FO: NAFC/2000/INF/2


 

NORTH AMERICAN FOREST COMMISSION

TWENTIETH SESSION

St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada,
12-16 June 2000

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE

 

Monday, 12 June 2000

08.00-09.00

Registration of participants (Algonquin Hotel)

09.00-09.30

Opening Ceremony

09.30- 09.45

Adoption of Agenda
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/1)

09.45-10.15

State of forestry in Mexico
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/3)

10.15-10.45

State of forestry in United States of America
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/4)

10.45-11.00

Refreshment break

11.00-11.30

State of forestry in the Canada
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/2)

11.30-12.00

Report of the Bureau of Alternates
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/5)

12.00-13.30

Lunch

13.30-14.30

FAO forestry activities of interest to the Region, including follow-up to the recommendations of the 19th session of the Commission (document: FO:NAFC/2000/6)

14.30-15.00

Report of the Study Group on Forest Genetic Resources (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(a))

15.00-15.30

Report of the Study Group on Fire Management (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(b))

15.30-15.45

Refreshment break

15.45-16.15

Report of the Study Group on Forest Insects and Diseases (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(c))

16.15-16.45

Report of the Study Group on Silviculture
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(d))

19.00-21.00

Buffet reception hosted by FAO
     
Tuesday, 13 June 2000

09.00-09.30

Report of the Study Group on Atmospheric Changes and Forests (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(e))

09.30-10.00

Report of the Study Group on Neotropical Migratory Species (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(f))

10.00-10.30

Report of the Study Group on Forest Products (document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(g))

10.30-10.45

Refreshment break

10.45-11.15

Report of the Study Group on Forest Inventory, Monitoring and Assessment
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/7(h))

11.15-13.00

Technical item: Urban Forestry
(document: FO:NAFC/2000/8(a)

13.00-14.30

Lunch

14.30-15.30

Technical item: Alien Species Harmful to North American Forests (document: FO:NAFC/2000/8(b))

15.30-16.30

Technical item: Carbon Sequestration in the context of North America(document: FO:NAFC/2000/8(c))
   
Wednesday, 14 June 2000

09.00-10.30

Country presentations on criteria and indicators
(no document)

10.30-10.45

Refreshment break

10.45-11.15

International Year of Mountains - 2002 (for information) (document: FO:NAFC/2000/INF.4)

11.15-11.45

Regional issues identified by the Commission for the attention of the Committee on Forestry
(no document)

11.45-12.00

Proposal for the Amendment of Rule X of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission (Languages of the Commission) (for decision) (no document)

12.00-12.15

Other business

12.15-13.45

Lunch

13.45-14.15

Business of the Commission:

(a) Election of Officers (b) Date and place of next session

14.00-17.00

19.30-22.00

Drafting Committee meeting

Supper hosted by the Government of Canada

     
Thursday, 15 June 2000

07.30-18.00

Excursion
     
Friday, 16 June 2000

09.00-12.00

Business of the Commission (Cont.d):
(c) Adoption of report
  Closing session