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25 Sept.-
3 Oct.
Budapest, Hungary |
Diplomatic Conference
Organized Jointly by CCNR, the Danube Commission and ECE for
the Adoption of the Convention on the Contract for the Carriage
of Goods by Inland Waterway
Focal point: Viatcheslav Novikov, Tel: 917 24 78 |
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| 2 (pm) |
Informal Meeting on the
Extension of the European Rail Network (AGC) to Central Asia and the
Caucasus
Focal point: Angel Aparicio, Tel: 917 32 58 |
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| 3-5 |
Working Party on Rail
Transport (SC.2)
Focal point: Angel Aparicio, Tel: 917 32 58 |
54th session
of the Working Party. |
2 (pm)-6
Ottawa, Canada |
Working Party on Lighting
and Light-Signalling (GRE)
Focal point: Jan Jerie, Tel: 917 24 22 |
45th session
of the body subsidiary to WP.29. Consideration of a range of amendments
to ECE Regulations and international harmonization of requirements
for vehicle lighting. |
2-8
Menemen, Turkey |
Seminar on Harvesting
of Non-wood Forest Products
Focal point: Jorge Najera, Tel: 917 32 40
Christiane Kind, Tel: 917 28 70 |
Presentation of papers,
report and proceedings of the Seminar. |
| 3-6 |
Working Party on Road
Traffic Safety
Focal point: Jerzy Witkowski, Tel: 917 32 59 |
The 35th session of the
Working Party will examine proposed amendments to the 1968 Vienna
Conventions on Road Traffic and Road Signs and Signals and to the
Consolidated Resolutions on subjects such as cycle tracks, safety
of pedestrians, the use of mobile phones while driving, use of daytime
running lamps, assistance to victims of road accidents and road works
signing. The Working Party will also start its evaluation of the results
of the Third Road Safety Week in the ECE Region which was held from
1-7 May 2000. |
9-10
Orvieto, Italy |
Workshop on Gender Statistics
for Policy Monitoring and Benchmarking
Focal point: Lene Mikkelsen, Tel: 917 41 13 |
Conference of European Statisticians
jointly with UNDP
Web page:
http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2000.10.gender_workshop.htm |
| 9-12 |
Working Group on Environmental
Impact Assessment
Focal point: Wiecher Schrage, Tel: 917 24 48 |
Preparation for the second
Meeting of Parties to the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment. |
9-13
FAO, Rome,
Italy |
TIMBER COMMITTEE, Joint
session with FAO European Forestry Commission
Focal point: Christopher Prins, Tel: 917 28 74 |
Joint session of the fifty-eighth
session of the ECE Timber Committee and the thirtieth session of the
FAO European Forestry Commission. Review of the work programmes. Role
of sustainable forestry in the region. Market discussion. Forest Resource
Assessment. Trade and Environment. |
| 10-11 |
Ad hoc Group of Experts
on Safety in Tunnels
Focal point: Jerzy Witkowski, Tel: 917 32 59 |
The second session of the
Ad hoc Group will continue its examination of existing documentation
on safety in tunnels, review the first answers to the questionnaire
sent to member countries and discuss the contents of its interim report
to the Inland Transport Committee and its draft workplan. |
11-13
Orvieto, Italy |
Work Session on Gender
Statistics
Focal point: Lene Mikkelsen, Tel: 917 41 13 |
Conference of European Statisticians
Web page: http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2000.10.gender.htm |
15-22
China |
Study Tour of the Steel
Industry in China
Focal point: Bernard Roux-Fouillet, Tel: 917 32 41 |
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| 16 |
Second Annual Coordinating
Meeting of the Heads of the European Offices
Focal point: Patrice Robineau, Tel: 917 48 58 |
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| 16 (pm)-20 |
Working Party on General
Safety Provisions (GRSG)
Focal point: Juan Ramos, Tel: 917 19 98 |
79th session of the body
subsidiary to WP.29. Consideration of a range of amendments to
ECE Regulations and international harmonization of vehicle classification
and of general safety requirements. |
| 16-20 |
Working Party on Customs
Questions affecting Transport (WP.30)
Focal point: Martin Magold, Tel: 917 24 53 |
The 96th session is expected
to finalize a large package of amendments to the TIR Convention which
will conclude work under Phase II of the TIR revision process. The
Working Party is also expected to review a new annex to the International
Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods relating
to efficient border crossing procedures and will consider the extension
of the scope of a draft UN/ECE Convention on Rail Customs transit
to the countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. |
| 17-19 |
Working Party on Inland
Water Transport
Focal point: Viatcheslav Novikov, Tel: 917 24 78 |
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18-20
Cardiff, United Kingdom |
Work Session on Statistical
Data Editing
Focal point: Jana Meliskova, Tel: 917 41 50 |
The Work Session will discuss
the management and evaluation of editing, propagation of knowledge
on statistical data quality to users, and new developments in editing/imputation.
Countries experiences in evaluating the efficiency of statistical
data editing will be analysed. Documentation for the meeting is available
at: http://www.unece.org/stats/documents/2000.10.sde.htm |
| 19-20 |
Administrative Committee
for the TIR Convention 1975
Focal point: Martin Magold, Tel: 917 24 53 |
The 29th session
of the Committee is expected to adopt inter alia the amendment proposals
prepared under Phase II of the TIR revision process, provide guidance
on the implementation of Phase III on computerization of the TIR Customs
transit procedure and consider and approve the budget for the TIR
Executive Board for the year 2001. |
23-25
Ottawa, Canada |
Work Session on Health
Statistics (Preparatory Meeting)
Focal point: Lene Mikkelsen, Tel: 917 41 13 |
The meeting is jointly organised
with WHO and hosted by Statistics Canada. A small group of invited
experts from academia and statistical agencies will try to make progress
on a standard way to measure population health. Measures of health
that are valid and comparable cross nationally necessitate not just
a common conceptual approach, but also common operational methods.
Assessing trends in health status and linking them as outcomes of
health policy has become a priority in many countries. |
| 23-25 |
Joint ECE/Eurostat/OECD
and Austrian CSO Consultation on the ECP 2000
Focal point: Lidia Bratanova, Tel: 917 17 72 |
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23-27
Chisinau,
Moldova |
Workshop on sustainable
development of marketing of wood and non-wood forest products and
services for central and eastern European countries
Focal point: Ed Pepke, Tel. 917 28 72 |
One of a continuing series
of workshops on forest products marketing. This workshop is to introduce
marketing principles, using relevant examples of non-wood forest products,
to 8-10 countries. |
| 24-26 |
Working Party on Transport
Statistics
Focal point: Brinda Wachs, Tel: 917 24 52 |
This session of WP.6 will
be devoted to the development of an E-Rail Census, preparation for
a Workshop on GIS in Urban Transport and Land Use Planning and the
revision of the Classification system for Goods Transport (NST). |
| 27 |
Ad Hoc Expert Group on
Road Traffic Accident Statistics
Focal point: Brinda Wachs, Tel: 917 24 52 |
The Ad Hoc Expert Group
on Road Traffic Accidents is a follow-up to an earlier meeting on
the harmonization of definitions in road traffic accidents (Dec. 1999,
Paris). The final terminology decided at this session will be included
in the forthcoming third edition of the Glossary for Transport Statistics. |
| 30 |
Ad Hoc Group of Experts
on Coal and Thermal Power
Focal point: Slav Slavov, Tel: 917 24 44 |
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| 30-31 |
Task Force on the Implementation
of the United Nations Framework Classification for Reserves/Resources
(UNFC): Solid Fuels and Mineral Commodities
Focal point: Slav Slavov, Tel: 917 24 44 |
The Task Force will review
the state of application of UNFC in the ECE region. The meeting should
adopt the Guidelines for the Practical Application of the Classification.
It will also consider a Proposal for extending the UNFC to other energy
commodities, namely Petroleum, Natural Gas and Uranium. This could
facilitate the worldwide evaluation of the energy reserves/resources
based on common principles. The Proposal will be brought to the attention
of the ECE Committee on Sustainable Energy which should decide how
to further develop this Project, and about the involvement of international
organisations. |
| 30 Oct.-2 Nov. |
Working Party on the
Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs
Focal point: O.K. Sid’Ahmed, Tel: 917 24 21 |
Annual session of WP.11.
Implementation of the Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable
Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage
(ATP). |
30 Oct.-
3 Nov.
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31 Oct.-
1 Nov.
1 Nov.
2-3 Nov.
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Enterprise Development
Meetings
Ad hoc Meeting on the Steel Market
Focal point: Bernard Roux-Fouillet, Tel: 917 32 41
Task Force for the Pilot Project on Soil Decontamination
Focal point: Howard Hornfeld, Tel: 917 32 54
Team of Specialists on Internet Enterprise Development
Focal point: Daewon Choi, Tel: 917 24 74
Working Party on Industry and Enterprise Development (WP.8)
Focal point: Mika Vepslinen, Tel: 917 31 97
Forum on Best Practice in Development of Entrepreneurship and SMEs
in Countries in Transition: the Hungarian Experience
Focal point: Antal Szabo, Tel: 917 24 71
Expert Meeting on Best Practice in Business Advisory, Counselling
and Information Services
Focal point: Antal Szabo, Tel: 917 24 71 |
This team of specialists was established to implement the recommendations
of the Forum on E-Commerce for Transition Economies in the Digital
Age (Geneva, 19-20 June 2000).
First session of a new Working Party that was established
by the Ad hoc Informal Session of the UN/ECE on 21 September
2000. The Working Party will assume responsibility for developing
a coherent cross-sectoral enterprise development programme for the
UN/ECE with a particular focus on transition economies.
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31 Oct.-
2 Nov. |
COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY
Tenth session
Focal point: Sevinc Kiciman, Tel: 917 24 46 |
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