GMS PROGRAM CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2018

As of 12 January 2018

MONTH/DAY/
EVENT VENUE
WEEK
JANUARY
15, Monday PRC Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Beijing, PRC

17, Wednesday Myanmar Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

18-19, Thursday- GMS Financial Sector and Trade Finance Conference Bangkok, Thailand
Friday
19, Friday Thailand Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Bangkok, Thailand

22, Monday Cambodia Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Phnom Penh,
Cambodia
24, Wednesday Lao PDR Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Vientiane, Lao PDR

26, Friday Viet Nam Consultation Mission for the 6th GMS Summit Ha Noi, Viet Nam

26, Friday GMS Senior Officials’ Meeting on the 6th GMS Summit Videoconference

18-19, Thursday- GMS Financial Sector and Trade Finance Conference Bangkok, Thailand
Friday
30 January- 5th GMS Environment Ministers’ Meeting Chiang Mai, Thailand
1 February,
Tuesday-Thursday
1st QUARTER
TBD NTFC Preparatory Meeting for 6th CBTA JC Meeting Viet Nam

TBD 6th CBTA JC Meeting Viet Nam

FEBRUARY

MARCH
29, Thursday Final SOM for the 6th GMS Summit Viet Nam
30, Friday PM High Level Policy Dialogue of Leaders with the Private Sector Viet Nam
and Gala Dinner for the 6th GMS Summit
31, Saturday AM 6th GMS Summit Leaders Meeting and Leaders Retreat Viet Nam

APRIL

MAY

1
 MONTH/DAY/
EVENT VENUE
WEEK

JUNE
25-29, Monday- 41st Meeting of the GMS Tourism Working Group (TWG-41) Nakhon, Phanom,
Friday back-to-back with the Mekong Tourism Forum 2018 Thailand

TBD 24th Meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Myanmar (TBD)
Committee (RPTCC-24)
TBD 22nd Meeting of the GMS Subregional Transport Forum (STF-22) Myanmar (TBD)
TBC 2nd Meeting of the GMS Urban Development Working Group Cambodia (TBC)

3rd/4th QUARTER
TBD 10th GMS Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-10) Myanmar (TBD)
TBD 2nd Meeting of GMS Working Group on Health Cooperation Myanmar (TBD)
(WGHC-2)
TBD 24th Annual Meeting of the GMS Working Group on PRC (TBD)
Environment (WGE AM-24)
TBD 15th Annual Meeting of the GMS Working Group on PRC (TBD)
Agriculture (WGA AM-15)

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

4th Quarter
4th Quarter (TBD) 42nd Meeting of the GMS Tourism Working Group (TWG-42) Viet Nam (TBD)

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER
TBD 25th Meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Thailand (TBC)
Committee (RPTCC-25)

PRC – People’s Republic of China

TBD – to be confirmed
TBD – to be determined