The Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) is about the association of the Speakers and Presiding Officers of the National Parliaments of the Independent sovereign States of the Commonwealth. It was created in 1969  by the  then  Speaker  of  the  House of Commons of Canada, the Honourable Lucrden Lamoureux.  CSPOC  unites  Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth, irrespective of race, colour, religion or culture, by community of interest, respect for the rule of law and  pursuit  of  the  ideals  of  parliamentary democracy.   Parliament   of   India   had  the opportunity to host the Conference twice earlier in 1971 and 1986.

The full Conference is held every two years. The aim of the Conference is to maintain, foster and encourage impartiality and fairness in discharging the responsibility of Speakers and Presiding Officers of Parliaments. Development of parliamentary institutions and promotion of knowledge, understanding of parliamentary democracy in its various forms, are other aims of the Conference.

During the forthcoming 20th Conference in January, 2010 at Delhi the Hon'ble Speakers and Presiding Officers of National Parliaments would be supplementing their knowledge from the discussions  of the following topics:

(i) The  role of  Speakers  in the  Security of Parliamentary precincts

(ii) The Speaker's role as a mediator

(iii) The use of technology parliamentary context

(iv) The role of the Speaker in the administration of Parliament

India Post is happy to issue a commemorative postage stamp.

Source : Information Folder issued by Indian Posts & Telegraph Department, Government of India