Events calendar 2003
This page lists WTO and non-WTO events related to the multilateral trading system. Links to non-WTO websites open in a new window and the WTO takes no responsibility for their content. The list is restricted to those events which are organized by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) which have been granted observer status to the General Council of the WTO (see list).
WTO members occasionally organize meetings of selected countries at the ministerial level to discuss WTO matters. These are not official WTO events and are not listed on this page.
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| 7 February |
The
World Trade Institute Round Table Series |
| 19 February |
Official
launch of New World Trade Point Federation website,
initiated by UNCTAD |
| 18 March |
Workshop on Technical Barriers to Trade |
| 18-21 March |
FAO Committee on Commodity Problems
(64th Session) |
| 20 March |
Seminar
on a programme on trade-training capacity building |
| 31 March - 4 April |
FAO Committee
on Agriculture 17th Session |
| 12 April |
Spring
Meetings of the World Bank and IMF |
| 23-24 April |
Workshop
on EMC/EMI for Information Technology Products |
| 24-26 April |
WIPO
Summit on Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Economy |
| 28 April - 2 May |
ITC Joint Advisory Group |
| 12-16 May |
FAO Committee on World Food Security
(29th Session) |
| 19-21 May |
Annual
Bank Conference on Development Economics in Europe (ABCDE — Europe) |
| 16-18 June |
WTO public symposium: ‘Challenges Ahead on the Road to Cancún’ > More |
| 9-11 July |
WIPO Worldwide
Symposium on Geographical Indications San Francisco (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 10-14 September | Fifth
WTO Ministerial
Conference
Cancún Mexico > More |
| 11 September |
Roundtable on gender equality, trade
policy and development Cancún > More (pdf format) |
| 21 September | International
Day of Peace Sunday the 21st of September 2003 is designated the International Day of Peace by the General Assembly of the United Nations. The World Trade Organization supports this initiative. World Peace is a concern to all humanity. This day is an opportunity for us all to reflect on global unity and world peace. (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 22 September - 1 October | Assemblies
of the Member States of WIPO (Thirty-Ninth Series of Meetings) Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 23-24 September | World
Bank Annual Meetings (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 24 October |
WIPO-UPOV Symposium on Intellectual Property Rights in Plant
Biotechnology Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 29-31 October |
Expert Meeting on FDI and Development Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 3-4 November |
2nd OECD Forum on Trade in Educational Services (Non-WTO event) |
| 6-7 November |
Seminar on the Madrid System of
the International Registration of Marks Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 10-14 November |
Standing Committee on the Law of
Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications
(Eleventh Session) Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 10-14 November |
Geneva Week VII > More |
| 17 November |
WIPO-WTO Joint Workshop on
Intellectual Property Rights and Transfer of Technology Geneva (WTO event for representatives of WTO member governments) > More |
| 26-28 November |
Expert Meeting on Market Entry
Conditions Affecting Competitiveness and Exports of Goods and
Services of Developing Countries: Large Distribution Networks,
Taking into Account the Special Needs of LDCs Geneva (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 3-4 December |
Development Marketplace Global
Competition 2003 (Non-WTO event) > More |
| 10-12 December | World
Summit on the Information Society, Part 1 (Non-WTO event) > More |