**MEPI**

**Economic Pillar**

**January 2008**

Creating Access to Financing Conference (CLDP)

January 15-16

Rabat, Morocco

Middle East Entrepreneurship Training Executive Seminar -- (UCSD)

January 20 \-- 30

Casablanca

World Trade and Diplomacy Seminar \-- CLDP

January 20-23 and 26-30

Algiers, Algeria

Electronic Commerce Law Implementation Workshop (CLDP)

January 23-24

Manama, Bahrain

Middle East Entrepreneurship Training \-- Civil Society Organization
Coalition Meetings (UCSD)

January 25 \-- 26

Casablanca

Judicial conference, Commercial Law and Business Regulation Workshop
(CLDP)

January 26-30

Muscat, Oman

Food defense workshop (USDA)

January 29-31

Cairo, Egypt

Textile Industry Technology Development Workshop (CLDP)

January 29-February 1

Casablanca, Morocco

Administrative Judges and Government Procurement in the Maghreb Seminar
(CLDP)

January 30\-- February 1

Tunis, Tunisia

Secured Lending Advisory Workshops (FSVC)

TBD January

Manama, Bahrain

**February**

Corporate Governance Code Advising -- CIPE and CLDP

February 3-4

Manama, Bahrain

Workshop for Development of the University of Bahrain's International
Commercial Arbitration Program (CLDP)

February 4-15

Manama, Bahrain

Borlaug Fellows, Biotech (USDA)

TBD

Cairo, Egypt

SME credit operations Consultations (FSVC) FSVC

February 24-28

Amman, Jordan

Credit registry Creation Consultations (FSVC)

February 11-15 or February 18-22

Casablanca, Morocco

Combating Broadcasting Piracy Workshop (USPTO)

TBD

Muscat, Oman

Investigating IPR Crimes and Border Enforcement Workshop (USPTO)

TBD

Muscat, Oman

Corporate Governance Advisory Council Meeting (CIPE)

February 12

Tunis, Tunisia

Customs claims and border protection Consultations (CLDP)

TBD

Newark, NJ and NY

General Enforcement Program (USPTO)

TBD

Alexandria, VA

Corporate Governance Stakeholder Conference (CIPE)

February 6

Sanaa, Yemen

Yemen Corporate Governance Task Force Training Workshop (CIPE)

February 10

Sanaa, Yemen

**March**

Middle East Entrepreneur Training---Civil Society Organization Seminar
(UCSD)

March 16 \-- 26

Alexandria, Egypt

Protecting the Middle East Food Supply from Intentional Contamination
Workshop (USDA)

Israel

The Qatari Judiciary and the Reorganization of SMEs Workshop (CLDP)

TBD

Doha, Qatar

Completion of the University of Bahrain's 2007/2008 International

Border Enforcement Program (USPTO)

TBD

Alexandria, VA

Copyright Enforcement (USPTO)

TBD

Tunis, Tunisia

Legal Business Fellowship Program Orientation (AMIDEAST)

March 28 -- April 4

Washington, DC

Regional Insurance Companies and Insurance Regulators (FSVC)

TBD March

New York State.

**April**

Regional trade and investment mission (CLDP)

April 20-24

Rabat, Morocco

U.S. Study Tour, \"World Trade and Diplomacy\"

March 29---April 12

Washington, DC, Baltimore MD, and New York, NY

Legal Business Fellowship Program -- Wharton Executive Seminar --
(AMIDEAST)

April 7 -- May 2

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Trans-Boundary Diseases of Livestock Workshop (USDA)

TBD

Manama, Bahrain

**May**

Judicial Seminar on Arbitration and the NY Convention on Foreign
Arbitral Awards -- CLDP and ICC

May 5-7

UAE

Legal Business Fellowship Program -- Five Month Fellowship Placements (
AMIDEAST)

May 7 \-- August 21

Philadelphia, New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, San Jose

Legal and Business Fellowship Program \-- Re-entry Workshop --
(AMIDEAST)

August 23- August 27

Washington, DC