Dear Partners and Observers, We are glad to provide you with some updates on the GBEP events for 2016: * Activity Group 3 - 4th GBEP Bioenergy Week: we are glad to inform you that the event will be organized on 21-24 June 2016 in Budapest (Hungary), kindly hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Government of Hungary. The event will include a field visit (to be confirmed) whose details will be reflected in the agenda as soon as confirmed. We take this opportunity to remind you that the deadline to provide your inputs and suggestions on the draft agenda of the Bioenergy Week (attached) is next 15 February 2016. * GBEP annual meetings - 8th Working Group on Capacity Building, 14th Task Force on Sustainability, 19th Steering Committee: we are glad to inform you that the meetings will take place from 30 November to 2 December 2016 at FAO Headquarters, Rome (Italy). More detailed information will be circulated in due time, but you might want to save the dates on your calendars. * Activity Group 4 - ECOWAS workshop on sustainable wood energy management: we gladly confirm that the event will take place on 9-11 May 2016 in Cotonou (Benin). The event will include a field visit whose details will be reflected in the agenda as soon as confirmed. Although the deadline for submitting inputs and suggestions on the draft agenda of the event (attached) has expired, your inputs are still very welcome. We look forward to seeing you all soon. Kind regards, GBEP Secretariat ************************************* GBEP Secretariat Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Climate & Environment Division Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 - Rome, ITALY Tel.: +39.06.57052834 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 Officer: Mr. Andrea Rossi; [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Programme Advisor: 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. Valentina Subacchi; [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);