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: 12 - 18 July

2 - 27 July, Geneva, Switzerland. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC) 2007 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION. The 2007 Substantive Session for ECOSOC will be organised as follows: high-level segment (2-5 July 2007); dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the regional commissions (6 July 2007); coordination segment (6-10 July 2007); operational activities segment (10-13 July 2007); humanitarian affairs segment 16-18 July 2007); general segment (19-26 July 2007); and conclusion of the work of the Council (27 July 2007). For more information, email ecosocinfo@un.org. internet: http://www.un.org/docs/ecosoc/meetings/2007/

12 July, Geneva, Switzerland. SECOND MEETING OF THE WSSD GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR CAPACITY BUILDING TO IMPLEMENT THE GHS. The second meeting of the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Partnership, organised by the World Summit on Sustainable Development, will review current progress and consider the actions and resources needed to further strengthen the Partnership towards 2008 and beyond. The meeting will also provide an opportunity to showcase support of the Partnership and for GHS capacity building; provide preliminary or confirmed support of future activities; and propose next steps and identify further opportunities for GHS capacity building and implementation. internet: http://www.unitar.org/cwg/ghs_partnership/index.htm.

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

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.

12 July: DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY

12 July: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION

12 July: COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES - SPECIAL MEETING

13 July: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES - SPECIAL SESSION

16 July: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE FACILITATION

Other Upcoming Events

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

4-5 October, Geneva, Switzerland: WTO PUBLIC FORUM 2007: "HOW CAN THE WTO HELP HARNESS GLOBALISATION?" The WTO Public Forum 2007 will address how the WTO can help harness globalisation. The sub-themes are: 1. Global Governance: the challenges that interdependence and globalisation present and the role the WTO can play to ensure that globalization works to the benefit of all peoples; 2. Coherence: (a) the need for national and international coherence; and (b) the contribution of the WTO to the construction of a coherent multilateral system; 3. Economic Growth: trade as a vehicle for growth and development; and 4. Sustainable Development: the interaction of trade and sustainable development. internet: http://www.wto.org/english/forums_e/public_forum2007_e/forum07_e.htm.