[PCA] Fw:Information for NGOs requesting approval to attend the 61st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

The Standing Committee to the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) provides policy 
guidance to the Secretariat in implementing CITES and meets on an ?as 
needed? basis, usually once a year. 

The Committee is comprised of Parties representing each of the six major 
geographical CITES regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Central 
and South America and the Caribbean, and Oceania. More information on the 
Standing Committee is available at: www.cites.org/eng/disc/SC.shtml
Subjects discussed by the Standing Committee include compliance and 
enforcement issues, as well as species trade and conservation as they 
relate to compliance with various Decisions directed to Parties. Since the 
agenda for the upcoming meeting is not yet available, you could get an 
idea of the subject matters discussed at the Standing Committee by looking 
at the agenda from SC59 (2010), at: 
www.cites.org/eng/com/SC/59/index.shtml
The 61st Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC61) will be held in 
Geneva, Switzerland, on 15-19 August 2011. The information below concerns 
the admission of NGO observers to SC61 and includes links for further 
information. 
Please share this information with others that you think may be interested 
in this meeting.

Thank you,
Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist, Division of Scientific Authority-US Fish & Wildlife Service
Chair, Medicinal Plant Working Group-Plant Conservation Alliance
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 110
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276

Promoting sustainable use and conservation of our native medicinal plants.
<www.nps.gov/plants/medicinal>

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Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) wishing to attend the 61st Meeting 
of the CITES Standing Committee (SC61), which will be held August 15-19, 
2011, in Geneva, Switzerland, must request approval from the CITES 
Secretariat to attend the meeting. 

In accordance with Rule 6 of the Standing Committee Rules of Procedure, 
any 
person or body wishing to participate in a meeting of the Committee as an 
observer 
must submit the Registration form to the Secretariat at least 30 days 
before the 
meeting (for SC61, that date is July 16, 2011). 

In addition to submitting the Registration form, prospective observers 
must provide 
relevant information with regard to their technical qualifications and 
proof of approval 
of the State in which the organization or individual is located. 

Prospective observers located in the United States must submit a request 
for 
observer approval to the Division of Management Authority, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife 
Service at the following address: 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 212, 
Arlington, VA 22203; fax: 703-358-2298; email: craig_hoover at fws.gov. 

Additionally, all participants will be required to present official 
credentials to attend the meeting.  Credentials may be submitted to the 
Secretariat in advance or on the first day of attendance at the meeting.

See CITES Notification 2011/025 of April 5, 2011, for 
more information on the meeting (www.cites.org/eng/notif/2011/E025.pdf). 

An agenda and working documents will also be posted on the 
CITES website before the meeting (www.cites.org/eng/com/SC/index.shtml).

This information is also available at 
http://www.fws.gov/international/DMA_DSA/CITES/CITES_SC61_observer.html.

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