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COP 17 / CMP 7 - 28 November to 9 December 2011 - Durban, South Africa

1. Constituency meetings:

Tuesday, 29 November, 9 to 10 am - Venue: Apies River room (Durban Exhibition Centre - DEC)

Thursday, 1 December, 9 to 10 am - Venue: Apies River room (DEC)

Saturday, 3 December, 9 to 10 am - Venue: Apies River room (DEC)

Tuesday, 6 December, 9 to 10 am - Venue: Apies River room (DEC)

Thursday, 8 December, 9 to 10 am - Venue: Apies River room (DEC)

Please check the daily Programme and CCTV screens for possible changes.

2. Briefings and other events:

COP 17 / CMP 7 President briefing : NEW: Thursday, 8 December, at 12:15pm, in the room Candelabra.

SBI Chair Special Event on Observer Organisations : Monday, 5 December, from 18:30 to 21:30pm, in the room Indwe River (DEC).

AWG-KP Chair briefing: The briefing will take place on Tuesday, 6 December, at 13:15pm, in the room Natal Flame Bush. Please check the Daily Programme and CCTV screens for possible changes.

AWG-LCA Chair briefing: The briefing will take place on Wednesday, 7 December, at 17:00pm, in the room Natal Flame Bush. Please check the Daily Programme and CCTV screens for possible changes.

About RINGOs

RINGOs are organizations engaged in independent research and analysis aimed at developing sound strategies to address both the causes and consequences of global climate change. They form a constituency in their own right to contribute to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in a parallel way to ENGOs (Environment), BINGOs (Business and Industry), LGMAs (Local governments and municipal authorities) and the IPOs (Indigenous peoples organizations). During the COP and SB meetings of the UNFCCC the RINGOs organize meetings to discuss the developments of the negotiations. RINGOs have also been represented at workshops organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat. RINGO activities are co-ordinated by a steering committee. If you are interested in participating in the RINGO constituency you can contact the RINGO Focal Point, hosted at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Belgium.

Distinguishing criteria of the RINGO constituency are:

All organisations are not-for-profit.

Committed to addressing climate change in a constructive manner.

Actively involved in seeking ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate impacts.

RINGOs are independent to the extent that it is not expected that all organisations would ascribe to the same view on any one particular issue. The contribution would lie in providing a range of views that may or may not be complementary.

Agree to regularly participate in side meetings of the RINGO constituency during CoP and SB meetings.

Work to play a bridging role: between science and policy; business and environmental organisations; North and South; etc.

The RINGO steering committee is composed of:

Marylin Averill, University of Colorado at Boulder

Heleen de Coninck, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN)

Leonidas Osvaldo Girardin, Bariloche Foundation

Axel Michaelowa, Climate Net

Deborah Murphy, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Takahiro Ueno, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI).