Upcoming Calendar of Events Form2018

Dates / Organization / Event Title / Who can attend/participants / Location (City/ Country) / Links (Website/Social Media etc)
JANUARY
29-30 / UNECE / First Meeting of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries / UN member States, experts, observers, private sectors, IOs, NGOs / Geneva,
Switzerland
MARCH
6 / WTO / Informal Consultations for the Committee on Trade Facilitation / WTO Members and Observers / Geneva,
Switzerland
15-16 / ITC / National Workshop on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and its Impact for Businesses / Private sector, governmental agencies, trade-support institutions / Dakar, Senegal
19-20 / ITC / National Workshop on the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and its Impact for Businesses / Private sector, governmental agencies, trade-support institutions / Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire
APRIL
4 / UNECE SC1 / eCMR Working Party Meeting (Launch of UN/CEFACT e CMR) / UNECE members and non-members, international organizations / Geneva, Switzerland /
5 / ITC / 1st Public-Private Consultation on Sri Lanka National Single Window – “What Functionalities for Sri Lanka Single Window? / Private sector, National Trade Facilitation Committee, governmental agencies, trade-support institutions, academia / Colombo,
Sri Lanka
9-12 / WCO / 3rd meeting of the Working Group on e-Commerce / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels,
Belgium
16-20 / WCO / 219th/220th Sessions of the Permanent Technical Committee / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels,
Belgium
19 / UNECE-UNCTAD-ITC / Fostering effective trade logistics in a digital world (eCommerce week) / All UN members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
20 / UNECE / Block-chain for trade facilitation (eCommerce week) / All UN members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
23-27 / UNECE / UN/CEFACT Forum / All UN/CEFACT Delegates, UNECE members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
23 / UNECE / Single Window Conference / All UN/CEFACT Delegates, UNECE members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
24 / UNECE / Internet of Things Conference / All UN/CEFACT Delegates, UNECE members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
24 / UNECE / Textile Traceability Conference / All UN/CEFACT Delegates, UNECE members, experts, non-experts / Geneva, Switzerland /
25-26 / ITC / Regional Workshop on Digitization of Certificate of Origin and Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement / Governmental officers / Amman, Jordan
30 Apr – 1 May / UNECE / UN/CEFACT 24th Plenary Session / All UN/CEFACT Delegates, UNECE members / Geneva, Switzerland /
MAY
2-3 / WTO / Meeting of the Committee on Trade Facilitation / WTO Membersand Observers / Geneva, Switzerland
3-4 / WCO / 18th Meeting of the Revised Kyoto Convention Management Committee / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels,
Belgium
4 / ICC / Regional Forum on Customs and Trade Facilitation / Private Sector, Customs administrations, IOs / Buenos Aires, Argentina
7-10 / ITC / Regional Workshop on Pre-Arrival Processing, Customs Valuation and Implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement / Customs officers / Cairo, Egypt
14-16 / WCO / Data Model Project Team / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels, Belgium
17-18 / WCO / 74th Meeting of the Information Management Sub-Committee (IMSC) / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels, Belgium
22-25 / UNECE, EAEU, Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy / Workshop on supply chain management, facilitation of imports and exports procedures, and single window implementation
Workshop on Risk Management in Regulatory frameworks Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance / Public and private sector officials, experts in Kyrgyzstan / Bishkek, Kyrgysztan
Bishkek, Kyrgysztan /
28-29 / UNECE, EAEU, Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy / Workshop on supply chain management, facilitation of imports and exports procedures, and single window implementation
Workshop on Risk Management in Regulatory frameworks Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance / Public and private sector officials, experts in Kyrgyzstan / Jalal-Abad, Kyrgysztan
Osh, Kyrgyzstan /
31 May – 1 June / UNECE, EAEU, Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy / Workshop on supply chain management, facilitation of imports and exports procedures, and single window implementation / Public and private sector officials, experts in Kyrgyzstan / Osh, Kyrgyzstan /
JUNE
6-8 / WCO / WCO IT ConferenceExhibition / WCO Members and Observers / Lima, Peru
28-30
JULY / WCO / 132nd Session of the Council / WCO Members
And Observers / Brussels,
Belgium
2-11 / WCO / KnowledgeAcademy / WCO Members and Observers / Brussels,
Belgium
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
2-4 / WTO / WTO PublicForum / WTO Members and Observers / Geneva, Switzerland /
NOVEMBER
27-29 TBC / ITC, UNCTAD, UNECE / Regional African Forum of National Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFC) / NTFC representatives, governmental officials / Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
DECEMBER