UPU Strategy Conference - Dubai 2006

United Arab Emirates27 September 2006Draft

The Universal Postal Union (UPU), United Nations specialized agency that facilitates the development of postal services 190 countries and promotes cooperation among postal-sector players, has selected the UAE as the venue for its 2006 Strategy Conference. The event, to be attended by over 800 delegates from 130 member countries, will take place at Grand Hyatt Dubai from November 14 to 16, 2006. This is the first time that the UPU Strategy Conference is being held outside Switzerland, the headquarters of the UPU. The past two conferences of 1997 and 2002 were held at the International Convention Centre, Geneva. Emirates Post has had a long and cordial relationship with the UPU. At the 2004 UPU Congress held in Bucharest, Emirates Post was elected a member of the Council of Administration, an influential body within the UPU. The Strategy Conference held over three days every four years gives postal sector leaders the opportunity to discuss the challenges ahead and to identify strategies for the future. Souvenir sheet: none. Size: 40 x 40 mm in sheets of 20 stamps.