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Disarmament Calendar
2008

Also see the 2009 Disarmament Calendar

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Date

Event

Contact

Location

JANUARY

4-6	Allied Social Science Associations/American Economics Association Conference	Economists for Peace and Security	New Orleans, LA USA
14-18	Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW		Geneva, Switzerland
14-18	United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Ammunition, First Session		New York, NY USA
21 January - 28 March	Conference on Disarmament, First Session	RCW: CD 2008	Geneva, Switzerland

FEBRUARY

1-3	3rd National Convention of the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace	cndpindia@gmail.com	Vasantrao Deshpande Sabhagraha, Nagpur
6-8	Seminar on Nuclear Science and Technology for Diplomats	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
11-15	Group of Governmental Experts on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), First Session		New York, NY USA
12-29	CTBTO Preparatory Committee, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings		Vienna, Austria
15	World Court Project to Abolish Nuclear Weapons	George Farebrother geowcpuk@gn.apc.org +44 (0)1323 844 269	London, UK
16-17	Global Summit for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World: Laying the Practical, Technical and Political Groundwork	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 020 7700 2393	London, UK
18-21	Seminar on IAEA Safeguards for States with Limited Nuclear Material and Activities	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
18-22	International Conference on Cluster Munitions	ICBL Kasia Derlicka kasia@icbl.org	Wellington, New Zealand
20-22	Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 49th session		New York, NY USA
25-29	United Nations Panel on Governmental Experts on Missiles, Second Session		New York, NY USA
26 February - 29 July	The Nuclear Dilemma: Exhibition at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum	info@nucleardilemma.org	Geneva, Switzerland

MARCH

2	Commemoration of 25 Years of ICBM Resistance at Vandenberg Air Force Base: march from Vandenberg Village to Vandenberg AFB main gate	Los Angeles Catholic Worker	California, USA
3-7	IAEA Board of Governors	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
4-7	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council, 52nd session	http://www.opcw.org/	The Hague
5-6	International Women's Day Disarmament Seminar: At What Cost? Wars, Weapons, and Conflict Prevention	Geneva Forum mccarthy@hei.unige.ch WILPF inforequest@wilpf.ch	Geneva, Switzerland
7-11	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 18th World Congress	IPPNW http://www.ippnw2008.org/	Delhi, India
10-11	International Tracing Instrument workshop for West and Central Africa		Lome
11-12	Latin America & Caribbean regional workshop on promoting universality of the CCW		Dominican Republic
24	The Bomb Stops Here: Surround the Base at Aldermaston	Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament 020 7700 2393	Aldermaston, UK
31 March - 4 April	United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Ammunition, First Session		New York, NY USA

APRIL

TBD	Open-Ended Working Group on SSOD IV, First Session		New York, NY USA
7-11	United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Ammunition, Second Session		New York, NY USA
7-18	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Second Review Conference	http://www.opcw.org/	The Hague, Netherlands
7-25	United Nations Disarmament Commission	RCW: UNDC	New York, NY USA
10 1:00-5:00pm	Forceful Engagement: A symposium and discussion on the role of force & the armed forces in post-Cold War US foreign policy http://www.comw.org/pda/080410meet.html	Graduate Program in International Affairs, New School University and Security Policy Working Group RSVP to Emily at rsvp.meet08@gmail.com	Parsons Auditorium Parsons New School of Design Ground Floor 66 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
11-13	Annual Space Organizing Conference and Protest	Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space	Omaha, NB USA
14-25	Review Meeting of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS)	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
17-20	Conflict and Conflict Resolution in the Pacific	Katja Göbel Pazifik-Netzwerk e.V. http://www.pazifik-infostelle.org/	Neuendettelsau
21-22	West & East Africa workshop on promoting universality of the CCW		Lome
24-25	Great Lakes region & Southern Africa workshop on promoting universality of the CCW		Lome
28 April - 9 May	Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Second Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference	RCW: PrepCom 2008	Geneva, Switzerland
29	International Nuclear Disarmament Conference	Ashley Woods ashley@realexpo.org	Geneva, Switzerland

MAY

TBD	Open-Ended Working Group on SSOD IV, Second Session		New York, NY USA
1	Good Faith, International Law, and the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: The Once and Future Contributions of the International Court of Justice http://lcnp.org/wcourt/Conf-Poster.pdf	George Farebrother World Court Project UK geowcpuk@gn.apc.org	Geneva, Switzerland
5-9	IAEA Programme and Budget Committee	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
12-16	Group of Governmental Experts on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Second Session		New York, NY USA
12 May - 27 June	Conference on Disarmament, Second Session	RCW: CD 2008	Geneva, Switzerland
19-30	International Conference on Cluster Munitions		Dublin, Ireland
26-30	Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings, 31st session		Vienna, Austria

JUNE

TBD	Open-Ended Working Group on SSOD IV (Third Session)		New York, NY USA
2-9	Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence	Bruce Millar bruce.millar@iansa.org	Global
2-6	United Nations Panel on Governmental Experts on Missiles, Third Session		New York, NY USA
2-6	IAEA Board of Governors	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
23-26	Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings, 31st session, first part		Vienna, Austria
Late June	Middle East and Mediterranean workshop on CCW universality		Cairo, Egypt

JULY

2-4	Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to Amneded Protocol II of the CCW		Geneva, Switzerland
7-11	Group of Governmental Experts on Ammunition, Third Session		New York, NY USA
7-25	Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW		Geneva, Switzerland
9-11	Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, 50th session		Geneva, Switzerland
14-18	Biennial Meeting of States (BMS) on the Implementation of the UN Programme of Action on Small Arms	Bruce Millar bruce.millar@iansa.org	New York, NY USA
28 July - 8 August	Group of Governmental Experts on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), Third Session		New York, NY USA
28 July - 12 September	Conference on Disarmament, Third Session	RCW: CD 2008	Geneva, Switzerland

AUGUST

4-6 (TBC)	20th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues		Japan - location TBD
14-17	Think Outside the Bomb National Conference	Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Steve Stormoen sstormoen[at]napf.org www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org	Boston, MA
18-22	Meeting of experts of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention		Geneva, Switzerland
25 August - 12 September	Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, Working Group B and informal/expert meetings, 31st session, second part		Vienna, Austria

SEPTEMBER

1-5	Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW		Geneva, Switzerland
13-19	Control Arms Week of Action	Bruce Millar, IANSA bruce.millar[at]iansa.org www.controlarms.org	Global
23 September - 1 October	General Assembly General Debate		New York, NY USA
TBD	South, Southeast, and the Pacific workshop on CCW universality		Bangkok, Thailand
21	International Day of Peace	www.internationaldayofpeace.org	Global
22-26	IAEA Board of Governors	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
29 Sept - 3 October	IAEA General Conference - 52nd Session	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
30 Sept - 1 October	IAEA Scientific Forum	IAEA	Vienna, Austria

OCTOBER

2	First Committee Organizational Meeting	RCW: First Committee	New York, NY USA
4-12	Keep Space for Peace Week	Bruce Gagnon Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space Email:globalnet[at]mindspring.com	Global
6	IAEA Board of Governors	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
6 October - 4 November	General Assembly First Committee on Disarmament and International Security	RCW: First Committee	New York, NY USA
20-22	Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, Working Group A and informal/expert meetings, 34th session		Vienna, Austria
27 October - 2 November	Global Week of Action to Ban Cluster Bombs	Laura Cheeseman Cluster Munition Coalition Tel: +44 (0) 20 7820 0222 laura@stopclustermunitions.org	Global

NOVEMBER

3-7	Group of Governmental Experts of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW	http://www.onug.ch/	Geneva, Switzerland
10-11	Second Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Protocol V of the CCW	http://www.onug.ch/	Geneva, Switzerland
10-14	International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety, ensuring Safety for Sustainable Nuclear Development	IAEA	Mumbai, India
12	Tenth Annual Conference of the High Contracting Parties to Amended Protocol II of the CCW	http://www.onug.ch/	Geneva, Switzerland
13-14	Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the CCW	http://www.onug.ch/	Geneva, Switzerland
17-20	Preparatory Commission for the CTBTO, 31st session	http://www.ctbto.org/	Vienna, Austria
24-26	IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee	IAEA	Vienna, Austria
24-28	States Parties to the Ottawa Convention (Mine Ban Treaty), 9th session	http://www.icbl.org/	Geneva, Switzerland
27-28	IAEA Board of Governors	IAEA	Vienna, Austria

DECEMBER

1-5	Annual meeting of states parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention		Geneva, Switzerland
2-5	Conference of States Parties to the OPCW	http://www.opcw.org	The Hague
3	Signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions		Oslo, Norway
5	Informal working-level meeting on temporary arrangements regarding institutional questions regarding the CCM		Oslo, Norway
16-17	South, South-East & the Pacific workshop on promoting universality of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons		Bangkok
early December	7th UN - Republic of Korea Joint Conference on Disarmament		ROK - location TBD
TBC	International Conference on Nuclear Security: Global Directions for the Future	IAEA	Vienna, Austria