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Seventy-Third Session of the Executive Council
The Seventy-Third Session of the Executive Council will be held from 16 - 19 July 2013.
Seventy-Fourth Session of the Executive Council
Seventy-Fourth Session of the Executive Council will be held from 8 - 11 october, 2013.
Call for Nominations for an Advanced Training Course in Civil Defence Against Chemical Weapons
Láznĕ Bohdaneč, The Czech Republic
On behalf of the Government of the Czech Republic and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite Member States to nominate participants for an advanced training course on civil defence against chemical weapons, to be held at the Population Protection Institute, Láznĕ Bohdaneč, the Czech Republic, from 21 to 25 May 2012.
The course will be jointly organised by the Government of the Czech Republic and the Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”). It will provide training to up to 15 participants in planning for, and in the preparation, conduct, and evaluation of, response operations in contaminated areas, as well as in appropriate responses and countermeasures in the event of incidents involving chemical weapons or toxic industrial chemicals.
The course will include an advanced component on complex emergency responses to a crisis involving chemical weapons or toxic industrial chemicals. Participants will also receive advanced instruction on detection and reconnaissance, decontamination, the use of individual protective equipment, the medical aspects of a response, and managing a response. In addition, they will receive training in mounting a response in potentially contaminated areas.
Past Events
Invitation to Apply for an Analytical Skills Training Course
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) wishes to inform Member States that, with its support, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine, will be organising an analytical-skills training course for Russian-speaking p...
Call for Nominations for an International Course on Emergency Medical Assistance to Victims of Chemical Incidents or Attacks
On behalf of the Government of Ukraine and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite Member States to nominate participants for a course on emergency medical assistance to victims of chemic...
Call for Nominations for a Course on the Analysis of Chemicals Related to the CWC in the Framework of OPCW Proficiency Testing
The Technical Secretariat (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) of the OPCW wishes to invite applications from representatives of laboratories in Member States in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to attend a course on the analysis of chemicals re...
Call for Nominations for the Twelfth Regional Meeting of National Authorities of States Parties in Eastern Europe
On behalf of the Government of Croatia and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite representatives of National Authorities to nominate participants to attend the Twelfth Regional Meeting ...
Call for Nominations for the Third Regional Training Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents for Asian States Parties
On behalf of the Government of Singapore and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Director-General wishes to invite States Parties in Asia to nominate representatives to participate in the third regional basic training...
