Format and dates of the meeting
Owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the joint meeting of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will be held online from 27 to 29 January 2021 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Geneva time (UTC+1)) daily. The meeting will be opened on Wednesday, 27 January 2021, at 1 p.m. (Geneva time (UTC+1)).
Language of the meeting
The working language of the meeting will be English.
Technical details of the meeting
The online meeting will be conducted via WebEx. Participating bureaux members will receive an email with the links to register to the online meeting.
Participating bureaux members will also receive an e-mail invitation for a test session before the meeting to ensure that they are technically ready to connect to the WebEx system. We strongly encourage you to participate in the test session in order to ensure that your audio devices are working properly and that you can participate effectively in the meeting.
You are invited to connect to the online sessions 30 minutes before the start of meeting to once more confirm that your audio settings are working well.
For more information, please contact: leslie.angeles@brsmeas.org.
Communication allowance for eligible members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition only
During the COVID-19 pandemic that imposes limitations on travel and mass gatherings, as well as teleworking due to domestic lockdowns, the Secretariat will provide an exceptional support for the reimbursement of communication costs (i.e. costs incurred to secure a reliable and good quality internet connection) to assist eligible members from developing countries and countries with economies in transition to participate in the online meetings. For more information about the Secretariat’s policy and modalities for the reimbursement of communication costs of online meetings for eligible meeting participants, please kindly consult the supplemental information on the reimbursement of communication costs for online meetings.