Notification 2010-161

Dear Madam/Sir, I am pleased to inform you that the side-events registered for the Fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 5) and the Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) in Nagoya, Japan in October 2010 have been allocated and are presently available on the Secretariat’s web site at: COP/MOP-5: http://www.cbd.int/mop5/side-events/?mtg=mop-05 COP-10: http://www.cbd.int/cop10/side-events/?mtg=cop-10 The Secretariat received an overwhelming number of side-event requests and in order to accommodate the maximum number possible, an additional time slot from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. was added. The Secretariat would like to thank all organizers who agreed to merge their side-events. Information on the side-events, rules and regulations is also available at the above links. Should there be any corrections or cancellations to be made, kindly inform Ms. Lisa Pedicelli (lisa.pedicelli@cbd.int). Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: To all CBD and CPB National Focal Points and Relevant Organizations