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3-5 February, Geneva, Switzerland. UNCTAD MULTI-YEAR MEETING ON INVESTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT (SECOND SESSION). The purpose of this expert meeting is to bring together experts, government policymakers, and representatives of transnational corporations, civil society and academia to address the development implications of investments from both foreign and domestic sources. The meeting will examine three case study areas: infrastructure, agriculture, and climate change. The meeting will also address the design and preparation of effective and active policies to boost the productive capacities and international competitiveness of developing and transition economies. For more information, please contact the coordinators: tel: +41-22-917-1124; fax: +41-22-917-0194 and refer to the website http://www.unctad.org/Templates/meeting.asp?intItemID=1942&lang=1&m=17877&info=highlights.
5 February, Tokyo, Japan. OECD TOKYO POLICY FORUM: ECONOMIC SURVEY OF CHINA: OECD’S ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. In light of China’s recent past of rapid economic growth and structural reforms, Richard Herd, Head of OECD’s China Desk in the Economics Department, will make a forty-minute presentation on China’s economic situation and challenges. It will be accompanied by comments from Tomoko Hayashi, the Director for Overseas Economies. A half-hour for questions and answers will follow. The presentation will be in both English and Japanese with simultaneous translation. Registration is online at http://www.oecdtokyo.org/form/form-events.html. For more information, please visit http://www.oecdtokyo.org/theme/macro/2010/20100115chinaseminar.html#English or contact N. Mimura or S. Wanatabe: tel: 03-5532-0021.
5-7 February, New Delhi, India. DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT (DSDS 2010): BEYOND COPENHAGEN: NEW PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. This global forum will be one of the first major gatherings of leaders from various regions of the world after the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties in December 2009. DSDS 2010 will focus on the formulation and delineation of strategies to move the sustainable development agenda forward. Major themes include accelerating socio-economic development as a key to adaptation, role of technology, building institutions for effective climate governance, and financing opportunities post Copenhagen. For more information, contact the Summit Secretariat: tel: +91-11-2468-2100; fax: +91-11-2468-2144; email: d...@teri.res.in; internet: http://dsds.teriin.org/2010/index.php.
WTO Events
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at http://www.wto.org/meets_public/meets_e.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.
4 February: Committee on Trade in Financial Services
8+12 February: Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation
9 February: Committee on Specific Commitments
10+12 February: Trade Policy Review Body: El Salvador
10 February: Committee on Government Procurement
Other upcoming events
12-13 February, New Haven, United States. ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE (A2K) AND HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE. This conference at Yale Law School seeks to lay the conceptual and strategic groundwork for to build bridges between A2K and human rights communities and to pursue common goals of promoting greater access to knowledge, culture, technology, and tools for innovation worldwide. It will feature an international line-up of academics and practitioners addressing topics including technologies of dissent, freedom to innovate, digital education and the right to health. For more information, please contact Violette Ruppanner: tel: +4122-320-21-21; fax: +4122-320-69-48; email: info@3dthree.org; or consult the website at http://www.law.yale.edu/intellectuallife/a2k4.htm .
18-19 February, Paris, France. 9TH OECD GLOBAL FORUM ON COMPETITION. This meeting will focus on state aids and subsidies and collusion and corruption in public procurement. Participants will also discuss a peer review of competition law and policy in Brazil. The GFC provides an opportunity for policy dialogue between OECD member countries and non-members. The discussion benefits from the input of the Competition Committee, whose work has already generated substantial results in many countries, such as the voluntary adoption of ‘best practices’, substantial analytical convergence, the establishment of strong networks of enforcement authorities, and enhanced co-operation in international merger reviews, cartel investigations and other cases. For more information, please see http://www.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_40382599_40393118_1_1_1_1_1,00.html.
25 February, Jakarta, Indonesia. TRADE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK (TKN) SOUTHEAST ASIA’S RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON TRADE, ENVIRONMENT & FOOD SECURITY. This research workshop is intended to serve as a discussion forum enabling TKN Southeast Asia to gather input from relevant policy-makers and other stakeholders in the region. The event is expected to involve relevant ASEAN-related bodies, its member government representatives in Jakarta, the Association’s dialogue partners, international organisations, industries, professional experts, and non-governmental organisations. For more information, please contact the TKN Southeast Asia Coordinator at: achandra@iisd.org.
18 March, London, UK. GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES: THE IMPACT OF REGULATION ON COMPETITIVENESS. As the global financial crisis shows early signs of receding, this is a key moment to ask what will be the likely future shape and structure of financial services firms. If moves to regulate the industry more tightly are successful, what impact will this have on financial firms’ ability to do business? At this event sponsored by Chatham House, policymakers and financial services industry leaders from the major economies will discuss the role, structure and regulation of the financial services industry, and which forums, mechanisms and institutions will be effective in restoring confidence in its activities. For more information, please see http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/gfs/.
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