Sandra Lee - IWC Meeting Itinerary
MEDIA/PUBLIC ITINERARY
HON SANDRA LEE
MINISTER OF
CONSERVATION
IINTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION,
ADELAIDE
AUSTRALIA – NEW ZEALAND ENVIRONMENT AND
CONSERVATION COUNCIL MEETING, MELBOURNE
30 JUNE – 8 JULY 2000
Friday 30 June
4.00pm Air New Zealand NZ 153
(Economy class, ex Wellington)
6.10pm Arrive
Melbourne
8.05pm Air New Zealand NZ3099 (Economy
class)
8.50pm Arrive Adelaide
Accommodation:
Radison Playford Hotel
120 North
Terrace
Adelaide
Ph [from New Zealand] 0061 8 8213
8888
9.30pm Informal meeting on IWC issues
Saturday 1
July
10.15 Briefing with New Zealand scientific committee
members of IWC (the scientific committee has been meeting
in Adelaide for the last three weeks)
2.00pm Observe
Infractions Committee of IWC
4.30 –
11.00pm Meetings
with countries to lobby for SPWS
Sunday 2
July
9am Briefing with New Zealand delegation
10 –
12.30 Meetings with countries to lobby for the
SPWS
12.30 – 1.30 Meeting with SPREP
2.00 –
2.30 Invitation to join (with Senator Hill and UK Minister
Elliot Morley) WhaleFest, unveiling of a banner made by
school children
3.00 – 5.30 Meetings with countries to
lobby for the SPWS
6.00 –
11.00pm Reception for
non-governmental organisations attending IWC, followed by
informal meetings to lobby for SPWS
Monday 3
July
10am Convention begins.
Venue: Adelaide
Convention Centre (across the Road from Radison Playford
Hotel) all three days
12.30pm Meetings to lobby with
indigenous groups (time permitting)
5.30pm First day
concludes
6.00 Reception for members of IWC, hosted by
Australian government, South Australian Museum
9.30
–
11.00pm Informal meetings to lobby for SPWS
Tuesday
4 July
9am Convention continues
The vote on the
SPWS is likely to occur this morning
12pm Debrief with
New Zealand delegation following vote on SPWS
6pm Second
day concludes
6pm Reception for members of IWC, hosted
by US government
Wednesday 5 July
9am Convention
continues
12pm Meeting with Amalie Jessen, Greenland
Hunters' Association (to be confirmed)
6pm Third day
concludes
6pm Reception by city of Adelaide (venue: City
Hall)
7.30pm Dinner for commissioners to IWC (venue to be
confirmed)
Thursday 6 July
Depart for
Melbourne
10.10am Air New Zealand NZ 3070 (Economy
class)
11.50am Arrive Melbourne
Transfer by taxi to
hotel
Acommodation:
Sheraton Towers –
Southgate
1 Southgate Avenue
Southgate
Ph
0061 3 9696 3100
Fx 0061 3 9690 6581
2.00
–
4.30pm Briefing on ANZECC meeting and other issues
Hugh Logan and Joris de Bres
Southgate
hotel
7.00 –
10.00pm Meetings with local NGOs (time
permitting)
Friday 7 July
10am ANZECC Ministers'
meeting (all day)
5.30pm Meeting concludes
7pm Dinner
with Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage
Senator Robert Hill (to be confirmed)
Saturday 8
July
10am
(to be confirmed) Field trip with ANZECC
ministers
4pm Final check-in time, Melbourne
Airport
5.30pm Air New Zealand NZ 124 (Economy
class)
11.00pm Arrive Auckland
OFFICIAL DELEGATION LIST TO IWC
Hon Sandra Lee, Minister of
Conservation
Jim McLay, New Zealand Commissioner,
International Whaling Commission
Mike Donoghue,
Department of Conservation
Aroha Mead, Te Puni
Kokiri
Wilbur Dovey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade, Environment division
Hine-wai Loose, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Environment
division
Professor Al Gillespie, University of
Waikato
Minister's Officials:
Anaru Vercoe, private
secretary
Eru Manuera, Tumuaki Kaupapa Atawhai,
Department of Conservation
Marama Karetai, Youth
Parliamentarian
DELEGATION LIST TO ANZECC
Hon
Sandra Lee, Minister
Hugh Logan, Director-General of
Conservation
Anaru Vercoe, private secretary
Joris
de Bres, Department of Conservation
Marama Karetai,
Youth Parliamentarian
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Zealand Adelaide
(2.5h behind) Melbourne
(2h
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