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CMS Event Calendar (2013)
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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 ORGANIZED BY
January 2013
8 New Year’s Reception hosted by the Federal German President Berlin, Germany  
14-19 GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project: Timor Leste National meeting Dili, Timor Leste
cancelled
21-26 IPBES: 1st Plenary Session Bonn, Germany
IPBES
27 Jan-2 Feb Prince Mahidol Award Conference (PMAC) Bangkok, Thailand
28-29 WHMSI Steering Committee meeting Washington DC, USA  
28-30 Caribbean regional workshop Saint Lucia CARICOM Secretariat
February 2013
2-8 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation Baltimore, USA  
4 Friends of CMS General Assembly Meeting Berlin, Germany  
4-8 Second resumed session of the Technical Consultation on flag State Performance Rome, Italy  
4-8 South Pacific Whale Research Consortium Meeting 13 Auckland, New Zealand  
4-8 Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity Building Workshop for West Africa Senegal  
5-6 Arctic Environment Ministers Meeting: Arctic Change – Global Effects Jukkasjärvi, Sweden  
6 BION 5th multistakeholder-meeting Bonn, Germany  
6-8 International Symposium: Water and Wetlands in the Mediterranean (MedWet) Agadir, Morocco  
6-10 "Young Leaders for Sustainability" Training Workshop; Sustainabilty as a Guide for our Professional Lives Potsdam, Germany  
11-14 CAFF Biannual Yakutsk, Russian Federation  
11-14 Sub-regional capacity-building workshop to address invasive alien species and to achieve Aichi biodiversity target 9 in the Arab region Abu Dhabi, UAE  
12 Biodiversity Liaison Group meeting Geneva, Switzerland  
12 5th Meeting of the Committee for Captive Breeding, Reintroduction and Supplementation of Lesser White-fronted Geese in Fennoscandia (RECAP 5) Bonn, Germany  
13-14 Waterbird Monitoring Partnership Meeting Ede, Netherlands  
18-22 27th Session of the UNEP Governing Council/ Global Ministerial Environment Forum Nairobi, Kenya  
19-20 2nd Meeting of Signatory States to the Dugong MoU Manila, Philippines

21-22

GEF Dugong and Seagrass Conservation Project – Inception Workshop Manila, Philippines  
25 Feb-1 March 17th Meeting of the Ramsar Scientific & Technical Review Panel (STRP17) Gland, Switzerland  
25 Feb-1 March North Pacific Regional workshop to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) Moscow, Russian Federation  
26 and 27-28

1st INTERPOL International Fisheries Enforcement Conference
Meeting of the Fisheries Crime Working Group

Lyon, France  
March 2013
3 Dugong MoU signing Abu Dhabi, UAE  
3-14 CITES COP16 (and 63rd meeting of the CITES Standing Committee) - 40th Anniversary of signing of CITES Bangkok, Thailand
4-7 Global Taxonomy initiative capacity building workshop towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa Dakar, Senegal  
4-10 Third Southeast Asian Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAM III) Langkawi, Malaysia  
5 Wetlands International Waterbird Harvest Group (WHSG) Planning Meeting Brussels, Belgium  
11-15 IUCN Workshop on the Identification Criteria and Delineation of Sites contributing to the Global Persistence of Biodiversity Virginia, USA  
21 EUROBATS: 8th Standing Committee Meeting London, UK
27-29 Workshop on development of Bulgarian National Lesser Whited-fronted Goose Action Plan Sofia, Bulgaria
AEWA
April 2013
5-6 Baltic Sea Summit St Petersburg, Russian Federation  
6-12 27th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society, incl. workshops and excursion Setubal, Portugal  
8-12 3rd Meeting of Signatory States to the Middle-European Great Bustard MoU Hungary
8-12 South-Eastern Atlantic regional workshop to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) Namibia  
8-12 Ramsar Convention: 46th meeting of the Standing Committee Gland, Switzerland  
15 SAMBAH (Static Acoustic Monitoring of the Baltic Sea Harbour Porpoise) Stakeholder Workshop Gothenburg, Sweden  
15-16 UNFCCC Informal Meeting among Officials of Treaty Bodies and Experts in International Law Bonn, Germany  
15-18 6th Intergovernmental Biodiversity in Europe Conference Batumi, Georgia  
16-18 ASCOBANS 9th Meeting of the Jastarnia Group Gothenburg, Sweden
18-19 Scoping Meeting on Global Initiative on Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Timber Geneva, Switzerland  
22-24 EUROBATS: 18th Advisory Committee Meeting Sofia, Bulgaria
28-30 CIC: 60th General Assembly Meeting Budapest, Hungary  
29-30 ACAP: Population and Conservation Status Working Group La Rochelle, France  
May 2013
1-3 ACAP: Seabird Bycatch Working Group La Rochelle, France
ACAP
1-5 13th Annual Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Meeting (SSIG) Agadir, Morocco  
6-10 AEWA Flyway Training Kit Workshop Naivasha, Kenya  
6-10 ACAP: 7th Meeting of Advisory Committee (AC7) La Rochelle, France
6-10 Regional Workshop for Latin America on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) Villa de Leyva, Colombia  
6-10 Commission on Sustainable Development: 20th Meeting (CSD 20) New York, USA  
11 WMBD Event: Charity Concert of the Bologna Opera Choir "Chorale San Rocco" Bonn, Germany  
11-12 World Migratory Bird Day various locations
AEWA / CMS
13-17 Preparatory Workshop on Assessing the Impacts of Marine Debris Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA  
15 Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting & Arctic Biodiversity Symposium Kiruna, Sweden  
19 International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise various locations around the Baltic  
week beginning 20 AEWA Promotion Workshop Gaborone, Botswana  
20-24 FAO: Technical Consultation on International Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small Scale Fisheries Rome, Italy  
21-23 4th Nevsky International Ecological Congress St Petersburg, Russian Federation  
22 International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB): Water and Biodiversity various locations  
24 European Day of Parks various locations  
24-25 IWC: Standing Working Group (SWG) Workshop on Whale Wtach operations Brisbane, Australia  
26 IWC: Standing Working Group (SWG) Meeting on Conservation Management Plans Brisbane, Australia  
27-30 25th Session of the International Coordinating Council (ICC) of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB), Programme, UNESCO Paris, France  
27-31 Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity: Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society Trondheim, Norway  
27-28 CMS Working Group on Minimizing Risk of Poisoning for Migratory Birds Tunis, Tunisia  
28-29 Preparations for the International Snow Leopard Conservation Forum: Pre-Forum Drafting Meeting Moscow, Russian Federation  
29-30 2nd Conference on Illegal Killing, Trapping and Trade of Wild Birds Tunis, Tunisia  
31 4th Meeting of the Group of Experts on Birds Tunis, Tunisia
CMS-BLI
June 2013
June WHMSI-5 meeting Panama? date and venue tbd
1-5 June IPBES Multidisciplinary Experts Panel (MEP) and 1st Bureau Meeting Bergen, Norway  
3 FAO: Commission on Fisheries Meeting Rome, Italy  
3-14 UNFCCC 38th Session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technical Advice (SBSTA38) Bonn, Germany  
4-6 MEA IKM Steering Committee Meeting Montreux, Switzerland  
5 World Environment Day (Theme: Think, Eat, Save - Reduce Your Footprint) global  
9-13 East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership - MOP7 Alaska, USA  
16-27 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee Phnom Penh, Cambodia  
18 Technical Saiga Antelope MoU Meeting: Enhancing Implementation and Coordination of the MoU Astana, Kazakhstan  
18-20 EGF 44th Council Meeting   venue to be decided
19-22 BirdLife World Congress Ottawa, Canada Hosted by Nature Canada and Bird Studies Canada
20-22 Meeting of the Bern Convention Group of Experts on IAS Alghero, Sardinia  
20-24 Minimizing Conflicts between migrating Wildlife and Mining in Central Asia Isle of Vilm, Germany  
25-27 Climate Change and Nature Conservation in Europe Bonn, Germany BfN and European Network of Heads of Nature Conservation agencies (ENCA)
July 2013
3rd Q International Single Species Action Planning Workshop (Egyptian Vulture) Bulgaria ? precise dates and venue t.b.d.
1-2 UNEP Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Geneva, Switzerland  
1-5 1 July: RAC/SPA 4th Meeting of NAtional Correspondents of SAP BIO (Strategic Action Programme for the Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Mediterranean Region); 2-5 July: RAC/SPA 11th Meeting of Focal Points for SPAs (Specially Protected Areas) Rabat, Morocco  
3 BION: Multi-Stakeholder Meeting Bonn, Germany  
9-10 ACCOBAMS/ RAC-SPA Workshop on the Impact of Climate Change on the Marine Environment Paris, France  
21-25 26th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCD) Baltimore, USA  
August 2013
9 UN International Day for World Indigenous People global  
25-28 5th International Partners in Flight Conference Snowbird, Utah, USA  
26 ASCOBANS: 3rd Meeting of the North Sea Group Warsaw, Poland
ASCOBANS
27-29 ASCOBANS: 20th Meeting of the Advisory Committee Warsaw, Poland
September 2013
9-12 Saker Falcon Task Force: Stakeholders Workshop Abu Dhabi, UAE  
9-13 Global Ocean Action Summit (GPO Partners) The Hague, the Netherlands  
12-16 IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB) La Réunion, France  
16-20 Twenty-fourth SPREP Meeting Apia, Samoa  
18-20 AEWA: 9th Meeting of the Standing Committee Trondheim, Norway
18-20 19th Central Asian International Mining Exploration and Mining Equipment Exhibition and Forum Almaty, Kazakhstan  
24 Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative Advisory Board Meeting Wilhelmshaven.Germany  
24-29 37th Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society Wilhelmshaven.Germany  
27-30 International Wader Study Group Annual Meeting Wilhelmshaven.Germany  
October 2013
October WILD10: 10th World Wilderness Congress Spain precise date t.b.d.
8-10 Bern Convention International Workshop on "How to communicate on pests and invasive alien plants" Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal
9-10 Scientific Council Strategic and Planning Meeting Gaeta, Italy  
9-13 Annual EUROPARC Conference Hortobágy, Hungary  
14-18 17th Meeting of CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) Montreal, Canada  
20-26 RRF/NRN/WWGBP World Conference on Birds of Prey Bariloche, Argentina
28 Oct – 2 Nov 8th WIOMSA Scientific Symposium Maputo, Mozambique  
November 2013
or December UNEP Global Summit on Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Timber Africa precise dates and venue to be decided
  37th Session of the UNESCO General Conference Paris, France precise dates to be decided
  19th Session of the UNESCO WHC General Assembly Paris, France precise dates to be decided
4-8 9th Pacific Island Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas Suva, Fiji  
5-7 GEF 45th Council Meeting   venue to be decided
5-8 ACCOBAMS: 5th Meeting of the Contracting Parties Tangier, Morocoo
11-12 UNFCCC COP19 t.b.d.
25-26 CMS Strategic Plan Working Group Meeting Bonn, Germany  
26 CMS Standing Committee: Budget & Finance Sub-Committee Bonn, Germany  
27-28 CMS: 41st Standing Committee Meeting Bonn, Germany
December 2013
or November UNEP Global Summit on Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Timber Africa precise dates and venue to be decided
Dec IPBES 2 t.b.d precise dates and venue t.b.d.
2-6 IOTC Scientific Committee Meeting Victoria, Seychelles  
3-6 Bern Convention: Standing Committee Meeting Strasbourg, France  
23 49th CAMRE Executive Bureau (Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment) Cairo, Egypt  
24-25 24th Session of CAMRE Council (Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment) Cairo, Egypt  
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2014
6-9 Feb Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network - 8th Symposium Pune, India  
Feb/March Ramsar: 18th Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel (SRTP 18)    
March/April Ramsar: 47th Meeting of the Standing Committee Gland, Switzerland  
31 March-4 April CITES: 21st Meeting of the Plants Committee (PC21) Geneva, Switzerland  
April/May GEF 46th Council Meeting   precise dates and venue to be decided
7-11 April CITES: 27th Meeting of the Animals Committee (AC27)   dates to be confirmed
23-26 April CIC: 61st General Assembly    
26-30 May GEF 46th Council Meeting   venue to be decided
June CBD: 18th Meeting of the SBSTTA   dates and venue to be confirmed
June United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) to be announced dates and venue to be confirmed
23-27 June 5th Meeting of CBD Working Group on review of Implementation (WGRI 5) Montreal, Canada dates and venue to be confirmed
14-19 Aug International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC3) Glasgow, Scotland  
29 Sept-3 Oct Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety COP-MOP 7 Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea  
6-17 Oct CBD COP 12 (Theme: “Biodiversity for Sustainable Development”) Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea  
October CBD COP12 Korea dates and venue to be confirmed
October 1st Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing Korea dates and venue to be confirmed
  65th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee   dates and venue to be confirmed
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