In paragraph 2 of resolution 74/247, the General Assembly decided to establish the Ad Hoc Committee to Elaborate a Comprehensive International Convention on Countering the Use of Information and Communications Technologies for Criminal Purposes. Furthermore, in paragraph 10 of resolution 75/282, the General Assembly further decided to encourage the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee to host intersessional consultations to solicit inputs from a diverse range of stakeholders on the elaboration of the draft convention.
In accordance with resolution 75/282 and the “Road map and mode of work for the Ad Hoc Committee”, annexed to the report of the first session of the Ad Hoc Committee, and paragraph 4 of the “Modalities of the participation of multi-stakeholders in the Ad Hoc Committee”, annexed to the report of the Ad Hoc Committee’s session on organizational matters, the fourth intersessional consultation will be held on 6 and 7 March 2023 in Vienna, Austria.
You can find more information about the participation of multi-stakeholders in the sessions of the Ad Hoc Committee here.
Meeting times
The meetings of the fourth intersessional consultation will held in English only from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6 p.m., CET Vienna local time.
Format
The meetings of the fourth intersessional consultation will be held in a hybrid format by which the delegations could participate in the meeting in person, through MS Teams, or by both means.
Webcast
A live webcast of the meeting will be available on this page.
Access to the meeting
The fourth intersessional consultation will be held in Boardroom D, C-Building, 4th floor of the Vienna International Centre (VIC). The link for participants joining remotely will be shared with registered participants shortly before the event.
Registration
The registration of delegates for the meeting will be held on the self-registration platform Indico. The registration process will be open until from Monday, 6 February until Friday, 3 March 2023 6 p.m., New York time.
COVID-19 General safety measures at the VIC
You can find the latest COVID-19 information for your stay in Vienna on the website of the Vienna Tourist Board.
The meeting documentation will be uploaded as soon as it becomes available.
