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PROGRAMME OF MEETINGS
Monday, 14 June 2004
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On Conference Site
Plenary
Delegates are kindly requested to be seated by 8.45 a.m.
9 a.m.
Inaugural Ceremony
Plenary Hall
Welcoming remarks by:
Mrs. Marta Suplicy, Mayor of São Paulo
Mr. Geraldo Alckmin, Governor of São Paulo State
Opening statements by:
H.E. Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Julian Hunte, President of the UN General Assembly
H.E. Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
Followed by a tribute to Professor Celso Furtado
Followed by
The opening by the President of Brazil of the High-level
Segment on the New Geography of Trade: South-South
Cooperation in an Increasingly Interdependent World
(TD/404)
With statements by:
H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations
H.E. Mr. Jorge Battle, President of Uruguay
H.E. Mr. Nicanor D. Frutos, President of Paraguay
H.E. Mr. Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert, President of Bolivia
H.E. Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
TD(XI)/OD/4
SAO.04 - 013
Plenary
2.30 p.m. 8.30 p.m.
Opening Plenary
(TD/391 and Add.1)
Plenary Hall
Speakers:
H.E. Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai, Foreign Minister of Thailand
H.E. Mr. Celso Amorim, Foreign Minister of Brazil
Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Director-General of the WTO
Followed by
Interactive Thematic Sessions
High-level Round Table: The developmental
perspective on the relationship between Trade
and Poverty (TD/398)
Part I: Lessons learned from a regional perspective
Part II: Interactive debates - The Way Forward
Followed by
Development Strategies Session: Economic
Development and Capital Accumulation Recent Experience and Policy Implications
Plenary Hall
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Committee of the Whole
4 p.m.
Opening Plenary (Public)
(TD/405, TD/406, TD/407, TD/408, TD/409)
Followed by
Consideration of the Conference text (Private)
(TD/L.368 and Add.1)
Followed by
Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference
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Room I
General Debate
4 p.m.
Opening (broadcast live on the web)
Room B
Statements by:
Uruguay, Paraguay, El Salvador, Peru, Jamaica (G77),
Mexico, Chile, European Union, Cuba, Iran (Islamic Republic of),
Bahrain, Morocco, Kuwait, Thailand, Argentina and France
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Other meetings on Conference Site
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
The Role of Competition Policy in Promoting
Competitiveness and Development
(TD/(XI)/BP/7)
Room A
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Round Table on Harnessing Emerging
Technologies to Meet the Millennium
Development Goals (UNCTAD/UNIDO)
Room II
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Off Conference Site
2.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m.
UNCTAD Round Table on Corporate Transparency BOVESPA
and Investment.
Co-organizers are São Paulo Stock Exchange
(BOVESPA) and Brazilian accounting, corporate
governance and investment analyst institutes.
The Presidents of BOVESPA and the Central Bank
of Brazil, as well as the Secretary-General of OECD
will address the Meeting
5.15 p.m. 7 p.m.
Dialogue Forum: Partnership for Development
"The Role of German Business" (UNCTAD/
German Business/German Federal Government)
5.30 p.m.
Opening Ceremony of International Cities
Forum (URBIS)
(continues through 17 June)
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Hotel
Novotel
Blue and White
Pavilion
Expo Center Norte
Exhibitions and Fairs
All day
Exhibition Pavilion
Competitiveness Tools Fair (International
Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO)
(continues through 18 June)
Technology Fair of the Future
(UNIDO/UNCTAD)
Space Brazil - Opportunities for Investment and Business
Technical Group UN/Brazil/Chile/France
Room Tiete
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The Civil Society Forum continues at the Anhembi Conference Centre
(Exhibition Pavilion)
A daily detailed programme of the Forum is available at the Conference
Centre, as well as on the web.
Delegates are welcome to attend Forum sessions.
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Kindly read the Journal daily for the most recent
room and time changes.
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FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Tuesday, 15 June 2004
On Conference Site
Interactive Thematic Sessions
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Building Productive Capacity - The Key to
Plenary Hall
Benefiting from Globalization
Session I: Leveraging Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) for Export Competitiveness
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3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Followed by:
Session II: Building Competitive Export
Capacity of Developing Country Firms
Plenary Hall
Followed by:
Award Event by World Summit of Young Entrepreneurs
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Committee of the Whole
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Consideration of the Conference text (Private)
(continues)
Room I
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Consideration of the Conference text (Private)
(continues)
Room I
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General Debate
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Broadcast live on the web (continues)
Room B
3 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Broadcast live on the web (continues)
Room B
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Other meetings on Conference Site
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
High-level Round Table: Innovative
Financing for Development (UNDESA)
Auditorium
Regina
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Trade and Gender: Opportunities, Challenges
and the Policy Dimension
Room II
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. The Regional Dimension of Trade and
Development: Round Table with Executive
Heads of Regional Economic Commissions
Room C
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1 p.m. - 2.30 p.m. UNCTAD/UNDP Global Programme:
Room II
Using Competitiveness and Social Efficiency
for a Sustainable Human Development.
Experiences in Bolivia, Morocco, Senegal and Viet Nam
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Forum on International Trade and Tourism
Room Ipiranga
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
World Association of Investment Promotion
Agencies (WAIPA): Annual Conference
Auditorium
Regina
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Interactive Panel Discussion: Commodities,
Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development
(Common Fund for Commodities/UNCTAD)
Room A
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Biotrade Initiative: Trade and Biodiversity
Partnerships
Room II
Welcome and opening statements by:
Mr. Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
H.E. Mrs. Marina Silva, Minister of Environment, Brazil
Keynote Speaker:
H.E. Mr Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of Uganda
3 p.m.
Presentation of Development and Globalization:
Facts and Figures
Room C
6 p.m.
Bilateral Investment Treaties Signing Ceremony
Room G
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Off Conference Site
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cities: Engines of Economic Development
(URBIS/HABITAT)
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Cities: Engines of Economic Development
(URBIS/HABITAT)
(continues)
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1.15 p.m. 3 p.m.
Building for Partnerships: The Helsinki Process
on Globalization and Democracy
(Finland/Tanzania)
Novotel
Centre Norte
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Exhibitions and Fairs
All day
Exhibition Pavilion
Competitiveness Tools Fair (International
Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO)
(continues through 18 June)
Technology Fair of the Future
(UNIDO/UNCTAD)
Space Brazil - Opportunities for Investment
and Business
Technical Group UN/Brazil/Chile/France
Room Tiete
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The Civil Society Forum continues at the Anhembi Conference Centre
(Exhibition Pavilion)
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration and accreditation
Admission to the Anhembi Convention Centre (ACC) requires showing the identity badge
issued upon registration. Identity badges will be issued on the basis of advance
communications submitted to the Conference secretariat.
Registration at the ACC entrance will take place daily from 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. for
delegations, IGOs, the UN and other agencies. There will be a separate counter for the
press/media and NGOs.
To register and obtain photo ID badges, all participants should go to the respective
Registration and Accreditation Counters with their passport and credentials.
For purposes of formal accreditation and preparation of the official list of participants in
the Conference, the credentials of representatives, alternates and advisers should be
submitted in writing to the Secretary-General of the Conference and the original copy
deposited with the Registration and Accreditation Counter.
General statements
General statements will be made in Room B of the ACC and be broadcast live on the
Internet. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in the six official UN languages
(Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
For inclusion in the list of speakers, please contact Mr Arkady Sarkissov (Tel. 6224 2441), office area No. 2. The name and title of the speaker should be provided at least one
full day before the speech to the following e-mail address: speakers@unctad.org
Advance copies of statements should be submitted to the conference room staff. Whenever
possible, texts should also be submitted in electronic format (preferably plain text or Word
documents) for uploading onto the Conference Web Site. Please send to jeanmarc.humblot@unctad.org or give a diskette to the conference room staff.
Distribution of documents
The documentation for the Conference will be distributed to delegations in a limited
number of copies in the official language of their choice at the Documents Distribution
Counter located near the Plenary Hall, office area 33.
Car parks
A limited number of parking spaces (2 per delegation) will be reserved in the ACC car
park. Special parking stickers can be obtained from office area 23.
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Arrival/departure of Heads of State or Government and Heads of
Delegation
Delegations are requested to inform the United Nations Protocol Office (office area 21) of the
scheduled arrival and departure of Heads of State or Government and Heads of Delegation.
Social events
To help ensure that social events (i.e. cocktail parties and receptions) are not scheduled for
the same time, delegations should contact the United Nations Protocol Office regarding the
proposed dates.
The Journal
The Journal of the Conference, issued daily, will be available at the Documents
Distribution Counter, as well as on the Conference Web Site at the following address:
www.unctadxi.org under "Documents".
To make official announcements related to the Conference in the Journal, please contact
Mr. Victor Coppo at office area 2 (Tel. 6224-2439) before 7.00 p.m.
Security
The Conference Security and Control Room is located in office area 28.
Lost property
Inquiries should be made to office area 23.
First aid and health services
An on-site service will provide all first aid facilities at the Anhembi Convention Centre
(Phone 6224-0590). Ambulance services will be on site, should transfer be required to the
local hospital. All costs incurred at hospitals or for other medical care will be at each
delegate's own expense.
Travel services
To assist delegations in making arrangements/bookings for local and international travel,
and also for tours in Brazil, please contact CVC Viagens at the entrance of the ACC.
Banking services
Santander Banespa has an office in the ACC. Opening hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
from Monday to Friday. Cash machines are also available.
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