27 July, 2011
The 14th APG Annual Meeting will be held in Kochi, India during the week of 18 to 22 July 2011, inclusive. Monday 18 July is set aside for working group meetings, including the Typologies Working Group, Implementation Issues Working Group, APG Steering Group and marginal mutual evaluation meetings. There may also be technical seminars on specific issues of concern. The core business of the plenary will take place during the balance of the week.
The purpose of this Annual Meeting is to discuss the APG's strategic direction and work programme, including:
- the structure and operation of the APG (including its Terms of Reference, planning issues, budget etc);
- a number of mutual evaluation reports of APG members;
- implementation issues facing APG members;
- technical assistance and training issues for APG members in coordination with donor organisations and jurisdictions;
- emerging and evolving money laundering and terrorist financing methods as well as counter-measures; and
- special issues and developments of significance to members and observers.
Invitations to the 14th Annual Meeting may be extended to non-members and organisations, however, certain agenda items will be confidential and only members may attend those sessions.
Invitations together with hotel booking information will be sent to members and observers in April 2011. Also please note that APG delegates will be able to register for the Annual Meeting via this website with the on-line registration system. Information on how to do this will be included in the APG invitation letter.
Members and Observers: meeting documents will be posted to the APG secure site for your access as they are completed. An alert email to this effect will be sent to APG primary contact points and registered delegates.