The CITES Standing Committee provides policy guidance to the Secretariat concerning the implementation of the Convention and oversees the management of the Secretariat's budget; coordinates and oversees, where required, the work of other committees and working groups; carries out tasks given to it by the Conference of the Parties; and drafts resolutions for consideration by the Conference of the Parties.
dates: 23-27 July 2012 venue: Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG), Rue de Varembé 17 location: Geneva, Switzerland e-mail: info@cites.org www: http://www.cites.org/eng/news/calendar.shtml