NORTH AMERICAN FOREST COMMISSION

NINETEENTH SESSION

Villahermosa, Mexico, 16-20 November 1998

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE

Monday, 16 November

09.00 - 09.30 Opening ceremony
09.30 - 09.40 Adoption of Agenda
(Document FO:NAFC/98/1)
09.40 - 10.10 State of forestry in Canada
(Document FO:NAFC/98/2)
10.10 - 10.40 State of forestry in Mexico
(Document FO:NAFC/98/4)
10.40 - 10.55 Coffee
10.55 - 11.25 State of forestry in the United States
(Document FO:NAFC/98/3)
11.25 - 12.00 Report of the Bureau of Alternates
(Document FO:NAFC/98/5)
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch (served during session)
14.00 - 15.00 FAO Forestry Activities of Interest to the Region Including Follow-up to
the Recommendations of the 18th Session of the Commission
(Document FO:NAFC/98/6)
15.00 - 15.15 Coffee
15.15 - 16.30 FAO Forestry Strategy and Implications for Future Programme
of Work and Budget (Document FO:NAFC/98/98/7)
16.30 - 17.00 Report of Study Group on Forest Genetic Resources
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8a)
19.30 - 22.00 Buffet reception hosted by FAO

Tuesday, 17 November

09.00 - 09.30 Report of Study Group on Fire Management
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8b)
09.30 - 10.00 Report of Study Group on Forest Insects and Diseases
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8c)
10.00 - 10.30 Report of Study Group on Silviculture
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8d)
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee
10.45 - 11.15 Report of Study Group on Atmospheric Change and Forests
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8e)
11.15 - 12.00 Report of Study Group on Neotropical Migratory Species
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8f)
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch (served during session)
14.00 - 14.30 Report of Study Group on Forest Products
(Document FO:NAFC/98/8g)
14.30 - 15.30 Technical item: Applications of Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable
 Forest Management (SFM) at the Field Level
(Document FO:NAFC/98/9)
15.30 - 15.45 Coffee
15.45 - 17.00 Technical item: Forest-related Traditional Knowledge
(Document FO:NAFC/98/10)
19.30 - 22.00 Supper hosted by the Government of the Mexico

Wednesday, 18 November

09.00 - 10.00 Technical item: Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring
(Document FO:NAFC/98/11)
10.00 - 10.15 Matters to be referred to the Committee on Forestry
(no document)
10.15 - 10.30 Coffee                                                                                                      
10.30 - 11.00 Other Business
11.00 - 12.00 Business of the Commission

(a) Election of Officers
(b) Date and place of next session
12.00 - 14.00 Lunch (served during session)
(Session adjourned to Friday)
14.00 - 17.00 Drafting Committee Meeting


Thursday, 19 November

08.30 - 18.00 Excursion                                                                                           



Friday, 20 November

09.00 - 12.00 Business of the Commission
(c) Adoption of report
Closing sessionf the Commission