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Monday February 21 2011

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February 21 – February 27
International Petroleum Week in London; energy summit in Riyadh; Chicago holds mayoral poll; general election in the Irish Republic; Düsseldorf hosts global retail fair; Oscars awarded in Hollywood

Monday

FEBRUARY 21

Petroleum week in London
International Petroleum Week, a series of conferences organised by the Energy Institute (until February 24), begins in London. It includes talks on topical industry issues by leading executives and discussions on the Middle East, Russia and Africa.

Middle East in focus
Recent events in Egypt and the wider Middle East
and north Africa region are discussed by the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union in Brussels. EU foreign ministers are also expected to consider the Israel-Palestine peace process.

Rural economies
European Union agriculture ministers gather in Brussels to discuss improving rural economies and supporting their social fabric.

Havana hosts cigar fair
The Habano Cigar Festival begins in Havana, Cuba (until February 25). The trade fair is designed for those in the industry and enthusiasts. It includes seminars and visits to tobacco plantations and cigar factories.

Tuesday

FEBRUARY
22

Energy summit in Riyadh
Energy ministers from oil and gas producing countries gather in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a meeting of the International Energy Forum. They intend to sign the IEF Charter, which commits them to a more open dialogue between energy producing and consuming countries.

Renewable energy forum
The Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy International Conference and Exhibition begins in Eilat, Israel (until February 24). It aims to present technological innovation, business opportunities, policies and implementation methods in the renewable energy field.

Chicago
votes for a mayor
The mayoral election takes place in Chicago, with Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, the frontrunner among seven candidates.

Business aviation analysed
The two-day US Corporate Aviation Summit opens in Miami, discussing the future of business aviation, the latest developments in light jets and other issues relating to the industry.

Aerospace market
Executives from the aerospace industry provide a strategic overview of the global market and their programmes over the next decade at the International Aerospace Exchange in London.

Growth
sources debated
A conference on the contribution of intangible capital resources – such as human capital, research and development, and patents – to generating growth in Europe is held at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels (until February 23).

Austerity effects weighed
How the fiscal austerity measures and economic governance reforms under way in the European Union will change societies is debated at a two-day conference in Brussels staged by the European Trade Union Institute and the European Public Sector Unions federation.

Women and education
The United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women begins its session in New York (until March 4), primarily discussing the participation of women and girls in education, training, science and technology.

Wednesday

FEBRUARY 23

Private equity defended
The role of private equity and the controversies surrounding it are discussed by Tony James, president of Blackstone, the US private equity group, at the London School of Economics.

Winter fashion from Milan
Milan Fashion Week opens (until March 1), exhibiting leading clothing designs for women for next autumn and winter.

Shakespeare returns
The Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon stages its first full production, King Lear, since its four-year, £112.8m redevelopment.

Thursday

FEBRUARY 24

Panama potential debated
The economic growth of Panama and its potential as a regional hub for foreign investors is debated at a Latin American Cities Conference in Panama City.

Scientific enterprise
How Britain can develop new technologies, nurture creativity and encourage world-beating products is discussed at the SciTech conference in London.

Friday

FEBRUARY 25

Irish go to the polls
The Irish Republic holds a general election following the country’s economic crisis. The opposition centre-right Fine Gael party is expected to emerge with the most parliamentary seats.

Sarkozy to visit Turkey
Nicolas Sarkozy, president of France, is due to visit Turkey. France is the principal opponent of Turkey’s desire to join the European Union.

Pension options outlined
Europe’s pension crisis is debated at a European Policy Centre forum in Brussels. Speakers include Raphäel Hadas-Lebel, president of the French Pensions Advisory Council, and Alison McKie, head of life and health products at Swiss Re.

Saturday

FEBRUARY 26

Retailers talk shop
EuroShop, the global retail trade fair and conference, opens in Düsseldorf, Germany (until March 2).

Carnival time in Venice
The historic Venice Carnival begins (until March 8), including arts events and the usual array of glamorous costumes and maritime processions.

England play France
Italy play Wales in Rome and England face France in London in the Six Nations rugby union tournament. Scotland host Ireland in Edinburgh on Sunday.

Sunday

FEBRUARY 27

Oscar night in Hollywood
The winners of this year’s Oscars are announced at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ ceremony in Hollywood.


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