2012 Tokyo Annual Meeting Planning Session

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2012 Tokyo Annual Meeting Planning Session held on Saturday, 21 April.

Chair: Karla Chaman, IMF

Tsubasa Kato

• We want to have more networking and engagement with social movements around the world

Yuki Tanabe, JACSES

• Japanese NGO network for the annual meetings formed in the last year (October)
• To assist CSO activities at the annual meetings
• 20 CSO members, broad interest areas
• Want to maximise opportunities and discussion, including individual meetings with Bank staff, management, media, etc

John Garrison, World Bank

• Main meetings at Tokyo International Forum + 2 other hotels for more meetings
• Accreditation same as always
• Visas – should have free visas for CSO accredited delegates
• Sponsoring up to 60 CSOs, priority for Asian countries (South Asia and East Asia) – nominations from country offices
• A lot of space to be available for civil society – rooms and computers
• Themes for annual meetings (from the Japanese government): global health, disaster reconstruction
• Whole day session for ministers in Sendai (earthquake zone) to talk about DRR
• Townhall meeting & reception as usual
• Fewer Bank and Fund staff attending – so keep in mind for participation of staff at sessions
• Off-site events with youth are possible

Discussion/Suggestions

• Integrate CSO policy forum and Programme of seminars – calendars & physical space
• Require CSO speakers on every Programme of Seminars session
• List of delegations and locations
• Meet with new head of IFC
• Make sure we have outreach in China with CSOs and Chinese EDs
• Safeguards discussion should be not stuck in a basement
• Busan High Level Forum was a model of accessibility
• Do something with social media in preparation
• Publicise who from ILO is coming to Japan
• Follow-up on the sessions from the spring meetings
• Invite the prime minister of Bhutan to present on happiness index

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