/
25-30 November, Taiwan: 6TH ASIAN FISHERIES FORUM - TRIENNIAL MEETING OF THE ASIAN FISHERIES SOCIETY. The Forum will address various issues facing fisheries scientists and managers on a regional and global level, and will hold round table talks concerning the Asian sector’s future, including capture fisheries, aquaculture and processing. For more information, contact: Mr. John Cooksey, tel: (1 760) 432-4270; fax: 432-4275; email: meetingmanager@aol.com; Internet: http://www.afs.tfrin.gov.tw or http://www.tfrin.gov.tw/AFS
26-30 November, Helsinki, Finland: AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON THE INTERLINKAGES BETWEEN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE. For further information contact: CBD Secretariat, Montreal, Canada; tel: (514) 288-2220; fax: 288-6588; e-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org. From Linkages: http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/journal/.
26 - 30 November, Montreal, Canada: GPA 2001 INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW MEETING. Organised by UNEP’s Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities. For further information, contact the GPA Coordination Office, tel: (31 70) 3114460; fax: 345 6648; email:gpa@unep.nl; Internet: http://www.gpa.unep.org/igr/
27-28 November, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COUNCIL ON TRADE-RELATED ASPECTS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (TRIPS).
27-29 November, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ASIA PACIFIC PREPARATORY MEETING. For further information contact: Hiroko Morita-Lou, UN-DESA, New York; tel: (212) 963-8813; fax: 963-4260; email: morita-lou@un.org; Internet: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/web_pages/asia_pacific.htm.
27-30 November, Raleigh-Durham, US: LMOs AND THE ENVIRONMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will host a conference to promote dialogue between developed and developing countries on the underlying science for assessing transgenic organisms in the environment. For further information contact: OECD; tel: (33 1) 4524-8097; fax: 4524-9437; email: RaleighConference@oecd.org; Internet: http://www1.oecd.org/ehs/raleigh/index.htm.
28-29 November, Montevideo, Uruguay: SYMPOSIUM ON THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Directorate for Industrial Property (DNPI), Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay. For further information contact: WIPO Secretariat, tel: (41 22) 338-9428; email: francis.gurry@wipo.int; Internet: http://www.wipo.int/eng/meetings/2001/geo_mvd/index.htm.
29 November - 1 December, Flores, Peten, Guatemala: SECOND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS OF SCIENTISTS: “PEASANT ECONOMY AND CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN MAYA LOWLANDS OF GUATEMALA, MEXICO AND BELIZE.” For further information contact: Silvel Elias at selias@flacso.edu.gt.
Other Forthcoming Events
5 December, Geneva, Switzerland: UNEP/GEF BIOSAFETY PROJECT: A BRIEFING ON GOALS AND ACTIVITIES. The UNEP/GEF Biosafety Project will host this meeting to promote regional and sub-regional collaboration on issues relevant to developing countries’ national biosafety frameworks. For further information, contact: The International Environment House; tel: (41-22) 917-8505; fax: 797-3464; email: info@environmenthouse.ch; Internet: http://www.environmenthouse.ch.
10-14 December, Geneva, Switzerland: WIPO SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE. The following are on the agenda for this meeting: “Accreditation of certain Non-Governmental Organizations,” “Operational Principles for Contractual Agreements Concerning Access to Genetic and Benefit- Sharing,” “Traditional Knowledge” which includes a review of current IPR protection, Folklore, and Future Work. For further information contact: WIPO Secretariat, tel: (41 22) 338-9428; email: francis.gurry@wipo.int; Internet: http://www.wipo.int/eng/meetings/2001/igc/index_2.htm.
13-17 May 2002, Maracay, Venezuela: BIOSAFETY 3 - ADVANCED ISSUES ON BIOSAFETY: RISK MONITORING AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. Organised by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias/CENIAP (Maracay, Venezuela) and Centro Tecnológico Polar (Caracas, Venezuela). Postponed from 12-16 November 2001. For further information, contact: Dr. Efrain G. Salazar Yamarte; tel: (58-43) 471066; fax: 471066, 831421; email: efra63@hotmail.com; Internet: http://www.icgeb.trieste.it/~bsafesrv/bsfn0011.htm.