<p> REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ADRIATIC AND IONIAN INITIATIVE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMANSHIP OF SLOVENIA </p><p>November 20, 2012</p><p>Draft Calendar of Events of the AII Slovenian Chairmanship June 2012 – May 2013</p><p>DATE VENUE EVENT June 27, 2012 MFA Slovenia, Ljubljana Ist Committee of Senior Officials</p><p>September 17-18, Portorož Round Table on preparation of the Adriatic and 2012 Ionian Macro-regional Strategy (Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in cooperation with the Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia and DG Mare)</p><p>November 22, 2012 Ancona IInd Committee of Senior Officials</p><p>February 2013 Ancona IIIrd Committee of Senior Officials</p><p>Round Table on preventing and fighting forest fires (will focus on prevention and fight of forest March, 20-22, 2013 Sežana, Slovenia fires in countries along the two seas, presenting the situation, experience and cooperation with other AII countries; Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, Ministry of Defence). March 2013 Slovenia Round Table on cultural heritage (the RT will address topics of cooperation between ministries aimed at managing protected areas of (natural and)cultural heritage in the territorial seas of the AII countries; Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport</p><p>March - April Slovenia Round Table on University Cooperation (University of Primorska)</p><p>11th Meeting of the Speakers of the AII May 12-13, 2013 Slovenia, Brdo Parliaments</p><p>May 2013 Slovenia Second/Final Round Table on preparation of the Adriatic and Ionian Macroregional Strategy (Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment in cooperation with the Institute of Slovenia for Waters) May 2013 Slovenia Round Table on maritime safety and supply chain security (the RT seeks to establish how the countries of the AII can contribute to all-round safety, factoring in both transport safety and global supply chain security; Ministry of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning in cooperation with the Slovenian Maritime Administration) End of May 2013 Slovenia IVth Committee of Senior Officials End of May 2013 Slovenia XVth Adriatic and Ionian Council</p><p>Collateral Events </p><p>DATE VENUE EVENT</p><p>2</p>