This regime provides effective protection to all participants ass='bold'>in such meetass='bold'>ings.

The Bureau recalled its meetass='bold'>ing with the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council on 25 March 2004 and emphasized the utility and importance of such annual meetass='bold'>ings to enhance coordass='bold'>inass='bold'>ation and ass='bold'>informass='bold'>ation sharass='bold'>ing, and recommended thass='bold'>at such meetass='bold'>ings contass='bold'>inue to be held durass='bold'>ing the annual sessions of the Commission.

But occasionally such meetass='bold'>ings are important, ass='bold'>in ways thass='bold'>at are often not clear until lass='bold'>ater.

Such gass='bold'>atherass='bold'>ings are unprecedented to the extent thass='bold'>at they brass='bold'>ing together groups thass='bold'>at never talked before.

Some means are traditional, such as face to face meetass='bold'>ings, and others are technological, such as e mail.

Half of those meetass='bold'>ings were formal.

It was a themass='bold'>atic meetass='bold'>ing not addressass='bold'>ing any particular situass='bold'>ation, and thass='bold'>at is the way possible future meetass='bold'>ings of this kass='bold'>ind should be conducted.

First, the frequency of meetass='bold'>ings should be ass='bold'>increased, especially ass='bold'>in times of crisis, and the level of a few of these meetass='bold'>ings enhanced.

These have been privass='bold'>ate meetass='bold'>ings so far.

ass='bold'>At these meetass='bold'>ings, the LWV helped to conduct side events and caucuses.

It ass='bold'>attempts to reflect the progress made ass='bold'>in these Meetass='bold'>ings ass='bold'>in 2004.

These meetass='bold'>ings evolved ass='bold'>into a virtual network, established ass='bold'>in Vienna ass='bold'>in 1998.

The General Legal Division assists the Legal Counsel ass='bold'>in organizass='bold'>ing and hostass='bold'>ing the meetass='bold'>ings.

Progress ass='bold'>in promotass='bold'>ing the participass='bold'>ation of women ass='bold'>in representass='bold'>ational positions, such as ass='bold'>in the Nass='bold'>ational Assembly and on delegass='bold'>ations to ass='bold'>internass='bold'>ational meetass='bold'>ings, had been modest, and she wondered whass='bold'>at mechanisms had been put ass='bold'>in place to facilitass='bold'>ate such participass='bold'>ation.

A variety of other bilass='bold'>ateral meetass='bold'>ings have also taken place to discuss questions such as the assets of settlements and their eventual fass='bold'>ate.

This was the most spectacular meetass='bold'>ing of the Court ass='bold'>in its existence.

It is absurd and troublass='bold'>ing to spend 1 billion on three days of meetass='bold'>ings under any circumstances (sass='bold'>ince there are much cheaper ways to have such meetass='bold'>ings and much better uses for the money).

The Committee has often stressed the importance of such meetass='bold'>ings.

The Kosovo Serbs were ass='bold'>invited to, and participass='bold'>ated ass='bold'>in, those meetass='bold'>ings, and thus had the opportunity to shape the process.

Meetass='bold'>ings between the force commanders are held on a regular basis and an ass='bold'>inter mission secretariass='bold'>at has been established to coordass='bold'>inass='bold'>ate both these meetass='bold'>ings and follow up actions.

Small elite bodies like the G 8 no longer work, but neither do mammoth meetass='bold'>ings of the sort we saw ass='bold'>in Copenhagen.

Such meetass='bold'>ings are vital for Asia, because the contass='bold'>inent lacks the dense ass='bold'>institutional ass='bold'>infrastructure thass='bold'>at Europe has built up over the past five decades.

ass='bold'>In addition, the Congress will have before it other documents, such as the discussion guide and the reports of the regional preparass='bold'>atory meetass='bold'>ings.

All these meetass='bold'>ings were convened ass='bold'>at venues belongass='bold'>ing to research ass='bold'>institutions or privass='bold'>ate companies.

These will display official meetass='bold'>ings ass='bold'>informass='bold'>ation appropriass='bold'>ate for each room.

We hope thass='bold'>at as a result of the resolution we will adopt today, the participass='bold'>ation of more young people from developass='bold'>ing countries will be possible ass='bold'>at such meetass='bold'>ings, usass='bold'>ing, ass='bold'>inter alia, resources from the United Nass='bold'>ations Youth Fund.

For women who have a lot to contribute, the ass='bold'>inability to ass='bold'>attend meetass='bold'>ings and provide women's perspectives ass='bold'>into meetass='bold'>ings is a concern.

ass='bold'>In terms of overall cost, holdass='bold'>ing these meetass='bold'>ings back to back ass='bold'>in a United Nass='bold'>ations venue, particularly ass='bold'>in Montreal, often results ass='bold'>in cost savass='bold'>ings compared to holdass='bold'>ing the meetass='bold'>ings ass='bold'>independently.

The dissemass='bold'>inass='bold'>ation of scientific knowledge is done by such means as electronic publishass='bold'>ing, as well as traditional methods, such as meetass='bold'>ings, professional educass='bold'>ation and traass='bold'>inass='bold'>ing, and the use of prass='bold'>inted mass='bold'>aterial.

Three years lass='bold'>ater our girls are almost eight now We're still holdass='bold'>ing these meetass='bold'>ings.

Oral presentass='bold'>ation by the Chairpersons of the four round tables of the deliberass='bold'>ations of the round tables

Others saw contass='bold'>inued value ass='bold'>in these sessions.

(e) The Sixth Review Conference will consider the work of these meetass='bold'>ings and decide on any further action.

Durass='bold'>ing the meetass='bold'>ings the issue of honour relass='bold'>ated violence is also discussed.

The Committee highly appreciass='bold'>ates the ass='bold'>involvement ass='bold'>in these meetass='bold'>ings of Governments, ass='bold'>intergovernmental organizass='bold'>ations, United Nass='bold'>ations entities and civil society.

The secretariass='bold'>at will take these meetass='bold'>ings ass='bold'>into account ass='bold'>in makass='bold'>ing travel arrangements for those participants for whom assistance is provided.

Organizass='bold'>ing, chairass='bold'>ing and participass='bold'>atass='bold'>ing ass='bold'>in side events and sessions ass='bold'>at ass='bold'>internass='bold'>ational climass='bold'>ate change meetass='bold'>ings

These meetass='bold'>ings have proven a rich breedass='bold'>ing ground for ideas and collaborass='bold'>ations across borders.

Companies such as EFI and Xitron specialize ass='bold'>in such RIP software.

Consultass='bold'>ations and participass='bold'>ation ass='bold'>in meetass='bold'>ings

Acted as Deputy Conference Secretary for meetass='bold'>ings of Commonwealth Law Mass='bold'>inisters and Senior Officials, prepared policy papers for these meetass='bold'>ings, and implemented decisions from these meetass='bold'>ings

Such fields are found ass='bold'>in densely populass='bold'>ated parts of Asia, such as ass='bold'>in The Philippass='bold'>ines.

Relevant human rights special procedures should be ass='bold'>invited to such periodic expert meetass='bold'>ings to deepen understandass='bold'>ing of and benefit from the exchange of experiences among the various actors and organizass='bold'>ations ass='bold'>involved ass='bold'>in humanitarian work.

These meetass='bold'>ings spark new friendships and are a rich breedass='bold'>ing ground for ideas and collaborass='bold'>ations across borders.

This ass='bold'>informass='bold'>ation is beass='bold'>ing provided to allow Parties to understand more clearly some of the issues associass='bold'>ated with the organizass='bold'>ation of meetass='bold'>ings.