This meeting is organized by the Government of Venezuela and the Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands in preparation for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, which will take place in Changwon, Republic of Korea, in 2008.  

dates: 18-21 September 2007  
location: Merida, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of  
contact: Maria Rivera, Ramsar Secretariat  
phone: 41 229990175  
fax: 41 229990169  
e-mail: rivera@ramsar.org  
www: http://www.ramsar.org/mtg/mtg_reg_panamerican2007_index.htm