Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals
and Sustainable Development
Annual General Meeting,
September 17-19, 2007
Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva
Co-hosted by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Draft Timetable
Day 1, September 17, 2007
09:00 a.m.
Registration/security
10:00 a.m.
Introduction by the Chair (Gary Nash) (5 minutes)
Welcoming remarks (UNCTAD Secretary-General) (15 minutes)
Chair remarks–new members/developments/ program/elections/adoption of the agenda
(Gary Nash) (10 minutes)
10.30 a.m.
10.40 a.m.
11.05 a.m.
Reports
Secretariat report including document prepared on mining/metal organizations (Andre
Bourassa)
UNCSD 2010/11 Committee report/template/way forward (Jon Hobbs, UK Department
for International Development
Market Outlook committee report (Stephen Lucas, Natural Resources Canada)
11.30 a.m.
National statements (All members) Members are invited to focus their National
statements on either the key benefits derived from having participated to date in the
Intergovernmental Forum OR on a key priority for the future work of the Forum.
Members are requested to limit their statement to a maximum of two minutes. Members
are, however, invited to submit written statements that will be circulated.
13.00 p.m.
Lunch
15.00 p.m.
Sustainable Development presentation (Gary Nash)
15.35 p.m.
Session 1: Mining/metal investment.
Mining investments are influenced by a number of factors such as markets outlook, tax
policies, etc. The objective of this session is to consider the long term investment
prospects for key minerals. It will also discuss factors that governments should consider
in evaluating the possible social, economic, environmental and political risks posed by
investing companies. Presentations will be followed by a question and discussion period.
15:35 p.m.
Investment outlook (Gavin Keeton; Anglo-American)
16.10 p.m.
16.45 p.m.
17.20 p.m.
17.50 p.m.
Tax policy and mining investments (Marius van Blerck; Standard Bank)
Host country perception of risks (Wesley Cragg; York University, Canada)
Toward sustainable mining (Gordon Peeling, Mining Association of Canada tbc)
Investment Outlook Committee (mandate & membership to be considered)
18.00 p.m.
and Metals
Reception -- Palais des Nations, Sponsored by the International Council on Mining
Day 2, September 18, 2007
10.00 a.m.
Session 2: Benefits from mining/metal investments
The objective of this session is to consider the policies that can promote the broad range
of benefits that can accrue from mining/metal investments, including their measurement.
It includes corporate points of view as to the factors that influence a decision to invest in
downstream activities, e.g. smelting and semi fabricating. Each presentation will be
followed by a question and discussion period.
10.00 a.m.
10.40 a.m.
11.15 a.m.
11.50 p.m.
12.25 p.m.
Framework benefits policy incl. National/Trade (Paulo De Sa; World Bank, tbc)
Case of Local/Regional impact (Clive Armstrong; World Bank)
Downstream benefits: up to primary metal stage (Phil Hurley; Anglo-America)
Downstream benefits: fabricating stages (Mauri Rantanen, Golden Dragon)
Statistical Framework, including benefit measures (Olle Ostensson, UNCTAD)
13:00 p.m.
Lunch
15.00 p.m.
Session 3: Community Relations.
Social issues play a significant role in many mining/metal investment projects. This
session will discuss approaches on best practice in dealing all aspects of relations with
communities throughout the life cycle from exploration to closure.
15.00 p.m.
15.35 p.m.
16.10 p.m.
16.55 p.m.
17.30 p.m.
18.00 p.m.
Note:
Community relations (Glyn Cochrane, Rio Tinto)
Case study: Madagascar (Kirsten Gollogly, Rio Tinto)
Outreach (Hans Matthews, Canada)
Mine closure (Henry Brehaut, Sustainability consultant)
Emergency response (ICMM tbc)
End of sessions
Session teams meet to prepare a report on the outcome of their sessions either after the
end of the last session or in the course of the evening.
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Day 3, September 19, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Report on the sessions
Each session team will present a fifteen minute synthesis of the outcome of each session,
including proposed recommendations. Each presentation will be followed by discussion
and approval of the report.
10.00 p.m.
10.45 p.m.
11.20 p.m.
Report on session 1
Report on session 2
Report on session 3
11.55 p.m.
Open discussion including other possible recommendations.
12.45 p.m.
Amendment to the Rules of Procedures
13:00 p.m.
Lunch (Ad hoc group meets to prepare draft Press Communique)
15:00 p.m.
15.30 p.m.
16.00 p.m.
Future priorities for the Forum
Approval of Press Communiqué
Elections for the Executive Committee of the Forum (Executive committee and other
open positions)
Closing remarks by Gary Nash
Message from the new Chair
Closing remarks: UNCTAD
16.30 p.m.
16.40 p.m.
16.50 p.m.
The meeting will be followed by an ad hoc meeting with representatives of the participating multilateral
agencies.