Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest • Volume 11 • Number 14 • 25th April 2007
Events
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.
Upcoming : 26 April - 2 May
26 April, International. WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will celebrate the link between intellectual property (IP) and creativity; this year’s theme is ‘Encouraging Creativity’. The IP system is what sustains and nourishes the world’s creative community. The day will be celebrated through various seminars and ceremonies organized by national IP authorities to promote understanding and respect for intellectual property. internet:http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/world_ip/2007/
26-27 April, Washington, D.C. NEW PERSPECTIVES ON FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION. This conference, organised by the International Monetary Fund’s Research Department and Cornell University, will be a forum for presenting and discussing recent theoretical and empirical research on the macroeconomic implications of financial globalization. For more information, contact Christy Gray (cgray@imf.org), tel: + 1 202 623 4308. internet: http://www.imf.org/external/np/seminars/eng/2007/finglo/042607.htm
30 April-11 May, New York, US. UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. The fifteenth session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-15) will focus on the areas of energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/atmosphere, and climate change. For further information contact the Division for Sustainable Development, Department of Economic and Social Affairs; tel: +1 212 963 8102; fax: +1 212 963 4260; e-mail: dsd@un.org; internet: http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/policy.htm.
2-3 May, Minneapolis, US. TOWARD A GLOBAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY FOR AN OPEN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. The worldwide tendency to consider food and agricultural policies from a national or domestic perspective has created barriers to the efficient use of the world’s agricultural resources and reduced the contributions that agriculture can make to global economic welfare. This symposium to honour University of Minnesota Regents Professor Emeritus G. Edward Schuh will bring together scholars and policy experts to discuss how to move toward a global food and agricultural policy for an open international economy. For more information, including presenters and paper topics, please visit http://www.hhh.umn.edu/schuh_symposium/index.html.
2-4 May, Cologne, Germany. CARBON EXPO 2007. Carbon Expo 2007 is an international platform for companies operating on the global CO2 market, organised jointly by the World Bank, the International Emissions Trading Association and Koelnmesse GmbH . A trade fair and conference, of interest to business and private sector organisations, will be held concurrently featuring leading experts in the field presenting the latest developments in the area of emissions trading. Eight plenary session and 22 workshops will be divided into three parallel streams: projects, trading, and global policy. internet: http://www.carbonexpo.com.
WTO
An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/events_e/events_e.htm. 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.
26 April: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT- SPECIAL SESSION
26 April: COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES - SPECIAL MEETING
26 April: COMMITTEE ON SUBSIDES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES- REGULAR COMMITTEE
27 April: COUNCIL FOR TRADE IN SERVICES- SPECIAL SESSION
30 April, 2 May: TRADE POLICY REVIEW BODY- MACAO, CHINA
30 April - 1 May: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE FACILITATION
1 May: INTEGRATED FRAMEWORK STEERING COMMITTEE
2 May: COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT
Other Upcoming
12 May, International. WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY. Fair trade and the campaign for justice in trade will be celebrated internationally today through seminars, concerts, fashion shows, and more organized by members of IFAT, the global network of fair trade organizations. The theme of this year’s events is ‘Kids Need Fair Trade.’ internet: http://www.wftday.org/english/index.htm
14-15 May, Paris, France. INNOVATION, GROWTH, AND EQUITY. This multi-stakeholder summit will bring together business, labour, civil society, and government leaders to discuss the hottest issues on the international agenda in conjunction with the annual Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Summit. Areas to be explored include trade policy, economy, energy, and innovation. A special spotlight will be given to Spain at the summit as the chair of this year’s OECD ministerial summit. internet: http://www.oecd.org/site/0,2865,en_21571361_37578380_1_1_1_1_1,00.html