The scoping meeting is expected to prepare a scoping paper describing the objectives and an annotated outline of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report. The draft scoping paper will be circulated for comments to governments and will then be submitted for consideration and approval to the sessions of the three IPCC Working Groups and the 31st session of the IPCC, scheduled for 26-29 October 2009, in Bali, Indonesia.  

dates: 13-17 July 2009  
location: Venice, Italy  
www: http://www.ipcc.ch/workshops-experts-meetings-ar5-scoping.htm