Calendar
Meeting schedule September 2018 to June 2019
For meetings of the Commission, proposals for Decisions or Recommendations to be adopted by the Commission shall be received by the Secretariat at least five weeks before the opening of an ordinary meeting of the Commission. For meetings of a subsidiary body, proposals for Decisions and Recommendations shall be received by the Secretariat at least twelve weeks before the opening of a meeting of that subsidiary body.
(OSPAR Rules of Procedure, §§ 45 and 46).
Acronym | Dates | Meeting | Host | Venue |
ICG-ESA Workshop | 11 September 2018 | Workshop on natural capital and ecosystem services | Netherlands | The Hague |
| ICG-ESA | 12 September 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Economic and Social Analysis | Netherlands | The Hague |
| RSC(2) 2018 | 13 September 2018 | Radioactive Substances Committee meeting on the Radioactive Substances Strategy | United Kingdom | London |
| ICG-QSR | 18-19 September 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group to Manage the Delivery of the QSR 2023 | Denmark | Copenhagen |
BONN | 26-27 September 2018 | Meeting of the Bonn Agreement | France | |
STG(2) 2018 | 1-2 October 2018 | Strategy Task Group | Germany | Berlin |
JWG-Bird | 1-5 October 2018 | Joint [HELCOM-ICES-OSPAR] Working Group on Birds | Belgium | Ostend |
| ICG-MSFD(2) 2018 | 8 October 2018 | Intersessional Corresponde Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | WEBEX Meeting | |
ICG-POSH | 9-11 October 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the implementation follow up of measures for the protection and conservation of species and habitats | France | Paris |
| SHABAM | 11-12 October 2018 (midday to midday) | Joint session of ICG-POSH and ICG-COBAM | France | Paris |
JL | 17 October 2018 | Group of Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
EcoC Workshop | 30-31 October 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group Ecosystem Assessment Outlook Cumulative Effects Assessment | Norway | Trondheim |
ICG-MPA | 30 October – 1 November 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Protected Areas | Sweden | Marstrand |
| CoG(2) 2018 | 6-7 November 2018 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD(2) 2018 | 8 November 2018 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
| ICG-ML(2) 2018 | 12-14 November 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | United Kingdom | Edinburgh |
MIME | 19-23 November 2018 | Working Groups on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment (MIME) | Secretariat | ICES offices, Copenhagen |
| ICG-FENIKS | 27-28 November 2018 | Future EIHA NEAES Information- and Knowledge-based Strategic group | Spain | Madrid |
ICG-COBAM(2) 2018 | 27-29 November 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment | Spain | Madrid |
| ICG-NOISE | 29-30 November 2018 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Noise | Norway | Stavenger |
| OIC(2) 2018 | 12-13 December 2018 | OIC Thematic Strategy 2020-2030 | United Kingdom | Aberdeen |
| JTG-BALLAST | 13-14 December 2018 | Joint Task Group on Ballast Water | Sweden | Gothenburg |
| ICG-OA(1) 2019 | 10 January 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Ocean Acidification | United Kingdom | Edinburgh |
| RSC(1) 2019 | 10-11 January 2019 | Radioactive Substances Thematic Strategy 2020-2030 | Norway | Oslo |
EAP | 14-16 January 2019 | Expert Assessment Panel – Offshore | United Kingdom | Aberdeen |
ICG-Eut | 28-30 January 2019 Back-to-back with INPUT | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication | Portugal | Lisbon |
INPUT | 30 January – 1 February 2019 Back-to-back with ICG-Eut | Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment | Portugal | Lisbon |
| MMEG | 15 February 2019 | OSPAR Marine Mammal Expert Group | Germany | Büsum |
RSC(2) 2019 | 12-14 February 2019 | Radioactive Substances Committee | Spain | Madrid |
| Extraordinary meeting of BONN HODs | 20 February 2019 | Extraordinary meeting of Heads of Delegation to the Bonn Agreement | Belgium | |
| ICG-DATA | 21 February 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Data and Information Management Strategy | WEBEX Meeting | |
| ICG-ESA(1) 2019 | 26 February 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Economic and Social Analysis | Brussels | |
| STG(1) 2019 | 4-5 March 2019 | Strategy Task Group | Norway | Oslo |
OIC | 12-15 March 2019 | Offshore Industry Committee | UK | Aberdeen |
BDC | 25-29 March 2019 | Biodiversity Committee | UK | Jersey |
HASEC | 25-29 March 2019 | Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee | Norway | Oslo |
ICG-MSFD(1)19 | 8-9 April 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | Spain | Madrid |
EIHA | 8-12 April 2019 | Environmental Impact of Human Activities Committee | Denmark | Copenhagen |
(Easter weekend: 19-22 April 2019) | ||||
| ICG-QSR | 23-25 April 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group for the Quality Status Report 2023 | Secretariat | London |
JL | 24-25 April 2019 | Group of Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
| ICG-EcoC | 25-26 April 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group Ecosystem Assessment Outlook Cumulative Effects Assessment | Secretariat | London |
| WS-KELP | 29-30 April 2019 | Workshop to develop a draft Kelp habitat case report as a basis for listing on the OSPAR List | Uk | Edinburgh |
NSN | 2-4 May 2019 | North Sea Network | UK | London |
CVC | 14 May 2019 | Chairman and Vice-Chairmen | Secretariat | London |
CoG | 14-15 May 2019 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD | 16 May 2019 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
OTSOPA | 22-24 May 2019 | Technical Working Group – Bonn Agreement | UK | |
| COLLAR | late May 2019 | Collective Arrangement | Sweden | |
| ICG-ML(1) 2019 | 12-13 June 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Iceland | Reykjavik |
| COBAM Expert Group Leads | 18-20 June 2019 | Expert group leads for Foodwebs, Pelagic habitats, Benthic habitats, and Non-indigenous species | ||
OSPAR | 24-28 June 2019 (4 days – midday Monday to midday Friday) | OSPAR Commission | Netherlands | Dordrecht |
The complete 2019/2020 meeting calendar will be agreed at OSPAR 2019.
The following meeting dates have already been provisionally agreed
| [Bycatch workshop] - TBC | 9-11 September 2019 | OSPAR/HELCOM/ASCOBANS workshop on Bycatch | Denmark | Copenhagen |
| ICG-OA(2) 2019 | 10 September 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Ocean Acidification | Sweden (Agency for Marine and Water Management) | Gothenburg |
| [EBSA Workshop] - TBC | [23-27 September 2019] | Workshop on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas | Sweden | Gothenburg |
| JWG-Bird | 30 September - 4 October 2019 | Joint HELCOM/ICES/OSPAR Working Group on Birds | Estonia | Tartu |
| ICG-MPA | 8-10 October 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on MPAs | Germany | Vilm |
| Bonn Agreement | 8-11 October 2019 | Bonn Agreement Contracting Parties and Ministerial Meeting | Germany | Bonn |
| MIME | 18-22 November 2019 | Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment | ICES Offices | Copenhagen |
| OSPAR/MMC | 29 June - 3 July 2020 | OSPAR Commission/ Ministerial meeting | Portugal | Lisbon |