WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(01)/INF/1
27 March 2001
(01-1507)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Fourth Session
Doha, 9 – 13 November 2001
WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
INFORMATION NOTE FOR DELEGATIONS
A. Logistics for Doha: Information Meeting with representatives of the Government of Qatar.
An Information Meeting for delegates will be held at the Centre William Rappard on
Wednesday, 4 April 2001 in Room W at 10 a.m.
Representatives from Qatar will give a presentation on the facilities available in Doha.  The
subjects covered will be: Conference Centre, hotel accommodation, transport (ground transport andtravel to Doha), telecommunications, etc.  Following the presentation they will answer questions from
delegations.
During the afternoon of 4 April 2001 delegations are free to consult the representatives from
Qatar on any further points that they may have. They will be available from 3 p.m. on that day inRoom 64 in Centre William Rappard.
Delegations intending to be represented at the meeting on  4 April 2001 are requested to
inform Mrs. C. Gatto, telephone 739 54 01.
B. Secretariat arrangements for preparatory work.
In order to organize the Secretariat's work in preparation for the Ministerial Conference on the
most efficient possible basis, the Director-General has established the framework outlined below.
Further elements may be added as appropriate.
A Ministerial Coordination Group has been established. The Group is chaired by the Director-
General and consists of WTO Senior Management and those divisional directors most directly
concerned with the substantive and logistical aspects of the Ministerial Conference. The Secretary of
this Group is Mr. Evan Rogerson, Director, Ministerial Sessions Division. In addition, full meetings
of all divisional directors are held every two weeks.
A WTO Secretariat Logistics Task Force deals with all practical details of the Fourth
Ministerial Conference, including all contact with th e authorities of Qatar. The Task Force is chaired
by Mr. Jacques Chabert, Director, Administration and General Services Division. The Task Force
reports directly to the Director-General.
A WTO Secretariat Task Force on relations with  Non-Governmental Organizations is chaired
by Mr. Patrick Low, Director, Office of the Director-General. The Task Force reports directly to the
Director-General.
All media and press related activities will, as at past Ministerial Conferences, be coordinated
by the Information and Media Relations Division headed by Mr. Keith Rockwell.
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