BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adfa6e3bb47a DTSTART:20141015T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20141015T090000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:African Oil\, Gas and Minerals Special Event: Achieving sustainable development goals through investment in oil and gas field services CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD is organizing a special event on the sustainable develop ment of the oil and gas services sector at the World Investment Forum in G eneva.This event will complement the annual African OilGasMine Conference\ , which will not take place this year for lack of a host country sponsor. The Conference will return to the continent in 2015.Under the theme\, &quo t\;Achieving sustainable development goals through investment in oil and g as field services"\;\, this special event will focus on the following topics for discussion in two sessions: investment opportunities in Africa& #039\;s oil and gas field services\, and a policy dialogue on maximizing b enefits of investments in oil and gas field services.The first session wil l discuss the investment environment in Africa'\;s oil and gas industr ies and highlight opportunities in providing field services across the val ue chain.The second session will examine policy options in promoting indig enous service providers in Africa'\;s oil and gas sector and how to re tain the value of services associated with natural resources in host count ries.In this regard\, the session will look at ways in which governments c an create an enabling legal and regulatory environment that stimulates par tnerships with foreign investors in oil and gas field services\, transfer of skills\, development capacity of local entrepreneurs to deliver competi tive services and best practices in measuring and monitoring contribution of local entrepreneurs.ParticipationThis special event will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, senior ex ecutives and experts from the oil and gas industry\, civil society and the press.Member States of UNCTAD are requested to help disseminate the infor mation about this special event to the main stakeholders in their countrie s\, thus facilitating their participation.Participants in this high-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capacities.Special ized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to take part in the mee ting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general and specia l categories wishing to attend as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by 1 October 2014 .<\;p>\;UNCTAD is organizing a special event on the sustainable develo pment of the oil and gas services sector at the World Investment Forum in Geneva.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This event will complement the annual <\;s trong>\;African OilGasMine Conference<\;/strong>\;\, which will not take place this year for lack of a host country sponsor. The Conference wi ll return to the continent in 2015.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Under the theme\ , "\;<\;strong>\;Achieving sustainable development goals through i nvestment in oil and gas field services<\;/strong>\;"\;\, this spe cial event will focus on the following topics for discussion in two sessio ns: investment opportunities in Africa'\;s oil and gas field services\ , and a policy dialogue on maximizing benefits of investments in oil and g as field services.<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;The first session<\;/strong>\; will discuss the investment environment in Africa'\;s oil and gas industries and highlight opportunities in provi ding field services across the value chain.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;p >\;<\;strong>\;The second session<\;/strong>\; will examine poli cy options in promoting indigenous service providers in Africa'\;s oil and gas sector and how to retain the value of services associated with na tural resources in host countries.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In this regard\, the session will look at ways in which governments can create an enabling legal and regulatory environment that stimulates partnerships with foreign investors in oil and gas field services\, transfer of skills\, developmen t capacity of local entrepreneurs to deliver competitive services and best practices in measuring and monitoring contribution of local entrepreneurs .<\;/p>\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Particip ation<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This special event will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, senior executives and experts from the oil and gas industry\, civil societ y and the press.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Member States of UNCTAD are request ed to help disseminate the information about this special event to the mai n stakeholders in their countries\, thus facilitating their participation. <\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Participants in this high-level multi-stakeholder m eeting will attend in their personal capacities.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Spe cialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to take part in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general and sp ecial categories wishing to attend as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by <\;stron g>\;1 October 2014<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unct ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/african-oil-gas-and-minerals-special-ev ent-achieving-sustainable-development-goals-through DTSTAMP:20261026T191547Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6adfa6e3bb4af DTSTART:20141016T090000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20141016T090000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:African Oil\, Gas and Minerals Special Event: Achieving sustainable development goals through investment in oil and gas field services CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD is organizing a special event on the sustainable develop ment of the oil and gas services sector at the World Investment Forum in G eneva.This event will complement the annual African OilGasMine Conference\ , which will not take place this year for lack of a host country sponsor. The Conference will return to the continent in 2015.Under the theme\, &quo t\;Achieving sustainable development goals through investment in oil and g as field services"\;\, this special event will focus on the following topics for discussion in two sessions: investment opportunities in Africa& #039\;s oil and gas field services\, and a policy dialogue on maximizing b enefits of investments in oil and gas field services.The first session wil l discuss the investment environment in Africa'\;s oil and gas industr ies and highlight opportunities in providing field services across the val ue chain.The second session will examine policy options in promoting indig enous service providers in Africa'\;s oil and gas sector and how to re tain the value of services associated with natural resources in host count ries.In this regard\, the session will look at ways in which governments c an create an enabling legal and regulatory environment that stimulates par tnerships with foreign investors in oil and gas field services\, transfer of skills\, development capacity of local entrepreneurs to deliver competi tive services and best practices in measuring and monitoring contribution of local entrepreneurs.ParticipationThis special event will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, senior ex ecutives and experts from the oil and gas industry\, civil society and the press.Member States of UNCTAD are requested to help disseminate the infor mation about this special event to the main stakeholders in their countrie s\, thus facilitating their participation.Participants in this high-level multi-stakeholder meeting will attend in their personal capacities.Special ized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to take part in the mee ting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general and specia l categories wishing to attend as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by 1 October 2014 .<\;p>\;UNCTAD is organizing a special event on the sustainable develo pment of the oil and gas services sector at the World Investment Forum in Geneva.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This event will complement the annual <\;s trong>\;African OilGasMine Conference<\;/strong>\;\, which will not take place this year for lack of a host country sponsor. The Conference wi ll return to the continent in 2015.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Under the theme\ , "\;<\;strong>\;Achieving sustainable development goals through i nvestment in oil and gas field services<\;/strong>\;"\;\, this spe cial event will focus on the following topics for discussion in two sessio ns: investment opportunities in Africa'\;s oil and gas field services\ , and a policy dialogue on maximizing benefits of investments in oil and g as field services.<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;The first session<\;/strong>\; will discuss the investment environment in Africa'\;s oil and gas industries and highlight opportunities in provi ding field services across the value chain.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;p >\;<\;strong>\;The second session<\;/strong>\; will examine poli cy options in promoting indigenous service providers in Africa'\;s oil and gas sector and how to retain the value of services associated with na tural resources in host countries.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In this regard\, the session will look at ways in which governments can create an enabling legal and regulatory environment that stimulates partnerships with foreign investors in oil and gas field services\, transfer of skills\, developmen t capacity of local entrepreneurs to deliver competitive services and best practices in measuring and monitoring contribution of local entrepreneurs .<\;/p>\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Particip ation<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;This special event will bring together ministers and other high-level representatives of governments\, senior executives and experts from the oil and gas industry\, civil societ y and the press.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Member States of UNCTAD are request ed to help disseminate the information about this special event to the mai n stakeholders in their countries\, thus facilitating their participation. <\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Participants in this high-level multi-stakeholder m eeting will attend in their personal capacities.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Spe cialized agencies and intergovernmental bodies wishing to take part in the meeting\, as well as non-governmental organizations in the general and sp ecial categories wishing to attend as observers\, are requested to inform the UNCTAD secretariat of the names of their representatives by <\;stron g>\;1 October 2014<\;/strong>\;.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unct ad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/african-oil-gas-and-minerals-special-ev ent-achieving-sustainable-development-goals-through DTSTAMP:20261026T191547Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR