2nd APWS | ChiangMai 2013 • 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit

 the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2nd APWS) 

: “Water Security and Water-related Disaster Challenges: Leadership and Commitment” 

 14th– 20th May 2013 

(conjunction with Technical Workshops and Exhibitions)

at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre 

Commemorating His Majesty’s 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary, 

Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Water systems are important sources of income and food for a large part of the world's population, whose food and water supplies are now at risk.

http://info.APWaterSummit2.org/

International Water Summit 2013 • Abu Dhabi, UAE | Promoting Water Sustainability for Arid Regions

Promoting Water Sustainability for Arid Regions

International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi 

15-17 January 2013

http://iwsabudhabi.com/portal/news/7/12/2012/world-water-experts-to-lead-search-for-solutions-at-the-international-water-summit-2013.aspx

India – Africa Forum Summit | New Delhi 2008 • Addis Ababa 2011

2nd Africa – India Forum Summit 2011 –

Addis Ababa, 24-25 May 2011

– Enhancing Partnership, Shared Vision –

1st India – Africa Forum Summit 2011 –

New Delhi, 8-9 April 2008

– Dynamic Partnership, Shared Vision –

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India Post released a set of 2 stamp on 25th May 2011 to commemorate 2nd Africa-India Forum Summit. The stamps depict the African and Asian Elephants in the denomination of Rs.25/- and Rs.5/-

http://mbstamps.blogspot.com/2011/05/2nd-africa-india-forum-summit.html

http://rainbowstampclub.blogspot.com/2011/05/2nd-africa-india-forum-summit-fdc.html

G8 Summit • France 2011 | G-20 Cannes Summit

37th G8 summit

26–27 May 2011

Deauville, France

Previous G8 summits have been hosted by France in locations which include Rambouillet (1975); Versailles (1982); Grande Arche, Paris (1989); Lyon (1996); and Évian-les-Bains (2003).

The 2011 G-20 Cannes Summit will be the 6th meeting of the G-20 heads of government in a series of on-going discussions about financial markets and the world economy.

http://www.g20-g8.com/

http://fb.com/France-G20/

G-20 | 4th Meeting • Toronto Summit 2010

G-20 | 4th Meeting • Toronto Summit 2010

The 2010 G-20 Toronto summit was the fourth meeting of the G-20 heads of government. They came together to discuss the global financial system and the world economy, which took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, during June 26–27, 2010. Twenty-one representatives of the G-20 major economies came together in Toronto. In addition, leaders of six invited nations and eight intergovernmental organizations participated in the summit.

2010 — 36th G8 summit

G-20 | 3rd Meeting • Pittsburgh Summit 2009

G-20 | 3rd Meeting • Pittsburgh Summit 2009

The 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh Summit was the third meeting of the G-20 heads of state in discussion of financial markets and the world economy.

G-20 | 2nd Meeting • London Summit 2009

G-20 | 2nd Meeting • London Summit 2009

the 2nd meeting of the G-20 heads of state in discussion of financial markets and the world economy

2 April 2009

at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre, London, United Kingdom

It followed the first G-20 Leaders Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy, which was held in Washington, D.C. on 14–15 November 2008. Heads of government or heads of state from the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G-20), plus some regional and international organisations attended.

G8 summit • Gleneagles 2005 | Saint Petersburg 2006 | Heiligendamm 2007 | Toyako 2008

34th G8 summit

Tōyako (Lake Toya) on the northern island of Hokkaidō, Japan

July 7–9, 2008.

The locations of previous summits to have been hosted by Japan include: Tokyo (1979, 1986, 1993); and Nago, Okinawa (2000)

33rd G8 summit

Heiligendamm in the old Duchy of Mecklenburg in the Northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on the Baltic Coast

6 - 8 June 2007

The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by Germany include: Bonn (1978, 1985); Munich (1992) and Cologne (1999).

32nd G8 summit

15 -17 July 2006

Saint Petersburg, Russia

The venue was the Constantine Palace, which is located in Strelna on the Gulf of Finland.

the first time Russia served as host nation for a G8 summit; and the nation's status as a full member of the G8 was confirmed.

31st G8 summit

July 6 - 8, 2005

at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, in Scotland and hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by the United Kingdom include: London (1977, 1984, 1991); and Birmingham (1998).

G8 summit • Genoa 2001 | Kananaskis 2002 | D'Évian 2003 | Sea Island 2004

30th G8 summit

Sea Island, Georgia, United States

June 8 - 10, 2004

29th G8 summit

Évian-les-Bains, France,

June 2003

28th G8 Summit

Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

June 26 - 27, 2002

27th G8 summit

Genoa, Italy

July 2001

G8 summit • Denver 1997 | Birmingham 1998 | Cologne 1999 | Okinawa 2000

26th G8 Summit

Nago, Okinawa, Japan

July 21- 23, 2000

25th G8 Summit

Cologne, Germany

June 18 and 20, 1999

24th G8 Summit: 'Birmingham Summit'

Birmingham, England

May 15 to 17 1998.

The venue for this summit meeting was the Birmingham International Convention Centre.

23rd G8 summit

Denver, Colorado

June 20 to June 22, 1997

The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by the United States include: San Juan, Puerto Rico (1976); Williamsburg, Virginia (1983); and Houston, Texas.

G7 summit • Halifax 1995 | Lyon 1996

22nd G7 Summit

Lyon, France

June 27 - 29, 1996

21st G7 summit

Halifax, Nova Scotia

June 15 - 17, 1995

Indonesia 2011 — the 18th ASEAN Summit

Indonesia 2011

Asean Community

in Global Community of Nation

Indonesia is hosting the 18th ASEAN Summit

at the Jakarta Convention Center on May 7-8, 2011.

www.aseansummit.org

http://asean2011.kemlu.go.id/

A staff member walks past a billboard of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, capital Indonesia on May 4, 2011. The 18th ASEAN Summit will be held in Indonesian capital city of Jakarta from May 7 to 8. (Xinhua/Li Qiuchan)

Police patrol part of the Jakarta Convention Center on May 5, 2011 ahead of the May 7-8 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. Thousands of police will be deployed for the meeting of ASEAN leaders in the capital of Indonesia, the world's biggest Muslim-majority country, which currently chairs the 10-member bloc.

"Photo from Getty Images" via @Daylife - http://bit.ly/ASEAN2011-center

Myanmar's President Thein Sein (L-R), Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, Singapore's Senior Minister S. Jayakumar, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, and ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan pose for a group photo prior to a dinner, upon arrival at the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, May 7, 2011.

"Reuters Pictures" via @Daylife - http://bit.ly/ASEAN2011Head

G-20 | 5th Meeting • Seoul Summit 2010

The 2010 G-20 Seoul Summit was the 5th meeting of the G-20 heads of government, to discuss the global financial system and the world economy

Seoul, South Korea, November 11–12, 2010

Korea was the first non-G8 nation to host a G-20 Leaders Summit.


SeoulSummit.kr/eng/ — official website

APEC Japan 2010 — Postage Stamp

To commemorate the 18th APEC is being held in Japan this year, the special "APEC 2010 Japan" postage stamp and the "Regular Stamp Album (APEC 2010 Japan)" will be released on Friday, June 4, from Japan Post Service Co., Ltd.

1. To commemorate the fact that APEC is being held in Japan this year, the special "APEC 2010 Japan" postage stamp and the "Regular Stamp Album (APEC 2010 Japan)" will be released on Friday, June 4, by Japan Post Service Co., Ltd.

2. APEC 2010 Japan is being held in various locations all over Japan. The special stamp features a design incorporating the flowers of the twelve cities hosting related meetings (Tokyo, Hiroshima, Sapporo, Fukui, Beppu, Sendai, Nara, Gifu, Niigata, Nago, Kyoto, and Yokohama [in meeting date order]).

Special APEC 2010 Japan postage stamp news from www.meti.go.jp/