The Sixth Steering Committee of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center for the Wider Caribbean (RAC/REMPEITC) will consider the Center's 2011-2012 work program and strategic plan. RAC/REMPEITC was created in 1995 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Caribbean Regional Coordinating Center (CAR/RCU) to assist countries of the Wider Caribbean in developing their national capabilities to implement the Cartagena Convention Oil Spill Protocol, the IMO's 1990 International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and Cooperation and other IMO Conventions and Protocols relevant to preparedness for and response to oil, hazardous and noxious substances releases, and other marine environmental threats from ships in the Wider Caribbean Region.  

dates: 8-9 May 2012   location: Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles   contact: RAC-REMPEITC   phone: +599-9 868 4612   fax: +599-9 868 4996   e-mail: rempeitc@cep.unep.org   www: http://cep.unep.org/racempeitc