Tentative IPPC Meeting Calendar for 2008
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CPM 2008/INF/24
Commission on Phytosanitary Measures
Third Session
Rome, 7-11 April 2008
Tentative IPPC meeting calendar for 2008
Agenda Item 18 of the Provisional Agenda
1.The tentative IPPC meeting calendar for 2008 is given in Annex 1. It is subject to change as dictated by CPM decisions and budget allocations. Not all of these meetings currently have budget resources available for them to be conducted.
2.The IPPC Secretariat maintains the IPPC meeting calendar on the International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP - and contracting parties are encouraged to visit the site often to check for meeting updates.
ANNEX 1
TENTATIVE 2008 IPPC MEETING CALENDAR
Date / Activity / Type / Location4 – 8 February 2008 / Revision of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) No. 7 and 12 / Expert Working Group / USA
2 – 3 April 2008 / Subsidiary Body on Dispute Settlement (SBDS) - 6th meeting / SBDS / Rome, Italy
4 April 2008 / CPM Bureau / Bureau / Rome, Italy
7 – 11 April 2008 / Commission on Phytosanitary Measures - 3rd Session / CPM / Rome, Italy
26 April – 18 May 2008 / National workshop on Pest Risk Analysis (PRA) and ISPMs / Workshop / seminar / Tanzania
5 – 9 May 2008 / Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) / Standards Committee / Rome, Italy
2 – 6 June 2008 / Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols / Technical panel / Braunschweig, Germany
2 – 6 June 2008 / Informal Working Group on Technical Assistance / Other working group / To be announced
10 – 13 June 2008 / CPM Bureau / Bureau / Rome, Italy
16 – 30 June 2008 / Pest Risk Analysis Workshop (for Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam) / Workshop / seminar / Vietnam
20 June 2008 / Anticipated start date for member consultation period on draft ISPMs / Member consultation / -
30 June – 4 July 2008 / POSTPONED to 2009: Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine / Technical panel / To be announced
1 – 4 July 2008 / Regional workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) – South Pacific Commission member countries / Workshop / seminar / Tonga
7 – 11 July 2008 / Open-Ended Working Group on the feasibility of the international recognition of pest free areas / Other Working Group / To be announced
20 – 24 July 2008 / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Near East / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
28 July – 1 August 2008 / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Asia / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
1 – 7 August 2008 / International Phytosanitary Portal (IPP) Revision Workshop for IPP editors - Pacific / Workshop / seminar / To be announced
4 – 15 August 2008 / POSTPONED: Workshop on the use of the PCE Tool for PCE facilitators / Workshop / seminar / To be announced
18 – 22 August 2008 / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Caribbean / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
25 – 29 August 2008 / Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations / Technical Consultation of RPPOs / Rome, Italy
Date to be determined / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Africa (English) / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
Date to be determined / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Africa (French) / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
Date to be determined / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Central Asia / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
Date to be determined / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Latin America / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
Date to be determined / Regional workshop on draft ISPMs – Pacific / Regional Workshop on draft ISPMs / To be announced
1 - 5 September 2008 / Technical Panel on Fruit Flies / Technical panel / To be announced
1 – 5 September 2008 / Pre-clearance for regulated articles / Expert Working Group / Zambia
1 – 5 September 2008 / Focus Group for the Development of an IPPC Capacity Building Strategy / Focus Group / Rome, Italy
8 – 12 September 2008 / IPP Revision Workshop (for IPP editors) - Asia / Workshop / seminar / Asia
15 – 19 September 2008 / International Forestry Quarantine Research Group (IFQRG) - 6th meeting / IFQRG / Rome, Italy
15 – 20 September 2008 / POSTPONED: IPP Support Group / Other Working Group / Germany
29 September – 3 October 2008 / IPP Capacity Building Workshop (for new IPP editors) – English speaking countries / Workshop / seminar / To be announced
30 September 2008 / Anticipated end date for member consultation period on draft ISPMs / Member consultation / -
6 – 10 October 2008 / Extended Bureau / Informal Working Group on Strategic Planning & Technical Assistance / Bureau / SPTA / Rome, Italy
13 – 17 October 2008 / Technical Panel on the Glossary / Technical panel / Rome, Italy
3 – 7 November 2008 / Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) / Standards Committee / Rome, Italy
3 – 7 November 2008 / IPP Revision Workshop (for IPP editors) - Africa (English) / Workshop / seminar / Africa
10 – 14 November 2008 / Standards Committee (SC) / Standards Committee / Rome, Italy
1 – 5 December 2008 / IPP Capacity Building Workshop (for new IPP editors) – French speaking countries / Workshop / seminar / To be announced