Timelines
2018
London FDI AND ZONES Seminar Series
11/12/13 Dec 2017
Two ‘BACK TO BACK’ 1 ½ DAY SEMINARS, London, UK
19 + 20 June 2017
Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
April 2017
15th Convention held in Doha, Qatar
Feb/March 2016
14th Convention held in Bangkok, Thailand
September 2015
2 day Summit with field trip to Loudoun County, Virginia: ECONOMIC ZONES, SMART CITIES, AND NEW URBAN ENVIRONMENTS - CUTTING EDGE APPROACHES TO SUSTAINABLE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION with the World Bank and Deloitte Advisory in Washington, DC
June 2014
2 day intensive seminar: Corporate Taxation, Transfer Pricing and FDI Incentives with IBFD in Amsterdam
December 2013
13th Convention held in Izmir, Turkey
June 2013
2 day Conference in collaboration with the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro, Italy
May 2013
WFZC Training & Development 2013 in Sandton, South Africa
December 2012
12th Convention held in London, UK with joint declaration
October 2012
Training Workshop with a visit to WTO Headquarters in Geneva
July 2012
2 day Conference in collaboration with the Port Authority of Trieste, Italy
June 2012
2 Day Workshop in Dubai, UAE
March 2012
2 1/2 Day Training Course + Visit to World Customs Organisation HQ in Brussels
November 2011
11th Convention held in Pudong, Shanghai, China with joint communiqué
June 2011
Study Tour to Katovice (Katowice) and Lodz, Poland
April 2011
Port Master Planning & Special Economic and Industrial Zones in co-operation with DHV Group and the Port of Rotterdam Amsterdam
November 2010
10th Anniversary Convention held in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and Appointment of WFZC Ambassadors
July 2010
Infrastructure & Real Estate Investment Planning And Management For Zones And Industrial/technology Parks 3 Day training programme & study tour Dublin and Shannon Ireland
April 2010
Supply Chain Management Master Planning 2 1/2 Day Course held in The Netherlands
December 2009
9th Annual Convention held in Hyderabad, India
March 2009
Supply Chain Management Master Planning 2 1/2 Day Course held in The Netherlands
December 2008
8th Convention held in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
June 2008
Port Master Planning 3 Day Training Course held in The Netherlands
February 2008
Monthly WFZC Zones Activity Report launched
2008
REIDIN.com property and infrastructure information provider becomes new partner 2008
November 2007
7th Annual Convention held in Asia (Kuala Lumpur) with Site Selection as new media partner
2007
2nd Joint Briefing with WCO held in their Headquarters Building in Brussels with a contribution from the China Free Trade Zone and Export Processing Zones Association
2006
AFZA (Africa Free Zones Association) Memorandum of agreement signed at 6th Convention in Paris
2006
World Customs Organisation & WFZC sign joint Declaration at Geneva Briefing & Forum
2006
WFZC infrastructure seminar at MIPIM international property exhibition in Cannes
2006
Site Selection magazine from the US becomes new media partner
2006
WFZC assists with the launch of Pan African Free Zone Association at 5th Convention in London
2005
First WFZC meeting held in a Free Zone (Aegean Free Zone, Izmir) with Ministerial Round Table, resulting in Conference Declaration
and Financial Times publishes full page article on Free Zones
2005
WFZC infrastructure seminar at MIPIM international property exhibition in Cannes
2004
WFZC supports WAIPA (World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies) meetings
2004
Post Conference visit to Free Zones in Cairo, Egypt
2004
WFZC becomes World Bank FDI Xchange partner
2004
Courses and Training Division established
2003
Special analysis of International Law on Incentives, Benefits, Competition and State Aids in London
2003
Daily News from Oxford Intelligence launched on WFZC website
2003
Report "Challenges, Threats and Opportunities for the world's Free Zones" presented at the Brussels Convention and visit to European Parliament and other European Union institutions
2003
Partnership with CEI / EBRD at Skopje governmental conference
2002
Foreign Direct Investment fDi Magazine (Financial Times) becomes media partner
2001-2003
WTO Director General and EU Negotiator on WFZC platforms