First Meeting - UN/LOCODE Advisory Group
30 November - 01 December 2017
Room XXI, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
Introduction
A UN/LOCODE Advisory Group was proposed to deal with the main issues related to UN/LOCODE maintenance and development. The Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Advisory Group on the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/17 ENG, FRE and RUS) has now been approved by the UNECE Executive Committee (EXCOM). The UN/LOCODE Advisory Group will advise and support the UNECE Secretariat and UN/CEFACT in the maintenance and further development of the UN/LOCODE.
In this regard, UNECE will organize the first meeting of this UN/LOCODE Advisory Group in Geneva from 30 November to 1 December 2017 with the following objectives:
- Officially launch this Advisory Group and meet the group members
- Discuss the future project to re-engineer the UN/LOCODE system and set up a repository following the UN/LOCODE business requirement study
- Discuss a possible revision of UNECE Recommendation 16 which would be conducted through UN/CEFACT following the ODP
- Discuss maintenance issues relating to the UNLOCODE workflow
The UN/LOCODE Advisory Group is open to key stakeholders, such as:
- UN/LOCODE Focal Points
- Key users:
- Governmental Institutions
- Business
- Civil Society
- Consumer Organisations
- International organisations
- UN/CEFACT experts
Participation in this launch meeting will be a key opportunity to be involved from day one and to assist to set the stage for future activities.
The UNECE Secretariat welcomes all key stakeholders to work closely to support the development, enhancement and maintenance of UN/LOCODE in a sustainable way and believes that this new Advisory Group will play an important role in future developments. This first meeting represents an important milestone in the UN/LOCODE history.
Agenda and Presentations
Download: Agenda
| 30 November 2017 | ||
| Morning Session: 10:00 – 12:30 | ||
| 10:00 - 12:30 | Workshop for Focal Points | |
| Lunch Break: 12:30 – 14:00 | ||
| Afternoon Session: 14:00 – 17:30 | ||
| 14:00 -14:20 | Opening session: Geoffrey Hamilton, Acting Director, ECTD Welcome address: Sue Probert, UN/CEFACT |
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| Part I - Maintenance Issues | ||
| 14:20 -15:30 | Session 1: Matters arising
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| 15:30 - 16:00 | Q & A | |
| 16:00 - 16:20 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:20 - 17:30 | Session 2: Point or Area & Child Repository
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| 17:30 - 18:00 | Q & A | |
| 1 December 2017 | ||
| Morning Session: 09:30 – 13:00 | ||
| Part II - Development Issues | ||
| 09:30 -10:00 | Session 3: Re-engineering UN/LOCODE system
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| 10:00 -10:30 | Session 4: Possible New Policy
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| 10:30 - 12:00 | Consensus building | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Advisory Group Report and Resolution | |
| Lunch Break : 13:00 – 14:30 | ||
| Special Session : 14:30 – 17:30 | ||
| 14:30-17:30 | Key UN/LOCODE user countries meeting Managing DMRs, Identifying Focal Points | |
Background Documents
| ENG | FRE | RUS | |
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| UN/CEFACT Recommendation N°. 16 - Third Edition (revised) | - | - | |
| Mandate and Terms of Reference of the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/17) |
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| Report of the Second UN/LOCODE Conference (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/14) |
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| Terms of Reference of the UN/LOCODE Focal Points (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/16) |
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| Report of the First UN/LOCODE Conference (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/8) |
Report of the Meeting
Download the report of the Advisory Group
Questionnaire
According to the Decsion 17-03 adopted during the Advisory Group Launch meeting, the online Questionnaire is available now.
Secretariat Contacts
Mr. Lance Thompson
Chief, UN/CEFACT Support Unit
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Ms. Yan Zhang
Economic Affairs Officer
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Mrs. Aruna Vivekanantham
Contact e-mail: [email protected]