UNCTAD calendar of meetings for the remainder of 2007 and a provisional calendar for 2008.

United Nations TD//54/.2 United Nations Conference Trade Development Distr.: Limited 9 October 2007 English Trade Development Board GE.07- Fifty-fourth session Geneva, 1–11 October 2007 Agenda item 12 () UNCTAD calendar meetings Note UNCTAD secretariat present note calendar meetings remainder 2007 provisional calendar 2008. TD//54/.2 Calendar meetings remainder 20071 Preparatory Committee UNCTAD XII 15 October Expert meeting participation developing countries dynamic sectors world trade: South–South dimension 16–17 October Expert meeting increasing participation developing countries’ small medium-sized enterprises global chains 18–19 October Preparatory process UNCTAD XII (brainstorming) 29 October Intergovernmental Working Group Experts International Standards Accounting Reporting, twenty-fourth session 30 October– 1 November Preparatory process UNCTAD XII (brainstorming) 2 November Sixth Interregional Debt Management Conference2 19–23 November Slot preparatory process UNCTAD XII 26–30 November UNCTAD XII pre-event science, technology, innovation information communication technologies development2 6–7 December Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 10–14 December Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 18, 19 21 December 1 , meetings held Geneva. meetings listed subject written notification, dispatched weeks opening date. 2 Meetings listed information . 2 TD//54/.2 Provisional calendar meetings 2008 Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 7–11 January UNCTAD XII pre-event creative economy industries development2 14–15 January Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 16–18 January Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 21–25 January Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 28 January– 1 February Commission Enterprise, Business Facilitation Development, twelfth session 4–5 February Commission Trade Goods Services, Commodities, twelfth session 7–8 February Commission Investment, Technology Related Financial Issues, twelfth session 12–13 February Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 14–15 February Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 18–29 February Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 3–7 March UNCTAD XII pre-event South-South trade Asia role regional trade agreements2 10 March Preparatory process UNCTAD XII 10–14 March Trade Development Board, twenty-fourth special session (organizational matters UNCTAD XII reports Commissions) 17–20 March United Nations Conference Trade Development, twelfth session (UNCTAD XII) 20–25 April Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget, fiftieth session (Programme Budget 2008–2009 Strategic Framework 2010–2011) 16–20 June Slot meeting July (3 days) Slot meeting July (3 days) Working Party Medium-term Plan Programme Budget, fifty- session (technical cooperation) 8–12 September 3 TD//54/.2 Slot meeting 15–19 September (3 days) Slot meeting 22–26 September (3 days) Trade Development Board, fifty- session 29 September– 10 October Slot meeting 13–17 October (3 days) Slot meeting 20–24 October (3 days) Slot meeting 27–31 October (3 days) Slot meeting 3–7 November (3 days) Slot meeting 10–14 November (3 days) Slot meeting 17–21 November (3 days) Slot meeting 24–28 November (3 days) Slot meeting 1–5 December (3 days) Slot meeting 8–12 December (3 days) Provisions meetings, 2007–2008 United Nations commodity conferences3 30 -day meetings, required Consultations President Board Secretary-General UNCTAD 30 -day meetings, required Seminars study groups 20 -day meetings, required 3 Subject request relevant body General Assembly. 4