Calender of Events
Date |
Event |
Venue |
OCTOBER 2009 |
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8 October |
BUSA Economic Policy Committee |
BUSA |
8-9 October |
State visit by President Zuma to Brazil |
Sao Paolo |
9 October |
Briefing of BUSA Members by Minister of Home Affairs |
BUSA |
12 October |
BUSA Interaction with ITAC |
BUSA |
12 October |
BUSA Trade Policy Committee Meeting |
BUSA |
14 October |
Launch of Africa Alternative Dispute Resolution |
Werksmans, Johannesburg |
22 October |
BUSA Transformation Policy Committee |
BUSA |
26 October |
National Consultation on Climate Change International Talks |
TBC |
27-28 October |
Workshop for SADC private sector |
BUSA |
28 October |
Launch of Business for Development |
Radisson Hotel, Johannesburg |
28-29 October |
3rd Annual South African International Trade and Investment Conference |
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg |
30 October |
Anti-Corruption Conference |
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg |
October |
Launch of South African Government and Business Permanent Consultative Forum on IBSA |
Dti Campus, Pretoria |
October |
SADC Workshops on NTBs |
Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town |
NOVEMBER 2009 |
5 November |
BUSA Transformation Policy Committee |
BUSA |
7 November |
Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) |
Cairo, Egypt |
9-10 November |
SAIIA Trade Reform Dialogue |
Cape Town |
10 November (TBC) |
Lecture on Angola by Professor Paulo Pardal from the Catholic University of Portugal |
BUSA |
11 November |
BUSA Management Committee & Council Meetings |
BUSA |
11-12 November |
OECD Ministerial Africa Investment Initiative + Expert Roundtable on Energy Investment in Africa |
Johannesburg |
13 November |
SEG/ILO Workshop |
Johannesburg |
13-14 November |
Trade Exhibition and Business Forum in Nigeria |
Abuja, Nigeria |
19 November |
Business Consultative Forum |
Westcliff Hotel |
24 November |
BUSA Economic Policy Committee Meeting |
BUSA |
25 November |
BUSA Social Policy Committee & Sub-Committee on Education & Training |
BUSA |
29 November – 3 December |
Business mission to Egypt led by Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Ms Thandi
Tobias-Pokolo |
Egypt |
30 November - 1 December |
1st German – South Africa Business Forum |
Munich, Germany |
30 November - 2 December |
WTO Ministerial Meeting |
Geneva, Switzerland |
November |
Bordeaux investment promotion seminar with SA Embassy, MEDEF |
Bordeaux, France |
DECEMBER 2009 |
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02 December |
BUSA Trade Policy Committee |
BUSA |
5-9 December |
Business mission to Tunisia led by Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Ms Thandi Tobias-Pokolo |
Tunisia |
10 December (TBC) |
SADC Employers Group and ILO Regional Workshop on Impact of Global Economic Crisis |
Johannesburg |
December |
SADC Business Forum AGM |
BUSA |
JULY 2010 |
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15 July |
Customs Bills Task Team |
NEDLAC Offices |
15 July |
Meeting with Minister of Public Works |
BUSA Offices |
21 July |
SQAM Task Team |
NEDLAC Offices |
22 July |
Services and T&E Task Team |
NEDLAC Offices |
22-23 July |
SADC Employers Group Meeting on B4D |
BUSA Offices |
27 July |
NEDLAC Teselico |
NEDLAC Offices |
27 July(TBC) |
NAMA and NTB Task Team |
NEDLAC Offices |
29 July - 3 Aug |
Trade Policy Lobbying Visit |
Washington DC, USA |
TBC |
BUSA Committee on Trade Policy |
BUSA Offices |
AUGUST 2010 |
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2-5 August |
AGOA Ministerial Summit |
Washington DC & Kansas City, USA |
4-5 August |
SA-Russia Business Council Meeting |
Moscow, Russia |
5-6 August |
State Visit by President Zuma |
Russia |
5 August |
NEDLAC TIC |
NEDLAC Offices |
9 August |
Public Holiday |
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12-13 August |
State Visit by President Zuma |
Lesotho |
16-17 August (TBC) |
SADC Summit |
Namibia |
17 August |
NAMA and NTB Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
19 August |
Services and T&E Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
24 August |
NEDLAC Teselico |
NEDLAC Offices |
24 August |
BUSA Task Group on Freight |
NEDLAC Offices |
24-26 August |
State Visit by President Zuma |
Beijing and Shanghai, China |
25 August |
BUSA Committee on Trade Policy |
BUSA Offices |
30 August |
South Africa - India CEOs Forum |
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg |
31 August |
Dogin Business in India |
Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg |
SEPTEMBER 2010 |
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2 or 9 September |
NEDLAC TIC |
NEDLAC Offices |
8 September |
BUSA Manco and Council |
BUSA Offices |
16 September |
Services and T&E Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
20-28 September |
Trade Delegation from Northern Ireland |
South Africa |
21 September |
NAMA and NTB Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
24 September |
Public Holiday |
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27 September |
NELDAC Teselico |
NEDLAC Offices |
TBC |
Freight Logistics Stakeholders Lekogtla |
TBC |
TBC |
Briefing workshop for MPs on freight logistic issues |
Parliament, Cape Town |
OCTOBER 2010 |
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3-4 October |
Commonwealth Business Conclave |
New Delhi, India |
6 October |
BUSA Task Group on Freight |
BUSA Offices |
7 or 14 October |
NEDLAC TIC |
NEDLAC Offices |
13 October |
BUSA Committee on Trade Policy |
BUSA Offices |
19 October |
NAMA and NTB Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
21 October |
Services and T&E Task Team |
NEDLAC Offices |
26 October |
NEDLAC Teselico |
NEDLAC Offices |
TBC |
SADC Employees Group Meeting |
TBC |
TBC |
SADC-COMESA-EAC Summit |
TBC |
TBC |
CCA Health Conference |
U.S.A |
NOVEMBER 2010 |
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4 or 11 November |
NEDLAC TIC |
NEDLAC Offices |
10-11 November |
G20 Summit |
Korea |
12 November |
BUSA Manco and Council |
BUSA Offices |
23 November |
NAMA and NTB Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
25 November |
Services and T&E Task Teams |
NEDLAC Offices |
30 November |
NEDLAC Teselico |
NEDLAC Offices |
DECEMBER 2010 |
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1 December |
BUSA Task Group on Freight |
BUSA Offices |
2 or 9 December |
NEDLAC TIC |
NEDLAC Offices |
8 December |
BUSA Committee on Trade Policy |
BUSA Offices |
16 December |
Public Holiday |
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27 December |
Public Holiday |
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Expected Events |
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