Meeting calendar September 2022 - June 2023
The calendar of meetings for OSPAR from September 2022 to June 2023 is shown below
Meeting | Date | Full name | Country | City |
COLLAR | TBD | Collective Arrangement | TBC | |
ICG-EcoC | 13-14 September 2022 | ICG-EcoC weightings workshop | Secretariat offices | |
BONN | 20-22 September 2022 | Meeting of the Contracting Parties | Ireland | |
CoG Workshop | 22-23 September 2022 | Workshop on selected NEAES operational objectives | Spain | Madrid |
ICG-MSFD | 27-28 September 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | Spain | Madrid |
BDC(extra) | 29 September 2022 (2 hours) | Biodiversity Committee | Online | |
HASEC HOD(1) | 6-7 October 2022 | Heads of Delegation to HASEC | Online | |
JTG Ballast/Biofouling | 10-11 October 2022 | Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Task Group on Ballast Water Management Convention and Biofouling | Spain | San Sebastian |
ICG-QSR | 11-12 October 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Quality Status Report | Belgium | Brussels/Hybrid |
JL(2) 2022 (Please note change of date) | 13 October 2022 | Group of Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat offices/ Hybrid | |
ICG-OA | 17-19 October 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on ocean acidification | Netherlands | The Hague |
ICG-ORED | 17-19 October 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Offshore Renewable Energy Development | Secretariat | London |
ICG-MPA | 18-20 October 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Protected Areas | Spain | Madrid |
| Pre-COBAM Webinar | 24 October 2022 | ICG-COBAM Webinar | Online | |
ICG-POSH | 24-27 October 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitats | Netherlands | |
ICG-COBAM | 7-9 November 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Coordination of Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring | Germany | Hamburg |
CoG | 15-16 November 2022 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD | 17 November 2022 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
OSPAR(Extra) | 17 November 2022 | Extraordinary meeting of the OSPAR Commission | Secretariat | |
MIME | 21-25 November 2022 | Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment | Portugal | Aveiro |
ICG-Noise | 7 December 2022 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Noise – workshop on scoping a RAP-Noise | Online | |
BDC(2) 2022 | 12-15 December 2022 | Biodiversity Committee | Germany | Berlin |
EAP | TBC | Expert Assessment Panel – Offshore report | TBC | |
ICG-ML | 11—13 January 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Online | |
ICG-Noise | 17-18 January 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Noise | The Netherlands | The Hague |
ICG-QSR | 17-19 January 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Quality Status Report | France | Paris |
ICG-Eut | 30 January - 1 February 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication | Sweden | Uppsala |
INPUT | 1-3 February 2023 | Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment | Sweden | Uppsala |
| ICG-ORED | 2 February | Intersessional Correspondence Group on offshore renewable energy developments | Online | |
RSC | 7-10 February 2023 | Radioactive Substances Committee | Norway | Oslo |
| ICG-MPA(Extra) | 7-8 March 2023 | Extraordinary meeting of the Intersessional Correspondence Group on MPAs | [UK] | |
OIC | 7-10 March 2023 | Offshore Industry Committee | Germany | Berlin |
[ICG-MPA (extra) | 16 March | Possible extraordinary meeting of the Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Protected Areas | Online] | |
EIHA | 20-24 March 2023 | Environmental Impact of Human Activities Committee | Norway | |
HASEC | 20-24 March 2023 | Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee | United Kingdom | Scotland |
| ICG-ESA | 28 March 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Economic and Social Analysis | Secretariat | |
Easter weekend: 7-10 April 2023 | ||||
ICG-QSR | 12-14 April 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Quality Status Report | Norway | Oslo |
BDC | 17-21 April 2023 | Biodiversity Committee | TBC | |
| ICG-MSFD | 24-25 April 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | Online | |
NSN | 25-26 April 2023 | North Sea Network | Denmark | |
JL | 26-27 April 2023 | Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
CVC | 17 May 2023, (2 hours) | Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen | Online | |
CoG(1) | 22-23 May 2023 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD(1) | 24 May 2023 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
Stakeholder consultation event | TBC w/c 5 June | Stakeholder consultation event on the QSR synthesis report | ||
ICG-ORED | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Offshore Renewable Energy Development | TBC | ||
OTSOPA | [23-25 May 2023] TBC | BA Working Group on Operational, Technical and Scientific Questions concerning Counter Pollution Activities | Denmark | |
ICG-ML(2) 2023 | May/June 2023 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Netherlands | |
| OSPAR | 26-30 June 2023 | OSPAR Commission | Norway | Oslo |
| Bonn Agreement | 19-23 September 2023 | BONN | Netherlands |