SPREP OFFICIAL CALENDAR of EVENTS for 2013

Issue No: 12 as of: 26-Aug-2013 Approved: 26-Aug-2013

[ Includes Events that start within the period:01-Jul-2013 to 31-Dec-2013 ]

July 1 - 12 Pacific Meteorological Council, Pacific Climate Chagne Rountable and Joint (Netatua Pelesikoti) Meeting for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, Suva,

8 - 13 12th Pacific Science Inter-Congress, Suva, Fiji (Tim Carruthers)

15 - 19 Pacific Power Association (PPA) 22nd Annual Conference and Trade (Silia Ualesi) Exhibition, Koror, Palau

15 - 19 Tonga Waste Management Assistance, Tongatapu, Tonga (Esther Richards)

16 - 17 1st meeting of experts on Long Term Financing under the UNFCCC, 16-17 (Espen Ronneberg) July 2012, Dusit Thani Hotel, Manila, Philippines

21 - 26 Pacific Islands Capacity Building Workshop to Prepare 5th National Reports to (Easter Galuvao) the CBD, Novotel Hotel, Nadi, Fiji

22 - 27 Integrated Fisheries Management Consultations in Loimuni and Sepa villages (Paul Donohoe) in Choiseul Province, ., Choiseul, Solomon Islands

August 5 - 7 Two Samoas Reef Resilience Workshop for MMA Practitioners, Sadies by the (Tim Carruthers) Sea, Pago Pago, American Samoa

5 - 16 Mission to Wallis and Futuna to Deliver Waste Management Assistance, (Esther Richards) Futuna, Wallis and Futuna, Wallis, Wallis and Futuna

6 - 8 Regional Workshop on MARPOL Annexes V and VI, Brisbane, Australia (Anthony Talouli)

6 - 12 1). Turtle Research and Monitoring Database System training for New (Catherine Siota) Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna.

2). Meet with Mamanuca Environment Society in Fiji with regards to TREDS, MES Office, Nadi, Fiji, SPC, Noumea,

12 - 16 PIGGAREP Multipartite Review Meeting 2013, Nadi, Fiji (Silia Ualesi)

12 - 16 Preparations for the 9th Nature Conference, Suva, Fiji (Easter Galuvao)

12 - 16 Strengthening SOPs for Tsunami Warning and the use of the ICG/PTWS (Philip Wiles) PTWC New Enhanced Tsunami Products, GNS, Wellington, New Zealand

19 - 23 GEFPAS- Prevention, Control and Management of Invasive Alien Species in (David Moverley) the Pacific Islands, Nukuolofa, Tonga

19 - 23 Pacific Climate Change Portal Advisory Committee 3rd Quarter Meeting and (Makelesi Gonelevu) Technical Subcommittee Meeting, Tanoa, Nadi, Fiji, tb, Suva, Fiji

19 - 23 CTI-CFF regional priorities workshop, Manado, Indonesia (Paul Anderson)

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26 - 30 1. NZDOC Stakeholder Consultation Meeting; (Catherine Siota) 2. Dolphin Management meeting with Fisheries; 3. TREDS in house training with MECDM and meeting with TNC;, Honiara, Solomon Islands

28 - 29 IRENA workshop on Technical Solar PV Guidelines for Pacific Islands, Suva, (Silia Ualesi) Fiji

September 2 - 4 TREDS in-house training for Department of Environment & Conservation (Catherine Siota) (DEC), PNG, DEC Office, Port Moresby,

2 - 6 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting and Smaller Islands States Meeting (3- (Espen Ronneberg) 6 Sep) and Climate Change Seminar (2 Sep), Majuro, Marshall Islands

3 - 14 GEFPAS Pacific POPs Release Reduction through improved Management of (Lusiana Ralogaivau) Solid and Hazardous Wastes Project- pre- Pilot Initiation for CookIslands and Niue, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Alofi, Niue

11 - 13 Anti Fouling System Convention Training, SPREP, Apia, Samoa (Anthony Talouli)

16 - 20 24th SPREP Meeting, Apia, Samoa (Kosimiki Latu)

23 - 27 Pre COP 19 Training Workshop - , Port Vila, Vanuatu (Diane McFadzien)

December 2 - 6 9th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas, (Easter Galuvao) Suva, Fiji

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