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Further
to decision VII/3 of the Conference of
the Parties, the Secretariat organised
a teleconference, to provide a forum for
discussion on the launching of PACE and
on documents developed through previous
informal stakeholder consultation – in
particular, a scoping paper containing
a list of potential activities and projects,
stakeholder participation, and resources.
On 28-29 June 2007,
the Secretariat of the Basel Convention
hosted a further Preparatory Meeting of
Experts for the launch of a public-private
partnership for action on computing equipment.
This strategically important meeting was
attended by 30 participants comprised of
government from Parties and Signatories,
private sector, civil society and academia.
For more information see the agenda
of the meeting
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| Formal
Meetings |
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Subsequently,
the formal meeting of stakeholders was
hosted in Geneva on 2 September 2007, prior
to the sixth session of the Open-ended
Working Group. This preparatory meeting
was exceptionally well attended, with diverse
participation by 61 representatives of
government (from Parties and Signatories),
non-governmental organizations, private
sector, civil service, industry and Basel
Convention Regional Centres.
The meeting agreed
a draft scope, mission statement, objectives
and activities for PACE that were then
put to the Open-ended Working Group for
its consideration and possible adoption
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