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    Upcoming Meetings

    • 4th Informal Consultation Session of the HELCOM Expert Group on Underwater Noise and the OSPAR Intersessional Correspondence Group on Underwater Noise13 November 2026
    • Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment (MIME)16 November 2026 - 20 November 2026
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    Upcoming Meetings

    • IC EG NOISE & ICG NOISE 4-2026, 13 November 2026, online
    • MIME(2) 2026, 16 November 2026 - 20 November 2026, ICES HQ
    • NEAES WS 2026, 17 November 2026, London, Secretariat offices
    • CoG(2) 2026, 17 November 2026 - 18 November 2026, London, Secretariat offices
    • IPO(1) 2026, 18 November 2026, London, Secretariat offices
    • HOD(2) 2026, 19 November 2026 - 20 November 2026, London, Secretariat offices
    • ICG-POSH 2026, 24 November 2026 - 26 November 2026, Paris
    • ICG-ML(2) 2026, 7 December 2026 - 9 December 2026, Remote
    • ICG-COBAM(1) 2027, 20 January 2027 - 22 January 2027, Lelystad
    • ICG-EUT 2027, 25 January 2027 - 26 January 2027, London, Secretariat offices
    • Joint EUT-INPUT 2027, 26 January 2027 - 28 January 2027, London, Secretariat offices
    • INPUT 2027, 28 January 2027 - 29 January 2027, London, Secretariat offices

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    15 April 2026
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