Table of Contents What are the Bilderberg Meetings?...................................................................................5 How do the Bilderberg Meetings work?.............................................................................6 Key of Participating Countries...........................................................................................8 2014 - The Mariott Hotel, Copenhagen, Denmark, 29th May - 1st June........................9 2013 - The Grove Hotel, Watford, UK, 6th - 9th June....................................................13 2012 - Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 31st May - 3rd June.....................................................17 2011 - St. Moritz, Switzerland, 9th -12th June.................................................................21 2010 - Sitges, Spain, 3rd - 6th June...................................................................................25 2009 - Vouliagmeni, Greece, 14th - 17th May..................................................................29 2008 - Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 5th - 8th June................................................................33 2007 - Istanbul, Turkey, 31st May - 3rd June..................................................................37 2006 - Ottawa, Canada, 8th - 11th June...........................................................................41 2005 - Rottach-Egern, Germany, 5th - 8th June..............................................................45 2004 - Stresa, Italy, 3rd - 6th June....................................................................................49 2003 - Versailles, France, 15th - 18th May.......................................................................53 2002 - Chantilly, Virginia, USA, 30th May - 2nd June....................................................57 2001 - Stenungsund, Sweden, 24th - 27th June................................................................61 2000 - Brussels, Belgium, 1st - 3rd June..........................................................................65 1999 - Hotel Caesar Park Penha Longa, Sintra, Portugal, 3rd - 6th June....................68 1998 - Turnberry Hotel, Ayrshire, Scotland, 14th - 17th May........................................72 1997 - Pine Isle Resort near Atlanta, USA, 12th - 15th June..........................................76 1996 - CIBC Leadership Centre, Toronto, Canada, 30th May - 2nd June....................80 1995 - Zurich, Switzerland, 8th - 11th June.....................................................................84 1994 - Helsinki, Finland, 2nd - 5th June...........................................................................88 1993 - Vouliagmeni, nr Athens, Greece, 22nd - 25th April..............................................92 1992 - Evian-les-Bains, France, 21st - 24th May.............................................................96 1991 - Baden-Baden, Germany, 6th - 9th June..............................................................100 1990 - Glen Cove, New York, USA, 10th-13th May.......................................................104 2 1989 - La Toja, Spain 12th-14th May.............................................................................108 1988 - Telfs-Buchen, Austria, 3rd-5th June....................................................................112 1987 - Villa D’este, Italy, 24th – 26th April....................................................................116 1986 - Gleneagles, Scotland, 25th – 27th April..............................................................120 1985 - Rye Brook, New York, USA 10th -12th May.......................................................124 1984 - Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, 11th -13th May................................................................128 1983 - Montebello, Canada 13th -15th May...................................................................132 1982 - Sandefjord, Norway 14th -16th May...................................................................136 1981 - Burgenstock, Switzerland 14th -17th May..........................................................140 1980 - Aachen, Germany 18th – 20th April....................................................................144 1979 - Baden, Austria 27th – 29th April.........................................................................148 1978 - Princeton, New Jersey, USA 21st – 23th April....................................................152 1977 - Torquay, UK 22nd – 24th April............................................................................156 1976 – No Official Conference Held...............................................................................159 1975 – Golden Dolphin Hotel, Cesme, Turkey, 25th – 27th July..................................160 1974 – Hotel Mont d’Arbois, Megeve, France, 19th – 21st April.................................163 1973 – Saltsjöbaden, Sweden, 11th – 13th May.............................................................166 1972 – Knokke, Belgium, 21st – 23th April....................................................................169 1971 – Woodstock, Vermont, USA, 23st – 25th April....................................................172 1970 – Hotel Quellenhof, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland 17th - 19th April...........................175 1969 – Marienlyst, Denmark, 9th – 11th May...............................................................176 1968 – Mont Tremblant, Canada, 26th – 28th April......................................................179 1967 – Cambridge, England, 31st March – 2nd April..................................................182 1966 – Wiesbaden, Germany, 25th – 27th March..........................................................185 1965 – Villa D’Este, Lake Como, Italy, 2nd – 4th April................................................188 1964 – Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, 20th – 22nd March............................................191 1963 – Cannes, France, 29th – 31st May........................................................................195 1962 – Soltsjöbaden, Stockholm, Sweden, 18th – 20th May.........................................198 1961 – St. Castin, Canada, 21th - 23rd...........................................................................199 1960 – Burgenstock, Lucerne, Switzerland 28th - 29th May........................................200 1959 – Yesilkoy, Turkey, 18th – 20th September............................................................201 1958 – Palace Hotel, Buxton, England 29th – 31st May...............................................202 3 1957 – St. Simons Island, Georgia, 15th – 17th February............................................204 1956 – Fredensborg, Denmark, 11-13 May....................................................................206 1955 – Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 23rd - 25th September...........................207 1955 – Barbizon , France, 18th - 20th March................................................................208 1954 – Bilderberg Hotel, Oosterbeek, The Netherlands, 29th – 31st May..................209 The Logan Act..................................................................................................................212 House of Commons - Code of Conduct...........................................................................212 4 What are the Bilderberg Meetings? The Official Bilderberg Website states the following blurb: “Founded in 1954, Bilderberg is an annual conference designed to foster dialogue between Europe and North America. Every year, between 120-150 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media are invited to take part in the conference. About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; approximately one third from politics and government and the rest from other fields. The conference is a forum for informal discussions about major issues facing the world. The meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule, which states that participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s) nor of any other participant may be revealed. Thanks to the private nature of the conference, the participants are not bound by the conventions of their office or by pre-agreed positions. As such, they can take time to listen, reflect and gather insights. There is no desired outcome, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are taken, and no policy statements are issued.” Which although true to large degree, only goes part of the way to explaining the purpose, structure and procedures of Bilderberg. The Bilderberg steering committee members are usually long served members of the Bilderberg Group and they are the people who help set the agenda for that years meeting. The steering committee members are responsible for scouting for and vetting, potential useful new members within each of their own countries. The steering committees are hoping to bring into the wider group, new people who may have knowledge or expertise in a particular field, which can be beneficial for the rest of the group to sound out on any particular topic. It should be noted that there seems to be apattern of Bilderberg recruiting politicians who exist, or may eventually exist in a place to have economic policy control over a country. As well as regular attendees, there are usually a few guest attendees each year. Of these guest participants, many are only invited once, having either been deemed unsuitable to the groups goals, or their contribution welcome and insightful, but