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FATF-XXI Calendar of Events

Dutch presidency

1 JULY 2009 - 30 JUNE 2010

(as at July 2009)

The FATF year begins in July and ends in June. During this period, the FATF holds three plenary meetings, a meeting of experts on typologies, and, depending on the focus of current work, intersessional meetings and meetings of various ad hoc groups. The plenary meetings usually take place in October, February and June of each year.
Most FATF Plenaries take place in the conference facilities of the OECD in Paris. The meeting of experts on typologies takes place in November of each year and is usually now held jointly with a FATF-style regional body in the country chosen by that body. All of these meetings are only open to delegations from FATF members, observer jurisdictions and observer organisations. They are not open to the public.

The calendar of events includes the major FATF meetings along with the meetings of other FATFstyle regional bodies and some international organisations that also deal with money laundering issues.

2009
6-10 July 2009	APG Annual Meeting and Technical Assistance and Training Forum Brisbane, Australia Opening remarks by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	APG
6-10 July 2009	Assessor training Managua, Nicaragua	CFATF
6-10 July 2009	Assessor training San Marino	MONEYVAL
21-22 July 2009	Plenary meeting Montevideo, Uruguay	GAFISUD
27-31 July 2009	Assessor training for anglophones Accra, Ghana	GIABA
3-7 August 2009	Assessor training Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	GAFISUD
15-17 August 2009	OGBS Meeting Jersey	OGBS
17-21 August 2009	Assessor Training Sydney, Australia	APG
17-21 August 2009	Task force of senior officials and council of Ministers meetings Maseru, Lesotho Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	ESAAMLG
21-24 September 2009	30th Plenary meeting Strasbourg, France Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	MONEYVAL
30 September 2009	FATF meeting with the Private Sector London, UK Opening remarks by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	FATF
12-16 October 2009	Plenary and working group meetings Paris, France Chairman's Summary	FATF
26-30 October 2009	Plenary meeting and Ministerial Willemstad, Curaçao Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	CFATF
25-28 October 2009	Typologies meeting Sian Riep, Cambodia	APG
2-5 November 2009	Plenary meeting Sierra Leone	GIABA
2-6 November 2009	Assessor Training Ottawa, Canada	FATF
8-11 November 2009	Plenary meeting Beirut, Lebanon	MENAFATF
10-12 November 2009	Typologies meeting Cyprus	MONEYVAL
18-20 November 2009	Joint Typologies meeting Cayman Islands	FATF/CFATF
3-4 December 2009	Plenary meeting Buenos Aires, Argentina Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	GAFISUD
7-9 December 2009	11th Plenary meeting Guilin, China	EAG
7-11 December 2009	31st Plenary meeting Strasbourg, France	MONEYVAL
2010
15-19 February 2010	Plenary and working group meetings Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Chairman's Summary	FATF
15-18 March 2010	32nd Plenary meeting Strasbourg, France	MONEYVAL
21-23 March 2010	Plenary meeting Tanzania	ESAAMLG
23-24 March 2010	OGBS meeting London, United Kingdom	OGBS
2-4 May 2010	Plenary meeting Praia, Cap Vert Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	GIABA
3-5 May 2010	Plenary meeting Hammamet, Tunisia	MENAFATF
26-28 May 2010	Annual Wolfsberg Forum Zurich (Ermatingen), Switzerland	Wolfsberg
31 May-3 June 2010	12th Plenary meeting Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan Speech by FATF President Paul Vlaanderen	EAG
31 May-4 June 2010	Plenary meeting Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	CFATF
21-25 June 2010	Plenary and working group meetings Amsterdam, Netherlands	FATF