PBRS Virtual Meeting of the Parties on October 30 - November 2, 2023

Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties

Online event at 10am - 3pm (EST) on
October 30 - November 2, 2023

Observer Status Request

Submission deadline: August 31, 2023

Stakeholders and partners (Entities) with a demonstrated interest in polar bear conservation may request to be recognized as observers at Polar Bear Range States Biennial Meetings.

Observers may be present at all public sessions of the meeting. The Heads of Delegation [or the Chair] may call closed sessions as needed and appropriate.

Interested entities must submit a written application for an observer status to the Chairship including the following:

Name and description of the entity applying; and
Mission of the entity and how it relates to the work of the 1973 Agreement and polar bear management or conservation.

The Heads of Delegation will consider all observer applications. Approvals of applications will be reached via consensus of all Heads of Delegation.

All observers agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Observers contained in Annex A of the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears Rules of Procedure for Contracting Parties (RoP).

For further information see RoP section #7 on Observers and RoP Annex A on Code of Conduct for Observers During Meetings of the Polar Bear Range States: here

The meeting will be an online event and all meeting participants will connect to the meeting remotely via virtual platform.

Entities which wish their representatives to address the meeting orally can request for an "active participation" mode for their contacts (see below).

Entity seeking Observer status:*

Entity name

The Entity has been recognized as Observer at previous PBRS MoP(s):

YesNoOptional: Years of previous MoPs attended

Name of contact person:*

First NameLast Name

Contact's title:

Title of the Contact person

Contact's email:*

[email protected]

Contact's phone number:*

Country CodeArea CodePhone Number

Other representatives:

Name(s) of participants representing the Observer entity at the meeting other than the Contact, separated by commas. The list may be revised closer to the meeting. Participants representing an entity with an observer status at the meeting will be requested to sign up via the meeting's registration form.

Provisional number of Observer representatives seeking Active vs Passive mode at the virtual meeting platform :

Active mode: Attendee(s) who will address the meeting orally or share a presentation; Passive mode: Attendee(s) who will not address the meeting orally

Entity's type:*

Please select the type of the entity seeking observer status

Entity's address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Mission of the Entity and how it relates to the work of the 1973 Agreement and polar bear management or conservation:*

The Entity and its representatives at the meeting agree to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Observers during the meeting:

Yes

The Entity wishes to address the meeting by ..

Statement (the statement will be provided in writing to the Chair before the conclusion of the meeting for inclusion in the written report. -See #7.12 in PBRS Rules of Procedures)Sharing ‘for information’ documents with participants using a location designated by the meeting host for this purpose. (All documents must indicate which organization is responsible for them. Documents that do not meet this requirement will be removed. These documents shall not contain statements that defame any participating organization or person, or cause serious offence to any government. - See #4 in Codes of conduct for Observers)NoneOther:

Comment:

Other information

Supporting documents:

Upload any information relevant to the application (Optional)

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Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties

Online event at 10am - 3pm (EST) on October 30 - November 2, 2023

Observer Status Request

Online event at 10am - 3pm (EST) on
October 30 - November 2, 2023