This conference seeks to engage colleagues in a sweeping review of the region taking account of how the complex problems of the contemporary reality are likely to shape CARICOM in the future. The conference also invites consideration of other integration schemes in other parts of the world as a basis for comparison and lesson learning.

 
DAY 1: MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2013
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.     Registraion
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.     Concurrent Sessions
3:35 - 5:05 p.m.    Roundtables
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.     Opening Ceremony

DAY 2: TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 2013
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.     Registration
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.    Plenary Sessions
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Concurrent sessions
1:00 p.m.         Book Laucnch
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.     Film

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY, October 9, 2013
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.     Registration
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.    Plenary Session
11:00 a.m. - 4:35 p.m.    Concurrent sessions
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.    Closing Ceremony

For details on Conference Roundtables and full Conference Schedule, go to  Conference Website for more information

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 July 2013 marks 40 years of the CARICOM regional integration project from its origins in CARIFTA.  The world has changed dramatically during this time, presenting more complex challenges for development; reshaping the integration project along with the perceptions of the movement, both in terms of its capabilities and limitations; and reshaping the Latin America and Caribbean regional landscape, reconfiguring existing organisations/institutions and creating new ones.

These developments raise questions as to the very viability of the CARICOM project and its relevance in its current form to the varied complex developments that have taken place since its launch. Despite these developments, some aspects of the regional experience remain unchanged. Chief of these is the continued existence of a large number of non-independent or sub-state entities for which regional projects throughout the Caribbean and Latin America have not offered a viable solution; and the persistence of questions of viability of the independent Caribbean in light of their economic, social,  political and environmental challenges.

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