PROGRAMME FOR THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PREPARATORY SEGMENT OF THE 18TH MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL
(New Delhi, 30 October – 1 November 2006)
| 08:30 a.m. – 9:55 a.m. | Registration |
| 09:25 a.m. | Arrival of the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India and Government Officials.Executive Secretary and Co-Chairs to welcome and accompany them to the Exhibition Hall |
| 09:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. | Inauguration of Exhibition by the Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forests |
| 9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Executive Secretary and Co-Chairs will accompany the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests to the Plenary Hall |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | Co-Chair, Mr. Tom Land, calls the meeting to order and request presentation of bouquets to the dignitaries on Dais. |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Presentation of Bouquets to the Dignitaries |
| 10:10 a.m. – 10:11 a.m. | Co-Chair, Mr. Tom Land introduces the cultural event |
| 10:11 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Cultural event |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:21 a.m. | Co-Chairs thanks the performers and introduces the Executive Secretary, Mr. Marco Gonzalez |
| 10:21 a.m. – 10:31 a.m. | Remarks from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Marco Gonzalez |
| 10:31 a.m. – 10:32 a.m. | The Co-chair thanks the Executive Secretary and introduce the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests, Mr. A. Raja |
| 10:32 a.m. – 10:42 a.m. | Statement by the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India |
| 10.42 a.m. – 10.43.a.m. | Co-chair thanks the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India and invites the Chairman of Air India and the 2 children winners of a colouring competition |
| 10.43 a.m. -10.46 a.m. | The Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India and the Chairman of Air India present the awards to the 2 children winners of a colouring competition |
| 10.46 a.m. – 10.47 a.m. | Co-Chair thanks the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India and Air India and introduces the Director of the Ozone Cell |
| 10:47 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Vote of Thanks by the Director, Ozone Cell, Dr. A. Duraisamy |
| The Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests is accompanied out of the Plenary by the Executive Secretary and Government Officials. | |
| 10:50 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. | Tea/ Coffee break (Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests and Hon’ble Minister of State for Environment and Forests to participate) |
| 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Meeting resumes with usual work according to the agenda. |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Lunch break |
| 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Meeting resumes with usual work according to the agenda |
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Reception hosted by the Ozone Secretariat (venue:Shangri La Hotel) |