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Issue No. 9

15th meeting of the
Conference of the Parties

Doha, Qatar, 23 March 2010

 

Daily working programme – 23 March 2010
When What Where
09h00-12h00

Committee I
Proposals 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 30, 34, 35, 36, 39, 40 and 41

Al Dafna

14h00-17h00

Proposals 17 and 18

09h00-12h00

Committee II
Agenda items 6, 27 and 19

Al Majlis
14h00-17h00

Continuation of the above if necessary

 

Press conferences (for representatives of the media only) – 23 March 2010

When What Where
12h30

Round-table
How business is contributing to conservation
Moderator: Ms Natasha Loder – The Economist
Speakers:
Mr James MacGregor, International Institute for Environment and Development
Ms Janina Santiago, Government of Colombia
Mr Don Ashley, International Alligator Crocodile Trade Study
Mr Burak Cakmak, Director Corporate Social  Responsibility, Gucci Group
Mr Eduardo Escobedo, Economic Affairs Officer, Biotrade Initiative of UNCTAD

Al Maha
17h00

Daily afternoon press briefing

Al Maha

Other meetings – 23 March 2010

When What Where
17h15-18h00

Daily briefings by the delegation of the United States for non-governmental organizations

Dukhan
17h30-18h30 Bureau meeting Al Rayyan
17h30-19h00

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Salwa 1

Side events – 23 March 2010

When What Where
18h00

Sustainable timber trade; optimizing the conservation benefits of trade and the role of CITES instruments. Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands and closed with a cocktail

Salwa 3

Credentials: In addition to the lists published previously, the credentials of Cyprus, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea have been accepted. Parties that have yet to present credentials are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. Parties that have presented their credentials but are not included in the list should contact the Secretariat.

Announcing a meeting or an event in the Daily Journal: If you would like a meeting or social event to be listed in the Daily Journal, please ensure that the title, time and venue of your meeting or event are given in writing to Mr Marcos Silva (email: marcos.silva@cites.org) of the CITES Secretariat no later than 16h30 on the previous day. Your request will be acknowledged by 19h30. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, please contact Mr Marcos Silva (mobile (+974-5692497).

Organizing a press conference or press briefing: If you wish to organize a press conference or a press briefing, please contact Mr Juan Carlos Vasquez (mobile: 5692804) or Ms Virginia Rothenbühler (mobile: 5692014) of the CITES Secretariat, at the CITES Press Centre.

Arranging a location for a meeting: If you wish to book a room for a meeting, please contact Ms Marie-France Barreto (mobile: 5692178) or Mr Sam Mikati (mobile: 5638857) of the CITES Secretariat.

Documents:

Collecting documents

Documents will be distributed on a daily basis in the pigeon holes at the document distribution area. Delegates are invited to check their pigeon holes frequently and at least before each session. Information documents will only be posted on the CITES website.

All official documents produced during the CoP (summary records of the plenary and committee sessions, in-session documents, information documents, the Daily Journal, etc.) will be published on the CITES website (http://www.cites.org) as soon as they become available.

Distributing documents

Informative documents: If you wish to distribute a document, you should ensure that it clearly identifies who is presenting it and provide a sufficient number at the document distribution area, where you can enquire about the number of delegations and participants. It will then be distributed in the pigeon holes.

Official information documents: If you are a Party representative and wish a document to be included in the official list of (CoP15) information documents, please contact Mr Laurent Gauthier of the CITES Secretariat (email: laurent.gauthier@cites.org).

Queries from organizations: If an organization has any questions, it should contact Mr Steve Nash of the CITES Secretariat (mobile: 5693279, email: stephen.nash@cites.org).

Internet access: Free wireless Internet access is provided in the two main meeting rooms. The Conference Centre also houses a business centre with Internet access and printing facilities.

A complete list of the Daily Journals is provided below.

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25 March 2010, Issue No. 11
24 March 2010, Issue No. 10
23 March 2010, Issue No. 9
22 March 2010, Issue No. 8
21 March 2010, Issue No. 7
18 March 2010, Issue No. 6
17 March 2010, Issue No. 5
16 March 2010, Issue No. 4
15 March 2010, Issue No. 3
14 March 2010, Issue No. 2
13 March 2010, Issue No. 1

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