The meeting will prepare for the first intergovernmental negotiating committee (INC) on mercury, scheduled to convene in 2010. In particular, the meeting will discuss the negotiating priorities, timetable and organization of work for the INC.  

dates: 19-23 October 2009   location: Bangkok, Thailand   phone: 41-22-917-8183   fax: 41-22-797-3460   e-mail: mercury@chemicals.unep.ch   www: http://enb.iisd.org/chemical/wginc1/