WTO opens online registration for 2017 Public Forum
Online registration for the 2017 Public Forum is now open. Entitled “Trade: Behind the Headlines”, the Forum will provide an opportunity for participants to go beyond the rhetoric and examine the opportunities trade can offer and the challenges it can bring. The Forum will be held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva from 26 to 28 September.
Those interested in attending the Forum should submit an online application form no later than 12 September 2017.
For more information please visit the Public Forum webpage www.wto.org/pf17
Participation at the Forum is free of charge. Travel and accommodation costs are to be borne by participants. For nationals of least-developed countries, the Geneva Welcome Centre (CAGI) provides support to individuals requiring a grant for accommodation during the Public Forum. Please follow the link to verify your eligibility and consult the procedure to be followed in order to apply for a grant.
Background
The Public Forum is the WTO’s largest annual outreach event. It provides a unique platform for heads of states, parliamentarians, leading global business people, students, academics and non-governmental organizations to come together and debate on a wide range of WTO issues and on some of the major trade and development topics of the day. Over 1,500 participants attend the Forum each year.
Should you have further questions, please contact the Public Forum Team at: pf17@wto.org
46/ General Council advances preparations for MC11
At the reconvened General Council meeting on 18 May, WTO members agreed a number of steps in preparation for the 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11), to be held in Buenos Aires this December. The General Council formally elected Argentina’s Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra as Chair of MC11, agreed arrangements for the attendance of observers and heard an appeal for donations to a special trust fund to support the participation of least-developed countries in the Ministerial Conference. During the meeting the official logo for the Conference was also unveiled to members. The logo was developed as a joint endeavour between Argentina and the WTO Secretariat.
This meeting of the General Council was reconvened after it had been adjourned on Wednesday 10 May, due to a concern about the agenda for the meeting which was raised by a member. This was resolved through consultations held by the General Council Chair, Ambassador Xavier Carim of South Africa, together with the Director-General, which enabled the meeting to proceed as planned.
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