Coming Up: 21 - 27 July

25 - 29 July, Bonn, Germany: AD HOC TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUP ON THE REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF WORK ON FOREST BIODIVERSITY. This meeting is being organised by the Secretariat of the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) and will continue the work of earlier meetings. For further information contact Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, CBD Secretariat, email: [email protected]; Internet: http://www.biodiv.org.

WTO Events

An updated list of forthcoming WTO meetings is posted at: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/meets.pdf. 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.

21 - 22 July: TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE

21 July: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

25 July: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON RULES - REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

25 - 26 July: NEGOTIATING GROUP ON TRADE FACILITATION

26 July: COMMITTEE ON REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

27 July: GENERAL COUNCIL

Other Upcoming Events

22-27 August, St. Catharines, Canada: THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FOR FOOD, ENERGY AND INDUSTRY. This conference will convene under the theme of "Food, Feed, Fiber, Water, Energy: Science, Technologies, and Global Strategies" and will focus on issues of security, safety, frugality, and conservation. For more information contact the International Council for Sustainable Agriculture, Internet: http://www.icsagr-fei.org/conference.

24 August - 2 September, Daegu, Korea: 12TH ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION (APEC) FORUM SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) MINISTERIAL MEETING AND RELATED MEETINGS. Organised by APEC, the theme of this meeting will be "Promoting Innovation of SMEs." For further information contact Ms. Sung-Woo Lee, Convention Director, Internet: http://www.2005apecsme.org.

9-10 September, Beijing, China: CHINA BUSINESS SUMMIT 2005. As China emerges as an economic driver in its region, this event will bring together stakeholders to consider how China can balance foreign and domestic concerns. For further information contact the World Economic Forum, email: [email protected]: Internet: http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/China+Business+Summit+2005.