Dear Friend,

I hereby confirm that the next meeting of INBO World Liaison Bureau, chaired by Mrs. Madeleine de Grandmaison, will take place, during the World Water Forum, with a kind support of CONAGUA:

On Friday 17 MARCH 2006

Afternoon to be precised

IN MEXICO CITY  

At BANAMEX CENTER

  The strategic topics of the agenda will deal with:

● INBO active participation in the 4 th World Water Forum of Mexico,

• INBO Stand at the Water Fair,
• Our 4 sessions on IWRM in basins, to be held with partners on Saturday 18 March from 11:00 to 18:30,

● The« EURO-INBO » Group for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive:

• Next International conference in Megève (France) from 20 to 22 September 2006,

● The other international events associating INBO in 2006,

● World General Assembly of INBO in HUNGARY Spring of 2007. Next Word Liaison Bureau in autumn 2006 in Hungary,

● Projects presented for financing to the European Water Facility,

● Activities of the Regional Networks : Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Mediterranean, relations with NARBO in Asia,

● Miscellaneous issues  :

• request for articles for the next «2006 INBO Newsletter »,
• 2006 PTS budget, etc.

  As usual, you will find all the working papers for this meeting on the www.inbo-news.org website, in the section «  Mexico ».

  For the good organization of the meeting, please do not forget to send me back theappended participation form.

  I remind you that the nationals of several countries will need an entry visa to Mexico and that, o f course, you have also to register yourselves directly for the whole 4 th World Water Forum on the Internet site:

http://www.worldwaterforum4.org.mx/home/home.asp .  

  I am pleased to see you again in a month in Mexico,

  Best regards.

Encl. : participation form

Jean-François DONZIER Permanent Technical Secretary International Network of Basin Organizations