5th Session of the Technical Committee on Management Procedures (TCMP)

Given Government social distancing requirements and hotel limitations, only CPCs will be permitted to participate from inside the meeting room, and there will be only one Head of Delegation and one Alternate in the meeting room at any one time.
All other members of a delegation and observers will be required to participate by videoconference (Zoom).

The participation of up to two representatives from developing Members of the IOTC may be supported through the IOTC Meeting Participation Fund (MPF). The applications for the MPF, must be received by the IOTC Secretariat ([email protected]) no later than 60 days before the start of the meeting (the dates are indicated above). NOTE – this 60-day deadline will be strictly enforced.
Applications must include:
i) an official nomination letter
ii) the contact details of the nominee (with a copy of his/her passport).
The rules of procedure for the administration of the IOTC Meeting Participation Fund as well as guidelines for applying to the MPF can be found in Appendix VIII of the IOTC Rules of Procedure (click here). Please be reminded that there is no provision in the IOTC Rules of Procedure (2014) for the IOTC Secretariat to consider late applications.
Credentials
In accordance with Rule III of the IOTC Rules of Procedure (2014), official credentials are required to participate in the meetings.

Contracting Parties & Cooperating Non-contracting Parties (CPCs)
Rule III.1 of the IOTC Rules of Procedure states: “Such Letter of Credentials shall conform to the standard set out in Appendix I.” Please also refer to IOTC Circular 2021-49 on the content of Credentials.
The Credentials are requested to be sent no later than 15 days before each meeting to [email protected]. Only credentialed individuals will receive a Zoom link to join the meetings.
Invited Experts and Observers
IOTC Observers and Invited Experts are also requested to submit a similar Letter of Credentials indicating who will receive the Zoom link. The credentials should also include the email address and contact phone number for each recipient. Credentials are requested no later than 15 days before each meeting to [email protected].