Dear Partners and Observers, We are pleased to inform you that the next GBEP meetings will be held on 11-13 December 2013 at FAO Headquarters, Rome (Italy). The meetings will be held with the following schedule: Wednesday 11th December 2013 Thursday 12th December 2013 Friday 13st December 2013 GBEP Workshop "Achieving sustainable bioenergy development and food security" 5th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) (con't) 5th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) (con't) Lunch Break Lunch Break Lunch Break 5th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) 5th Working Group on Capacity Building (WGCB) (con't) 16th Steering Committee Draft agendas and background documents of the meetings will be circulated in due advance. Kindly respond with confirmation of attendance to GBEP meetings by 30 October 2013. Please note that entry visas to the European Union (Schengen visa<http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Ministero/Servizi/Stranieri/IngressoSoggiornoInItalia/>) may be required: kindly let us know if you need a letter of invitation for visa application as soon as possible. Please also find attached an information note for your stay in Rome. Kind regards, GBEP Secretariat ************************************* 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-Observers-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GBEP-Observers-L,SIGNOFF);