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This section contains information about official meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention. All BWC meetings are held in Geneva, and are open to all States Parties and signatories to the Convention. Formal invitations are not issued. The Implementation Support Unit is responsible for the administration of official BWC meetings.

Interactive Map This interactive map displays data about the attendance of State Parties, Signatories and Non-State Parties at BWC meetings and conferences since the Seventh Review Conference. To open this map in a new tab, please click on the image to your left.

Current / Next Meetings

• 2018 Meetings of Experts (7-16 August 2018)

Past Meetings

• 2017 Meeting of States Parties (4-8 December 2017)

• Eighth Review Conference (7 - 25 November 2016)

• Preparatory Committee for the Eighth Review Conference (26 - 27 April 2016 and 8 - 12 August 2016)

• 2015 Meeting of States Parties (14-18 December 2015)

• 2015 Meeting of Experts (10 - 14 August 2015)

• 2014 Meeting of States Parties (1-5 December 2014)

• 2014 Meeting of Experts (4 - 8 August 2014)

• 2013 Meeting of States Parties (9 - 13 December 2013)

• 2013 Meeting of Experts (12 - 16 August 2013)

• 2012 Meeting of States Parties (10 - 14 December 2012)

• 2012 Meeting of Experts (16 - 20 July 2012)

• Seventh Review Conference (5 - 22 December 2011)

• Preparatory Committee for the Seventh Review Conference (13 - 15 April 2011)

• 2010 Meeting of States Parties (6 - 10 December 2010)

• 2010 Meeting of Experts (23 - 27 August 2010)

• 2009 Meeting of States Parties (7 - 11 December 2009)

• 2009 Meeting of Experts (24 - 28 August 2009)

• 2008 Meeting of States Parties (1 - 5 December 2008)

• 2008 Meeting of Experts (18 - 22 August 2008)

• 2007 Meeting of States Parties (10 - 14 December 2007)

• 2007 Meeting of Experts (20 - 24 August 2007)

• Sixth Review Conference (2006)

• 2003 - 2005 Intersessional Process

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