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Conference Agenda
How can local authorities take advantage of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
A practical workshop including participation at the US-Andean 6th Negotiating Round
Atlanta and Tucson, November 29 to December 1, 2004
*All Speakers Subject to Change
| DAY 1: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2004: ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
| 9:00 |
Welcome Remarks
• Pedro Sabat, Mayor of Santiago de Chile and President of FLACMA |
| 9:20 |
Presentation
Bilateral Free Trade Negotiations: The US-Andean FTA actual status
• Hernando Jose Gomez, FTA Chief Negotiator, Colombia |
| 10:00 |
Workshop 1
An insider’s view of FTAA areas of negotiation
• Market Access, Agriculture, Services, Investments, Intellectual Property Rights... |
| 12:00 |
Luncheon
• Keynote Speaker: Shirley Franklin, Mayor of the City of Atlanta |
| 13:30 |
Presentation
Experiences of Free Trade Agreements impact on utilities and employment
• Speakers from Mexico (NAFTA) and Chile (US-Chile FTA) |
| 15:30 |
Workshop 2
Anticipating and planning for FTAA outcomes in your community
• Tools, case studies, community outreach, public-private partnerships. |
| 19:00 |
Reception and Dinner
• Hosted by Alston & Bird with Atlanta Academic and Business leaders |
| DAY 2: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2004: TUCSON, ARIZONA |
| 8:45 |
Transfer to Tucson, Arizona |
| 10:00 |
Arrival in Tucson and accreditation to 6th US-Andean FTA Round |
| 12:00 |
Luncheon
• Keynote Speaker: Regina Vargo, Deputy U. S. Trade Representative
The Free Trade Area of the Americas: the U. S. perspective |
| 14:00 |
Joint Panel with US Chamber of Commerce
Meeting the US-Andean FTA in session
• Discussing changes in local economies: inputs from the negotiators and participants |
| 16:00 |
End of program and time to participate in the “Room Next Door” discussions of the negotiations |
| DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2004: TUCSON, ARIZONA |
| 9:00 |
Participation in the “Room Next Door” discussions of the negotiations |
| 13:00 |
Luncheon, rappatteur
• Nestor Ramirez, President, Colombian Federation of Municipalities
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| 15:00 |
Transfer to Atlanta |
| DAY 4: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2004: ATLANTA, GEORGIA |
| Departure of participants to their countries
*Participants arrive in Atlanta on Sunday, November 28, 2004.
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