Davos through the years
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Davos by night, January 2002. (Keystone/Martin Rüetschi) Keystone -
Shielding off the meeting area from the public, January 2003. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski) Keystone -
Welcoming the WEF annual meeting in Davos in the spirit of protest, January 2003. (Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini) Keystone -
Last preparations before the opening ceremony, January 2009. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) Keystone -
Light decorations outside the Hotel Belvédère, January 2004. (Keystone/Fabrice Coffrini) Keystone -
Patrolling riot police next to the Davos Congress Centre, January 2007. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) Keystone -
Anti-WEFprotests in Zurich, January 2001. (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone -
Irish rock star Bono and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, January 2006. (Keystone/Walter Bieri) Keystone -
Davos security detail: snipers on the roof of the Hotel Seehof, January 2000. (Keystone/Michele Limina) Keystone -
Former US President Bill Clinton updates the 2011 WEF meeting on his social initiatives. (AFP/Johannes Eisele) AFP -
Russian President Dimitri Medvedev pauses to reflect before his 2011 keynote speech denouncing terrorism. (Keystone/AP Photo/Dmitry Astakhov) Keystone -
A coalition of international NGOs presents The Public Eye on Davos, January 2000. (Keystone/Arno Balzarini) Keystone -
UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie meets the press, January 2005. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Valle) Keystone -
Canine support for the WEF's aim of "Shaping the Post Crisis World". January 2009. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Valle) Keystone -
Protesting against the WEF in Basel, January 2006. (Keystone/Georgios Kefalas) Keystone -
Klaus Schwab, founder and president of the WEF, January 2008. (Keystone/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone -
Cerberus Capital Management's John Snow and his shoes, January 2008. AP Photo/Virginia Mayo) Keystone -
Bill Gates at a news conference of his foundation, January 2008. (Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone -
Protesters attack the McDonalds restaurant in the centre of Davos, January 2000. (Keystone/AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle) Keystone -
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet are dazzled by WEF's bright lights in 2011. (Keystone/Virginia Mayo) Keystone -
An Indonesian activist in Jakarta protests against the WEF, January 2008. (EPA/MAST/IRHAM) Keystone -
Delegates take a break inside the Davos Congress Centre, January 2007. (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) Keystone -
Wangari Maarhai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize, January 2005. (Keystone/Yoshiko Kusano) Keystone -
A Swiss riot police officer falling between luxury limousines, January 2000. (Keystone/AP Photo/ Michel Euler) Keystone -
Checking the main stage curtain before the opening ceremony, January 2008. (Keystone/Peter Klaunzer) Keystone
Security, pomp and platitudes.
This content was published on January 17, 2012 - 14:55The World Economic Forum was founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, a business professor in Switzerland. Beyond meetings, the Forum produces a series of research reports and engages its members in sector specific initiatives. It is funded by its 1,000 member companies. The typical member company has more than $5 billion in turnover.
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