The Rotterdam Secretariat is organizing a regional meeting to be held in Pretoria, South Africa, from 19-23 June 2006. The invited countries are: Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The meeting will focus on the benefits of the Rotterdam Convention, ratification and implementation.  

dates: 19-23 June 2006  
location: Pretoria, South Africa  
contact: Rotterdam Convention Secretariat  
phone: 41-22-917-8296  
fax: 41-22-797-3460  
e-mail: pic@pic.int  
www: http://www.pic.int/en/ViewPage.asp?id=405