Dear Partners and Observers, We would like to thank all of those who participated in the Bioenergy Week held last week in Brasília, kindly hosted by the Government of Brazil in collaboration with EMBRAPA, and with the support of the USA, OAS and Raizen. The conclusions of the workshop will be circulated soon, while all presentations are already available on the EMBRAPA website<http://www.cnpae.embrapa.br/eventos/apresentacoes-da-semana-de-bioenergia/> and will be soon also downloadable from the GBEP website. We would also like to inform you that the next GBEP meetings will be held in Berlin (Germany) on 28-31 May 2013, kindly hosted by the Government of Germany. The meetings will follow the schedule indicated in the table below. Agendas of the meetings and all background documents will be circulated by the Secretariat in due time; in the meantime, please find attached an information note to help you organize your travel and stay in Berlin with the necessary advance. In particular, please note that a Schengen visa might be necessary: please inform the GBEP Secretariat as soon as possible if you need assistance to obtain your visa to attend the meetings. You are kindly requested to confirm your participation in the meetings to the GBEP Secretariat by 20 April 2013 at the latest. Kind regards, GBEP Secretariat Tuesday 28th May 2013 Wednesday 29th May 2013 Thursday 30th May 2013 Friday 31st May 2013 BMZ workshop 4th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) 4th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) - To continue Field trip Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break BMZ workshop 4th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) - To continue 4th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB)- To continue 15th Steering Committee - Co-chaired by Italy and Brazil Field trip ************************************* GBEP Secretariat Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Climate, Energy and Tenure Division Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 - Rome, ITALY Tel.: +39.06.57052834 Fax: +39.06.57053369 GBEP email address: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> GBEP website: www.globalbioenergy.org<http://www.globalbioenergy.org> Executive Secretary: Dr. Maria Michela Morese; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Programme Adviser: Mr. Marco Colangeli; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Communication and Events Adviser: Ms. Giovanna Pesci; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Administrative Assistant: Ms. Irena Giorgis; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GBEP-Partners-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GBEP-Partners-L,SIGNOFF);