IAVWOPSG-Memo/2

23/02/04

MEMORANDUM

Ref.: AN 10/18.2

To:	Members, International Airways Volcano Watch Operations Group (IAVWOPSG)
From:	IAVWOPSG Secretary
Subject:	Documentation for the IAVWOPSG/1 Meeting
Action:	a)	note the information; and

b)	final date for submission of papers on 29 February 2004.

With regard to the IAVWOPSG/1 Meeting to be held at the ICAO Asia and Pacific (ASIA/PAC) Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand, from 15 to 19 March 2004, a letter of invitation was sent to you on 17 November 2003 kindly inviting you to inform us, at your earliest convenience, preferably by e-mail or facsimile, if you would be able to attend the meeting and to indicate the names of any advisors who would be accompanying you. I am pleased to inform you that we have received confirmation of attendance from the nine VAAC Provider States, China, IATA and WMO.

Concerning the agenda of the IAVWOPSG/1 Meeting, it may be assumed that the forthcoming meeting will follow the provisional agenda as indicated in the IAVWOPSG/1-WP/1 (Revised) since no proposals for change were received. Also, I am pleased to inform you that the basic Secretariat working papers on all the agenda items have now been completed and placed on the IAVWOPSG website at: http://www.icao.int/anb/iavwopsg together with the papers received from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States and IFALPA. Please note that any papers received after 29 February 2004 will be issued as information papers. Kindly check the IAVWOPSG website periodically for future updates.

I look forward to meeting all of you in Bangkok.

Best regards,

Raul Romero