Tentative Innovation Fair Timeline

1 Dec 2006: Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Reform Briefing to Non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

11 Jan 2007: Preparatory meeting to Innovation Fair at the Church Center, NYC.

5 Feb 2007: Innovation follow-up

23 Feb 2007: Regional Innovation Fair, “North America”, New York.

March 2007: AMR Country meetings in Brazil

To be determined: Latin America’s Regional Innovative Fair

May/June 2007: AMR Country meetings in Morocco

To be determined: Africa Regional Innovation Fair

To be defined: AMR Country meetings in Bangladesh

To be determined: Asia Regional Innovation Fair, Bangladesh

End of June 2007: NGO Forum/ Regional Innovation Fair, “Europe,” Geneva

July 2007: Global Innovation Fair, Geneva

Preparatory Meetings to the Annual Ministerial Review Innovation Fair

Following up on the Strengthening of the Economic and Social Council (Res A/61/16) to non-governmental organizations in consultative status with ECOSOC,

Underlining the 2 new functions of the ECOSOC, the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) the Development Cooperation Forum (DCF),

The Preparatory Meeting to the Regional AMR Innovation Fair "The Americas" to be held on 23rd february 2007 has been organized by DESA NGO Section, in partnership with: Hague Appeal for Peace, the United Methodist Office for the United Nations, International Peace Bureau, Lutheran World Federation and CONGO, on Thursday 11 january 2007 at the Church Center, New York.