The official opening for the meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, 18 February 2008 in the Plenary Hall, located in Building A, 3rd floor. The formal sessions of the meeting will be held daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. For full schedule, please refer to the annotated agenda.