Generous financial assistance from Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia, and logistical support from the FAO office in Bangkok, make it possible for the IPPC Secretariat to realize this timely opportunity for a working group meeting to conduct such a review with a diverse group of PRA experts. Because the meeting is designed as an Open Ended Working Group, there is no limit to the number of participants. However, it is necessary to establish a core team of five to seven subject matter experts that will have primary responsibility for the discussions and work of the meeting. For planning purposes, it is also necessary to identify and confirm other participants in advance. In most cases, funding to attend the meeting will be the responsibility of the participant.
Limited resources are available to assist participants from developing countries.
Priority is given to core group experts and secondarily to other participants. The Terms of Reference for expert participants and a Provisional Agenda are attached. Additional information and background documents are available on the IPPC website and will be sent to participants as they are identified. We look forward to productive discussions and the opportunity to move forward in a timely manner with the substantial inputs that have been provided to the Secretariat and the collaboration of experts.