Overview
The 2012 Meeting of States Parties was held in the Palais des Nations from 10 to 14 December 2012. The meeting opened at 10:00 on Monday 10 December in Room XVIII.
The Meeting of States Parties was chaired by Ambassador Boujemâa Delmi of Algeria. In accordance with the decision of the Seventh Review Conference, the Meeting of States Parties considered the work of the Meeting of Experts (16-20 July 2012).on the three standing agenda items (cooperation and assistance, with a particular focus on strengthening cooperation and assistance under Article X; review of developments in the field of science and technology related to the Convention; and strengthening national implementation), as well as the biennial item of how to enable fuller participation in the Confidence-building Measures (CBMs).
Report of the Meeting of States Parties - BWC/MSP/2012/5
Side Events
Monday 10 December
13.00 - 15.00 OPCW Scientific Advisory Board Temporary Working Groups on the Convergence of Biology and Chemistry and on Education and Outreach - Room XXIV
- "Developments in Science and Technology - report by the Scientific Advisory Board to the Third Review Conference", Stefan Mogul, Chairman of the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
- "Overview (with a focus on beneficial purposes for chemical defence)", Robin Black, Member of the SAB and the Member of the Temporary Working Group on Convergence
- "Improvements in Enzyme Design Relevant to CW Agent Destruction", Piers Millett, Member of the Temporary Working Group on Convergence
- "Overview", Djafer Benachour, Chairman of the Temporary Working Group on Education and Outreach
- "Education and Outreach: Challenges and Opportunities for the CWC and BWC", Jo Husbands, Member of the Temporary Working Group on Education and Outreach
13:00 - 15:00 UNIDIR & France - Exploring Options for a BTWC Peer Review Mechanism - Room XXV
- Revill, A Peer-Review Mechanism for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (UNIDIR Report)
Tuesday 11 December
09.00 - 10.00 Canada - Awareness of the Dual-Use Challenges into Biosafety and Biosecurity Training and Education for Life Scientists - Room XXIV
13.00 - 15.00 IAP: Global Network of Science Academies - Room XXIV
13:00 - 15:00 European Union - Launch of the new Joint Action in support of the BTWC - Room XXV
- "Stakeholdership in BTWC Implementation", Jean Pascal Zanders, European Union Institute for Security Studies
Wednesday 12 December
09.00 - 10.00 The InterSessional Process, Science and Education (University of Bath, University of Bradford and Landau Network Centro Volta) - Room XXIV
13.00 - 15.00 Technology, Trade and Transparency: Lessons from other treaty regimes (Invitation) (Agenda), Research Group for Biological Arms Control (University of Hamburg) - Room XXIV
Thursday 13 December
09.00 - 10.00 Dutch Biosecurity Toolkit to Enhance Self-Regulation, Netherlands (Sander Banus of the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)), Room XXIV
13:00 - 15:00 Belgium - Health Crisis Response: Light Mobile Laboratories for Rapid & Reliable Identification of Pathogens by Prof. Colonel Jean-Luc GALA MD PhD, Room XXIV.
13:00 - 15:00 Responsible Research for Global Biosecurity: Progress to Date, Green Cross International - Room XXV
Friday 14 December
09.00 - 10.00 Facilitating National Implementation through Assistance and Cooperation: US, UK and Canadian Programs - Room XXIV