Calendar of side events for the 2017 NPT Preparatory Committee
Calendar last updated 8 May 2017
Sunday, 30 April
| 14:00-16:00 | 3Dnukemissile | Graben 21/Ecke-Kohlmarkt | UNFOLD ZERO and World Future Council |
Monday, 1 May
| 09:00-17:00 | Abolition 2000 Annual General Meeting |
Donau City Church, Donau-City Straße 2, Vienna | Abolition 2000 |
| 18:00-20:00 | NGO meet and greet | Donaucity Church | Vienna NGO Committee on Peace |
Tuesday, 2 May
| 08:00 | Interfaith prayer-vigil for the success of the NPT PrepCom | Outside UN building | Christian CND |
| 13:15-14:30 | NATO, nuclear weapons, and a ban treaty | M3 | PAX, INESA, IALANA, IPB |
| 13:15-14:30 | Bridging the gap between Nuclear-Weapon States and Non-Nuclear-Weapon States | M-plenary | Hiroshima Prefecture, UNIDIR, SIPRI |
| 13:15-14:30 | EU support to the CTBTO | M2 | European Union |
| 15:00-18:00 | Fighting nuclear weapons in Europe | M3 | INES, IPB |
| 17:00-18:30 | Nuclear arms control in a stalemate? The work of the trilateral US-Russian-German Deep Cuts Commission | M2 | Government of Germany |
| 18:00-18:30 | Student simulation prep | M3 | INESAP |
| 19:00 | The future role of nuclear weapons in Europe | Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Festaal, Favoritenstrasse 15 | IPI, ASPR, IPPNW, BITS, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, ICAN |
Wednesday, 3 May
| 08:00 | Interfaith prayer-vigil for the success of the NPT PrepCom | Outside UN building | Christian CND |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Netherlands (for civil society only) | M3 | WILPF |
| 13:15-14:30 | Nuclear policy in the UK | M3 | Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
| 13:15-14:30 | Fissile material cut-off treaty | M2 | Government of Canada |
| 13:15-14:30 | Tlatelolco at 50: the continued relevance and potential of nuclear weapon free zones | M-plenary | GRULAC |
| 13:15-14:30 | The IAEA and the SDGs: how nuclear technology is contributing to human well-being | M-Board Room A | IAEA |
| 13:15-14:30 | Transparency and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: New Goals and Norms | Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP) Andromeda Tower, Floor 13 | VCDNP and CSIS. Register: [email protected] |
| 15:00-18:00 | Nuclear Navies, Non-Proliferation, and Nuclear Disarmament | M3 | Federation of American Scientists |
| 18:00-19:30 | Nuclear disarmament verification: launch of a UNIDIR study | M01 (TBD) | Government of New Zealand |
| 18:00-18:30 | Students simulation prep | M3 | INESAP |
| 18:30 | No More Nuclear Victims | Donau City Church | Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament |
Thursday, 4 May
| 08:00 | Interfaith prayer-vigil for the success of the NPT PrepCom | Outside UN building | Christian CND |
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs: Switzerland (for civil society only) | M3 | WILPF |
| 09:00-10:00 | Nuclear Detectives to the Rescue: The Role of Nuclear Forensics in the Fight against Nuclear Terrorism | MOE100 | Government of Romania |
| 10:00-11:30 | INF Treaty | M3 | Friedenswerkstatt Mutlangen and FOR |
| 11:30-13:00 | Nuclear weapons in the time of Trump: a view from the United States | M3 | Western States Legal Foundation |
| 12:00-15:00 | The WMD-free-zone in the Middle East: What next? | Mission of the Arab League, Donau-City-Strasse 6/13/2 | Pugwash Conferences and League of Arab States |
| 13:15-14:30 | Gender, development, and nuclear weapons | M-plenary | Embassy of Ireland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden |
| 13:15-14:30 | Don't Bank on the Bomb | M3 | PAX |
| 13:15-14:30 | Enhancing the role of the CTBT in the NPT review process | Press Briefing Room | CTBTO |
| 13:15-14:30 | Comprehensive Nuclear Risk Reduction and the NPT Process: Strategies and Priorities | M2 | Permanent Mission of Argentina and NPSGlobal Foundation |
| 13:15-14:30 | DPRK: Nuclear and Ballistic Threats | MOE79 | Governments of France and the Republic of Korea |
| 13:45-14:30 | 21st century safeguards: challenges and opportunities | M-Board Room A | IAEA |
| 14:00-21:00 | Dangers of nuclear power and the role of IAEA | City Hall Vienna | International Peace Bureau |
| 15:00-18:00 | Reducing risks of nuclear war | M3 | People for Nuclear Disarmament |
| 18:00-18:30 | Students simulation prep | M3 | INESAP |
Friday, 5 May
| 08:00 | Interfaith prayer-vigil for the success of the NPT PrepCom | Outside UN building | Christian CND |
| NO GOVERNMENT BRIEFING TODAY | |||
| 10:00-13:00 | A nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East | M3 | INES, IBP, PNND |
| 13:15-14:30 | Parliamentary actions for nuclear disarmament | M3 | PNND |
| 13:15-14:30 | Transparency: New Reporting Form on the Implementation of the Action Plan agreed at the 2010 Review Conference | M2 | Government of Japan, Australia, Canada, and Mexico on behalf of the NPDI |
| 13:15-14:30 | De-escalation: Urgent Measures to Prevent Flashpoints from Going Nuclear | Press Briefing Room | Governments of Sweden and Switzerland |
| 13:15-14:30 | NATO’s Enduring Commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty | Conference Hall of the Permanent Mission of Japan, Andromeda Tower, Floor 24 | VCDNP. Register: [email protected] |
| 15:00-18:00 | Missile defense impact on nuclear disarmament and space weaponization | M3 | INES |
| 18:00-18:30 | Students simulation prep | M3 | INESAP |
Monday, 8 May
| 09:30-11:00 | Revitalizing nuclear disarmament: more than just words | M3 | BASIC |
| 11:00-13:00 | Mayors for Peace Youth Forum | M3 | Mayors for Peace |
| 13:15-14:30 | Paving the way for a resumption of meaningful communication on a zone free of WMD in the Middle East | M3 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy and Academic Orchestra Middle East |
| 13:15-14:30 | US capacity building assistance | M2 | US Department of State |
| 13:15-14:30 | Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the IAEA Milestones Approach: Practical Experiences from the Cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Finland | MOE100 | Government of Finland |
| 13:15-14:30 | Disarmament under International Law (Book launch) | Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP), Andromeda Tower, Floor 13 | VCDNP. Register: [email protected] |
| 13:30-14:30 | Computer Security as a Component of a National Nuclear Security Regime | M-plenary | IAEA |
| 15:00-18:00 | WMD Free Middle East - Achieving the Possible | M3 | Israeli Disarmament Movement |
| 15:00-17:00 | Disarmament verification monitoring | Press Briefing Room | Permanent Missions of Norway, the United Kingdom, and Argentina |
| 18:00-18:30 | Students simulation prep | M3 | INESAP |
Tuesday, 9 May
| NO GOVERNMENT BRIEFING TODAY |
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| 10:00-13:00 | Student simulation | M3 | INESAP |
| 12:30-15:00 | Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Proliferation | Building C of VIC | Pugwash Conferences |
| 13:15-14:30 | European Cooperative Security and Nuclear Disarmament | M3 | PNND and the Basel Peace Office |
| 13:15-14:30 | Sterile Insect Technique for Agriculture and Health in Africa | M2 | Government of France |
| 13:30-14:30 | IAEA support for human capacity building | M-plenary | IAEA |
| 15:00-18:00 | Student simulation | M3 | INESAP |
Wednesday, 10 May
| NO GOVERNMENT BRIEFING TODAY | |||
| 10:00-13:00 | Fighting Nuclear Issues by Nagasaki and Korean Youth | M3 | Nagasaki Youth Delegation |
| 12:45-15:00 | Panel discussion on the CTBT as a Cornerstone of the NPT Regime | Andromeda Tower, PMJ Conference Room on fl. 24 | Permanent Missions of Japan and Kazakhstan and VCDNP |
| 13:15-14:30 | Assessing the transformative potential of the JCPOA | M3 | Geneva Centre for Security Policy and Academic Orchestra Middle East |
| 13:30-14:30 | Trends, activities, and priorities in nuclear safety | M-plenary | IAEA |
| 13:00-18:00 | Student simulation | Donau City Church, Donaucitystraße 2 | INESAP |
| 14:45-16:00 | Disarmament verification: the role of scientists | M3 | VERTIC |
Thursday, 11 May
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs | M3 | WILPF |
| 13:15-14:30 | The humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons | MOE100 | Government of Austria |
| 13:15-14:30 | EU-IAEA cooperation in nuclear science applications | M2 | European Union |
| 13:15-14:30 | Planning for the UN High Level Conference on Nuclear Disarmament | M3 | UNFOLD ZERO |
Friday, 12 May
| 09:00-09:50 | Government briefing for NGOs | M3 | WILPF |