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 | 28-29 May 2019 | Collective Arrangement | Sweden | Gothenburg |
| 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 | ||
| ICG-RBA | 19-20 June 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Risk-based Approach | Norway | Oslo |
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 either already been provisionally agreed or are given as possibilities
Meeting | Date | Full name | Country | City |
ICG-DATA | 21 August 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Data | WEBEX | |
ICG-QSR | [2 days in September 2019] | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Quality Status Report | [Secretariat?] | [London?] |
Bycatch workshop - | 3-5 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 |
STG | 16-17 September 2019 | Strategy Task Group | Denmark | Copenhagen |
ICG-MSFD(2) 2019 | 18 September 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive | European Commission | Brussels |
EBSA Workshop | 23-27 September 2019 | Workshop on Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas | Sweden | Stockholm |
ICG-EMO Workshop | 24-26 September 2019 | Workshop on eutrophication modelling and revision of the eutrophication Agreement 2013-08 | Germany | Hamburg |
JWG-Bird | 30 September - 4 October 2019 | Joint HELCOM/ICES/OSPAR Working Group on Birds | Estonia | Tartu |
ICG-ESA | 1 day in Autumn 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Economic and Social Analysis | ||
ICG-MPA | 8-10 October 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on MPAs | Germany | Vilm |
Bonn Agreement | 9-11 October 2019 | Bonn Agreement Contracting Parties and Ministerial Meeting | Germany | Bonn |
JL(2) 2019 | 22 October 2019 | Group of Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
ICG-NOISE | 5-6 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Noise | Portugal | |
ICG-ML (2) 2019 | 12-15 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | Ireland | Wexford |
CoG(2) 2019 | 12-13 November 2019 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD(2) 2019 | 14 November 2019 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
MIME | 18-22 November 2019 | Working Group on Monitoring and on Trends and Effects of Substances in the Marine Environment | ICES Offices | Copenhagen |
ICG-COBAM | 3? Days during the week beginning 18 November 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Coordination of Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Monitoring | [Secretariat?] | [London?] |
ICG-POSH | 2-5 December 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on the Protection of Species and Habitats | Spain | Madrid |
JTG Ballast | 17-18 December 2019 | Joint HELCOM/OSPAR Task Group on Ballast Water Management | Estonia | Tallinn |
ICG-Eut | 21-23 January 2020 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Eutrophication | Ireland | Dublin |
INPUT | 28-30 January 2020 | Working Group on Inputs to the Marine Environment | Sweden | Gothenburg |
RSC | 11-13 February 2020 | Radioactive Substances Committee | France | Paris |
16th Inter-Secretariat Meeting | February 2020 | Regional Agreement Secretariats, DG ECHO and EMSA | Brussels | Belgium |
OIC | 10-14 March 2020 | Offshore Industry Committee | Denmark | |
BDC | 23-27 March 2020 | Biodiversity Committee | Iceland | Reykjavik |
HASEC | 23-27 March 2020 | Hazardous Substances and Eutrophication Committee | Spain | Madrid |
ICG-MSFD | 1.5 days in April 2019 | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Strategy Framework Directive | ||
Easter weekend: 10-13 April 2020 | ||||
EIHA | 20-24 April 2020 | Environmental Impact of Human Activities Committee | United Kingdom | [Edinburgh] |
JL | 28-29 April 2020 | Jurists/Linguists | Secretariat | London |
NSN | 29-30 April 2020 | North Sea Network of Investigators and Prosecutors | Belgium | |
STG | 5-6 May 2020 | Strategy Task Group | Secretariat | London |
CVC | 19 May 2020 | Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen | Secretariat | London |
CoG | 19-20 May 2020 | Coordination Group | Secretariat | London |
HOD | 21 May 2020 | Heads of Delegation | Secretariat | London |
COLLAR | [2 days Late May?] | Collective Arrangement | ||
OTSOPA | 26-28 May 2020 | BA Working Group on Operational, Technical and Scientific Questions Concerning Counter Pollution Activities | Belgium | |
ICG-ML | [2? days in late May/early June 2020] | Intersessional Correspondence Group on Marine Litter | ||
OSPAR/MMC | 29 June - 3 July 2020 | OSPAR Commission/ Ministerial meeting | Portugal | Lisbon |