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InstitutionaldevelopmentThe EPLO as observer at ILO and WIPOIn July 2015 the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) was granted an observer status at the International Labour Organization (ILO) and in October 2015 at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), both agenciesof the United Nations. Subsequently, the EPLO opened a Permanent Observer of ce in Geneva at the Ecumenical Center building and appointed Dr. George Papadatos as the Head of Delegation.International conferences attended in 2015- 2016: 104th Session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva, 1-13 June 2015) 325th Session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Of ce(Geneva, 2-12 November 2015) 55th Series of Meetings Assemblies of the Member-States of WIPO (Geneva, 5-14 October 2015) 105th Session of the International Labour Conference (Geneva, 30 May-10 June 2016)The headquarters of ILO in SwitzerlandThe headquarters of WIPO in SwitzerlandThe Ecumenical Center in Geneva where the new offices of EPLO.Membership inCONCORDIAThe EPLO has become a member of the Concordia platform in 2015.Concordia is an organization that promotes public-private partnerships and cross-sectoral collaboration through a diverse number ofindustries and geographic regions. It hostsa large annual conference in WashingtonDC or NYC every September, several round tables throughout the year, and also conducts research.60 ACTIVITY REPORT 2016