APRC/04/INF/2


TWENTY-SEVENTH FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Beijing, China, 17 – 21 May 2004

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE



SENIOR OFFICERS MEETING

17 – 19 May 2004
(Morning : 09:30 – 12:30 hours; Afternoon : 14:30 – 17:30 hours)


 

Agenda Item

Item No.

Document No.

Monday, 17 May

09:30 hours

- Opening of Senior Officers Meeting

1

 

- Election of the Chairperson,Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur

2

 

- Adoption of Agenda and Timetable

3

APRC/04/1
APRC/04/INF/2

- Rice in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific

4

APRC/04/2

14:30 hours

- Institution Building to Strengthen Agriculture Extension

5

APRC/04/3

Tuesday, 18 May

09:00 hours

- Follow-up to the World Food Summit and the World Food Summit:five years later: Regional Dimensions

6

APRC/04/4

11:15 hours

- Subregional Strategy for Food Security (Pacific Subregion)

6A

APRC/04/5

Tuesday, 18 May

14:00 hours

- Roundtable on Financing for Agricultural Development

 

APRC/04/7

15:30 hours

- Seed Policy and Regulations in the Light of the International Treaty on PGRFA and the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

7

APRC/04/INF/5

- First Report on the State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources – Progress Report

8

APRC/04/INF/6

- The International Year of Rice – 2004

9

APRC/04/INF/7

- FAO Strategic Framework for Bridging the Rural Digital Divide

10

APRC/04/INF/8

- Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific

11

APRC/04/INF/9

- Initiative to Review and Update National Agricultural, Rural Development and Food Security Strategies and Policies

12

APRC/04/INF/10

- Any other business

13

 

Wednesday, 19 May

 

- Free for field trip

   

16:00 hours

- Adoption of the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting

14

 
- Closure of the Senior Officers Meeting 15


PLENARY SESSION

20 – 21 May 2004


Thursday, 20 May

09:30 hours

- Inaugural Ceremony

1

 

- Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Appointment of Rapporteur

2

 

- Adoption of Agenda and Timetable

3

APRC/04/1
APRC/04/INF/2

- Statement by the Director-General

4

APRC/04/INF/4

- Statement by the Independent Chairman of FAO Council

5

 

- Report on FAO Activities in the Region (2002-2003) and Action Taken on the Twenty-sixth APRC Recommendations

7

APRC/04/6

- Follow-up to the World Food Summit and the World Food Summit: five years later: Regional Dimensions

8

APRC/04/4

- Subregional Strategy for Food Security (Pacific Subregion)

 

APRC/04/5

Thursday, 20 May

 

- Report of the Senior Officers Meeting, including Roundtable on Financing for Agricultural Development

9

 

- Country Statements and General Debate on the Food and Agriculture Situation in the Region

6

 

Thursday, 20 May

14:30 hours

- Country Statements and General Debate on the Food and Agriculture Situation in the Region -- Continued

6

 

Friday, 21 May

09:30 hours

- Proposed items to be considered for the Twenty-eighth FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific

10

 

- Date and Place of the Twenty-eighth FAO Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific

11

 

16:00 hours

- Adoption of the Report(including the Report of the Senior Officers Meeting)

12

 

- Closure of the Conference

13