Discussions were held during the last two GFAR Steering Committee Meetings on preparations for the GFAR 2003 General Conference. The latter plus the experience gained
from preparing for the First GFAR General Conference held in Dresden, Germany, in May
2000 serve as a background for the elaboration of the proposed programme for the GFAR
Conference in Dakar.
The topics that need to be further discussed for the organisation of GFAR 2003 are as follows:
(1) Organisational processes and linkages between GFAR and the host country;
(2) Conference theme, structure, and expected outputs;
(3) Activities to be carried out during the preparation phase (e.g., nature of activities,
timetable, responsibilities, inputs and expected outputs of GFAR 2003); and
(4) Budgetary implications.