Updated 13/05/2002

MMSD Calendar & Timeline

July 1999

Scoping study team established at IIED

Richard Sandbrook
Nick Robins
Elisabeth Wood

August - September 1999

Scoping Report underway

October 1999

Scoping Report completed

Scoping Report.

Scoping Report

December 1999

Scoping Report approved by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WBCSD.

WBCSD web site

January 2000

Dissemination of Scoping Report

February 2000

Director search

Regional visit by Project Co-ordinator, Richard Sandbrook, to Australia

March 2000

Planning intensifies and first Project Bulletin published

Project strategy.

Project Strategy

April 2000

Appointments:
Project Director Luke Danielson
Assistant Project Director Elisabeth Wood

Project Director and Project Co-ordinator visit Southern Africa

May 2000

May 5-6 Strategic Planning Workshop (London, England)

Meeting notes, agenda, and List of workshop participants.

Final Notes

What is the Role of MMSD? presentations by
Richard Sandbrook and Luke Danielson.

Richard's Presentation
Luke's Presentation

The Research Horizon: A first View at 30,000ft - a paper presented by Nick Robins.

Research Strategy

Implementation and Outputs: Turning Words into Action - a presentation by Luke Danielson.

Product Implementation

22-23 May 2000

First meeting of the Assurance Group (London, England)

Agenda.

Agenda

Fitting the Process Together - a presentation by Luke Danielson.

Fitting the Process Together

Analysis for Change: Understanding the Status Quo, Drivers and Impediments to Change - a paper by Nick Robins.

Analysis for Change

Strategic Planning Workshop: Feedback - a presentation by Elisabeth Wood.

SPW Feedback

Communications: Public Relations and Media Strategy - a presentation by Lilian Chatterjee, IIED Communications Director.

Communications

Outcomes - a presentation by Luke Danielson.

Outcomes

Topics for Analysis presented by Luke Danielson.

Topics for Analysis

Memo on Sponsors Group prepared by Richard Sandbrook.

Memo

Profile of Assurance Group members.

AG members

Memo on Assurance Group prepared by Richard Sandbrook.

Memo

Minutes

Assurance Group Minutes.

Minutes

June 2000

Project Administrator starts work Sarah Henson

Project Personal Assistant starts work Lucy Brain-Gabbott

July 2000

Appointments: Communications coordinator and research fellows
Patricio Leyton
Benoit Gervais
Anne-Marie Fleury

Meeting on preparing for implementation
(24-25 July, Geneva, Switzerland)
Implementation agenda.

Agenda

Focus on regional partnership building
Process of regionalisation.

Regionalisation

Consultation document
Conceptual Framework and Topics for Analysis.

Consultation doc

MMSD project Director and Project Coordinator visit the USA

August 2000

Appointments: Coordinator Stakeholder Engagement, Research Manager, Research Fellow
Frank McShane
Caroline Digby
Silvia Kyeyune

Meeting in South Africa to discuss Regional Process

MMSDsa website

Meetings with North American stakeholders in Denver, Colorado, Aug 24-25

28-29 August
Denver, USA
Second Assurance Group meeting
Main Presentation (powerpoint format).

Agenda

Minutes

September 2000

Visit by Project Director and Coordinator for Stakeholder Engagement to Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and other countries in the region

VISIT TO MANILA.
MMSD members attend 25th Annual Banquet of The Philippines Chamber of Mines, Sept. 2000. (Left to Right): Frank McShane, Coordinator Stakeholder Engagement; Michael Cabalda; Cecilia Dalupan; Luke Danielson, MMSD Project Director.

October 2000

Appointment: Research Fellow Juan Velasquez

Proposed Outline for Draft Report.

Proposed Outline for Draft Report

Guidelines for Forming Regional Partnerships.

Guidelines for Forming Regional Partnerships

13 October
London

Sponsors Group Meeting.

Agenda

MMSD: A Six Month Report - Presentation by Luke Danielson.

MMSD: A Six Month Report

An MMSD Briefing Paper.

MMSD Briefing Paper

A Guide to MMSD.

A Guide to MMSD

Draft Work Plan - 1 October 2000.

Work Plan

Luke Danielson in Prague for ICEM World Conference.

MMSD Report to the ICEM World Conference (powerpoint document)

November 2000

Appointment: Report Coordinator Ben Sandbrook

7-10 November
Richard Sandbrook, Project Coordinator - mission to Canada

16-17 November
Johannesburg, South Africa
Southern African Stakeholder meeting.

MMSDsa website

30 November - 1 December
Montevideo, Uruguay
Regional Partners Workshop.

Agenda for Montevideo Meeting

December 2000

Appointment: Assistant Project Coordinator Bernice Lee

5 December
European regional meeting

Report

8 December
Indonesia/Philippines regional meeting

11 December
Australia regional meeting

MMSD Australia website

12 December
Vancouver, Canada
Commercial Sponsors Group meeting.

January 2001

Appointments: Communications and External Relations Executive, Administrative Assistant and Research Fellow
Gabriela Flores
Guy Collis
Gabriel Eweje

10, 12 January Washington, DC, USA
"The Role of Financial Institutions in Sustainable Development: The Case of Mining" Workshop.

22-23 January
Santiago, Chile
Third Meeting of Assurance Group.

Agenda

Minutes

February 2001

15 February
Johannesburg, South Africa
Southern Africa Steering Committee meeting.

MMSDsa website

March 2001

8-9 March
Toronto, Canada
CAMMA Workshop
Attended by Frank McShane.

11-14 March
Toronto, Canada
PDAC Convention.
Presentation by Frank McShane.

14 March
Toronto, Canada
Access to Information Scoping Meeting.
Hosted by MMSD.

For further information see our Global Information Dialogue page.

25 March - 3 April
Scoping visit to Russia and Former Soviet Union.
Visit by Luke Danielson and Ben Sandbrook.

April 2001

4-6 April
Pittsburgh, USA
Mining, Environment & Metals 10th Conference.
Presentation by Caroline Digby.

9 April
Washington, DC, USA
"Finance, Mining and Sustainability" Conference.
Jointly organised by MMSD, the World Bank and UNEP
Attended by Luke Danielson, Richard Sandbrook and
Frank McShane.

For further information, see our Global Finance Dialogue page

20 April
Lima, Peru
Information sessions with representatives from the industry, government and civil society in Lima.
Attended by Luke Danielson.

23-24 April
Santiago, Chile
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation
Mining and Oil and Gas Development in Latin America Conference.
Presentation by Project Director Luke Danielson.

Luke Danielson's paper: "Sustainable Development: Emerging Concepts of Governance in the Minerals Industry"

23 April
Washington DC, USA
Resources for the Future/John Tilton Workshop.
Opening remarks from Caroline Digby.

26 April
Santiago, Chile
MMSD and Latin American Regional Partner to meet with industry representatives of the Chilean Consejo Minero.

May 2001

4-5 May
Johannesburg, South Africa
Regional Partners' Meeting.

For further information, see our Regional Partners page.

7 - 8 May
Johannesburg, South Africa
Fourth meeting of the Assurance Group.

Address from The Honourable Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister of Minerals and Energy of South Africa.

14-16 May
Paris
OECD Forum on Sustainable Development and the New Economy.

25-27 May
Vermont, USA
AAG Conference
Luke Danielson presenting.

Luke Danielson presentation

For further information, see our Public Participation page.

June 2001

7 June
Dundee, UK
CEPMLP Mining Seminar
Presentation by Caroline Digby, MMSD and Geoff Lane, PWC.

The transparency debate in mining & minerals presentation.

11-12 June
London, UK
Mining and Biodiversity Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

For more information, see our Mining and Biodiversity page

27 June
Skelleftea, Sweden
International Conference on Mining and Environment
Presentation by Luke Danielson.

July 2001

Appointment: Project Assistant Andrea Steel

11 July
London, UK
Armed Conflict Workshop
Hosted by MMSD and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

For further information, see our Armed Conflict page.

14-18 July
Vancouver, Canada
Large Volume Waste Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

For more information, see our Large Volume Waste page.

18 July
Santa Fe, USA
Seeking Alternatives: Voluntary Initiatives in the Mining Sector
For further information, click here.

A Challenge for Those Interested in the Future of the Minerals Industries: Options for Moving Forward

19 July
Vancouver, Canada
Committee on Public Policy of the Transition Task Force of ICME/ICMM
Presentation by Caroline Digby.

27 July
Launch of Mining & Minerals Sustainability Survey 2001 (very large file - 3.5KB).

Click here for further information.

August 2001

Appointment: Editorial Research Assistant Bruce Howard

9-10 August
New York, USA
Life Cycle Analysis Experts Workshop
Hosted by MMSD & ICA.

For more information, see our Life Cycle Analysis page.

15-17 August
London, UK
Managing Mineral Wealth Experts Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

For further information, see our Managing Mineral Wealth page.

23-24 August
Boston, USA
MMSD/GRI Initiative on Public Reporting in the Mining Sector
Hosted by MMSD & GRI (Global Reporting Initiative).

For further information see our Global Information Dialogue page.

September 2001

6 September
Berlin, Germany
Human Rights Experts Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

For further information, see our Human Rights page.

7 September
Berlin, Germany
Corruption Issues in the Mining Sector Workshop
Hosted by MMSD & Transparency International.

For further information, see our Corruption page.

10 September
London, UK
Health and Safety Experts Meeting
Hosted by MMSD and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

For more information, see our Health & Safety page.

13-14 September
Windsor, UK
Fifth Assurance Group meeting

For further information, see our Assurance Group page.

18-19 September
Johannesburg, South Africa
MMSD Southern Africa second multistakeholder workshop

For further information, click here.

25-28 September
Johannesburg, South Africa
Conference on Environmentally Responsible Mining in Southern Africa
Hosted by South Africa Chamber of Mines.

28-29 September
Quito, Ecuador
Indigenous People Experts Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

Further information available here in English or Spanish.

October 2001

Appointment: Research Fellow Juan-Carlos Altamirano

8-11 October
Prague
IACC TI Anticorruption Conference
Richard Sandbrook to speak.

15-16 October
London, UK
RIIA-MMSD Conference on Corporate Citizenship
Hosted by MMSD and the
Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Brochure.
For more information see our Corporate Citizenship page.

25-26 October
London, UK
Mining and Biodiversity Workshop

Further information on Mining and Biodiversity.

November 2001

12-13 November
London, UK
IIED 30th Anniversary Conference

IIED Homepage

19-20 November
London, UK
Workshop on Artisanal and Small-scale Mining

Further information on Small-scale mining.

21-26 November
London, UK
Meetings with MMSD Regional Partners

Further information on MMSD Regional Partners.

28 November
Vancouver, Canada
MMSD/GRI Initiative on Public Reporting in the Mining Sector
Hosted by MMSD & GRI (Global Reporting Initiative).

For further information see our Global Information Dialogue page.

29-30 November
Vancouver, Canada
Access to Information Workshop
Hosted by MMSD.

Further information on the Global Information Dialogue.