It is with great pleasure that Cgcre will be the host of the IAF/ILAC Joint General Assembly, which will be held from 16th to 26th October, 2012, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We are most pleased to invite all IAF members to attend the IAF/ILAC General Assembly and to join the Working Groups/Task Forces meetings.

This event will be a forum for dissemination and discussion of the latest advances in the broad area of accreditation. It is a valorous opportunity to interchange ideas and reach new knowledge. We believe that participants will take a precious advantage of each scheduled meeting and this event will certainly play an important role in the development of the accreditation activity under national and international framework conditions.

We hope that the wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro can be the stage of important decisions that significantly contribute to a better performance of the accreditation activity and that you can also enjoy the hospitality and natural beauty of our amazing city.