3 June 2007, Issue No. 1

WELCOME TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

The CITES Secretariat welcomes each and every one of you to the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties. We are pleased to inform everyone that nearly all of the 170 Parties to CITES will be represented at this meeting. This high level of participation has been achieved through a very significant financial contribution from the Dutch Government and financial support from the countries, organizations and private companies to the Sponsored Delegates Project for delegates from the least developed countries, developing countries and countries with economies in transition. These are listed below:
Parties: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland and the United States of America

Organizations and private companies: All Japan Association of Reptile Skin and Leather Industries, Birds International, Conservation Treaty Support Fund, European Pet Organization, Imprimerie Beck, International Fur Trade Federation, IWMC-World Conservation Trust, Loro Parque Fundación, Ornamental Fish International, Safari Club International, Species Survival Network, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums and WWF International

This is your first issue of the Daily Journal for CoP14. This publication will provide the daily working programme and indicate any meetings and social events taking place each day of the CoP. It will be available from 8:30 a.m. in the document distribution area, at the registration desk and at various locations in the World Forum Convention Center

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 of the CITES Secretariat, by email (silva@cites2007.com) or placed in the Daily Journal pigeon hole at the document distribution area no later than 5:30 p.m. on the previous day.

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 of the CITES Secretariat (mobile No. 06-10-61-51-36), Mr Michael Williams (mobile No. 06-22-29-33-72) or Ms Fatma Gordon (telephone No. 070-306-57-25/45) of UNEP at the Media Centre.

Arranging a location for a meeting: If you wish to book a room for a meeting, please contact Ms Marie-France Barreto of the CITES Secretariat (telephone No. 070-306-57-42).

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.

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 (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 the number of delegations and participants will be displayed for that purpose. 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 CoP14 information documents, please contact Mr Laurent Gauthier or Ms Maritza de Campos of the CITES Secretariat (telephone No. 070-306-57-57/58).

Queries from organizations: If an organization has any questions, it should contact Mr Steve Nash of the CITES Secretariat (telephone No. 070-306-57-51).

Internet access: Free wireless Internet access is provided in the two main meeting rooms. The Convention Center also houses an Internet café with a small printing facility.

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