The following are the foreign conferences attended by my predecessor and I since June 2002. In addition to the overseas conferences listed as follows, my predecessor made a number of visits to attend meetings and conferences in Northern Ireland during the period: second European economic summit of the World Economic Forum in Salzburg, Austria, 15-17 September 2002, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; the eighth European forum in Berlin, 14-16 November 2002, attended by the Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, 23-26 January 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; emerging issues forum on jump starting innovation — Government, universities and entrepreneurs in North Carolina State University, United States of America, 9-11 February 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and five public servants; ministerial conference on the European charter for small business and entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki, Greece, 13-15 February 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and four public servants; twelfth edition of the Aspen European dialogue international conference in Rome, Italy, 28 February to 3 March 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; UNIDO conference technology foresight summit 2003 in Budapest, Hungary, 28-31 March 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; ministerial round table meeting of women government ministers in Marrakech, Morocco, 27 June to 1 July 2003, attended by the Tánaiste, three public servants and one programme manager; G10 medicines conference in Rome, Italy, 10-12 July 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; Ireland USA conference in Canada, 5-9 October 2003, attended by the Tánaiste, two public servants, one programme manager and one press officer; CORDIA EuropaBio convention 2003 —boosting biotechnology in Europe in Vienna, Austria, 30 November to 3 December 2003, attended by the Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 20-25 January 2004, attended by the Tánaiste and two public servants; EU conference on competitiveness of the pharmaceutical industry in Europe in Brussels, 1-3 June 2004, attended by Tánaiste and three public servants; World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, 26-28 January 2005, attended by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, and one public servant; global leaders' forum in Prague, 1-2 February 2005, attended by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and two public servants.