2006 IPEN General Assembly:


Budapest, Hungary 20-22nd of September 2006



The IPEN General Assembly will convene just prior to Forum V of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS), 23rd-29th of September in Budapest, Hungary. I would encourage IPEN Participating Organizations who are interested in attending Forum V, to register with IFCS before the June 30th deadline (see http://www.who.int/ifcs/forums/five/en/index.html ).

The IPEN Network -of over 400 NGOs in over 70 countries- is entering a new phase of development, and the 2006 IPEN General Assembly will be an important event for the IPEN Network. Topics to be covered during this 3-day IPEN General Assembly include:

- Review and report-back since the 2005 IPEN General Assembly

- IPEN PO information and experience exchange

- Strategic IPEN planning and projects

- SAICM awareness-raising and implementation-planning

Registration & Travel Support

The 2006 IPEN General Assembly Registration and Travel Grant Request Form is available to IPEN Participating Organization upon requests submitted to the IPEN Secretariat ipen-general-assembly@toxicfreefuture.net.

IPEN Travel Grant Requests must be submitted before the July 3rd deadline. We would also encourage IPEN POs interested in participating in Forum V submit their Forum V registration and written travel request to the IFCS Secretariat before the June 30th deadline.

We are planning for a number of IPEN POs (50-80 NGOs) to attend the 2006 IPEN General Assembly. Thus, we hope to secure broad global representation among the IPEN Network at the IPEN General Assembly.

If you have any questions about the 2006 IPEN General Assembly, do not hesitate to contact the IPEN Secretariat at:

ipen-general-assembly@toxicfreefuture.net.








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