The 30th Annual Session of the OSCE PA will be held from 30 June to 4 July 2023 in Vancouver, Canada.
REGISTRATION
Secretaries of Delegations are kindly asked to register their delegation via the OSCE PA online registration system no later than Friday, 26 May 2023. However, it is highly advisable that Secretaries register their members as soon as they are confirmed in their respective Parliament. Note that the online registration system will be activated on 15 March 2023. Please indicate the preliminary travel information and the name of the hotel when you register your delegation.
The Registration and Information desk will be open in the foyer of the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) on Thursday, 29 June 2023 from 14:00 to 20:00. For the rest of the Annual Session, registration will be open at the VCC every day from 8:00 until the end of the official meetings. All participants are kindly requested to register as soon as possible after their arrival. Participants will be required to show official identification when registering (passport or identity card).
All participants will be able to collect conference bags and conference literature upon registration. Participants and accompanying persons will receive their personal badges and information about the conference at the Registration and Information desk.
A provisional List of Participants will be made available. In order to enable the OSCE PA International Secretariat to issue the final list, and to ensure the accuracy of its content, national delegations are kindly requested to indicate any corrections to the provisional list at the Registration and Information desk.
PROGRAMME
Thursday 29 June 2023
Arrivals
14:00 – 20:00 Registration
18:00 – 19:00 Meeting of the Secretaries of Delegations followed by visit of the Vancouver Convention Centre
Friday 30 June 2023
08:15 – 09:15 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:30 – 12:30 Standing Committee
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 17:30 Opening Plenary Session
Saturday 1 July 2023
08:00 – 08:45 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions
14:30 – 16:30 Thematic activities and meetings of Ad Hoc Committees
Sunday 2 July 2023
08:00 – 08:45 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
09:00 – 10:30 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
12:30 – 14:00 Working lunch on Gender Issues (Upon registration)
14:00 – 15:30 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
14:00 – 15:30 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions
Monday 3 July 2023
08:15 – 08:45 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 11:00 General Committee on Political Affairs and Security
09:00 – 11:00 General Committee on Economic Affairs, Science, Technology and Environment
11:00 – 11:30 Meeting of the Bureau
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 13:30 General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions
13:30 – 15:00 Lunch break
15:00 – 18:00 Plenary Session
Tuesday 4 July 2023
08:15 – 08:45 Time reserved for meetings of various groups
09:00 – 12:00 Plenary Session
12:00 Adjournment
End of Annual Session
Departures
Wednesday 5 July 2023
Departures
PASSPORTS AND VISAS AND eTA
Travelers must hold a valid passport with six months’ validity from the date of entry to enter Canada. All participants must check beforehand if they need a Visa or an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) to travel to Canada. To find out if you are required to hold one of these documents, please visit the Canadian Government’s official website and complete the questionnaire (or click https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp). Visas or eTAs must be obtained PRIOR to travelling to Canada.
More information is avaliable here.
Check this space for additional details as they become available. For information on previous Annual Sessions, please click here.
