The 2009 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings will be held on October 6 and 7, 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. All CSO representatives interested in participating in the Annual Meetings must obtain individual accreditation.

a new Urban and Local Government Strategy and has launched a series of consultations beginning in January 2009, through face-to-face meetings, video-conferencing, and an interactive website. InterAction hosted a lunch consultation meeting on June 9, 2009 between the World Bank and US-base

IMF Civil Society Teams surveyed CS representatives who attended the 2009 Spring Meetings. Overall quality of the CS Forum was rated by 80% of respondents as good or very good. Recommendations to improve the Forum included allocating more time for discussion, inviting more CSO representatives as speakers and moderators, and increasing presence of Bank staff

Environmental Department is seeking civil society representatives to serve as observers on two Climate Investment Fund (CIF) Trust Fund Committees. Application forms, criteria, and instructions for the observer seats are available on the RESOLVE website