Preliminary Programme
The First Annual Conference and General Meeting of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities

Preliminary Programme

Sunday 22nd October 2006
0900-1500
Registration

1600-1800
Opening Ceremony

1830-2100
Welcome Banquet and Cultural Performance

Monday 23rd October 2006
0830-1000
Inaugural Session and Keynote Address
Status of the United Nations against Corruption (UNCAC) and Challenges for Its Implementation

1000-1030
Coffee & Tea

1030 ¨C 1230
Session I£ºPrevention (Chapter II of UNCAC)
Introductory Remarks
The Challenge of Preventing Corruption
The Complex Role of Anti-corruption Authorities
The Origins and Purpose of the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities£¨IAACA£©

1230-1430
Lunch

1430-1600
Workshops I£ºPrevention
Workshop 1: Effective Anti-Corruption Agencies: Policies, Structures & Functions
Workshop 2: Codes of Conduct and Asset / Conflict of Interest Declarations: How Can They Be Successfully Linked?
Workshop 3: Getting Civil Society Involved: Media, Relations with Associations and NGOs, Advisory Committees and Watchdogs, and Impacting the Youth

1600 -1630
Coffee & Tea

1630-1800
Session II: Criminalization and Law Enforcement (Chapter III of UNCAC)
Introductory Remarks
Successful Strategies in Investigating and Prosecuting Corruption
Workshops II: Criminalization
Workshop 4: Criminal Law Provisions in Compliance with the UNCAC: from Legislation to Enforcement
Workshop 5: Cooperation between Law Enforcement and Other Relevant National Authorities

1830-2100
Banquet and Cultural Performance

Tuesday 24th October 2006
0830-1000
Session III: International Cooperation (Chapter IV of the UNCAC)
Introductory Remarks:
International Cooperation: The New Opportunities and Challenges in the UNCAC

1000-1030
Coffee & Tea

1030-1230
Workshops III£ºInternational Cooperation
Workshop 6: Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance
Workshop 7: Special Investigative Techniques
Workshop 8: New Modalities for Law Enforcement Cooperation

1230-1430
Lunch

1430-1600
Session IV: Asset Recovery (Chapter V of the UNCAC)
Introductory Remarks
Asset Recovery and Return: Legal and Practical Dimensions

1600-1630
Coffee & Tea

1630-1800
Workshops IV£ºAsset Recovery
Workshop 9: Prevention and Detection: Strengthening Domestic Systems for Effective Asset Recovery
Workshop 10: Mechanisms for Recovery and Return of Assets: Issues and Answers
Workshop 11: Cooperation between Anti-Corruption Authorities and Financial Intelligence Units

1830-2100
Banquet and Cultural Performance

Wednesday 25th October 2006
0830-1000
Session V: Technical Assistance
Introductory Remarks
Sharing Successful Practices among Anti-Corruption Authorities
Workshops V: Technical Assistance
Workshop 12: Training and Upgrading of Skills
Workshop 13: Information Exchange and Capacity Building

1000-1030
Coffee & Tea

1030-1230
Session VI: Panel Discussion
How International Organizations can Help Anti-Corruption Authorities Implement the UNCAC
Panel Members: UNODC, World Bank, UNDP, OECD, ADB, INTERPOL£¬etc.

1230-1400
Lunch

1400-1800
Professional Tour and Sightseeing
Supreme People¡¯s Procuratorate, People¡¯s Procuratorate of Beijing Municipality, Great Wall and Forbidden City

1830-2100
Banquet and Cultural Performance

Thursday 26th October 2006
0830-1000
General Meeting I
The Nature, Function and Strategy of the IAACA
The Constitution of the IAACA

1000-1030
Coffee & Tea

1030-1230
General Meeting II
Elections
Resolutions
Other Matters

1230-1430
Lunch

1430-1600
Session VII: Feedback, Questions & Answers

1600-1630
Coffee & Tea

1630-1800
Closing Ceremony

1830-2100
Farewell Banquet and Cultural Performance