Dear Partners and Observers, We are glad to circulate the agenda of the forthcoming GBEP meetings, to be held on 28 November - 1 December 2017 at FAO Headquarters (Rome, Italy). All background documents will be circulated in due advance to the meetings. Please also find attached a note of information for your stay in Rome. In order to allow a smooth organization of the meetings, please confirm your participation in the GBEP meetings by 15 October 2017. Please note that entry visas to the European Union (Schengen visa)<http://www.esteri.it/mae/en/ministero/servizi/stranieri/ingressosoggiornoinitalia/visto_ingresso/tipologie_visto_durata.html> may be required: kindly let us know if you need a letter of invitation for visa application as soon as possible. In addition, we are pleased to circulate the agenda of the AG6 webinar on "Examples of Positive Bioenergy and Water Relationships", to be held on 30 October 2017, from 10.00 to 11.45 CET time. If you are interested in participating in this event, we would appreciate it if you could confirm your availability by 15 October 2017. More information on how to connect will be sent out at a later date. We are also very pleased to announce that further to our call for co-leaders, Ms. Fahran Robb from USA has kindly volunteered to act as leader of the AG8 on Advanced Biofuels. We look forward to welcoming you all in Rome. Kind regards, GBEP Secretariat ************************************* GBEP Secretariat Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Climate and Environment Division Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 - Rome, ITALY Tel.: +39.06.57052834 Fax: +39.06.57053250 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]> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GBEP-Observers-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GBEP-Observers-L,SIGNOFF);