The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and politics. The elite group meets annually at exclusive, four or five-star resorts throughout the world, normally in Europe, once every four years in the United States or Canada. It has an office in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands. Overview The Bilderberg Group met at the Trianon Palace Hotel in Versailles, near Paris, France, over the course of three days; May 15 - 18 May, 2003. Famous attendees included: *Stephen Harper: current Prime Minister of Canada; former Canadian Alliance leader and future Conservative Prime Minister of Canada. Issues reportedely addressed at the meeting were globalization, regionalism, Iraq and post-war Iraq, and the usual trade agreement dialogue.
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