Notice to Members – 54^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

The CPA Wales Branch has been invited to send one delegate to attend the 54^th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  The Branch has also been invited to apply to send additional Members as observers.

The conference runs from 5-10 August 2008.

Details are available online at: http://www.cpahq.org

All Assembly Members as Members of the CPA Wales Branch are eligible to apply.  

If you decide to apply, it would be appreciated if you would set out your thoughts on these two questions:

• ·What would you hope to gain personally and professionally from attending?
• ·What do you think you would bring to the conference?

Your answers, of no more than 300 words per question should be addressed to the Branch Executive Committee, c/o the Branch Secretariat by 5.00pm Friday 18 April.

Reference Points:

Reports from Assembly Members attendance at the 2007 conferences is available at:  http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-nafw/abt-assembly-international/abt-international-cpa.htm

Assembly Members who have attended the Conference in previous years and who could a perspective on what participation involves comprise:

Mohammad Asghar

Alun Cairns

Jeff Cuthbert

Rosemary Butler

John Griffiths

Elin Jones

Secretariat

CPA Wales Branch