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15th Session of the Scientific Committee (SC15)
Dates
10 - 15th December 2012

Chairperson
Dr. Tsutomu Nishida

Vice chairperson
Mr. Jan Robinson

Venue
Victoria, Seychelles

Registration
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DEADLINES

Please also note the following deadlines:

11 September 2012: 90 days pre-Meeting. Meeting announcement by email from the Chair of the SC and by IOTC Circular from the Executive Secretary.
11-October-2012: 60 days pre-Meeting. Deadline for comments on draft agenda by participants to be provided to the Secretariat.
12-October-2012: Secretariat to circulate the revised draft agenda.
26-October-2012:  45 days pre-meeting. Deadline for applications to the Meeting Participation Fund in accordance with the Rules of procedure for the administration of the IOTC meeting participation fund.
10-November-2012:  30 days pre-meeting. Deadline for participants to notify the Secretariat of papers being submitted to the meeting.
11-November-2012: Secretariat to circulate draft Annotated Agenda.
25-November-2012: 15 days pre-meeting. Deadline for meeting papers to be submitted to the Secretariat by participants, including National Reports.

Note: All documents, essential to develop potential recommendations by the SC, should be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 15 days prior to the start of the SC meeting and be posted to the IOTC website. If such documents could not be submitted 15 days prior, the relevant author(s) should notify the Secretariat and SC Chair, who will inform CPCs of the pending late document. Documents not requiring a decision/recommendation by the SC, can only be provided to the Secretariat prior to the commencement of the SC, and would be considered 'information' documents.
26-November-2012: Secretariat to circulate revised draft Annotated Agenda.
10-December-2012: Start of SC15, Victoria, Seychelles.

Meeting Information
Click here for details on the meeting venue and accommodation in Seychelles

Rules of procedure for the administration of the IOTC meeting participation fund

National reports
Each year, delegates from Member Parties and Cooperating Non-contracting Parties are expected to report on their tuna fisheries, statistical systems and research programmes, as well as on measures taken to implement Scientific Committee recommendations. Guidelines for the completion of the National Reports are available in pdf and word format (zipped). [download...]

Credentials
Rule X.3 of the IOTC rules of procedure states The scientific committee shall be constituted of scientists; each Member of the Commission shall have the right to appoint a representative and an alternate, if needed, both with suitable scientific qualifications, who may be accompanied by experts and advisors. Thus, prior to the meeting the Secretariat should receive a letter signed by the appropriate Authority indicating who will attend the meeting and in what role.


Meeting Documents
report
Rapport de la quinzième Session du Comité scientifique de la CTOI (2012 french) download report22,70 Mo
Report of the Fifteenth Session of the Scientific Committee (2012 english) download report11.06 MB
Click here for agenda and documents page listed by document type

 


Meetings to date
Click here to consult the list of the previous Sessions of the SC, with links to download the Reports and the presented documents.


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