COP 9 - Information for Participants

Full version (This revision is issued to to reflect the name and coordinates of the newly designated focal person for NGOs.)

1. Venue
2. High-Level Ministerial Segment
3. Registration
4. On Site Registration
5. Procedures for Media Accreditation
6. Official Opening
7. Regional Preparatory Meetings
8. Documents
9. List of Delegations
10. Services to Participants (revised on 24 April 2008)
11. Travel and Daily Subsistence Allowance Arrangements
12. Visas
13. Greening of Cop-9
14. Arrival/Departure (revised on 11 April 2008)
15. Hotel Accommodation (revised on 17 March 2008)
16. Transportation between Hotels and Meeting Venue
17. Promotional Materials
18. Exhibition Stands
19. Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in CEPA
20. Side-Events (revised on 15 April 2008)
21. Organization Office
22. List Of Focal Points (revised on 28 April 2008)
23. Bilateral Meetings with the Executive Secretary
24. Other
25. Disclaimer
26. Annex A
27. Annex B
28. Annex B bis
29. Annex C
30. Annex D
31. Annex E

6. Official Opening

The official opening of the meeting will take place on Monday, 19 May 2008 at 10 a.m. in the main plenary hall. The formal sessions of the meeting will be held daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. For more information on the proposed programme of work, please refer to the annotated agenda which can be retrieved at: www.cbd.int/cop9/agenda.