The Black Sea CommissionChairman of the Commission
 Mr. Ercan Tıraş,
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Turkey The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (the Black Sea Commission or BSC) via its Permanent Secretariat is the intergovernmental body established in implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Bucharest Convention), its Protocols and the Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection and Rehabilitation of the Black Sea (latest version adopted in 2009) [more info] Please be informed that as of 23 August 2010 our mailing address has changed as follows: Change of address notificationRecent ActivitiesCooperation with BSECThe 26th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) was held in Belgrade on 11 June 2012. During the meeting, H.E. Ambassador Victor Tvircun from Moldova was elected as the new Secretary General of the BSEC Permanent International Secretariat. H.E. Ambassador Tvircun, who previously served as Minister of Education and Youth as well as Ambassador of Moldova in Ankara, assumed his duties as of 1 July 2012. On the 19th of July, 2012 Prof. Halil Ibrahim Sur, the Executive Director of the Black Sea Commission’s Permanent Secretariat, paid a visit to the premises of the Headquarters of BSEC PERMIS in order to have an introductory meeting with H.E. Ambassador Victor Tvircun, the newly elected BSEC Executive Secretary. The Parties discussed the opportunities for future cooperation between the two organizations. Regional Workshop on Implementation of International Dumping Agreements in the Black Sea RegionIstanbul, Turkey, 23-25 February 2011. [more info ...] Round the Black SeaFollowing the historical tour of the Black Sea countries described in Jules Verne's famous book Kéraban le Têtu (Kéraban the Inflexible) the sailing boat Gyatso, manned by David Barker and Lisa Borre is repeating this historical tour to spread the word of the uniqueness of the Black Sea as well as our efforts to protect its environment. Follow the blog of Gyatso's round the Black Sea tour here Conference launching the Black Sea Environment Partnership Brussels, 15-16th March 2010
Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, 16 - 17 April 2009, Sofia, Bulgaria.[more info] [meeting documents adopted]2nd Biannual Scientific Conference of the Black Sea Commission | PresentationsThe Black Sea regional workshop "NGO Platform with regard to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution and the Regional Ministerial Conference"[more]RODELTA Exercise[more]"Black Sea Outlook" Conference 1 - 4 Nov 2011The joint 3rd Bi-annual Black Sea Scientific Conference of the Black Sea Commission & Final UP-GRADE BS-SCENE Project Conference took place in Odessa, Ukraine on 1 - 4 November 2011 [more info ...] |
Commemorating 20 years of the signature of the Odessa DeclarationIstanbul, 7th April, 2013 – today the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, established in accordance with the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, commemorates the 20th Anniversary of the signature of the first Ministerial Declaration on the Protection of the Black Sea, signed in Odessa (Ukraine) on the 7th of April, 1993. read full Press-release here 4th Bi-annual Black Sea Scientific Conference Announcement4th Bi-annual Black Sea Scientific Conference - "Black Sea - Challenges Towards Good Environmental Status (BS-GES)" The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution announces the holding of the 4th Black Sea Scientific Conference to be held 28 – 31st October, 2013, in Constanta, Romania. The 4th Black Sea Scientific Conference is jointly organized by the The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution, Ministry of Environment and Climate Changes of Romania and the National Institute for Marine Research and Development “Grigore Antipa” (NIMRD) Constanta, Romania . [full announcement] [ registration form ] Celebrating the Black Sea Day 2012The celebrations of the Black Sea Day 2012 took place in several cities on the Black Sea, the major celebrations taking place in Batumi, Georgia. [more info] Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the signature of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against PollutionThe 21st of April 2012 marks the 20th Anniversary of the signature of the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution was signed. To commemorate this event the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution organized a 1 day event in Istanbul. [read more] [Press release]
see also: the Black Sea Commission calendar
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| Date | Event | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-3 Jul | 16th Meeting of the FOMLR AG, Istanbul, Turkey, Permanent Secretariat | confirmed | |
| 14-14 May | 3rd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Group on Amendments of the Internal Documents of the Commission, Istanbul, Turkey, to be determined | confirmed | http://documents.blacksea-commission.org:8080/share">Link >> |
| 13-14 Feb | CBD AG/MISIS Project Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 12-12 Feb | CBD AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 31-1 Jan | Baltic2Black Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, Permanent Secretariat | confirmed | |
| 30-30 Jan | Black Sea - Danube Joint Technical Working Group Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, Permanent Secretariat | confirmed | |
| 17-18 Jan | ESAS AG/OSPRI Workshop on Effective Oil Spill Exercise Management, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-16 Jan | ESAS AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 5-7 Dec | PEGASO Visioning Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 4-4 Dec | ICZM AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 21-22 Nov | 28 Regular Meeting of the Black Sea Commission, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 31-31 Oct | International Black Sea Day, Batumi, Georgia | confirmed | |
| 3-3 Oct | Expert Workshop on nutrient pollution (Baltic2Black) - with LBS AG, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 2-2 Oct | LBS AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 25-11 Sep | The Ninth International Training Workshop, Dalyan, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 20-21 Sep | 2nd Expert Workshop on Eutrophication Assessment in the Black Sea and exepriences from the Baltic Sea, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 18-19 Sep | PMA AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 4-5 Sep | FOMLR AG Meeting & Cedaceans Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 29-29 Jun | Danube Day | confirmed | Link >> |
| 28-29 Jun | ACCOBAMS Regional Workshop for Black Sea countries, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 23-27 Jun | INSPIRE Conference 2012 "Sharing environmental information, sharing innovation", Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 21-24 Jun | The International Conference of B.EN.A entitled: ''Sustainable Landscape Planning and Safe Environment'' will be held in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-14 Jun | MEECE Final Project Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-7 Jun | ODEMM Advisory Board meeting, Edinburgh, UK | confirmed | |
| 6-7 Jun | BONUS Advisory Board meeting, Helsinki, Finland | confirmed | |
| 28-1 May | IMO/BSC workshop on oil pollution compensation, Bulgaria | confirmed | |
| 18-20 Apr | The enviroGRIDS Full Project Meeting 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-28 Feb | CoCoNet Kick-off and Advisory Board meeting, Rome, Italy | confirmed | |
| 21-23 Feb | 6th Meeting on the Marine Strategy Coordination Group (MSCG), Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | |
| 21-23 Feb | EMODNet Physical Parameters Workshop in the Black Sea, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 7-7 Feb | Fifth Progress meeting on ur-EMODNET preparatory actions, Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | |
| 16-19 Jan | PERSEUS Kick-off and Advisory Board meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-1 Dec | 1st Meeting of the Black Sea Commission MONINFO Steering Committee, Istanbul, Turkey, BSCPS Premises | confirmed | Link >> |
| 22-24 Nov | The 27th Regular Meeting of the Commission, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 11-13 Nov | International Environmental Conference Environmental Capacity Building, ,Bucharest, Romania | confirmed | |
| 1-4 Nov | 3rd Black Sea Biannual Scientific Conference BS-OUTLOOK | confirmed | |
| 31-31 Oct | Black Sea Day Celebrations, ,Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 31-31 Oct | Black Sea Day | confirmed | |
| 26-28 Oct | IMO-GloBallast/Rep. of Turkey R&D Forum on Ballast Water Management, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 25-29 Oct | The Tenth International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, ,Rhodes, Greece | confirmed | Link >> |
| 11-13 Oct | ESAS AG Meeting | confirmed | |
| 6-6 Oct | CBD AG Meeting | confirmed | |
| 5-5 Oct | ICZM and CBD AG Joint Meeting | confirmed | |
| 4-4 Oct | ICZM AG Meeting | confirmed | |
| 26-27 Sep | 2-day practical seminar on EU Funding & Programmes for Turkish Organisations, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 23-23 Sep | EnviroGRIDS workshop "Bringing GEOSS Services into Practice", Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 21-22 Sep | EnviroGRIDS WPL meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 19-20 Sep | FOMLR AG Meeting | confirmed | |
| 19-23 Sep | First International Sustainable Watershed Management Conference (SuWaMa), ,Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-15 Sep | Operational Black Sea DeltaRegional Exercise – GEODELTA 2011, ,Batumi, Georia | confirmed | |
| 12-17 Sep | Seminar Series on Partnerships for Sustainable Development, Venice, Italy | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-14 Sep | ODINBlackSea Steering committee meeting and ODINECET workshop, Sevastopol, Ukraine | tentative | |
| 8-9 Sep | LBS AG meetin | confirmed | |
| 7-11 Sep | Marine Ecosystem Evolution in a Changing Environment, Summer School 2011, ,Ankara, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-7 Sep | BSC-HELCOM workshop on eutrophication and nutrient pollution in the Black Sea | confirmed | |
| 5-5 Sep | PMA AG & Bathing water experts meeting | confirmed | |
| 20-22 Jul | Regional Training Course on Port Biological Baseline Surveys, ,Batumi, Georgia | confirmed | |
| 4-9 Jul | PEGASO Project 2nd General Meeting, ,Tulcea, Romania | tentative | Link >> |
| 30-30 Jun | The 25th Extraordinary Meeting of the Commission, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 30-30 Jun | Black Sea Commission's Extraordinary Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 22-23 Jun | Dablas-Black Sea Commission regional meeting on Developing Environmental Infrastructure Projects in the Water and Waste Water Sector in the Black Sea Region in the context of River Basin Management, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 19-25 Jun | 11th International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference and Expo - SGEM 2011 (Surveying Geology & mining Ecology Management)., , Albena, Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 19-26 Jun | Seminar Series on Partnerships for Sustainable Development, ,Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 14-15 Jun | MEECE Project Science meeting, ,San Sebastian, Spain | confirmed | Link >> |
| 8-10 Jun | 2nd MONINFO Project Stakeholders Meeting and Geo-Delta Preparatory actions, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 30-31 May | Ministerial Meeting / Meeting of the BSEC Working Group on Environment, ,Bucharest, Romania | confirmed | |
| 3-5 May | Istanbul Water Forum, the 5th World Water Forum Secretariat, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 3-5 May | 10th Meeting of Focal Points of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), ,Malta | confirmed | Link >> |
| 3-7 May | HYPOX Project 2nd annual meeting, , Lucerne, Switzerland | confirmed | Link >> |
| 27-28 Apr | Extraordinary BSC Meeting, ,Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 20-21 Apr | EnviroGRIDS full project meeting, , Delft, The Netherlands | confirmed | Link >> |
| 18-19 Apr | OpenWater Workshops and Symposium, , Delft, The Netherlands | confirmed | Link >> |
| 18-20 Apr | TRACECA SASEPOL Meeting - Working Meeting, SASEPOL Regional Working Group, ,Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 11-15 Apr | UBSS WP9 DQC Workshops + Plenary Meeting, , Rhodes Island, Greece | confirmed | |
| 7-8 Apr | MyOcean: Core Users Group Meeting, , Stockholm, Sweden | confirmed | |
| 7-9 Mar | IMO/WMU OSR congress/conference, , Malmo, Swewden | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-1 Mar | 7th Inter-Secretariat Meeting between Regional Agreements, EMSA and DG ECHO, Malta | tentative | |
| 28-4 Feb | Training Workshop for all partners for analysis and QC tools, , Ostend, Belgium at IODE Programme | confirmed | |
| 23-25 Feb | Dumping workshop in Turkey, , Ankara, Turkey | tentative | |
| 23-25 Feb | 2nd KnowSeas Scienitfic Workshop, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Feb | CASPINFO meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 1-2 Feb | RWG Meeting, SASEPOL Regional Working Group, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 1-2 Feb | Every Drop Matters (EDM) Workshop, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 25-26 Jan | 23rd Regular Meeting of the BSC, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 9-10 Dec | 13th ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, , Vienna, Austria | confirmed | |
| 9-10 Dec | Meeting of the BSEC Working Group, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Dec | National Day, Romania | confirmed | |
| 30-2 Nov | 19th ESAS Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 26-27 Nov | Black Sea Economic Forum, , Yalta, Ukraine | confirmed | Link >> |
| 24-26 Nov | UPGRADE BLACK SEA SCENE Project meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-19 Nov | Kurban Bayram Holidays | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Nov | Integrated Coastal Zone and River Basin Management in South-East Europe, , Ljubljana, Slovenia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-12 Nov | Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the ACCOBAMS, , Monaco, Hotel Meridien Beach Plaza | confirmed | |
| 9-12 Nov | ACCOBAMS Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties, , Monaco | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-5 Nov | 14th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Crete, Greece, Creta & Terra Maris Convention & Golf Resort in Hersononissos-CRETE | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-2 Nov | Strategic Action Plan for the Black Sea Seminar. National Black Sea Day Activities in Romania, ,Constanta, Romania | confirmed | |
| 31-2 Oct | International Black Sea Action Day, , Trabzon, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 29-29 Oct | Republic Day, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Oct | MONINFO Stakeholders and Advisory Board Meeting, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 28-28 Oct | Regional Workshop on the Anti-Fouling Systems Convention, , Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 27-29 Oct | CASPINFO project meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands | confirmed | |
| 27-28 Oct | International Black Sea Day celebrations, Constanta, Romania, , Constanta, Romania | confirmed | |
| 26-27 Oct | Seminar on the Strategic Action Plan for the Environmental Protection of the Black Sea 2009 (SAP), , Constanta, Romania | confirmed | Link >> |
| 22-22 Oct | 2nd Meeting of the Ad hoc Expert Group on item 8 of the Ministerial Declaration, Sofia, 2009, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 20-21 Oct | FOMLR Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 18-29 Oct | Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10), , Nagoya, Japan | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-14 Oct | CBD and zooplankton Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 11-12 Oct | High Level Black Sea eMaritime Conference 2010, , Varna, Bulgaria | tentative | Link >> |
| 7-9 Oct | Tenth Jubilee International Conference on Marine Sciences and Technologies - BLACK SEA 2010 , Varna, Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 4-6 Oct | LBS Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | |
| 4-5 Oct | ESF MPA meeting , , Paris | confirmed | |
| 3-5 Oct | GEF-UNDP-IMO GloBallast Partnerships Programme 2nd Global Task Force Meeting / IMO-UNEP Forum, , London | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Oct | ICZM Meeting, ,Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 1-3 Oct | Seminar Series - Partnerships for Sustainable Development | confirmed | |
| 30-30 Sep | FP7 KnowSeas Project, 2nd Advisory Board Meeting, ,Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Sep | PABSEC 35 Evironmental Committee meeting, , Kiev | confirmed | |
| 27-27 Sep | 30th German Nature Conservation Day 2010, "Marine Protection at the borders of the European Union - coordination and prospects" | confirmed | |
| 26-30 Sep | Seminal Series - Partnerships for Sustainable Development | confirmed | |
| 23-24 Sep | Brokerage Event for Marine Research in the 7th Framework Programme, Istanbul, Turkey, Hotel Ramada Plaza, Halaskargazi Cad. 63, 34373 Osmanbey-Sisli | confirmed | Link >> |
| 20-22 Sep | 12th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas Convention and Action Plans, , Bergen, Norway | confirmed | |
| 16-16 Sep | Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories for Monitoring and Research, , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 16-16 Sep | 2nd Marine Board Biennial Forum “Towards a European Network of Marine Observatories for Monitoring and Research”, Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | |
| 15-17 Sep | PMA Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-17 Sep | GEF Working Group Meeting, , Oban, Scotland | confirmed | |
| 14-30 Sep | Eight International Training Workshop on Integrated Coastal Management in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea (MEDCOAST Institute 2010) , , Dalyan, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 8-11 Sep | Ramazan Bayram Holidays | confirmed | |
| 7-11 Sep | International scientific conference "Functioning and Evolution of Ecosystems of the Azov-Black Sea Basin under Conditions of Global Climate Change", Katsiveli, Crimea, Ukraine, Experimental Branch of Marine Hydrophysical Institute | confirmed | |
| 5-11 Sep | World Water Week, , Stockholm, Sweden | tentative | |
| 30-30 Aug | Victory Day, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Aug | Independence Day, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 20-20 Jul | Meeting with Odesa University officials for the PMA work, , Odesa, Ukraine | tentative | |
| 19-21 Jul | IMO Ballast Water Training/Workshop, , Odesa, Ukraine | tentative | |
| 16-19 Jul | International conference "Global and Regional Climate Changes", Kyiv, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 8-9 Jul | 2nd Meeting of the Working Group on Financial Management | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Jun | Training on satellite images for Oil spills, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 28-28 Jun | Constitution Day, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 28-28 Jun | 2nd AIS meeting, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Jun | PASODOBLE Air quality kick-off meeting , , Oberpfaffenhofen / Wessling, Germany | confirmed | |
| 21-22 Jun | Phytoplankton Workshop for the BS-SCENE Project , , Istanbul | tentative | |
| 20-27 Jun | Seminar Series - Partnerships for Sustainable Development | confirmed | |
| 15-15 Jun | First Meeting of the ad hoc Expert Group on the Implementation of Item 8 of the Sofia Declaration 2009 | confirmed | |
| 12-12 Jun | Independence Day, Russia | confirmed | |
| 7-9 Jun | 13th EGEMP - European Group of Experts on satellite Monitoring and assessment of sea-based oil Pollution, , Ispra, Italy | confirmed | |
| 7-9 Jun | 7th EMSA CleanSeaNet (CSN) User Group Meeting and 13th EGEMP Meeting, , Ispra, Italy | confirmed | |
| 1-3 Jun | CASPINFO Meeting, , Almaty, Kazakhistan | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-3 Jun | Second GloBallast Regional Task Force Meeting / Regional Harmonization Workshop on Management Approaches, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 28-28 May | BSEC Ministerial Conference | confirmed | speech by Prof. A. Kideys, Executive Director, Permanent Secretariat ">Link >> |
| 28-28 May | AIS Meeting, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 26-26 May | Independence Day, Georgia | confirmed | |
| 26-28 May | FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE - A VIEW POINT UPON THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE WATER RESOURCES IN THE BALKAN AREA , , Galati, ROMANIA | confirmed | |
| 25-25 May | progress meeting of the ur-EMODnet preparatory actions, Copenhagen, Denmark | confirmed | |
| 20-21 May | ICEF conference on Global Environmental Governance, , Rome, Italy, Crimea Scientific Center | confirmed | |
| 20-21 May | 3rd European Maritime Day Stakeholder Conference, , Gijon, Spain | confirmed | Link >> |
| 19-20 May | ICEF Conference on INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, , Rome, Italy | confirmed | Link >> |
| 17-21 May | 3rd Plenary meeting of the EU research project UBSS-Upgrade Black Sea Scene, , Limassol, Cyprus | confirmed | Link >> |
| 13-14 May | Black Sea 2nd Oil and Gas Summit (BSOGS 2010), , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 11-14 May | CMarZ Steering Group meeting | tentative | |
| 10-14 May | CIESM Congress, , Venice, Italy | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-9 May | Victory Day, Russia | confirmed | |
| 3-8 May | ENVIROGRIDS General Assembly, , Tulcae, Romania | confirmed | Link >> |
| 30-30 Apr | MONINFO Coordination meeting for Turkey, , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Apr | 41st Ramsar Standing Committee Meeting, , Kobuleti, Georgia | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Apr | Meeting with Turkish officials for satellite images from EMSA, , Istanbul | tentative | |
| 28-28 Apr | Regional Seas Conventions Coordination meeting, Brussels, Belgium, Avenue de Beaulieu 5, ROOM BU5 4/53 | confirmed | |
| 26-26 Apr | BLACK SEA REGION IN THE EU POLICIES, , Burgas, Bulgaria | confirmed | |
| 21-21 Apr | Marine Board Spring 2010 Plenary | confirmed | |
| 12-15 Apr | FP7 PEGASO Kick Off Meeting, , Venice, Italy | tentative | Link >> |
| 7-9 Apr | Black Sea MOU Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-6 Apr | NGO KASTOB Meeting on Friends of the Black Sea, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 2-2 Apr | EMODNET Meeting, , Paris, France | confirmed | |
| 24-27 Mar | Governance of the Mediterranean Sea: Meeting the Needs of the Future Today, , Florence, Italy | confirmed | Link >> |
| 22-22 Mar | GEF Portfolio Evaluation meeting , , Ankara, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 16-16 Mar | Marine Board-ESF WG MPAs: KICK OFF MEETING , , Brussels | confirmed | |
| 8-8 Mar | Consultation for the Ministerial Meeting of 16th March 2010 in Brussels , , Ankara, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 22-27 Feb | ACCOBAMS Regional Workshop, , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | Link >> |
| 15-16 Feb | RAMSAR Black Sea Initiative | tentative | Link >> |
| 11-11 Feb | EMSA Intersecretariat Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | |
| 9-9 Feb | DABLAS meeting, , Brussels, Belgium | tentative | |
| 19-21 Jan | 22nd Regular BSC Meeting (2 days), , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-15 Jan | Meeting with TUBITAK and UMA for MONINFO/RDIP, , Gebze, Kocaeli | tentative | |
| 14-16 Jan | 2nd Advisory Board Meeting for the MONINFO Project, , Brussels, Belgium | postponed | |
| 11-13 Jan | Sixth Meeting of ACCOBAMS Scientific Committe, Casablanca, Morocco | confirmed | Link >> |
| 7-8 Jan | PEGASO (EC-FP7) Meeting | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Dec | Christmas Day (Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania, Russian Federation, Ukraine) | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Dec | The 12th ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, , Vienna, Austria | tentative | Link >> |
| 7-7 Dec | FP/7 KnowSeas Advisory Group Meeting, , Brussels, Belgium | tentative | Link >> |
| 7-8 Dec | Euro Argo - Black Sea Meeting , Varna | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-3 Dec | 4th International Conference “Earth from Space – The Most Effective Solutions, , Moscow, Russia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-30 Nov | Kurban Bayram Holiday, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 23-27 Nov | EMODNET 2nd Meeting, , Oostende or Copenhagen | tentative | Link >> |
| 23-24 Nov | ICZM AG Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | |
| 18-20 Nov | FOMLR AG meeting and Rapana Workshop, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 17-17 Nov | DABLAS Task Force Meeting , , Brussels, Belgium | tentative | Link >> |
| 12-13 Nov | The 6th Regional SAR Conference, , Batumi, Georgia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 10-14 Nov | THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENT, , Sochi, Russia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 5-6 Nov | ESAS AG Meeting,, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 2-4 Nov | 2nd Workshop of Upgrade Black Sea SCENE, , Bucharest, Romania | confirmed | Link >> |
| 30-31 Oct | Black Sea Action Day, , Samsun, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Oct | Republic Day Holiday | confirmed | |
| 28-28 Oct | 4th CTG meeting , , Lisbon, Portuqal | tentative | Link >> |
| 28-29 Oct | ECBSea wrap-up conference , , Ä°stanbul, Turkey | tentative | Link >> |
| 22-23 Oct | Protected Areas of the Crimea. Theory, Practice and Future of Nature Conservation in the Region of the Black Sea Basin, ,Simferopol, Ukraine | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-16 Oct | LBS AG Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 14-16 Oct | Envirogrids First Work Package Leaders meeting , , Prag | confirmed | |
| 5-8 Oct | 11th Global Meeting of the Regional Seas , , Bangkok, Thailand | confirmed | Link >> |
| 30-30 Sep | MyOcean CUG Meeting, , Athens, Greece | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Sep | CBD AG Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Sep | PMA AG Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 23-25 Sep | Eleventh Meeting of the Response Group (HELCOM RESPONSE 11/2009), , Stockholm, Sweden | tentative | Link >> |
| 19-22 Sep | Ramazan Bayram Holiday, , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | |
| 16-17 Sep | The Value of our Marine Environment (as an official event of the Swedish EU Presidency of the European Council), , Stockholm, Sweden | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-16 Sep | ODIN BlackSea Steering Group Meeting, , Oostende, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-10 Sep | Meeting of Government-designated experts on Shared Environmental Information and Monitoring System (SEIMS) , , Ashgabad, Turkmenistan | confirmed | |
| 6-13 Sep | Partnerships For Sustainable Development Seminar | confirmed | Link >> |
| 30-30 Aug | Victory Day Holiday, , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | |
| 26-27 Aug | RODELTA 2009 Regional Excercise, , Constanza, Romania | confirmed | |
| 9-10 Jul | 11th IOC/UNESCO-IUCN-NOAA Consultative Meeting on Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs), , Paris, France | confirmed | |
| 7-9 Jul | Black Sea Port State Control Committee (PSCC10) Meeting , , Novorossiysk, Russia | tentative | |
| 2-3 Jul | WORKSHOP ON THE KEY PRINCIPLES FOR MSP and Joint meeting between the European Regional Seas , , Azores, Portuqal | tentative | |
| 29-30 Jun | 2nd ICPDR Stakeholder Forum on the draft Danube River Basin Management Plan, , Bratislava, Slovakia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 22-24 Jun | UNEP-MAP Mediterranean CLimate Meeting, , Cairo, Egypt | tentative | |
| 15-19 Jun | 9th INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC GEO-CONFERENCE & EXPO , , Albena, Varna, Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 4-4 Jun | EMODNET kick-off meeting, , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 3-8 Jun | ACCOBAMS RAC/SPA Focal Points Meeting , , Istanbul | confirmed | |
| 3-6 Jun | CIESM International Workshop, , Trabzon, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-3 Jun | International Conference on Biodiversity Informatics, , London | confirmed | Link >> |
| 27-28 May | 2nd RODELTA planning Meeting , , Ä°zmir, Turkey | tentative | |
| 27-28 May | CASPINFO Meeting , , Baku, Azerbaijan | confirmed | Link >> |
| 25-26 May | GEF Second National Dialogue , , Ankara, Turkey | tentative | |
| 14-15 May | 7th ICPDR Standing Working Group Meeting, , Bratislava, Slovak Republic | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-14 May | Interspill 2009, , Marseille, France | confirmed | Link >> |
| 11-15 May | World Ocean Conference 2009 (WOC’09), , Manado, Indonesia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 27-30 Apr | ENVIROGRIDS FP7 Project Kick-off Meeting , , Geneva, Switzerland | tentative | |
| 26-28 Apr | Conference on EU biodiversity Policy Beyond 2010, , Athens, Greece | confirmed | Link >> |
| 24-24 Apr | Environmental Collaboration in the Black Sea - The EuropeAID Project 3rd SC Meeting , , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | Link >> |
| 23-24 Apr | Workshop on Key Principles for Maritime Spatial Planning, - Ispra, Italy, JRC | confirmed | |
| 23-23 Apr | National Sovereignty and Children Day | confirmed | |
| 15-17 Apr | Ministerial Meeting/Diplomatic Conference, , Sofia, Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-8 Apr | Black Sea Scene Project Kick off meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-26 Mar | HERMES Deep Sea Workshop, , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 17-17 Mar | International Conference on "Cooperation on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development in the Black Sea and Caspian" within the framework of Fifth World Water Forum, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 16-22 Mar | World Water Forum, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 16-16 Mar | PROMOTE Project Workshop,, Nice, France, ACRI-SACRI-ST, Sophia-Antipolis FR | confirmed | |
| 12-13 Mar | Conference on water and climate change adaptation , , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-14 Mar | OPRC Level 3 workshop, , Romania | tentative | Link >> |
| 2-4 Mar | 23rd Conference of the European Cetacean Society, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-26 Feb | KICK-OFF CONFERENCE ON MARITIME SPATIAL PLANNING, Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-27 Feb | NGO Platform with regard to the Convention on the Protection of the Black Sea against Pollution and the Regional Ministerial Conference, , Kiev, Ukraine | confirmed | Link >> |
| 20-20 Feb | Expert Workshop for the Black Sea Box education kit, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 9-10 Feb | 20th Regular BSC Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 29-29 Jan | BLACK SEA ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING : ON THE AGENDA FOR EU POLICY MAKERS, , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 26-26 Jan | 5th Inter-Secretariat Meeting , , Lisbon, Portuqal | confirmed | Link >> |
| 25-30 Jan | ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, , Nice, France | confirmed | Link >> |
| 23-23 Jan | TUBITAK - Bonus Regional Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | tentative | Link >> |
| 19-21 Jan | CaspInfo FP7 Project Kick off Meeting, , Baku, Azerbaijan | tentative | Link >> |
| 15-16 Jan | Expert Meeting for HQ and Priviliges & Immunities Agreements , , BSC Premises, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-13 Jan | TUBITAK - Bonus Preparatory Meeting, , Ankara, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-17 Dec | IMO Workshop on London Convention, , Baku, Azerbaijan | confirmed | Link >> |
| 15-16 Dec | Mnemiopsis Database Meeting, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Dec | ICPDR Ordinary Meeting, , Vienna, Austria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-11 Dec | 2012 marine targets: European marine strategy and issues in the High seas, , Brest, France | confirmed | Link >> |
| 8-11 Dec | Kurban Bayram Holiday, , Turkey | confirmed | |
| 5-5 Dec | GEF/UNDP Nutrient Reduction Kick-off/Steering Committee Meeting | confirmed | Link >> |
| 3-3 Dec | EGEMP Meeting, , Lisbon, Portuqal | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-1 Dec | EuropeAid Project Workshop on MPAs | tentative | |
| 27-28 Nov | LBS AG, , Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 26-27 Nov | BSC Commission Meeting (postponed to 9-10 Feb 2009), , Istanbul -TURKEY | postponed | |
| 25-27 Nov | 10th Global Meeting of the regional Seas , , Guayaquil, Ecuador | confirmed | |
| 17-21 Nov | SESAME General Assembly and Advisory Board Meeting, , Palma de Majorca, Spain | confirmed | Link >> |
| 17-17 Nov | The Europe AID Project: Environmental Collaboration for the Black Sea (ECBSea), , Brussels, Belgium | confirmed | Link >> |
| 13-14 Nov | FOMLR Meeting, ,Istanbul-TURKEY | confirmed | |
| 10-11 Nov | EMSA Ballast Water Management Workshop , , Lisbon, Portuqal | confirmed | Link >> |
| 10-12 Nov | Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, , Tehran, Iran | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-7 Nov | ESAS Advisory Meeting, , Istanbul-TURKEY | confirmed | |
| 31-31 Oct | Meeting of Contracting Parties (postponed tentatively to 8-9 April 2009) | postponed | |
| 29-29 Oct | Republic Day Holiday, , Turkey | confirmed | |
| 28-30 Oct | Black Sea Action Day - 2008 (NGO Conference postponed to January 2009), , Kiev, Ukraine | tentative | |
| 28-29 Oct | DABLAS Meeting, , Kiev, Ukraine | confirmed | Link >> |
| 23-24 Oct | ASCABOS Meeting, , Istanbul-TURKEY | confirmed | Link >> |
| 22-24 Oct | LBS Advisory Group Meeting (postponed to 27th Nov), , Istanbul-TURKEY | postponed | |
| 14-18 Oct | Second International ICM Conference and BSC AG ICZM Meeting, , Akyaka, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 13-14 Oct | Black Sea SAR Conference, , Ankara, Turkey | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-9 Oct | PMA Advisory Meeting, , Sofia-Bulgaria | confirmed | |
| 7-8 Oct | 19th Extraordinary Meeting of the Black Sea Commission, , Sofia, Bulgaria, Park Hotel, Sofia | confirmed | Link >> |
| 6-9 Oct | BS HOT, , Sofia, Bulgaria, Park-Hotel Moskva | confirmed | Link >> |
| 2-3 Oct | Maritime Safety & Maritime SAR Black Sea Conference 2008, Varna-Bulgaria | confirmed | Link >> |
| 1-2 Oct | Ramazan Bayram Holiday, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 29-30 Sep | Ramazan Bayram Holiday, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Sep | BONUS ERANET Meeting, Varna, Bulgaria, St. Constantine and Elena complex | confirmed | |
| 24-24 Sep | European Seas Environmental Cooperation - ESEC , , Brussels-Belgium | confirmed | |
| 18-19 Sep | Fomlr Advisory Group Meeting, , Istanbul-TURKEY (Postponed) | postponed | |
| 16-17 Sep | CTG Meeting-3rd Meeting of the Consultative Technical Group for Pollution Preparedness and Response-EMSA, , Lisbon/Portugal | confirmed | |
| 15-16 Sep | Expert Meeting on finalization of Ministerial Meeting Documents, Kiev, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 4-5 Sep | CBD Advisory Group Meeting, , Odesa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 30-30 Aug | Victory Day, , Turkey | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Jul | EuropeAid Project Workshop on MPAs | tentative | |
| 24-26 Jun | OSCE Env meeting, Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 16-17 Jun | CEMTPP Marine Transport Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-24 Jun | Seminar Series:Partnerships for Sustainable Development, Istanbul, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-24 Jun | Seminar Series: Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Sustainable Public Policies and Business Practices for Black Sea Countries , Istanbul | confirmed | Link >> |
| 12-15 Jun | 4th International Conference on the Ecological Protection of the Planet Earth , KTU/Trabzon | confirmed | |
| 10-10 Jun | UN-DALOS 9th Meeting | tentative | |
| 4-6 Jun | Maritime Satellite Surveillance Forum, Ispra, Italy, Gavirate | confirmed | |
| 19-21 May | ESPOO Convention Ministerial Meeting, Bucharest, Romania | confirmed | |
| 19-20 May | OSCE Meeting on Maritime Transport and Environment, Prag/Czech Republic | confirmed | |
| 19-20 May | Towards a Harmonised Approach in Dispersants usage in the EU, Lisbon/Portugal | confirmed | |
| 19-19 May | Youth Festival, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 15-18 May | B.E.N.A Conference, Constanta, Romania | confirmed | |
| 15-17 May | 2008 Workshop on Surveying the ACCOBAMS Area, Monaco | confirmed | |
| 14-14 May | Revised SAP2008 finalization, Istanbul, Turkey, Maslak | confirmed | |
| 12-13 May | LBSA Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, Maslsak. Ministry of Environment and Forestry | confirmed | Link >> |
| 23-23 Apr | Children Festival, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 17-19 Apr | 1st International Artificial Reef Workshop, Г‡anakkale, Turkey | confirmed | |
| 16-18 Apr | Black Sea SCENE Project Meeting, Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 14-15 Apr | EuropeAid Workshop on MPAs jointly with BSC CBD AG, Odessa, Ukraine | confirmed | |
| 14-14 Mar | 4th Inter-Secretariat EMSA, Regional Agreements, DG Env. Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, HELCOM Headquarters | confirmed | |
| 14-15 Feb | BSERP Final Seminar, Istanbul, Turkey, Swiss Hotel | confirmed | |
| 12-13 Feb | 18th Extraordinary Commissioners Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, Swiss Hotel | confirmed | |
| 7-8 Feb | World Water Forum Preparation Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, Libadiye | confirmed | |
| 5-7 Feb | Pilot IMO model course on HNS marine pollution , Lisbon, Portuqal, EMSA | confirmed | |
| 28-29 Jan | 16th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum - Maritime and inland waterways co-operation in the OSCE area: Increasing security and protecting the environment, Vienna, Austria, OSCE Headquarters | confirmed | |
| 25-30 Jan | ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2009, Nice, France | confirmed | Link >> |
| 9-10 Jan | SAFE project Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, Grand Cevair Hotel | confirmed | |
| 7-7 Jan | Christmas (Orthodox calendar, Russia, Ukraine, etc.) | confirmed | |
| 24-25 Dec | Christmas | confirmed | |
| 20-24 Dec | Kurban Bayram Holidays | confirmed | |
| 1-1 Jan | none | confirmed |
The International Black Sea Day activities in 2011 took place in Odessa, Ukraine. [more info ...]
Adress from the Minister of Environment of Bulgaria >>
Speech by the Minister of Environment and Urbanization of Turkey >>
International Conference "Marine Research Horizon 2020" 17 - 20 September 2013 more info
BALTIC2BLACK Expert Meeting
On the 20-21st September, 2012 the premises of the Black Sea Commission’ Permanent Secretariat hosted the BALTIC2BLACK expert meeting. The meeting was organized back-to-back with 22nd Meeting of the PMA Advisory Group of the Black Sea Commission.
The workshop was attended by the members of the PMA Advisory Group, experts from HELCOM Secretariat, monitoring institutions in the Baltic region, JRC, TUBITAK and other related organizations. .
The EU project Baltic2Black (2011-2013) aims at creation of a dialogue between the experts of the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea and to enhance the knowledge transfer between the two seas on combating eutrophication.
BSC - ACCOBAMS Meeting
On the 5th of September, 2012 the Executive Secretary of the Permanent Secretariat of the Agreement on Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the contiguous Atlantic area (ACCOBAMS), Ms. Marie-Christine GRILLO-COMPULSIONE, visited the premises of the BSC PS Permanent Secretariat.
She discussed the issues of the cooperation of the ACCOBAMS and BSC PS with members of the BSC Permanent Secretariat.
From left to right:
Ms. Irina Makarenko - BSC PS Secretary
Mr. Halil Ibrahim Sur - BSC PS Executive Director
Ms. Marie-Christine Grillo-Compulsione – ACCOBAMS Executive Secretary
Ms. Valeria Abaza - BSC PS Pollution Monitoring and Assessment Officer
A joint scientific project, namely “Where are the Bonito” was launched on 5 June 2012 (World Environment Day) by Metro Cash & Carry and the Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV ) with the aim to examine the migration routes of the Bonito, to create international awareness on its protection throughout the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, and to ensure its sustainable fishing.
Upcoming UNDP “Ecosystem Based Management of Black Sea Living Resources and Strengthening the Permanent Regional Governance Project” for the Black Sea
Developing the UNDP project “Ecosystem Based Management of Black Sea Living Resources and Strengthening the Permanent Regional Governance Project” for the Black Sea. [read more …]
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