Convened in the framework of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, the meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the rules of procedure and the financial rules of the Governing Body, compliance, and the funding strategy is being organized by the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture acting as the Interim Committee for the International Treaty.  

dates: 14-17 December 2005  
location: Rome, Italy  
contact: Jos  
phone: 39-6-570-52753  
fax: 39-6-570-56347  
e-mail: Jose.Esquinas@fao.org  
www: http://www.fao.org/ag/cgrfa/ico1.htm