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International Organization Information / Research: 2006 (Part #2)

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• International Congress Calendar (46th year): Successful continuation of the quarterly cycle; information also made available as a web-based service
• International Meeting Statistics: Successful continuation of the annual cycle despite concerns from various venues regarding their rankings and preoccupations with the coverage, given the resources available

In the case of meetings, the issue of coverage is reflected in the quality of annual statistics in comparison with those of ICCA. More general concerns regarding the capacity to obtain and process the increasing amounts of information appropriately

• Associate Members meeting: Following lengthy discussion, and a survey of Associate Members, it was decided on balance not to hold the annual Associate Member meeting in October 2006 (breaking a long-standing annual cycle), principally because of resource constraints on its organization. Concerns regarding comparison with similar initiatives were also a factor
• Associate Member newsletter: Following the unresolved conflicting issues associated with responsibilities for this proposal in relation to other tasks, it was decided to suspend further action on this initiative.
• Visits of Associate Members: In the absence of any member of staff specifically responsible for Associate Members in Brussels, a number of such visitors have been received by the Secretary-General and/or the Assistant Secretary-General, assisted by other members of staff or associates