Caracas, Venezuela. November  26 to 28, 2014 . headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat, on Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, Fifth Floor, Simón Bolívar Conference Room, Campo Alegre.

ORGANIZATION OF WORKS FOR THE MEETING

 PREPARATORY STAGE

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

 

Morning  
8:30 Registration 
09:00 – 09:45 Meeting of Heads of Delegation (Item I) 
10:00 – 13:00 Start of the Preparatory Stage
    • Item I. Approval of the Agenda for the Preparatory Stage 
    • Item II.Forum "Coordination and Convergence of Latin America and the Caribbean"
        • It will be conducted at the beginning of the Ministerial Stage 
Afternoon  
15:00 – 18:00 Continuation: Work Programme for the year 2015 
    • Item V.Budget of the Permanent Secretariat for the year 2015
        • Audit Report on the Financial Statements of the Permanent Secretariat at 31 December 2013.
        • Audit Proposal for the year 2014.
    • Item VI. Institutional Matters
        • Election of a Member of the Administrative Tribunal of SELA 
  • Item VII. Other matters

 Thursday, 27 November 2014 

Morning  
09:00-13:00 Consideration of the report on the Preparatory Stage (Decisions and Rapporteur’s Report) 
  MINISTERIAL STAGE
Afternoon  
15:00 -17:00 ITEM II. Forum: "Coordination and Convergence of Latin America and the Caribbean" 
Presentations:

 

    • Daniel Stagno, SELA’s Consultant.
    • Tomás Mancha, PH.D Professor of Applied Economics and Director of the University Institute of Economic and Social Analysis (IAES) at Universidad de Alcalá.
Convergencia e integración en América Latina y el Caribe: una visión desde Europa. 
    • Jaime Estay, SELA’s Consultant.
Un acercamiento a los retos para la convergencia en América Latina y el Caribe. 
    • Representatives of SELA Member States. 
17:00 Inauguration of the Ministerial Stage
  • Speech by the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA)
  • Speech by the Chairman of the Latin American Council.
  • Speech by the Representative of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

18:00
Cocktail offered by the Permanent Secretariat of SELA

 Friday, 28 November 2014

 

Morning Ministerial Plenary Session 
10:00-13:00 Presentation of the Report on the Preparatory Stage Decisions and Rapporteur’s Report) 
Afternoon   
15:00-18:00 Plenary Session

    • Consideration of the Decisions of the XL Regular Meeting of the Latin American Council 
    • Approval of the Final Report 
    • Closing session