EVENTS

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: 28 June - 4 July

2-6 July, Paris, France. 12TH MEETING OF THE CBD SUBSIDIARY BODY ON SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE. Delegates to this meeting, organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat, will consider proposals for the integration of climate change activities within the Convention's programmes of work, as well as new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. internet: http://www.cbd.int/meetings/default.shtml

2-7 July, Rome, Italy. CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION MEETING. This meeting, jointly hosted by the World Health Organisation and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, will consider proposed draft standards, the implementation of standards assessments, as well as relations between the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other international organisations. For more information contact the WHO/FAO office at +39 06 57051, or email at codex@fao.org. internet: http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/current.jsp?lang=en

3-12 July, Geneva, Switzerland. 11TH SESSION OF THE WIPO INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND GENETIC RESOURCES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND FOLKLORE. This meeting, organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation, will be the Committee's final working session before it reports to the WIPO Assemblies meeting in late 2007. For more information contact the IGC Secretariat at +41-22-338-8161 or email grtkf@wipo.int. internet: http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/

5-6 July, Geneva, Switzerland. GLOBAL COMPACT LEADERS SUMMIT. The Leaders Summit is a triennial gathering of the top executives of all Global Compact participants and other stakeholders to discuss the Global Compact and corporate citizenship at the highest level, and to produce strategic recommendations and action imperatives related to the future evolution of the initiative. For more information email Birgit Errath at errath@un.org. internet: http://www.globalcompactsummit.org/

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.

28 June: SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

28 June: WORKING PARTY ON THE ACCESSION OF CAPE VERDE

29 June: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY - INDONESIA

29 June: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION

4 July: WORKING GROUP ON TRADE AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

5 July: WTO INTRODUCTION DAY

Other Upcoming Events

9-11 July, Brussels, Belgium. GLOBAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT. The First Global Forum on Migration and Development, organised by the Government of Belgium, aims to discuss the mutually beneficial interaction of migration and development. The forum will start with a day dedicated to meetings of civil society representatives, which will be followed by governmental discussions on 10 and 11 July. The Forum will focus on opportunities and risks of labour mobility; remittance and diaspora resources; and the promotion of partnerships. internet: http://www.gfmd-fmmd.org/lang.html

17-19 July, Geneva, Switzerland. INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP OF EXPERTS ON COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY. Every year, the UN Conference on Trade and Development hosts the Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Competition Law and Policy, a forum for consultations on competition issues of common concern to member states and informal exchange of experiences and best practices. At this year's meeting, participants will discuss competition at national and international levels, competition policy and the exercise of intellectual property rights, and criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of competition authorities. internet: http://www.unctad.org/competition

26-29 July, Ravello, Italy. 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGIES: NEW FRONTIERS AND PRODUCTS - ECONOMICS, POLICIES AND SCIENCE. Topics that will be discussed at this conference include the impact of agricultural biotechnology on international trade, biotechnology and developing countries, and regulation of biotechnology. The conference is being organised by the International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research (ICABR), Catholic University of Leuven, CEIS- University of Rome, Rutgers University, and the Economic Growth Center, Yale University. internet: http://www.economia.uniroma2.it/conferenze/icabr2007/

27-31 August, Vienna, Austria. UNFCCC DIALOGUE AND KYOTO PROTOCOL AWG 4. This will be the fourth workshop of the 'Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention' and the fourth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG). internet: www.unfcc.int