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. – 9:40 a.m. | Registration |
| 09:45 a.m. – 09:50 a.m. | Arrival of the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India.Executive Secretary and Co-Chairs to greet him and accompany him to the Exhibition Hall |
| 09:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Inauguration of Exhibition by the Hon’ble Minister of Environment & Forests |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | Executive Secretary and Co-Chairs will accompany the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests to the Plenary Hall |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Cultural event |
| 10:15 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Executive Secretary will thank the performers and will introduce the Co-Chairs of the Meeting |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:25 a.m. | Opening of the meeting by Mr. Tom Land and Mr. Nadzri Yahaya, Co-Chairs |
| 10:25 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Remarks from the Executive Secretary , Mr. Marco González |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:37 a.m. | The Executive Secretary will introduce the Hon’able Minister of the Environment and Forests of India |
| 10.37a.m. – 10.39.a.m. | Launching of calendar prepared for South Asia Network |
| 10:39 a.m. – 10:49 a.m. | Statement by the Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests of India |
| 10:49 a.m.- 10:53 a.m. | Vote of Thanks by the Director, Ozone Cell |
| The Hon’ble Minister of Environment and Forests is accompanied out of the Plenary by the Executive Secretary and the Co-Chairs | |
| 10:53 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Tea/ Coffee break. |
| 11:15 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) |