APPENDIX G

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF THE THIRTIETH SESSION OF APFIC
xx-xx (month) 2008, (MANADO/JAKARTA) Indonesia

Day 1	xx/xx August 2008
09:00 – 09:30	Opening Ceremony Welcome remarks – Chairman and Secretary-General, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia Welcome remarks – Secretary APFIC Opening speech – Minister, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia
09:30 – 10:00	Inter-sessional activities of APFIC
10:00 – 10:30	Status and potential of fisheries and aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific
11:00 – 12:00	Regional initiatives promoting more effective fisheries management Report from RCFM Country responses Partner’s/donor comments Reporting by Member countries on country action (action-points)
13:30 – 14:30	Certification in fisheries and aquaculture Report from RCFM Country responses Partner’s/donor comments Reporting by Member countries on country action (action-points)
14:40 – 17:00	Policy section, CCRF and emerging issues Report from RCFM Regional arrangements and initiatives Country responses Partner’s/donor comments Reporting by Member countries on country action (action-points)
Day 2	xx/xx August 2008
09:00 – 10:30	Emerging issues Outcomes & actions from COFI COFI-AQ & COFI Trade Emerging initiatives (e.g. Port State Measures, vessel registry, VMS) Member countries feedback
11:30 – 12:30	Major issues for APFIC focus in subsequent biennium
14:00 – 17:00	Other matters Election of Officers Date and place of 31^th Session
Day 3	xx/xx August 2008
08:00 – 12:00	Field trip (TBA)
14:00 – 16:00	Adoption of report
16:00 – 16:30	Closing of the Session