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National Workshop on WTO Matters for Scholars from Thailand
Date
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18-20 February 2009 |
Venue
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Bangkok, Thailand |
Organizers
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UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division
World Trade Organization
International Institute for Trade and Development
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Objective
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A joint initiative of WTO and ESCAP/ARTNeT, in collaboration with ITD, to build analytical capacity on WTO-related issues among junior academics in Thailand and enable them to participate more effectively in existing networks such as ARTNeT and contribute to policymaking in this area |
Documentation
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Welcome Remarks
 Ravi Ratnayake, Director, Trade and Investment Division,
UNESCAP
Presentation:
Session 1
Trade patterns and Policies in GMS countries
Watcharas Leelawath, Deputy Executive Director,
ITD
Introduction to the WTO
Gerardo T. Thielen, Counsellor, Institute for Training
and Technical Cooperation, WTO
Session 3
Regional Integration in Asian Perspective
Mia Mikic, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and
Investment Division, UNESCAP
WTO Agreement on Agriculture and NAMA Issue
Pawin Talerngsri, Department of Trade Negotiations
National Workshop on WTO Matters for Scholars
from Thailand
Vilailuk Tiranutti, Program Officer, EC Delegation
in Thailand
Example: China’s Services Commitments
Vilailuk Tiranutti
Session 4
Intellectual Property Rights(with an emphasis on
TRIPS flexibilities)
Auramon Supthaweethum, Director of IP Promotion
and Development Division, Department of
Intellectual Property
Trade and Environment in the WTO
Gerardo Thielen |
Participants
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Programme |
Contact
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Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: mikic@un.org |
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Last updated: 26 February 2009 |
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