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Events This page is a bulletin board for forthcoming events such as conferences, seminars and exhibitions concerning social and economic development issues related to mineral resources. To post an event to this page please email the event details to: minerals.forum@unctad.org. Please include the event title, venue, dates, a contact name and email, and a description of the event. Additional information such as programmes or documents may also be forwarded, preferably in MS Word, Adobe PDF or text formats. Events are also listed on: InfoMine - The Events section has a comprehensive listing of all minerals, mining and mineral processing related events worldwide. EventsTitle of Event: Africa:
Business, Growth and Poverty Reduction Event Details: How can internal and external actors ensure that Africa's economics develop at the speed necessary to achieve poverty eradication and the other Millennium Development Goals? What policies are necessary to attract investment and stimulate business activity? Which economic sectors are likely to develop and thrive? How are skills best nurtured? What can regional and international bodies do to assist development... more
Title of Event: OECD
Forum 2007 Innovation, Growth and Equity Event Details: The OECD Forum is a "multi-stakeholder summit" which brings together business and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government ministers and leaders of international organisations to discuss the hottest issues on the international agenda. It takes place in conjunction with the annual OECD Ministerial Summit... more
Title of Event: 3rd
International Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators in the
Minerals Industry (SDIMI 2007) Event Details: The focus of the meeting will shift to issues of benchmarking, SD value creation, operationalization of SD, creation of knowledge hubs, modeling and fiscal issues and best practices and tools. The meeting will provide opportunities for presentations, panel discussions, poster sessions and 'hand-on' applications via workshops, demonstrations and training sessions. A goal of the Conference is to conclude with a consensus plan and a process, representing a variety of stakeholders, which can provide guidance and direction to the minerals community on the path to sustainable development... more
Title of Event: 7th
Biennial Conference “Sustaining Communities and Development in the Face
of Environmental Challenges” Event Details: The 7th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics (CANSEE) will reflect the focus of CANSEE in fostering transdisciplinary research activities and dialogue among natural and social scientists, government, the private sector and civil society, to deepen our understanding of the interactions between humans and nature, and to inform the sustainable stewardship of the natural resources and the environment... more
Title of Event: 20th
International Mining Congress and Exhibition of Turkey (IMCET 2007)
Event Details: The primary objective of the Congress is to present and discuss the problems in mining industry, to transfer scientific and technological developments to a wide range of people and to provide communication among scientists, operators, mine owners and engineers... more
Title of Event: 2nd
International Conference The Extractive Industry and the Environment in
Central Europe EIECE 2007 Event Details: Topics of presentation blocks: 1) Sustainable development / license to operate 2) Competitiveness of the extractive industry in the EU 3) EU legislation and the extractive industry ...more
Title of event:
Extractive Industries Review - Final Workshop The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining.
Title of event: Mining
& Electricity Africa 2003 Exhibition The Mining & Electricity Africa 2003 exhibition follows the successful 2002 show and provides companies in the sector with an ideal promotional tool for getting their share of the associated contracts that will go with the large expansion in mining and electricity supply in Tanzania and other parts of East and Southern Africa.
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Workshop V - Asia-Pacific Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The fifth World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in Indonesia.
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Workshop IV - Middle East and North Africa
Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The fourth World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in Lebanon. 
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Consultation Workshop III - Africa Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The third World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in South Africa.
Title of event: Governance of Natural Resources
/ La gouvernance des revenus des ressources naturelles A joint World Bank-French Development Agency workshop on "The Governance of Natural Resources" is to be held in Paris on December 9-10. The programme will examine the relationship between extraction of natural resources and civil war, corruption, and poor governance. Download workshop programme (MS Word).
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Consultation Workshop II - Asia and the Pacific
Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The fourth World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in Indonesia.
Title of event:
Fifth Warwick Corporate Citizenship Conference: Sustainable Development
& the Role of Business in Poverty Elimination The focus of the 2002 Corporate Citizenship Unit (CCU) Research Conference will be Sustainable Development and the Role of Business in Poverty Elimination. The CCU includes the Mining and Energy Research Network (MERN). The conference will look at research and case studies of the implementation of business strategies of corporate citizenship world-wide, including social performance management systems and tools, multi-stakeholder partnerships, business approaches to human rights promotion and the Global Compact. Following a keynote address, the major part of the conference will be a set of workshops with prioroty given to discussion time. In the afternoon, an exciting panel for the Warwick Debate will examine: "Has Business a Role to Play in Poverty Elimination?" The conference registration form is available for download.
Title of event: Extractive Industries
Review - Regional Consultation Workshop III Africa Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The third World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in South Africa.
Title of event:
Joint Seminar on "Management of Mineral
Wealth and the Role of Mineral Wealth in Socio-economic Development" Detailed information on the seminar including the programme, participants and the presentations is available here.
Title of event: West
Africa Mining Conference and Exhibition 2002 A West African mining conference and exhibition is to be held in Accra, Ghana. Presentations will explore the role of mining in economic and social development, the role of international institutions in promoting and financing mining development, specific country profiles and experiences drawn from the development and operation of mines in Africa. The conference program is available for download (MS Word).
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Consultation Workshop II Eastern Europe
and Central Asia Region The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The second World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in Budapest, Hungary.
Title of event:
Tunnel
Vision: Mining, Women & Communites Forum The forum will explore the effects that mining has on women in local communities. It aims to increase understanding of the issues facing women in mine affected communities, so these can be more fully incorporated into a rights-based approach. In Oxfam Community Aid Abroad’s experience, mining operations generate rapid development coupled with immediate social change, including substantial changes to the structure and traditions of local communities. While these changes are felt community-wide, women have specific needs that are often ignored. Understanding these needs is vital for understanding the full effect of mining activities. More...
Title of event:
The Global Mining Initiative Conference The Global Mining Initiative (GMI) Conference is intended to be a worldwide policy dialogue and forum to assist the industry define its response to the challenges of sustainable development leading into the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) later in 2002. Representatives from industry, industry associations, government and NGO stakeholders are expected to attend. The major input to the conference will come from the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) project due to conclude in April 2002 with the release of a final report. Further information on the GMI and the conference, including the program, can be obtained from the conference website at www.gmiconference.com,and the GMI web site at www.globalmining.com.
Title of event: Extractive
Industries Review - Regional Consultation Workshop I Latin America and
the Caribbean The Extractive Industries Review (EIR) is a process that the World Bank Group has launched to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with concerned stakeholders. The aim is to produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the World Bank Group in the sectors of oil, gas and mining. The first World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) workshop is to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Workshop documents, participant presentations, press releases and a declaration from civil society and indigenous participants are available.
Title of event:
2nd World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF) The 2nd World Mine
Ministries Forum (WMMF) will be held in Canada in March 2002. Attendee's
will include government officials, non-government organizations and service
providers to the mineral industry. Topics to be explored at the meeting will include: mining and people; creating a positive investment climate; public perception of mining/MMSD; sustainable development; the road to Rio+10; and the Regulator's Workshop: Dealing with voluntary codes of conduct. Further information is available from the WMMF website.
Title of event: OECD
Global Forum to Focus on Foreign Direct Investment and Environment - Lessons
from the Mining Sector How to make environmental and investment goals mutually supportive will be the theme of an OECD conference on Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment. Discussions will focus on the mining sector, but participants will also discuss broader lessons relating to FDI and the environment linkages and the role of globalisation in supporting sustainable development. Organised within the framework of OECD's Global Forum on International Investment (GFII), the conference aims to shed further light on the linkages between FDI and the environment in a sector that is of particular importance for many developing countries and which has frequently given rise to environmental concerns. Its results will contribute to preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August 2002. The entire proceedings will be open to the media. Participants will include senior officials from OECD and non-OECD countries in charge of investment and environment policy and development issues, as well as representatives of multilateral organisations, business, labour and civil society. The conference will be structured around three main issues:
The OECD Global Forum on International Investment is one of eight "Global Forums" launched by the OECD's Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members to deepen and extend relations with non-OECD countries in fields where the OECD has particular expertise and where global dialogue is important. The Global Forum on International Investment will foster open and inclusive dialogue on emerging investment issues among stakeholders and investment policy makers around the world. The Draft Agenda is available in Adobe PDF.
Title of event:
Computer-Assisted
Training Course in Mineral Resource Development Course is also to be conducted in 2002.
Title of event:
Building a Global Mining Campaign The Building a Global Mining Campaign is an meeting intended to bring together activists, NGO representatives, and community leaders from around the world to discuss the potential for a coordinated international campaign to improve the mining industry's global performance on environmental, social, cultural and human rights issues. This meeting to planned to be the first of a series. It is hosted and organized by the Mining Policy Center (MPC). Further information is available from the Building a Global Mining Campaign and the Mineral Policy Center websites.
Title of event:
Sullivan Mine Roundtable - Lessons in Sustainability The City of Kimberley is home to the Sullivan Mine, which will be closing later this year after nearly 100 years of mining activity. Cominco Ltd., The World Bank and the City of Kimberley will host an international gathering of experts and representatives of communities of interest to examine the social, environmental and economic aspects of the Sullivan and other mine projects. While the Sullivan Mine will serve as a focal point, other case studies, including the Antamina Mine and Placer Dome's Porgera and Misima mines will be discussed. A round table format will be adopted to encourage a lively and open dialogue and the sharing of experiences and perspectives of all participants. Further information on the Sullivan Mine and the Roundtable is available on the TeckCominco website.
Title of event: Growth
and diversification in Mineral Economies Regional workshop for mineral economies in Africa.
Title of event: Mining Millennium
2000 The programme includes sessions on land use and on minimizing a mine's impact. For registration information contact MM2000 Registration Department c/o Congress Canada 49 Bathurst Street, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2P2 Tel: 1 - 416 362 1969 Fax: 1 - 416 504 8033
Title of event: Working Group on
Indigenous Populations Provisional agenda is available at
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