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UNITED
NATIONS
Distr.
LIMITED
United Nations
Conference
on Trade and
Development
TD/B/52/L.1
3 October 2005
Original: ENGLISH
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
UNCTAD CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
Note
The present note contains the draft calendar of meetings for the remainder of 2005
and the indicative calendar of meetings for 2006.
GE.05-52221
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Calendar of meetings for the remainder of 2005 1
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, fifty-second session
3 - 14 October
Expert Meeting on Sectoral Review of New and Dynamic Sectors of 24 – 26 October
World Trade
Expert Meeting on Positive Corporate Contributions to the
Economic and Social Development of Host Developing Countries
31 October2 November
Fifth United Nations Conference to Review All Aspect of the Set of
Multilaterally Agreed Equitable Principles and Rules for the Control
of Restrictive Business Practices
14-18 November
(Antalya, Turkey)
Expert Meeting on Distribution Services
16-18 November
Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International
Standards of Accounting and Reporting, twenty-second session
21-23 November
Expert Meeting on ICT and Tourism for Development
30 November2 December
5-7 December
Expert Meeting on Enhancing Productive Capacity of Developing
Country Firms through Internationalization
Expert Meeting on Capacity Building in the area of FDI: Data
Compilation and Policy Formulation in Developing Countries
12-14 December
Indicative calendar of meetings for 20061
United Nations Conference for the Negotiation of a Successor
Agreement to the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 1994,
fourth part 2
1
Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings will be held in Geneva. All meetings listed are subject to a written
notification, which is normally dispatched six weeks before the opening date.
2
16-27 January
United Nations commodity and other conferences.
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Commission on Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities,
tenth session
6-10 February
Commission on Enterprise, Business Facilitation and Development,
tenth session
21-24 February
Commission on Investment, Technology and Related Financial
Issues, tenth session
6-10 March
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, thirty-eight executive
session (reports on Commissions)
18-20 April
(1 day)
Joint Advisory Group on ITC (UNCTAD/WTO), thirty-ninth
session 3
24-28 April
Slot for meeting
8-12 May (3 days)
Commission on Science and Technology for Development, ninth
session3
15-19 May
Slot for meeting
12-16 June (3 days )
Slot for MID-TERM REVIEW OF UNCTAD XI
26-30 June
Slot for meeting
10-14 July (3 days)
Slot for meeting
17-21 July (3 days)
Slot for meeting
24-28 July (3 days)
TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD, fifty- third session
11-22 September
Slot for meeting
2-6 October
Slot for meeting
16-20 October (3 days)
Slot for meeting
23-27 October (3 days)
Slot for meeting
30 October-3 November
(3 days)
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Meetings listed for information only
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Slot for meeting
6-10 November (3 days)
Slot for meeting
13-17 November
(3 days)
20-24November (3days)
Slot for meeting
Slot for meeting
27 November 1 December (3 days)
Slot for meeting
4-8 December (3 days)
Provisions for other Meetings in 2006
Trade and Development Board in
executive session
As required up to 12 half-day meetings
UN commodity and other conferences
As required up to 60 half-day meetings
Consultations of the President of the Board
As required up to 20 half-day meetings
Seminars and study groups
As required up to 30 half-day meetings