Topic 1 - Parliamentary Engagement: Openness, Transparency and Accountability
Sujet 1 - Engagement parlementaire : ouverture, transparence et responsabilité
Topic 2 - Challenges and Opportunities Arising from the Displacement of a Parliamentary AssemblySujet 2 - Défis et occasions découlant du déplacement d’une assemblée parlementaire
Topic 3 - Parliamentarians as Effective Legislators and Constituency Representatives: Evolving Support Required
Sujet 3 - Efficacité des parlementaires à titre de législateurs et de représentants de circonscription : besoin de soutien évolutif
Topic 4 - Securing of Individuals in the Parliamentary Context and Beyond
Sujet 4 - Assurer la sécurité des gens dans le contexte parlementaire et au delà
Special Plenary Session – Inclusive Parliaments: The Role of the Speaker in Supporting Emerging Procedures and Practices Embracing the Changing Face and Needs of Parliament
Séance plénière spéciale – Parlements inclusifs : rôle du Président dans le soutien des procedures et des pratiques émergentes visant à accueillir le visage et les besoins changeants du Parlement
- Report of Proceedings (PDF, 984 KB)
- Press Release (PDF, 53 KB)
- Official Invitation (PDF, 163 KB)
- Program (PDF, 200 KB)
- List of Topics, Presenters and Workshop Chairs (PDF, 167 KB)
- Information Circular (PDF, 199 KB)
- Workshop 1 (The Challenges facing the Independence of Speakers) report (PDF, 371 KB)
- Workshop 2 (The Role of the Speakers in the Security of Parliaments and their Precincts) report (PDF, 353 KB)
- Workshop 3 ((Parliamentary Privilege – protecting the effective functioning of democracies) report (PDF, 187 KB)
- Workshop 4 (Orientation and Development for Parliamentarians) report (PDF, 292 KB)
- Discussion papers and documents
- The Challenges facing the Independence of Speakers (keynote address from the Speaker of the Malaysian House of Representatives) (PDF, 1MB)
- The Challenges facing the Independence of Speakers (Seychelles) (PDF, 481KB)
- The Challenges facing the Independence of Speakers (Mauritius) (PDF, 365KB)
- The Role of the Speaker in the Security of Parliament and their Precincts (keynote address from the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada) (PDF, 1 MB)
- The Role of Speakers in the Security of Parliaments and their Precincts (Malta) (PDF, 200KB)
- The Role of the Speaker in the Security of Parliament and their Precincts (Australia House of Representatives) (PDF, 48KB)
- Parliamentary Privilege – protecting the effective functioning of democracies (keynote address from the Speaker of the Zambian National Assembly) (PDF, 728KB)
- Parliamentary Privilege – protecting the effective functioning of democracies (Rwanda Chamber of Deputies) (PDF, 249KB)
- Orientation and Development of Parliamentarians (keynote address from the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives) (PDF, 624KB)
- Orientation and Development for Parliamentarians (India Lok Sabha) (PDF, 51KB)
- Building Trust in Legislatures: A Case Study of Malaysia (keynote address by Prof. Haidar Dziyauddin for the Special Plenary on The low citizen confidence in Parliamentary Insititions) (PDF, 351KB)
Conference #22
DATE: January 21-25, 2014
COUNTRY: New Zealand
LOCATION: Wellington
- Reconnecting Parliament with the public – keeping Parliament relevant in the digital age (keynote address from the Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives) (PDF, 190 KB)
- Reconnecting Parliament with the public – keeping Parliament relevant in the digital age (Kenya National Assembly) (PDF, 397 KB)
- Reconnecting Parliament with the Public (India Rajya Sabha) (PDF, 43 KB)
- Parliamentary Privilege – protecting the effective functioning of democracies (keynote address from the Attorney-General of New Zealand) (PDF, 63 KB)
- Parliamentary Privilege – protecting the effective functioning of democracy (Senate of Canada) (PDF, 118 KB)
- Privilege in the Isle of Man – the experience of a small jurisdiction (PDF, 310 KB)
- Small Parliaments, Big Challenges (keynote address from the Speaker of the Cook Islands) (PDF, 4,277 KB)
- Small Parliaments, Big Challenges (Jersey) (PDF, 45 KB)
- Small Parliaments, Big Challenges (Bermuda) (PDF, 597 KB)
- Openness and Transparency (keynote address from Professor Margaret Wilson) (PDF, 40 KB)
- Openness and Transparency (Pakistan National Assembly) (PDF, 2,173 KB)
- Openness and Transparency (Trinidad and Tobago House of Representatives) (PDF, 348 KB)
Conference #21
DATE: January 7 to 12, 2012
COUNTRY: Trinidad and Tobago
LOCATION: Port-of-Spain
Conference #20
DATE: January 4-8, 2010
COUNTRY: India
LOCATION: Delhi
- Agenda (PDF, 26 KB)
- Official invitation (PDF, 11 KB)
- Information circular (PDF, 61 KB)
- Program (PDF, 14 KB)
- List of Participants (PDF, 50 KB)
- Open Plenary transcript (PDF, 50 KB)
- Closing Plenary transcript (PDF, 50 KB)
- Workshop 1 (The Speaker's role as a mediator) transcript (PDF, 151 KB)
- Workshop 2 (The use of technology in the parliamentary context) transcript (PDF, 154 KB)
- Workshop 3 (The role of the Speaker in the administration of Parliament) transcript (PDF, 50 KB)
- Discussion papers and documents
Conference #19
DATE: January 2-6, 2008
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
LOCATION: London, England
- Agenda (PDF, 31 KB)
- Report of Proceedings (PDF, 701 KB)
- Conference Handbook (PDF, 145 KB)
- Biographies Handbook (PDF, 917 KB)
- Biographies Handbook Addenda (PDF, 117 KB)
- Information for Delegates (PDF, 653 KB)
- Discussion papers and documents
- Privileges and Right of Reply (PDF, 54 KB)
- Relations with the Courts/Separation of Powers (PDF, 23 KB)
- Keeping Order and Fostering Decorum — A New Zealand Perspective (PDF,57 KB)
- Keeping Order and Fostering Decorum in the House (PDF, 69 KB)
- Parliamentary procedures for the explusion and disciplining of Members (PDF,116 KB)
- Sin Bin Example Use of the video is authorized and provided by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia (WMV, 3 MB)
- Parliamentary Codes of Ethics in the House of Commons of Canada (PDF, 96 KB)
- Standards and Ethics for Parliamentarians (PDF, 45 KB)
- Parliament's relations with the public (Dominca) (PDF, 26 KB)
- Parliament's relations with the public (Guyana) (PDF, 24 KB)
Conference #18
DATE: January 3-8, 2006
COUNTRY: Kenya
LOCATION: Nairobi and Mombasa
Conference #17
DATE: January 9-12, 2004
COUNTRY: Canada
LOCATION: Montebello, Québec
Conference #16
DATE: January 8-12, 2002
COUNTRY: Botswana
LOCATION: Kasane
Conference #15
DATE: January 5-8, 2000
COUNTRY: Australia
LOCATION: Canberra, Australia Capital Territory
Conference #14
DATE: January 6-9, 1998
COUNTRY: Trinidad and Tobago
LOCATION: Port-of-Spain
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Conference #13
DATE: 1996
COUNTRY: Cyprus
Conference #12
DATE: 1994
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
Conference #11
DATE: 1992
COUNTRY: Jamaica
Conference #10
DATE: 1990
COUNTRY: Zimbabwe
LOCATION: Harare
Conference #09
DATE: 1988
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
LOCATION: London, England
Conference #08
DATE: 1986
COUNTRY: India
LOCATION: New Delhi
Conference #07
DATE: 1984
COUNTRY: New Zealand
LOCATION: Wellington
Conference #06
DATE: 1981
COUNTRY: Canada
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario
Conference #05
DATE: 1978
COUNTRY: Australia
LOCATION: Canberra
Conference #03
DATE: 1973
COUNTRY: Zambia
Conference #02
DATE: 1971
COUNTRY: India
LOCATION: New Delhi
Conference #01
DATE: 1969
COUNTRY: Canada
LOCATION: Ottawa and Toronto, Ontario
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