FOCUS on APEC
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APEC SECRETARIAT
Calendar of Events Beginning January 1997
Explanation for Abbreviations at end of document
| MONTH/YEAR | APEC | OTHER RELATED EVENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1997 | |||
| Jan/Mar(to be advised) (to be advised) |
EWG: 3rd Meeting of Ad Hoc Business Forum on Regional Cooperation for Power Infrastruture | ||
| 7 – 8 Jan Jakarta, Indonesia |
TEL WG: Seminar on Economic and Commercial Effects of Liberalization of Telecommunications: An APEC Seminar for Industry and Government | ||
| 24 Jan Sydney, Australia |
HRD WG: Labour Market Information Technical Meeting | ||
| 25 Jan Sydney, Australia |
HRD WG: Education Forum: Project Steering Committee on Improving Understanding of Culture | ||
| 25 Jan – 3 Feb Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
25 – 26 Jan: Retreat for Senior Officials 27 – 28 Jan: SOM 29 Jan – 3 Feb: CTI, EC & Related Meetings |
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| February1997 | |||
| Feb/Mar(to be advised) (to be advised), Australia |
EWG: 8th Meeting of the Expert Group on Energy Data & Outlook | ||
| 17 – 19 Feb APEC Secretariat, Singapore |
Meeting of SOM Chair, Task Force Chair, Lead Shepherds, Committee Chairs to review work program for year plus APEC procedures | ||
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20 – 21 Feb Apec Secretariat, Singapore |
APEC Senior Environment/Economic Officials Meeting | |
| 21 – 23 Feb Papua New Guinea |
1st 1997 Meeting of ABAC | ||
| March 1997 | |||
| Mar/Apr (to be advised) Singapore |
10th Meeting of TID WG | ||
| 3 – 6 Mar Vancouver, Canada |
12th Meeting of IST WG | ||
| 3 – 7 Mar Canberra, Australia |
Agricultural Biotechnology Workshop | ||
| 3 Mar – 3 Aug Sydney, Australia | 15th Meeting of HRD WG | ||
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5 – 8 Mar (to be advised) (to be advised), Mexico |
15th Meeting of TEL WG | |
| 10 – 14 Mar; Taichung, Chinese Taipei |
Agr Tech Workshop on Conservation and Utilization of Plant and Animal Genetic Resources; Agr Tech Seminar on Agr Finance System | ||
| 18 – 19 Mar Vancouver, Canada |
EWG: 10th Meeting of the Expert Group on Technology Cooperation | ||
| Mar (to be advised) APEC Secretariat (tentative), Singapore |
EWG: 3rd Meeting of Electricity Regulators’ Forum | ||
| 24 – 27 Mar Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2nd Meeting of Minerals and Energy Exploration and Development Expert Group | ||
* |
26 – 27 Mar APEC Secretariat, Singapore |
BAC Meeting | |
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31 Mar – 1 Apr Chinese Taipei |
Government Procurement Seminar on Remedy System and/or bid Challenge Procedures | |
| April, 1997 | |||
| Apr/Mar (to be advised) Kitakyushu, Japan |
9th Meeting of TP WG | ||
* |
5 – 6 Apr Manila, Republic of the Philippines |
APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting | |
| 13 -16 Apr Guilin, China |
HRD WG: Symposium on School Based Indicators of Effectiveness | ||
| 20 – 24 Apr Beijing, China |
46th PATA Annual Conference | ||
| 26 – 28 Apr Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
APEC Environment Ministerial Meeting | ||
| 29 – 30 Apr Singapore |
APEC Environmental Management Standard (EMS) Seminar | ||
| May 1997 | |||
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5 – 7 May Africa, Chile |
Forum on Public Policies for SMEs in APEC & Opportunities for APEC SMEs in South America | |
| 7 – 9 May (to be advised), Canada |
APEC Customs Symposium | ||
* |
9 – 10 May (to be confirmed); Montreal, Canada |
APEC Trade Ministers’ Meeting | |
| 12 – 15 May Santiago, Chile |
14th Meeting of EWG | ||
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12 – 19 May Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
SOM II and Related Meeting | |
+ |
13 – 16 May Chinese Taipei |
10th Meeting of TWG | |
| 16 -21 May Manila, Republic of the Philippines |
PBEC 30th International General Meeting | ||
| 22 -25 May Banff, Alberta, Canada |
APEC Study Center Consortium | ||
* |
23 -25 May Seoul, Republic of Korea |
2nd 1997 Meeting of ABAC | |
| 26 -28 May Pusan, Republic of Korea |
10th Meeting of MRC WG | ||
| 26 -29 May Montreal, Canada |
16th Meeting of HRD WG | ||
| June 1997 | |||
| 4 – 6 Jun Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico |
Public-Business/Private Sector Dialogue on Infrastructure | ||
| 6 – 10 Jun Shandong, China |
2nd APEC International Trade Fair | ||
| Jun (to be advised) (second week of June); Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico |
8th Meeting of FWG | ||
| 22 – 24 Jun Victoria British Columbia, Canada |
2nd Transportation Ministerial Meeting | ||
| 26 -30 June Hong Kong |
1997 Pacific Rim Forum | ||
| July 1997 | |||
| Jul/Dec(to be advised) (to be advised), New Zealand |
16th Meeting of TEL WG | ||
| August 1997 | |||
| Aug (to be advised) (1st or 2nd week of August); APEC Secretariat, Singapore |
BAC Meeting | ||
* |
20 -31 Aug St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada |
SOM III and Related Meeting | |
| Aug (to be advised) (Last week of August); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
2nd APEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting | ||
| September 1997 | |||
| 17 – 19 Sept Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
APEC SME Ministerial Meeting | ||
| 23 – 26 Sept Seoul, Republic of Korea |
HRD Senior Officials and Ministerial Meetings | ||
| 27 – 29 Aug Santiago, Chile |
3rd 1997 Meeting of ABAC | ||
| 30 Sept – 2 Oct Santiago, Chile |
12th International General Meeting of PECC | ||
| October 1997 | |||
| Oct (to be advised) Hong Kong |
3rd APEC Investment Symposium APEC Investment Experts Group Meeting |
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* |
7 – 10 Oct (to be advised); Montreal, Canada |
11th Meeting of TWG | |
| November 1997 | |||
| Nov (to be advised) Vancouver, Canada |
4th 1997 Meeting of ABAC | ||
| Nov (to be advised) (mid-to-late Nov); Vancouver, B.C.,Canada |
SOM IV/APEC Ministerial Meeting/APEC Economic Leaders Meeting | ||
NOTE:
- Our apologies for any errors or omissions
- We are dependent on information from APEC members on meeting that might be included, and look forward to receiving your advice for any amendments and additions, including other events which may be relevant to APEC
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EXPLANATION FOR ABBREVIATIONS
| APEC | TERMS | NON APEC-INSTITUTIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABAC | APEC Business Advisory Council | EDZ | Economic Development Zone | ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| APECEF | APEC Education Foundation | HACCP | Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point | ANSC | APEC National Study Center, Korea |
| ASC | APEC Study Center | ISO9000 | International Standards Organization: 9000 | APT | Asia Pacific Telecommunity |
| BAC | Budget and Administrative Committee | PEO | Pacific Economic Outlook | ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BMN | Business Management Network (HRD WG) | R&D | Research & Development | CSIS | Centre for Strategic and International Studies |
| CTI | Committe on Trade & Investment | S&T | Science & Technology | ESCAP | Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Cooperation |
| EC | Economic Committee | SME | Small and Medium Enterprise | ESI | Econ. Strategy Int. |
| EDI | Electronic Data Exchange | TBT | Technical Barriers to Trade | IDE | Institute of Developing Economies |
| EPG | Eminent Person Group | SPS | Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | IDEAS | Institute of Developing Economies Advance School, Japan |
| FWG | Fisheries Working Group | UR | Uruguary Round | INCPEC | Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| HRD | Human Resource Development | ITU | International Telecommunication Union | ||
| HURDIT | HRD in industrial Technology Network (HRD WG) | KIEP | Korea Institute of International Economic Policy | ||
| MEF | Minerals and Energy Forum | ||||
| IPR | Intellectual Property Rights | PAFTAD | Pacific Trade & Development Conference | ||
| IST | Industrial Science & Technology | PATA | Pacific Asia Travel Association | ||
| MRC | Marine Resource Conservation | PBEC | Pacific Basin Economic Council | ||
| NEDM | Economic Development Management Network (HRD WG) | PECC | Pacific Economic Cooperation Council | ||
| PBF | Pacific Business Forum | SPF | South Pacific Forum | ||
| REC | Regional Energy Cooperation | UN | United Nations | ||
| SOM | Senior Officials Meeting | WTO | World Trade Organization | ||
| SSOM | Special Senior Officials Meeting | ||||
| TEL | Telecommunications | ||||
| TID | Trade & Investment Data | ||||
| TP | Trade Promotion | ||||
| TPT | Transportion | ||||
| TWG | Tourism Working Group | ||||
| WG | Working Group | ||||
| EWG | Regional Energy Cooperation | ||||