For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar.
9 - 12 January, Hanoi, Vietnam: ASIAN REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. For further information, contact CBD Secretariat, tel: (1 514) 288 2220; fax: 288 6588; email: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/notifications/ntf-2001-12-07-suse-en.pdf.
21-22 January, Muscat, Oman: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE: OUR IDENTITY, OUR FUTURE. Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the Government of the Sultanate of Oman. The objective of the International Forum is to provide policy makers and senior government officials with the opportunity to exchange views and share experiences, at the highest level, on the social, cultural and economic dimensions of the protection of traditional knowledge. Participation will be at the ministerial level, namely the Ministers responsible for culture and/or intellectual property matters. For further information, contact WIPO, tel: (41 22) 338 9111; fax: 733 54 28; Internet: http://www.wipo.org/arab/en/meetings/2002/muscat_forum_ip/index.html
Other Forthcoming Events
28 January - 8 February, New York, United States: CSD-10 ACTING AS 2ND PREPCOM FOR THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. Organised by the UN. For further information contact JoAnne DiSano, Director, UN Division for Sustainable Development (DESA), tel: (1 212) 963 3401 /3160; fax: 963 3463, email: maini@un.org, Internet: http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/html/documents/prepcom2.html. 28-29 January Nairobi, Kenya: REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA. For further information contact Anna Ogalo or Harrison Maganga, African Centre for Technology Studies, Nairobi, Kenya; tel: (254 2) 524700/6; fax: 524701; e-mail: acts@cgiar.org or a.ogalo@cgiar.org; Internet: http://www.acts.or.ke/Biotechnology%20Regional%20Conference.htm. From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca
4-7 February, San Jose, Costa Rica: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Sponsored by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, the conference will bring together researchers and other professionals interested in documenting and measuring the impact of international agricultural research. Participants are expected to highlight experiences and case studies of impacts on agricultural productivity, equity, poverty, social health, and nutrition, the environment, as well as on institutions and human capital. For more information contact: e-mail: impacts@cgiar.org; Internet: http://www.cimmyt.org/research/economics/impacts/ . From IISD Linkages, http://www.iisd.ca
3-7 June, Trieste, Italy:ICGEB WORKSHOP "INTRODUCTION TO BIOSAFETY AND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS): THEORETICAL APPROACH AND SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND", organised by the Biosafety Unit of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). The Workshop is dedicated to those scientists actively involved in environmental releases of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The main purposes of the Workshop is (i) to supply basic information on risk assessment and risk management and (ii) to provide an overview on international biosafety regulations and the main safety issues debated at an international level. For further information contact the Programme and Training Unit, ICGEB, tel.: (39-040) 3757333; fax: 226555; email: courses@icgeb.trieste.it