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JANUARY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 21 |
Meeting of the Technical Team on the Rising Cost of Living |
Guyana |
| 21-22 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Twenty-Fifth Meeting
of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) |
Guyana |
| 23 or 24 |
Second Joint Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) and the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) |
Guyana |
| 23-25 |
Meeting of the Working Group of the PANCAP Caribbean
Regional Strategic Framework Harmonisation |
Jamaica |
| 25-26 |
Twenty-Fifth Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) |
Guyana |
| Week of 21 |
Meeting of CRNM Reflections Group |
TBA |
| 28-29 |
Meeting of Sub-Regional Coordinators and Teacher Training
Institutions |
Guyana |
| 28-29 |
Preparatory Meeting of the CARICOM Technical Negotiating
Team on Air Services |
Guyana |
| 28-30 |
Meeting of the Technical Group on the Millennium Development
Goals |
Barbados |
| 30 |
CARICOM-European Commission Videoconference on Air Transport
Services |
Guyana |
| 31 Jan-1 Feb |
Third Meeting of the CARICOM Task Force to Determine
Possible Terms and Conditions under which Products from Free Zones could be
Traded in a Single Market and Economy |
Guyana |
| 31 Jan-1 Feb |
Second Meeting of National Coordinators re EXPO ZARAGOZA 2008 |
Guyana |
| TBD |
Visit of CARICOM Heads of Government to New York |
New York |
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - JANUARY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 17-18 |
Meeting of OECS Authority |
Dominica |
| 23-25 |
Canadian High Commission: Caribbean Trade Conference |
Barbados |
| 30 Jan-1 Feb |
WTO/IDB-INTAL/CRNM Training Programme for Trade Negotiators:
Advanced Regional Workshop on Domestic Services Regulation and Scheduling
Issues for Caribbean Countries |
Barbados |
| TBD |
Caribbean “Davos” Conference |
Barbados |
| TBD |
African Diaspora Summit |
South Africa |
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FEBRUARY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 4-6 |
WTO/IDB-INTAL/CRNM Training Programme for Trade Negotiators:
Advanced Regional Workshop on Domestic Services Regulation and Scheduling
Issues for Caribbean Countries |
Barbados |
| 8 |
Twenty-First Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers |
Barbados |
| 11-12 |
First Meeting of the Task Force for an Inter-Island Ferry
Service |
Guyana |
| 13-15 |
First Meeting of Experts and Stakeholders concerning the
Development of Harmonised Legislation for the Reform of the Electric Sector |
Dominica |
| 19-20 |
Meeting of the CRNM Reflection Group on External Trade
Negotiations |
Guyana |
| 27 |
Second Meeting of the Technical Team on the Rising Cost of
Living |
Guyana |
| 28-29 |
Meeting of the Reflections Group on EPA Negotiating Process
and the Prioritising and Scheduling of Future External Trade Negotiations |
Jamaica |
| TBC |
Meeting of the Heads of the Operational Sub-Committees and
Members of the Security Policy Advisory Committee (SEPAC) with
representative of UNODC |
TBC |
|
OTHER MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - FEBRUARY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 4-8 |
ILEAP: Trade in Services Workshop for African Countries |
Kampala |
| 5-6 |
WTO General Council |
Geneva |
| 6-8 |
Latin America and the Caribbean Ministerial Conference on
the Information Society |
San Salvador |
| 8 |
Civil Society Meeting with CARIFORUM-EC Representatives |
Dominican Republic |
| 18 |
WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation |
Geneva |
| 20-21 |
WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation |
Geneva |
| 27-28 |
Caribbean Telecommunication Union 18th Executive Council
Meeting |
Bermuda |
| 28-29 |
CTU Ministerial Strategic Seminar |
Bermuda |
| 28-29 |
Symposium on Services Export Opportunity for Caribbean Firms
under the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement |
Barbados |
|
MARCH 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| |
|
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| 3 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and
Economic Development (COTED) |
The Bahamas |
| 4 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Twelfth Meeting of
the Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) |
The Bahamas |
| 5 |
Twenty-Fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and
Economic Development (COTED) |
The Bahamas |
| 6 |
Twelfth Meeting of the Council for Finance and
Planning (COFAP) |
The Bahamas |
| 7-8 |
Nineteenth Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community |
The Bahamas |
| 17-19 |
Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social
Development (COHSOD) - [Children] |
Guyana |
| TBD |
Conference on Children |
|
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - MARCH 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 18-19 |
WTO Committee on Agriculture |
Geneva |
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APRIL 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 1-2 (a.m.) |
Meeting of the Security Policy Advisory Committee (SEPAC)
Preparatory to the Fifth Meeting of the Council of Ministers responsible for
National Security and law Enforcement (CMNSLE) |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1-2 |
Third Meeting of the Steering Committee of Caribbean Animal
Health Network (CARIBVET) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2-4 |
Workshop on Food Security and Environmental Change:
Linking Science, Development and Policy for Adaptation |
United Kingdom |
| 3 (a.m.) |
Meeting of CMNSLE, Cuba and the Dominican Republic with
Representatives of the UN Office for Drug Control (UNODC) |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| 3 |
CARICOM Quiz Competition 2008: Workshop for Quiz
Masters |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
| 3-4 |
Eighth Meeting of CARICOM Chief Veterinary Officers |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 3 (p.m)-4 |
Fifth Meeting of the Council of Ministers responsible for
National Security and Law Enforcement |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| 4-5 |
Thirteenth Special meeting of the Conference of Heads of
Government of the Caribbean Community |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| 7-8 |
Eleventh Meeting of Officials on the Free Movement of Skills
and Facilitation of Travel |
Guyana |
| 7-9 |
Regional Consultation of Caribbean States on Promotion of
the Ratification of UN Convention against Corruption |
Barbados |
| 7-10 |
OAS Inter-American Committee on Ports - Third Hemispheric
Conference on Port Security |
Dominican Republic |
| 7-11 |
Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the
Tourism Sector: Frameworks, Tools and Practices |
United Kingdom |
| 8-10 |
first Meeting of the Regional Task Force for Teacher
Education |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| 9-10 |
Second Meeting of Officials on Contingent Rights |
Guyana |
| 9-10 |
Thirtieth Meeting of the Executive Council of
the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators |
Barbados |
| 9-11 |
Second Meeting of Experts and Stakeholders
concerning the Development of Harmonised Legislation for the Reform of the
Electric Utility Sector |
Barbados |
| 10-11 |
European Commission (EC)-International Civil
Aviation (ICAO) Symposium on Regional Organisations |
Canada |
| 14-15 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the
Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) |
Guyana |
| 15 |
Meeting of the Regional Selection Sub-committee
for the Ninth CARICOM Triennial Award for Women |
Guyana |
| 16-17 |
Tenth Meeting of the Regional Coordinating
Mechanism of PANCAP |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
| 16-17 |
Meeting of the Regional Advisory Committee of
the Caribbean Knowledge Sharing Network (CKLN) |
Barbados |
| 16-17 |
Meeting of the International Organisation of
Migration (IOM) Working Group |
Saint Lucia |
| 17-18 |
Twenty-Fifth Special Meeting of the Council for
Trade and Economic Development (COTED) |
Guyana |
| 17-18 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Eleventh
Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
17-18
TBC |
Sixth Joint Project Steering and Focal Point
Meeting |
The Bahamas |
| 17-19 |
Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social
Development (COHSOD) |
Suriname |
| 21-22 |
Sixteenth meeting of Chief Medical Officers |
Suriname |
| 22 |
Sixth Meeting of the Interim Festival Directorate |
Guyana |
| 23-25 |
Nineteenth Meeting of the Regional Cultural Committee |
Guyana |
| 23-25 |
First Meeting of Caribbean Plant Health Directors |
Guyana |
| 23-25 |
Workshop on Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) for Out
of School Youth |
Suriname |
| 28-30 |
Training Workshop for Youth and Sports Officers and
Community Leaders in Life Skills and HIV and AIDS Education |
Saint Lucia |
| TBD |
Workshop on Content Management and Website Development |
TBD |
| TBD |
Technical Meeting of the Board of Directors of CDERA |
TBD |
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - APRIL 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 20-25 |
Twelfth Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD XII) |
Accra, Ghana |
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MAY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 7-8 |
Third CARICOM Meeting on Consumer Affairs |
Guyana |
| 7-8 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Twenty-Sixth Special
meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development [Trade] |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 8-9 |
Eleventh Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community
Relations |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 10 |
Twenty-Sixth Special meeting of the Council for Trade and
Economic Development [Trade] |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 13-16 |
CARICOM Workshop on the Design of a Common
Questionnaire for the 1020 Round of Population and Housing Census in the
Region |
Dominica |
| 14 |
Second Meeting of the Caribbean Community
(CARICOM) Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Steering
Committee |
Guyana |
| 19 |
Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Technical
Cooperation |
Guyana |
| 19 |
Meeting of the CARICOM Committee on
CARICOM/Canada Technical Assistance |
Guyana |
| 21 |
Meeting of Officials Preparatory to the Twenty-Seventh
Special Meeting
of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) [Agriculture] |
Guyana |
| 21-23 |
Nineteenth Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Social Security |
Bermuda |
| 22-23 |
Secretary-General's visit to Brazil |
Brazil |
| 23 |
Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic
Development (COTED) [Agriculture] |
Guyana |
| 23 |
Meeting of the CARICOM Central Bank Governors and the
Committee of Centrals |
Guyana |
| TBD |
Launch of Resource Consortium - a CARICOM-UNFPA Initiative
to support Member states in the conduct of the 2010 Population and Housing
Census Activities |
Guyana |
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - MAY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 5-6 |
Meeting of the Technical Group on Education for All
Monitoring Report for the Caribbean |
Barbados |
| 5-16 |
Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable
Development |
USA |
| 6-8 |
Global High Level Conference on International Outreach and
Coordination in National Accounts for Sustainable Growth and Development |
Germany |
| 7-8 |
WTO General Council |
Geneva |
| 7-9 |
Seventeenth Meeting of the board of RASOS |
|
| 16-17 |
European Union EU-Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC)
Summit |
Lima, Peru |
| 19-21 |
Regional Expert Group Meeting : State of the Art of
Environmental Statistics, Indicators and Accounts in Latin America and the
Caribbean : Advances, Challenges and the Way Forward |
Cuba |
| 19-21 |
Seventh Annual Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference |
St. Maarten |
| 19-30 |
Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (COP-9) |
Germany |
| 20-25 |
Meeting of World Health Assembly |
Geneva |
| 27-29 |
Thirty Eighth Meeting of the Board of Governors of the
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) |
Canada |
|
JUNE 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 6 |
Twenty-Second Meeting of the Community Council of Ministers |
Guyana |
| 6-7 |
Agriculture Investment Forum |
Guyana |
| 12-13 |
Fourth Meeting of ICT Ministers |
Guyana |
| 19-20 |
CARICOM Economic Statistics Meeting : Strategising for the
Improvement in Economic Statistics in the Region |
Barbados |
| 19-20 |
New York Conference on the Caribbean Community : A 20/20
Vision Continued |
USA |
| |
Secretary-General's Meeting with Congressman Rangel during
Caribbean Heritage Month |
|
| 23-26 |
Second Meeting of the Advisory Group on
Statistics (AGS) |
Belize |
| 24 |
Media Clinic for the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the
Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 30-4 July |
Thirty Fifth Annual General Meeting of the
Regional Nursing Body (RNB) |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - JUNE 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 3-5 |
High Level Conference on World Food Security and the
Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy (FAO) |
Rome, Italy |
| 11-13 |
WTO/IDB-INTAL Regional Workshop on Non-Agricultural Market
Access (NAMA) Negotiations for Caribbean Countries |
Jamaica |
| 17-18 |
WTO TRIPS Council |
Geneva |
| |
87th Session of the ACP Council of Ministers |
Addis Ababa |
| |
33rd Session of the ACP-EC Council of Ministers |
Addis Ababa |
| |
CDERA Council (Ministerial Meeting) |
TBD |
| TBC |
Seventh ACS Inter-Secretariat Meeting |
Trinidad and Tobago |
|
JULY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETING |
VENUE |
| 2-4 |
Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of
Government of the Caribbean Community |
Antigua and Barbuda |
| 7 |
CARICOM Day Reception |
Guyana |
| 9 |
Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of
Government (Debriefing) |
Guyana |
| 12 |
CARICOM Day at Expo Zaragoza |
Zaragoza, Spain |
| 12 |
CARICOM-Spain Summit |
Zaragoza, Spain |
| 12-20 |
60th Anniversary Celebrations of the University of the West
Indies (UWI) |
Jamaica |
| 17-18 |
CARICOM Secretariat Staff Retreat |
Guyana |
| 21-24 |
Twentieth General Assembly and Technical Conference of the
Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) |
Belize |
| 28-29 |
Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Directors of the CARICOM
Development Fund (CDF) |
Barbados |
| OTHER
MEETINGS OF IMPORTANCE TO CARICOM - JULY 2008 |
| DATE |
MEETINGS |
VENUE |
| 15-16 |
Caribbean-UK Forum |
United Kingdom |
| 17-18 |
WTO Committee on Regional Trade Agreements |
Geneva |
| 23-25 |
WTO Trade Policy Review |
Barbados |
| 29-30 |
WTO General Council |
Geneva |
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