Daily Schedule. Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWGLCA) (Open meeting)

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1 UNITED NATIONS Wednesday, 2 April 2008 No. 3 Bangkok Climate Change Talks 31 March to 4 April 2008 United Nations Convention Centre, Bangkok Daily Schedule 1 Official meetings 2 Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWGLCA) (Open meeting) Informal Plenary Plenary I (ESCAP Hall) The Daily Schedule is also available at: < 2 Please consult the CCTV monitors for any last-minute changes to this programme. Participants are kindly requested to retain copies of documents throughout the session, in order to reduce paper consumption. FCCC/2008/I/OD/3 GE

2 - 2 - AWG in-session workshop on means to reach emission reduction targets Plenary II Thematic session 2. Land use, land-use change and forestry ( and ) Introduction, Mr. Mama Konate, Vice-Chair of the AWG Overview presentations o Ms. Maria José Sanz, UNFCCC secretariat o Mr. Peter Holmgren, FAO o Mr. Jim Penman, Coordinating Lead Author, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Presentations by Parties o Japan o EU o New Zealand o Canada o Australia o Tuvalu o Brazil Discussion Thematic session 3. Possible approaches targeting sectoral emissions ( ) Introduction, Mr. Harald Dovland, Chair of the AWG Overview presentations o Mr. Richard Baron, IEA o Mr. Jake Schmidt, CCAP o Ms. Jane Hupe, ICAO Discussion

3 - 3 - Groups other than the Convention bodies African Group Conference Room Alliance of Small Island States Meeting Room H Group of 77 and China Conference Room Environmental Integrity Group Meeting Room A Umbrella Group Meeting Room G Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Meeting Room H Least Developed Countries Group Conference Room Group of 77 and China Conference Room Alliance of Small Island States Meeting Room H Meetings of United Nations agencies Briefing to United Nations system entities by UNFCCC secretariat Meeting Room G Meetings of civil society Business and industry organizations (BINGOs) Conference Room Environmental organizations (ENGOs) Conference Room Chair and Vice-Chair of the AWGLCA meet the business and industry organizations (BINGOs). In order to organize the discussions, questions to be raised should be forwarded to the secretariat by Meeting Room A Press briefings (Open to media only) Climate Action Network Press Conference Room

4 - 4 - Announcements Opening hours of the UNCC Meeting room reservations Unless official meetings are taking place, the UNCC will close at Meeting rooms can be reserved at the Meeting Room Assignment Counter, located on the Ground Floor near the Post Office. Meeting rooms are free of charge. The location and time of a meeting may change, depending on the necessities of the negotiation process. Please therefore reconfirm your booking at least two hours before the meeting. Wednesday to Friday: Mr. Peter Kakucska Mobile: Emergencies For medical emergencies, please contact the First Aid Office at the UNCC on the Ground Floor: or the United Nations Security Services: Tel.: Tel.: Medical, accident and travel insurance Corrections to the list of participants No-smoking environment Lost and found items The United Nations and the UNFCCC secretariat disclaim all responsibility for medical, accident and travel insurance, for compensation for death or disability, for loss of or damage to personal property, and for any other costs or losses that may be incurred during travel or the period of participation. In this context, it is strongly recommended that participants obtain international medical insurance for the period of their participation. Please take your comments and corrections to the Registration Counter before today. The final List of Participants will be distributed on Friday, 4 April Please help keep the conference premises a no-smoking environment. Smokers are encouraged to enjoy the fresh air outside the conference venue. Lost and found items are kept in the Security Check Point on the Ground Floor, near the registration area. For security reasons, unattended items anywhere in the conference premises will be removed. United Nations Security Services Tel.:

5 - 5 - Catering in UNCC Six food outlets are operational in the UNCC offering a wide range of meals, refreshments and beverages to participants. The following are the details of the outlets: Cafeteria* Location: UNCC Dining Room, Level 1, UNCC Business hours: and Lunchbox Counter* Location: in front of UNCC Dining Room, Level 1, UNCC Business hours: Coffee Corner Location: next to the Internet Café, Level 1, UNCC Business hours: , except for Wednesday when it will close by Coffee Corner 2 Location: opposite to Business Center, Level 1, UNCC Business hours: Refreshment Lounge Location: Rajapruek Lounge, Ground Floor, UNCC Business hours: Canteen Location: Ground Floor, Service Building (on the other side of the garden) Business hours: * The Cafeteria and Lunchbox Counter only accept coupons. These can be purchased in front of the UNCC Dining Room and at the Coffee Corner and Coffee Corner 2. The coupons are valid for the duration of the meetings. Refunds for unused coupons will be available until on Friday, 4 April Meditation room The Meditation Room is located on Level 2, to the right of the entrance to Plenary I. Important telephone numbers Police 191 Fire brigade Tel.: or 1102 Emergency physician/ambulance Tel.: or 1102 Directory enquiries 1681 Taxi service 1661, or in front of the main entrance to UNCC