|
Dear Sirs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Belarus, Belorussian State University and International Public Association for
Promotion of Electronic Trade (IPAPET) have a honor to invite You to take part in the
Second International Specialized Conference “Electronic
Trade in the CIS and Eastern Europe countries: together to XX1 century ”
(ET'2000), which will be held on October
18-20, 2000 in Minsk - the capital of the Republic of Belarus.
The United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe, the United Nations Committee for trade, industry and enterprise
development, the United Nations Center for facilitation and electronic business and other
authoritative international organizations stay at the sources of conducting international
conferences on electronic trade. Follow to the proposals of the sixth session of the UN
Center for trade facilitation and electronic business which was held in March, 2000 and
take into account that a lot of projects on the development of electronic trade realize in
Belarus (among them a project on creating Interstates center of electronic trade which
implements on the instructions of President of the Republic of Belarus and other projects
on the development of small business and internet executed by the United Nations
Development Programme) the Conference ET-2000 will be held in Belarus.
Electronic Trade in the CIS
countries is currently in the stage of formation and the main goal of the Conference
consists in acquaintance with international experience and advanced technologies in this
field, working out strategy and policy of electronic trade systems formation in accordance
with international standards and rules, consolidation of efforts in promotion of
electronic trade.
The Conference conducts under the
device “Verba moment, exempla trahunt” (Words induce, examples make act). The basis of
the congress will be discussion of the concrete examples and the following wide
distribution of advanced experience in design, creation and implementation of electronic
trade systems for support to the world technological integration and development of
international economical cooperation.
The Conference will consider the
methods for realization of the following projects: creation of Interstates Center of
Electronic Trade in Minsk; network of info-marketing centers in Belarus and Russia;
network of centers of electronic trade; electronic payment systems; informational support
for small and mean business implemented by the assistance of the international
organizations.
We are pleased to note that a
number of leading companies in the field of hardware manufacturing and information
technologies have expressed a desire to participate in the Conference.
The initiators of the Conference
believe its main tasks are: enabling a broad exchange of views on electronic trade
problems and perspectives in the CIS countries, discussing and working out recommendations
drafts on organization of effective interaction between existing info-marketing centers
and electronic commerce systems, experience interchange between electronic exchanges,
auctions and internet-shops operation. Special attention will be paid to formation of
interstate projects for electronic trade systems creation, involvement of companies from
the CIS and other countries in such projects, to investor's attraction as well as
discussion of measures on active encouragement of the organizations (international,
national, governmental, private, public) which are interested in participation and
assistance to the development of procedures for simplification of international trade,
lowering rate and procedure barriers using recommendations and international standards on
electronic trade and electronic business.
It is intended, that the Conference
will be a part of interstates and interregional partnership of the organizations and
specialists in the sphere of marketing, electronic trade, consulting, design of
informational technology and systems of telecommunications.
Also, the Conference will become an
excellent opportunity to establish personal contacts between representatives of various
organizations, working in the field of information technologies and business.
International status and
governmental support attach a special significance to the Conference. The Conference will
be held under the auspices of the CIS Executive Committee, Belarus and Russia Union
Executive Committee, Governments of Belarus and Russia, Trade Chambers of Belarus and
Russia, United Nations Development Progamme in the Republic of Belarus.
We believe the Conference will
strengthen the deals between the scientists, specialists and leaders in the field of
electronic trade, informational technology and systems of telecommunications. We hope that
this event will make the next contribution to the development of electronic commerce and
technologies of internet-business defining the level of the civilized countries in the
third thousand years.
We invite You to visit our
Conference where You will have an opportunity to not only acquaint yourself with
international experience in carrying out electronic trade strategy, but also to present
Your achievements and expertise in this field to specialists and guests from the countries
of the CIS, Baltic, Eastern Europe, and other states.
The Conference will provide a good
opportunity to teach more about the Republic of Belarus, its scientific potential,
legislation, investment climate and export potential.
Welcome to
the Republic of Belarus to ET' 2000!
Sincerely,
Organizing Committee.
| 
