International Expert Workshop on CITES Non-Detriment Findings
Cancun, Mexico, November 17th to 22nd, 2008
 
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Schedule

 

SUNDAY 16th NOVEMBER

All day

Arrival of participants

17:00 – 19:00

Registration of participants at the NH Hotel

MONDAY 17th NOVEMBER

8:00 – 9:00

Registration of participants at Cancun Center (Level 2)

9:00- 10:00

Steering Committee session (Contoy Room)

10:00 – 11:30

Opening of the meeting (10-15 min. each)

Scientific Authority of Mexico (Ana Luisa Guzmán – CONABIO)

Management Authority of Mexico (Martín Vargas – SEMARNAT)

CITES Secretariat (David Morgan – Chief of Scientific Support Unit)

CITES Scientific Committees (Margarita Clemente – Plants Committee Chair)

Minister of Environment of Mexico (Juan Elvira Quesada – SEMARNAT)

11:30 – 12:00

COFFEE BREAK

12:00 – 12:15

Workshop organization and dynamics (Hesiquio Benitez – Steering Committee Lead)

12:15 – 13:00

Plenary Presentation on CITES and NDFs (David Morgan – CITES Secretariat)

13:00 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 15:45

Plenary Presentation on IUCN Checklist (Alison Rosser – Durrel Institute for Conservation and Ecology)

15:45 – 16:30

Plenary Presentation on Harvest Theory (Nigel Leader-Williams – Durrell  Institute for Conservation and Ecology)

16:30 – 16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45 – 18:00

General discussion about NDF’s

18:00 –18:20

Guidelines for WG sessions and closure of plenary session

19:45

WELCOME RECEPTION (Cancun Centre)

TUESDAY 18th NOVEMBER

9:00 – 10:00

Steering Committee session

10:00 – 11:30

Working Group sessions

11:30 – 11:45

COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:00

Working Group sessions

13:00 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 16:30

Working Group sessions

16:30 – 16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45 – 18:00

Working Group sessions

18:00 – 18:30

Plenary Session

WEDNESDAY 19th NOVEMBER

9:00 – 10:00

Steering Committee session

10:00 – 11:30

Working Group sessions

11:30 – 11:45

COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:00

Working Group sessions

13:00 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 16:30

Working Group sessions

16:30 – 16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45 – 18:00

Working Group sessions

18:00 – 18:30

Plenary Session

THURSDAY 20th NOVEMBER

9:00 – 10:00

Steering Committee session

10:00 – 11:30

Working Group sessions

11:30 – 11:45

COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:00

Working Group sessions

13:00 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 16:30

Working Groups results plenary presentation
WG1, WG2 30 minutes each plus 15 minutes Q&A each

16:30 – 16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45 – 18:15

Working Groups results plenary presentation
WG3, WG4, 30 minutes each plus 15 minutes Q&A each

FRIDAY 21st NOVEMBER

9:00 – 10:00

Steering Committee session

10:00 – 11:30

Working Groups results plenary presentation
WG5, WG6, 30 minutes each plus 15 minutes Q&A each

11:30 – 11:45

COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:30

Working Groups results plenary presentation
WG7, WG8-9, 30 minutes each plus 15 minutes Q&A each

13:30 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 16:30

General conclusions

16:30 – 16:45

COFFEE BREAK

16:45 – 18:00

General conclusions (continuation)

18:00 – 18:30

CLOSURE

SATURDAY 22nd NOVEMBER

10:00 – 13:00

Steering Committee and Co-chairs drafting session

13:00 – 15:00

LUNCH (Cancun Centre)

15:00 – 18:00

Steering Committee and Co-chairs drafting session