Calendar of Events for First Committee 2015
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Calendar last updated 22 October 2015
| When | What | Where | Who |
| Thursday, 8 October 13:00-14:00 |
A conversation with Linda Fasulo and the Hon. Doug Roche, O.C. | UN Bookshop, Visitors Concourse | UN Bookshop |
| Friday, 9 October 13:15-14:30 |
Cyber weapons and autonomous weapons: potential overlap, interaction, and vulnerabilities | Conference Room 8 | UN Institute for Disarmament Research |
| Tuesday, 13 October 13:15-14:30 |
Briefing by the Director of UNIDIR | Conference Room A | UN Institute for Disarmament Research |
| Wednesday, 14 October 13:15-14:30 |
Harnessing the tools and technologies to realize nuclear disarmament: International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification | Conference Room 4 | Permanent Mission of the United States to thte UN |
| Friday, 16 October 13:15-14:30 |
Generation of change: encouraging youth action for nuclear abolition | Conference Room 4 | Steering Committee for the International Youth Summit for Nuclear Abolition |
| Friday, 16 October 13:15-14:30 |
High-level briefing on the "United States nuclear posture review" | Conference Room 11 | Permanent Mission of the United States |
| Monday, 19 October 13:15-14:30 |
Explosive weapons in populated areas | Conference Room E | Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN |
| Monday, 19 October 13:15-14:30 |
Control Arms' "ATT Monitor" Launch | Conference Room 6 | Permanent Missions of Australia, Netherlands, Ireland, and Trinidad and Tobago and Control Arms |
| Monday, 19 October 13:15-14:30 |
Panel discussion and screening of documentary "Chemical Weapons: An Insidious War" | Conference Room 7 | Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN and Green Cross International |
| Tuesday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
Addressing concerns over autonomous weapons | Conference Room A | Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN and the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots |
| Tuesday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
ATT: Outcomes of CSP 2015 and planning for CSP 2016 | Conference Room 6 | Permanent Missions of Mexico and Nigeria and Control Arms |
| Tuesday, 20 October 13:15-14:30 |
Cyber stability: the GGE and beyond | Conference Room 8 | Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Wednesday, 21 October 13:15-14:30 |
Perspectives on security and disarmament: panel with Dr. Hans Bilx and others | Conference Room 4 | Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN |
| Wednesday, 21 October 13:14-14:30 |
From Space Debris to Space Governance: Space Security Index 2015 | Conference Room 7 | Space Security Index |
| Wednesday, 21 October 15:00-18:00 |
Rethinking general and complete disarmament in the 21st century | Conference Room 8 | Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN and the Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy at SOAS, University of London |
| Thursday, 22 October 13:15-14:30 |
Arms trade, small arms, and gender-based violence | Conference Room E | Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN and Reaching Critical Will of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) |
| Thursday, 22 October 13:15-14:30 |
Strengthening the NPT: International law and effective measures for nuclear disarmament |
Conference Room 6 | Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the UN |
| Thursday, 22 October 18:15-22:00 |
Security through Safety in Space: Links between Space Security and Initiatives for Space Sustainability at the United Nations |
Permanent Mission of
Kazakhstan at 305 E.
47th St., 3rd Floor
|
UN Institute for Disarmament Research, Secure World Foundation |
| Friday, 23 October 13:15-14:30 |
Progressive approaches to disarmament | Conference Room 8 | Permanent Mission of Jamaica to the UN, Reaching Critical Will of WILPF, and Article 36 |
| Friday, 23 October 13:15-14:30 |
Discussing drones: engaging the international community on unmanned systems | Conference Room A | Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN and PAX |
| Monday, 26 October 13:15-14:30 |
Applying small arms and ammunition guidelines in conflict-affected areas: lessons learned and tools for solutions | Conference Room A | UN Institute for Disarmament Research |
| Tuesday, 27 October 10:00-12:00 |
Initiating a global dialogue on strengthening end user control systems: can harmonization help tackle diversion? | Conference Room E | UN Institute for Disarmament Research |
| Wednesday, 28 October 13:15-14:30 |
ATT Reporting: Launch of the ATT - Baseline Assessment Project Online Training | Conference Room 6 | Permanent Mission of Australia and ATT- BAP |
| Wednesday, 28 October 13:15-14:30 |
UN military transparency mechanisms: what are they and how to report to UNODA | Conference Room A | UN Office for Disarmament Affairs |
| Wednesday, 28 October 13:15-14:30 |
Seconds to stop the final countdown: the Cuba Missile Crisis in Okinawa | Conference Room 8 | Permanent Mission of Chile to the UN, Mayors for Peace |
| Thursday, 29 October 13:15-14:30 |
ATT Implementation in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges | Conference Room 9 | Permanent Missions of Sweden and Nigeria, SIPRI, and Control Arms |