The next WTO ministerial conference takes place in Doha, Qatar, from 9-13 November 2001. The work programmes of all major international agencies which play a role in shaping the future of e-commerce policies and infrastructures will be looking to this event as a key date in the 2001 calendar. In addition, the member governments of the Group of Eight (G8) will meet again in Genoa, Italy, in July to discuss, among other things, the progress made towards realizing the global information society.The sheer volume of freely available information related to the development of e-commerce is daunting. Here is a brief look at upcoming events, web sites you should bookmark for ongoing reference, and other bits and bytes to keep you abreast of developments in e-facilitated trade.