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CBD Distr. GENERAL 20 December 2019 ENGLISH ONLY OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP ON THE POST-2020 GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY FRAMEWORK Second meeting Kunming, China, 24-29 February 2020 INFORMATION NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS INFORMATION HIGHLIGHTS 1. OFFICIAL OPENING .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. VENUE .......................................................................................................................... 2 3. PRE-REGISTRATION .......................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 CONTRACTING PARTIES ............................... .......................................................................................... 3 3.2 OBSERVERS ............................... .......................................................................................... 3 4. ACCESS TO THE MEETING VENUE AND NAME BADGES ........................................................................... 4 5. MEETING ROOM ALLOCATIONS/RESERVATIONS ...................................................................................... 4 6. DOCUMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 4 7. VISA AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................... 5 7.1 VISA REQUIREMENTS ............................... .......................................................................................... 5 7.2 HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ............................... .......................................................................................... 6 8. HOTEL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 7 9. GROUND TRANSFER AND TRANSPORT INFORMATION ............................................................................ 7 10. SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS ......................................................................................................................... 8 11. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL .......................................................................................................................... 8 11.1 DISPLAY TABLES ............................... .......................................................................................... 8 11.2 SHIPPING OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ................. .......................................................................................... 8 12. INFORMATION SESSIONS AND SIDE-EVENTS ............................................................................................... 9 13. PAYMENT OF THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES (DSA) .............................................................. 9 14. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE .......................................................................................................................... 9 15. WEATHER AND TIME ZONE INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 9 16. ELECTRICITY ........................................................................................................................ 10 17. CURRENCY ........................................................................................................................ 10 17.1 ATM MACHINE ............................... ........................................................................................ 10 17.2 EXCHANGE MACHINES ............................... ........................................................................................ 10 17.3 ON-SITE BANK OF CHINA ............................... ........................................................................................ 10 17.4 NOTIFICATION ............................... ........................................................................................ 11 18. DISCLAIMER ........................................................................................................................ 11 ANNEX A – COUNTRY LISTING ........................................................................................................................ 12 ANNEX B - COUNTRIES WITHOUT A CHINESE EMBASSY OR CONSULAR REPRESENTATION .............. 21 ANNEX C – LIST OF DESIGNATED HOTELS - WG2020-2, KUNMING ................................................................ 22 1 1. OFFICIAL OPENING The official opening of the second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-2) will take place at 10 a.m. on Monday, 24 February 2020. The official reception will take place on the evening of 24 February at 6,30 p.m. in Pavilion 8 of the Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center. Related Workshops A workshop on the Thematic Consultation on Transparent Implementation, Monitoring, Reporting and Review for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will be held on Thursday, 20 to Saturday, 22 February. Immediately following the second meeting of WG2020, a workshop on the Thematic Consultation on Capacity-building and Technical and Scientific Cooperation for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework will be held on Sunday, 1 March to Monday, 2 March 2020. 2. VENUE All meetings listed above will be held at: Kunming Dianchi International Convention and Exhibition Center (DCEC) Huanhu East Road, Guandu District Kunming, Yunnan Province, Postal Code: 650228 P. R. China Tel: +86 (0)871-63555453, +86-13187703648 http://en.oucekm.com/intro/6.html Map of venue shown below. 2 3. PRE-REGISTRATION 3.1 CONTRACTING PARTIES Registration of representatives from Contracting Parties is subject to the receipt by the Secretariat of an official letter of nomination for each of the meetings. The letter should indicate the names, titles and contacts of delegates attending WG2020-2 and should specify the Head of Delegation. It should be sent to the attention of the Executive Secretary at the address below, as soon as possible, preferably by 14 January 2020. Without an official notification from representatives of contracting Parties nominated to attend the meeting, indicating the names, titles and contacts of delegates and including the head of the delegation, registration will not be possible. Pre-registration will facilitate the delivery of conference badges upon arrival on site, and the preparation of the list of participants. Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema Acting Executive Secretary Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 413 St. Jacques Street West, Suite 800 Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1N9, Canada Fax: + 1-514-288-6588 E-mail: [email protected] 3.2 OBSERVERS 3.2.1 STATES NOT PARTY TO THE CONVENTION The pre-registration of States not Party to the Convention is subject to the same procedure as outlined in paragraph 3.1 above. 3.2.2 THE UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES The pre-registration of representatives of the United Nations and its specialized agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency is subject to the same procedure as outlined in paragraph 3.1 above. 3.2.3 GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL BODIES OR AGENCIES QUALIFIED IN THE FIELDS OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE Rule 7.1 of the rules of procedure applies to bodies or agencies qualified in the fields of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use wishing to be represented as observers in the meeting. These observers may, upon invitation by the President of the meeting, participate without the right to vote in the proceedings of any meeting in matters of direct concern to the body or agency they represent unless at least one third of the Parties present at the meeting object (rule 7.2). Pursuant to the annex to decision IX/29, organizations who are applying for pre-registration for the first time are required to submit their organization’s statutes/rules or terms of reference, membership, as well as any other relevant information, along with their request to be represented as an observer at the meeting. Registration of these representatives is subject to the receipt by the Secretariat of an official letter and relevant documentation. The official letter must be on the organization’s letterhead and signed by the organization’s Chief Executive or President and not by the nominee. The official letter should indicate the names, titles and contacts of delegates attending the second meeting of 3 WG2020. The official letter should be sent to the attention of the Executive Secretary at the address indicated in item 3.1 above. Please note that a Priority Pass will be issued by e-mail to all pre-registered participants. Please present the Priority Pass at the registration counter at the venue; this will accelerate the obtention of your conference badge. 4. ACCESS TO THE MEETING VENUE AND NAME BADGES Access to the meeting venue is subject to the presentation of a valid conference badge. Conference badges with photographs will be issued at the registration located at the Bus drop-off point upon presentation of a Priority Pass, a valid passport or an identification card with a photograph, along with a copy of the nomination letter(s) referred to under heading 3 above. In an effort to reduce our footprint, we kindly invite participants to bring their lanyards from previous CBD meetings. • 17-18 February 2020 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. • 19 -29 February 2020 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. • 1 March 2020 from