For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. Please bear in mind that dates and times of WTO meetings are often changed, and that the WTO does not always announce the important informal meetings of the different bodies.
Coming up in the next two weeks
14-19 June, Göteborg, Sweden: INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY SOLAR WORLD CONGRESS 2003. ISES 2003 will cover environmental, policy and financial issues of general interest and will also have three thematic days covering Solar Buildings, Solar Thermal and Solar Electricity. For information see http://www.congrex.com/ISES2003/
15-20 June, Dubrovnik, Croatia: 2003 DUBROVNIK CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY, WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS. The conference is devoted to the ultimate goal of modern society: sustainable development of energy, water and environment systems. Its objective is, among others, to discuss sustainability concept of energy, water and environment and its relation to the global development. For information contact: the Secretariat, tel: +385 1 6156940; e-mail: dubrovnik2003@fsb.hr; Internet: http://www.dubrovnik2003.fsb.hr/
16-18 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM. Hosted by the World Trade Organization this public symposium will focus on the challenges WTO Members face ahead of the WTO’s 5th Ministerial Conference this September in Cancún, Mexico. Participants from governments, parliaments, civil society, the business sector academia and the media are invited to discuss what is at stake in the current negotiations and other key challenges facing the multilateral trading system. For information contact: WTO External Relations Division; tel: +41 22 739 56 76 or 739 52 86; email: symposium2003@wto.org; Internet: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dda_e/symp_devagenda_03_e.htm.
16-18 June, Dhaka, Bangladesh: THIRD REGIONAL SESSION FOR ASIA OF THE GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FORUM. Organised by the World Conservation Union - IUCN - this forum will address the following four key issues: People and protected areas; sustainable development and livelihoods; access, benefit sharing, and biosafety - relevance to trade and intellectual property rights; and the role of taxonomy in conservation in South Asia. For information: contact Caroline Martinet, tel: +41 22 999 00 01; fax: 999 00 25; e-mail: caroline.martinet@iucn.org; Internet: http://www.gbf.ch.
16-20 June, Montreal, Canada: 21st CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON LARGE DAMS. This triennial meeting will convene approximately 2000 decision makers, experts, engineers, geologists and other professionals from the dam industry. For more information contact Lise Pinsonneault, tel: +1 514 289 4628; fax: 289 4546; e-mail: pinsonneault.lise@hydro.qc.ca; Internet: http://www.cigb-icold.org.
16-20 June, Berlin, Germany: 55TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION. This meeting will be preceded by meetings of the Scientific Committee and various sub-groups. For further information contact: International Whaling Commission; tel: +44 1223 233971; fax: 232 876; email: iwc@iwcoffice.org; Internet: http://www.iwcoffice.org/2003_meeting.htm.
18-19 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES. For information contact: the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: +41 22 739 5007; fax: 739 5458; email: enquiries@wto.org.
23-27 June, Trondheim, Norway: FOURTH TRONDHEIM CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY. The Norway/UN Conference on Technology Transfer and Capacity Building is organised by The Trondheim Conference. For more information contact: The Trondheim Conference, tel: +47 22 24 5700; fax: + 47 73 801401; e-mail: laila.saksgard@nina.no; Internet: http://chm.dirnat.no.
23-28 June, Rome, Italy: FAO COUNCIL . The 124th Session of the Council is organised by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation. For further information contact Mohammed Rouighi, Director: e-mail: mohammed.rouighi@fao.org, Internet: http://www.fao.org.
24-25 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES. For information contact: the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: 739-5007; fax: 739-5458; e-mail: enquiries@wto.org.
26 June, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO COMMITTEE ON MARKET ACCESS. For information contact: the WTO Information and Media Relations Division, Geneva; tel: +41 22 739 5007; fax: 739 5458; e-mail: enquiries@wto.org
26-27 June, Rome, Italy: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. For further information on the 52nd Session of the Executive Committee contact the Secretariat of the joint FAO/WHO Food Standard Programme, tel: +39 (06) 5705 1; fax: +39 (06) 5705 4593; e-mail: codex@fao.org: Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net.
Other Forthcoming
29 June -3 July, Ravello, Italy: 7TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC GOODS AND PUBLIC POLICY FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY. Organised by the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research (ICABR), the conference will focus, inter alia, on the impact of agricultural biotechnology and science; biotechnology, trade and development. For further information contact Vittorio Santaniello, tel: +39 (06) 7259 5843; fax: 7259 5705; e-mail: icabr@economia.uniroma2.it; Internet: http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/conference/icabr2003/Default.htm.
30 June - 5 July, Rome, Italy: 25TH SESSION OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. For further information contact the Secretariat of the joint FAO/WHO Food Standard Programme, tel: +39 (06) 57051; fax: 5705 4593; e-mail: codex@fao.org: Internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net
1-4 July, Rome, Italy: AD HOC TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP ON MOUNTAIN BIODIVERSITY. This meeting is organised by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. For information contact Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, tel: +1 514 288 2220; fax: 288 6588; e-mail: secretariat@biodiv.org; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.asp?wg=TEGMBD-01
13-17 July 2003, Baltimore, US: COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT THROUGH TIME. Organised by NOAA Coastal Services Centre, the Coastal Zone conference series is the premier international gathering of ocean and coastal management professionals. For further information contact Ms. Gale Peek, tel: +1 843 740 1231; e-mail: Gale.Peek@noaa.gov; Internet: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/cz2003.
16-18 July, Geneva, Switzerland: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ON CONTINENTAL AND COASTAL MARINE WATERS. Organised on behalf of the Network for Environmental Assessement and Remediation (NEAR) by the "Centre d’Etudes en Sciences Naturelles de l’Environnement" (CESNE) and the Institute F.-A. Forel, University of Geneva, the conference is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization. For more information email to: morawel@tinyworld.co.uk.
Courses
16-20 June, Tokyo, Japan. COURSE ON WTO AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This course, aimed at university professors, is organised by the United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies. For further information please contact Prof. A.H. Zakri, Director, tel: +81 3 5467 2323; fax: 5467 2324; e-mail: zakri@ias.unu.edu; Internet: http://www.ias.unu.edu.