The CMS Event calendar provides a listing of dates of interest
relevant to CMS, its Regional Agreements and MoUs, and the
greater migratory species conservation community.
| Date |
TITLE |
VENUE |
ORGANISED BY |
| January
2010 |
| 11 |
Launch of the International Year of Biodiversity -
High Level Event |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 11-13 |
ACCOBAMS: 6th Scientific Committee Meeting |
Casablanca, Morocco |
|
| 14 |
Meeting between Heads of Agencies and Jürgen
Nimptsch, Lord Mayor of Bonn |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
|
| 20 |
8th Biodiversity Liaison Group (BLG) Meeting |
Paris, France |
|
| 20-23 |
Meeting of Groupe Tortues Marines France |
Paris, France |
|
| 21 |
Inter-agency Green Economy Seminar |
Washington DC, USA |
|
| 21-22 |
IYB High-Level Event: Launch of the UNESCO Biodiversity
Exhibition |
Paris, France |
|
| 25 |
Federal President's New Year Reception for Diplomatic
Corps and International Organisations |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 25-27 |
1st Global Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder
Consultation on the 5th Global Environment Outlook Report
(GEO-5) |
Nairboi, Kenya |
postponed to 29-31 March |
| 26 |
Extraordinary Meeting of the
Board of "Friends of CMS" |
Bonn, Germany |
POSTPONED to 12 March 2010 |
| 26-27 |
European Conference "post 2010 Biodiversity Vision
and Target: the Role of Protected Areas and Ecological
Networks in Europe" |
Madrid, Spain |
Government of Spain, European Commission and Council
of Europe |
| 27-30 |
Third Technical Meeting of the Scientific Task Force
on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds: HPAI H5N1 and wild
birds: reviewing the global issue and assessing future
challenges |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
| February
2010 |
| 1-5 |
6th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity |
Trondheim, Norway |
|
| 3-4 |
MEA Knowledge Management Working
Group |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 8-12 |
CMS Sharks III Meeting |
Manila, Philippines |
|
| 9-10 |
EMG: 1st Meeting of IMG on Sustainable
Management in the UN System |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 18 |
Presentation onCMS at the University
of Trier |
Trier, Germany |
|
| 19-20 |
2nd Berlin International Bat Meeting |
Berlin, Germany |
|
| 22-26 |
East-Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership:
4th Meeting of Parties |
Seoul, Korea tbc |
tentative dates |
| 22-23 |
Joint Conferences of Parties to
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions |
Bali, Indonesia |
|
| 23-24 |
East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership:
4th Meeting of Partners |
Songdo, Incheon City, Korea |
|
| 23-24 |
6th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group |
Hel, Poland |
|
| 23-25 |
6th International Symposium on SEASTAR2000
and Asian Bio-logging Science (10th SEASTAR2000 Workshop) |
Phuket, Thailand |
|
| 23-28 |
Implementation Review Process (IRP)
Mission: Sociable Lapwing Hunting in Syria |
Damascus, Syria |
|
| 24-26 |
11th Special Session of the UNEP
Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum |
Bali, Indonesia |
|
| March 2010 |
| 2 |
Signing of the Agreement to transfer
Nature Reserve land to DOPPS - BirdLife Slovenia |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
|
| 7-10 |
7th Meeting
of the Signatories to the Siberian Crane MOU |
Teheran, Iran |
Postponed!
new dates and venue to be notified in due course |
| 8-12 |
Wings Over Wetlands Steering Committee |
Wakkerstroom, South Africa |
|
| 12 |
Meeting of the Friends of CMS |
Bonn |
|
| 13-25 |
CITES: 15th Meeting of the Conference
of the Parties |
Doha, Qatar |
|
| 15-16 |
Third Technical Meeting of the Scientific
Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds |
Rome, Italy |
FAO |
| 16-17 |
Chatham House Seminar: Strengthening
Collaboration between Wildlife, LIvestock and Human
Health Sectors |
London, UK |
|
| 17-19 |
Wadden Sea Secretariat: 11th Trilateral
Governmental Meeting |
Westerland, Sylt, Germany |
|
| 17-20 |
International Conference on Bird
Migration and Global Change |
Algericas, Spain |
|
| 20 |
ASCOBANS/ECS Workshop on Bycatch
Mitigation |
Stralsund, Germany |
|
| 22-24 |
24th Annual Conference of the European
Cetacean Society (ECS) - Marine Mammal Populations -
Challenges for Coservation in the Next Decade |
Stralsund, Germany |
|
| 22-25 |
GNF: 13th Living Lakes Conference
(management of lakes and wetlands, especially Ramsar
management plans) |
Guadalajara, Mexico |
|
| 23 |
GEF: South China Sea Review Meeting |
Bangkok, Thailand |
|
| 25-27 |
1st Global Intergovernmental and
Multi-stakeholder Consultation on the 5th Global Environment
Outlook Report (GEO-5) |
Nairboi, Kenya |
|
| 29 March-1 April |
Nairobi Convention: COP6 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 29-31 |
Experts Meeting on the relationship
between the World Heritage Convention, conservation
and sustainable development |
Paraty, Brazil |
|
| 30-31 |
AEWA Promotional Workshop for the
Russian Federation |
Moscow, Russia |
|
| April
2010 |
| 8-9 |
Nordic Symposium "Synergies
in the Biodiversity Cluster" |
Helsinki, Finland |
|
| 8-10 |
ACAP: Working Group Meetings |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
|
| 8-11 |
3rd International Eurasian Ornithology
Congress (IEOC) |
Levros, Greece |
|
| 13 |
CMS Mission to Dutch Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 13-17 |
ACAP: 5th Meeting of the Advisory
Committee |
Mar del Plata, Argentina |
|
| 14-15 |
EMG: 2nd Meeting of teh issue Management
Group on Post 2010 Biodiversity Targets |
Geneva, Switzerland |
|
| 15-18 |
Hawk Migration Association of North
America |
Duluth, Minnesota, USA |
|
| 21-23 |
ASCOBANS: 17th Meeting of the Advisory
Committee |
Eden Project, Cornwall, UK |
|
| 24-29 |
30th Sea Turtle Symposium |
Goa, India |
|
| 26 April-1 May |
Ramsar: 41st Standing Committee
Meeting and Management Working Group |
Kobuleti, Georgia |
|
| 30 April-6 May |
XIII International Ornithological
Conference of Northern Eurasia |
Orenburg, Russian Federation |
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| May
2010 |
| 3-6 |
EUROBATS: 4th Standing Commitee
Meeting/15th Advisory Committee Meeting |
Bonn |
|
| 3-7 |
5th Global Oceans Conference |
Paris, France |
|
| 6-8 |
CIC: 57th General Assembly Meeting |
Dubrovnik, Croatia |
|
| 13-14 |
2nd Meeting of Signatories to the
Aquatic Warbler MoU |
Biebrza, Poland |
|
| 10-21 |
CBD: SBSTTA 14 |
Nairobi, Kenya |
|
| 22 |
International Day for Biological
Diversity |
Global |
CBD |
| 31-4 June |
3rd IPBES Meeting |
Nairobi. Kenya |
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| June 2010 |
| 5 |
World Environment Day |
Global |
|
| 7-11 |
IPBES: 3rd Intergovernmental and
Multi-Stakeholder Meeting |
Korea |
|
| 8 |
World Ocean Day |
Global |
|
| 14-15 |
AEWA: 15th Anniversary Symposium |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 16-17 |
AEWA: 16th Standing Committee |
The Hague, Netherlands |
|
| 21-22 |
Bern Convention: Group of Experts
Meeting |
Iceland |
|
| 24 |
Official Launch of "Survival:
Saving Endangered Migratory Species" |
London, UK |
|
| 28-30 |
CMS Scientific Council: 16th Meeting |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
note
new dates! |
| July
2010 |
| 1-2 |
Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Future
Shape of CMS |
Langer Eugen, Bonn |
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| August
2010 |
| 15-16 |
Linking Tourism and Conservation
Plans (LT&C) semianr on North-South Initiative for
Archipelagos, Islands and MPAs |
Svalbard |
Networrking and partnership initiative
of UNEP Arendal |
| 22-28 |
25th International Ornithological
Congress |
Campo de Jordao, Brazil |
|
| 30 Aug-3 Sep |
2nd Meeting of the Signatories to
the Saiga Antelope MoU |
Mongolia |
tentative
dates |
| September
2010 |
| tentative |
UN General Assembly - 65th Session
on Biodiversity Challenges and Responses |
New York, USA |
|
| tentative |
2nd Meeting of the Signatories to
the Saiga Antelope MoU |
Mongolia |
|
| 6-10 |
SPREP: Technical and Ministerial
Meeting |
Madang, Papua New Guinea |
|
| 7-11 |
1st World Seabird Conference |
Victoria, Canada |
|
| 20-22 |
EUROBATS: 6th Meeting of the Parties |
Prague, Czech Republic |
|
| 22-26 |
Raptor Research Foundation: Annual
Meeting |
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA |
|
| 27- 1 October |
Pathways to Success 2010 Conference
(increasing Human Capacity for Global Human-Wildlife
Coexistence) |
Estes Park, Colorado, USA |
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| October
2010 |
| 4-6 |
1st Meeting of the Signatory States
of the Dugong MOU |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
|
| 7 |
Marine Turtle Conservation Act -
Board Meeting |
Washington DC, USA |
tentative date |
| 11-15 |
COP-MOP/5 cartagena Protocol on
Biosafety |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| 17-21 |
65th Annual WAZA Conference |
Cologne, Germany |
|
| 18-29 |
CBD COP 10 (27-29 Oct High Level
Segment) |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| late October |
IOSEA Capacity Building/Technical
Support Meeting |
Yangon/Thameehla Island, Myanmar |
or early November |
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| November
2010 |
| 9-12 |
ACCOBAMS: 4th Meeting of the Parties |
Monaco |
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| 22-26 |
National Workshop, combined with
IOSEA Capacity Building/Technical Support |
Maputo, Mozambique |
tentative dates |
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21-25 February |
26th Session of the UNEP Governing
Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum |
Nairobi, Kenya |
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