CONTACTS
This page contains NGO statements and other resources from past meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention, in reverse chronological order. All meetings were held in Geneva. For NGO Statements since 2006, see the pages for the individual meetings. Sixth Review Conference (20 November - 8 December 2006) Meeting of States Parties in 2005 (5 – 9 December 2005) Meeting of Experts in 2005 (13 – 24 June 2005) The 2005 Meeting of Experts was chaired by Ambassador John Freeman of the United Kingdom. It met to discuss, and promote common understanding and effective action on codes of conduct for scientists. It was well attended by 82 States Parties, 3 Signatory States, an Observer State, 8 international organizations and 16 non-governmental organizations. 23 scientific, professional, academic and industry bodies participated in informal exchanges in the open sessions as guests of the meeting.