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Third meeting of the Statistical Conference of the Americas
(Santiago, Chile, 1 - 3 June, 2005)

The Statistical Conference of the Americas of ECLAC is a subsidiary body of the Economic Commission, established in accordance with resolution 2000/7 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The mandates set forth in the Statistical Conference’s terms of reference include the following: to promote the development and improvement of national statistics; to promote international, regional and bilateral cooperation among national offices and international and regional agencies; and to draw up a biennial programme of regional and international cooperation activities.

In 2004, the Executive Committee held two meetings under the chairmanship of Chile (in Santiago in May and in Dallas in December). The Committee agreed that during the third meeting, an in-depth examination should be undertaken of the following substantive issues:

(a) human resources training and education: towards a strategic vision;
(b) development of national statistical systems and responsibilities of national statistical offices; and
(c) follow-up to the Millennium development goals: challenges and opportunities for national statistical systems.

At this meeting of the Statistical Conference, member States approved the strategic guidelines for regional statistical development in Latin America and the Caribbean and a programme of regional statistical work for the period from July 2005 to June 2007. In addition, member States elected the Executive Committee of the Conference for the period 2005-2007.

• GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MEETING

- MEETING VENUE:
ECLAC headquarters, Conference Room Raúl Prebisch.
ECLAC headquarters is located on Avenida Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago.
Telephone: (56-2) 210-2000. Fax: (56-2) 208-1946; 208-0252.

- REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS:
- Wednesday June 1, from 9:00 on, in the hall outside the Conference Room.

For identification and security purposes, it is advisable that the delegates carry their identification cards in a visible place within ECLAC's premises.

- INAUGURAL SESSION: 09:30 a.m.

- LANGUAGES:
The official languages of the Conference are Spanish and English.

- Facilities and services at ECLAC

- Travel agency: Flight reservations and confirmations and other travel formalities. (Ofice Z-324). Telephone: (56-2) 210-2322; 210-2361.

- Medical Service: The ECLAC Medical Service is available to participants requiring medical assistance. It is open from 09:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m and from 2:30 to 5:30p.m. Telephone extension 2333.

- Library: It is open from 09:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:30p.m. to 5:30p.m. Some identification is required to loan bibligraphic material.

- Bank: It is open from 09:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m. Foreign currency may be changed from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

- Mail: It is open from 10:30 a.m to 1:00 p.m.

- Restaurant: It is open from 08:45 a.m to 5:00 p.m.

- Shops: There is a shop that offers gifts, crafts, local newspapers, magazines and photocopy and fax services (3.5 cent). It is open from 09:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There is also a bookstore, which offers specialized books and other texts. It is open from 09:00 a.m to 6:30 p.m.

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