EVENTS
For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar. If you would like to submit an event, please email us.
Upcoming : 2 February - 8 February
2-4 February 2006, New Delhi, India: DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS) 2006: DRIVING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND STIMULATING ACTION. The DSDS 2006, organised annually by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), will place an emphasis on linkages across the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The event hopes to facilitate the formation of such linkages by exploring opportunities for partnerships among governments, communities, organisations, and emerging technological breakthroughs. For further information contact Vishal Narain, tel: (+91) 11-2468-2100; fax: (+91) 11-2468-2144; e-mail: vishaln@teri.res.in.
3 February, Munich, Germany: ASIA PACIFIC FINANCE CONFERENCE. This event, organised by the Asia-Pacific Committee (APA) of Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI), the largest business association in Germany, in cooperation with the World Bank Group, will discuss issues such as financing infrastructure in Asia, market access for financial services and research and development. A registration fee is required for this event. For further information contact Eckart von Unger, tel: (+49) 30-2028-1633; fax: (+49) 30-2028-2633, email: e.unger@bdi-online.de.
6-7 February, London, England: THE WTO AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA: PROSPECTS AFTER HONG KONG. This conference, organised by Chatham House in partnership with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD), will address the question: what does the outcome of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference mean for sustainable development? For further information contact Dino Ribeiro, tel: (+44) 20-7957-5753; fax: (+44) 20-7321-2045; e-mail: drib...@chathamhouse.org.uk; or Fraser Mcgruer, e-mail: FMcgruer@chathamhouse.org.uk.
6-10 February 2006, Geneva, Switzerland: COMMISSION ON TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES AND COMMODITIES, 10th session. During this UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting, the Commission on Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities will discuss topics such as UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Index, the developmental implications of commodities production and trade, trade in services, market access, and competitiveness. For further information contact UNCTAD, tel: (+41) 22-917-5809; fax: (+41) 22-917-0056; email: meetings@unctad.org.
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf. 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. Unless otherwise indicated, all WTO meetings are held at the WTO, Centre William Rappard, rue de Lausanne 154, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland, and are open to WTO Members and accredited observers only.
2-3 February: NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS (NAMA) DAYS
2 February: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
3 February: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - ISRAEL
3 February: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES
3 February: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON MARKET ACCESS
6-17 February: SERVICES WEEKS
6 February: WORKING PARTY ON DOMESTIC REGULATION
6 February: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
7 February: COMMITTEE ON TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES
7 February: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
8 February: COMMITTEE ON SPECIFIC COMMITMENTS
8 February: GENERAL COUNCIL
Other Upcoming
10 February, Washington, DC: THE OECD ASSESSMENT OF THE HONG KONG TALKS. This Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) breakfast meeting will feature a presentation by Jean-Marie Metzger, Director of the OECD Trade Directorate, on the consequences of the WTO Ministerial Conference in December. Free online registration is required for this event. For further information contact the OECD, tel: (+1) 202-785-6323; fax: (+1) 202-785-0350; e-mail: washington.contact@oecd.org.
7-10 March, Porto Alegre, Brazil: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRARIAN REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. This meeting will primarily serve to review different experiences with agrarian reform and rural development processes around the world by analysing impacts, processes, mechanisms, and the actors involved, in order to develop proposals for future action. Jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Brazil. For further information contact the ICARRD Secretariat, e-mail: icarrd-secretariat@fao.org.
13-31 March, Singapore: DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A REVISED TRADEMARK LAW TREATY. This conference, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will discuss the adoption of a revised Trademark Law Treaty. All WIPO Member states are invited to be represented by a delegation. States that are not members of WIPO but are members of the United Nations will be invited to participate as observers, as well as all organisations having permanent observer status with the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT). For further information contact WIPO, tel: tel: (+41) 22-338-9111.
27-30 March 2006, Brasilia, Brazil: OECD HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON "BETTER FINANCING FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMEs." This conference, organised by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, and the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Working Party on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship (WPSME), will discuss solutions and/or initiatives for facilitating SME access to financing from creation to all stages of development. For further information contact the OECD, tel: (+33) 1-45-24-82-00; fax: (+33) 1-45-24-85-00.