The dates of the 12th meeting of the STRP have been changed from December 2004 to 1-4 February 2005 to provide the Panel and its Working Groups time to complete their tasks for transmission to the 31st meeting of the Standing Committee and COP9. The postponement will also permit time prior to the Panel meeting for members and observers to review the draft “Ramsar Synthesis Report” being prepared as part of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s contribution to the Ramsar Convention. It is anticipated that the draft of this report will become available for review in early December 2004.  

dates: 1-4 February 2005  
location: Switzerland  
additional: Gland  
contact: Ramsar Convention Secretariat  
phone: 41-22-999-0170  
fax: 41-22-999-0169  
e-mail: ramsar@ramsar.org  
www: http://ramsar.org/w.n.strp-datechange.htm