The European Commission, European Parliament, Club of Rome, OECD and WWF will host a high-level conference in Brussels on November 19th and 20st with the objectives of clarifying which indices are most appropriate to measure progress, and how these can best be integrated into the decision-making process and taken up by public debate. The conference will bring together high-level experts and policy makers to address these critical issues. Over 500 people from economic, social and environmental spheres will attend.

Preceding the main political conference, an expert workshop will be held, where leading practitioners will consider progress in the development and policy application of indicators of progress, true wealth, and well-being. Pavle Sicherl prepared a contribution to the ‘Virtual Indicators Expo’ of the Conference:

Time Distance Method (Pavle Sicherl, SICENTER, Slovenia)

• His background paper for the Istanbul World Forum
• Presentation at the International Exhibition on Innovation Tools to Transform Information into Knowledge, Gapminder stand
• Discussion contribution to the Roundtable: Measuring Progress: Making Progress
• Agenda of the World Forum
• Istanbul Declaration

Pavle Sicherl at the 2007 International Conference on the Millennium Goals Statistics (ICMDGS), October 1-3, Manila, The Philippines.