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
