For a more comprehensive list of events in trade and sustainable development, please refer to ICTSD’s web calendar at: http://www.ictsd.org/cal/index.htm .If you would like to submit an event, please email events@ictsd.ch.
Coming Up: 27 September - 3 October
1-2 October, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. MOBILIZING AID FOR TRADE: FOCUS AFRICA. The purpose of this meeting is to bring to light the ongoing issues in the region, as well as the fruitful endeavours of the Aid for Trade program. Specifically, it aims to encourage governments, donors, and the public sector to address the challenges in the region and to prioritise Aid for Trade needs. Internet: http://www.uneca.org/aidfortrade/
WTO
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.
28 September: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
28 September: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES - SPECIAL SESSION
28 September: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT - SPECIAL SESSION
1, 3 October: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - GABON AND CAMEROON
1 October: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE FACILITATION
2 - 3 October: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES - AIR TRANSPORT
2 October: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT - SPECIAL SESSION
Other Upcoming
4-5 October, Geneva, Switzerland. WTO’S 2007 PUBLIC FORUM ON HOW THE WTO CAN HELP HARNESS GLOBALISATION. The Forum is intended to provide civil society, academics, and the public with a unique opportunity to debate with WTO Members about how the WTO can best contribute to the management of globalisation. Trade and global governance, the contribution of the WTO to the construction of a coherent multilateral system, and the interaction between trade and sustainable development will be but a few of this year’s topics. Participants can come to Geneva or participate online. Internet: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum2007_e/programme_e.htm
15-16 October, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK: SUSTAINABILITY IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE: THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND GOVERNMENT. Organised by the International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC). Recognising that agriculture and food security face a range of pressing challenges from increasing population growth to global warming, IPC will bring together international food and agricultural trade experts, environmental experts, farm leaders, government officials, and agribusiness and food retail executives to discuss how the private sector and governments can best address these sustainability challenges. The seminar will also discuss the role of trade in the sustainability debate. For further information, contact Amy Testa, tel: +1 202 328 5117; email: testa@agritrade.org; internet: http://www.agritrade.org/events/sustainability_agriculture.html.
22-26 October, Jaipur, India. DEVELOPING SKILLS ON COMMERCIAL & ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY - Training Seminar for Junior-level Civil Servants and Executives (CDS.03). This Training Seminar, organised by the India-based CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition, will impart knowledge and information on multiple aspects of commercial and economic diplomacy in the present and future context of globalisation and economic relations among countries. Experienced resource persons from various backgrounds will conduct sessions with case studies and hands-on exercise. It is aimed for junior level government officials (from trade and other economic ministries), representatives from inter-governmental and multilateral agencies, and other stakeholders such as business persons. For details, please see http://circ.in/CDS03/Pdf/CDS03.pdf