The DCVMN meeting is being held in bangkok on the 8th and 9th of December 2006. The Agenda kicks off with a grand welcome dinner at 'Pitmanthip' in The Montien Hotel on the 7th of December following which are the main courses of the agenda spanning two days.

Global Vaccine Research Forum and Parallel Satellite Symposia is scheduled to be held at Imperial Queen's Park Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand during 3-6 December 2006.

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) was established by the Director-General of the World Health Organization in 1999. The Terms or reference of the Group were revised during 2005 in view of the development of the Global Immunization Vision and Strategy (GIVS).