達沃斯(Davos)世界經濟論壇年會

The alpine village of Davos, Switzerland, on the eve of the World Economic Forum.


World leaders stay at the Hotel Belvedere during the five-day gathering. This year's meeting brings together more than 2,300 of the world's political and business elite.


At a session on jobs, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao discussed the outlook for workers and towns coping with the closing of a large manufacturing plant.


Attendees conferred in a hallway on Thursday. About half of the participants invited are corporate executives, according to the meeting's organizers.


Robert Mueller, director of the F.B.I., on screen and bottom center, addressed a plenary session on global risks. Other panel members included, from left, Gijs de Vries, counter-terrorism coordinator of Council of the European Union, Mohamed El Baradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security, and August Hanning, director of the Federal Intelligence Service, Germany.


Michael Dell, chairman of Dell, is among the technology executives in attendance. That group includes Bill Gates of Microsoft and Larry Page of Google.

Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, addressed the forum on Thursday. Other heads of state in attendance include Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, and Hamid Karzai, president of Afghanistan.


Participants from 89 countries pay 18,000 swiss francs, or $14,000, to attend the forum.


United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan arrives at a lunch with his wife Nane before attending a session on the impact of sports in the world.


Angelina Jolie, the actress and United Nations good will ambassador, right, and the actor Brad Pitt, left, walk out of a restaurant in Davos.


Attendees of the forum participate in a seminar titled "The Big Debate: Setting the Business Agenda."


United States Trade Representative Robert Portman speaks at a session on free trade, world prosperity and stability. From Davos, Portman urged World Trade Organization partners to take risks in order to keep global trade talks on track.

很熟悉這裡噢, 在這裡開過好幾次會, Hotel Belvedere也住過, 這些阿爾匹斯山上的小村鎮就是靠旅遊和會議掙錢的.  

Davos是滑雪聖地, 好幾屆冬季奧林匹克在這裡開的呢.