Legend:		Assembly or Governing Council		Standing Committees or Panel discussions		Other Assembly events, including in camera sessions

Wednesday, 11 October 2017   09:00 - 18:00 Beginning of Registration Annexe building, next to main entrance to Tavrichesky Palace 11:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Sub-Committee on Finance* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace Thursday, 12 October 2017 10:00 - 13:00 and 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace Friday, 13 October 2017 09:00 - 10:00 Gender Partnership Group* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:30 - 13:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 10:00 - 13:00 Executive Committee* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 15:00 - 18:00 Executive Committee* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace Saturday, 14 October 2017 09:00 – 10:00 Bureau of Women Parliamentarians* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 10:00 - 11:00 Meeting of Advisers and Secretaries to delegations Hall no. 1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 10:00 - 11:30 Group of Facilitators for Cyprus* Hall no. 115 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 10:30 – 13:00 Forum of Women Parliamentarians Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 11:30 – 13:00 Meeting with the Chairpersons of the Geopolitical Groups and the Presidents of the Standing Committees* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 – 17:30 Forum of Women Parliamentarians Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 15:00 – 18:00 Committee on Middle East Questions* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 19:30 – 20:30 Inaugural Ceremony ExpoForum, St. Petersburg Sunday, 15 October 2017 08:00 – 09:00 Assembly Steering Committee* Hall no. 6 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 08:30 - 09:30 Board of the Forum of Young Parliamentarians* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 - 10:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 – 11:00 Governing Council Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:30 - 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Presentation and debate of draft resolution on Sharing our diversity: The 20th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Democracy Hall no. 1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 10:00 – 13:00 Forum of Young Parliamentarians of the IPU Multi-functional Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 11:00 - 12:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 11:00 – 13:00 Assembly: Start of the General Debate on Promoting cultural pluralism and peace through inter-faith and inter-ethnic dialogue Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 13:00 - 14:30 Interactive session on Ending AIDS through sexual and reproductive health: the need for urgent parliamentary action Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 – 17:00 Assembly: General Debate Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on United Nations Affairs Panel discussions on - The parliamentary dimension to the United Nations – 20 years in the making, and - The Role of the UN General Assembly in international governance: What path forward? Multi-functional Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no. 16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Drafting in plenary of the draft resolution. Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 15:00 - 18:00 Interactive session on the Key findings from the 2017 Global Parliamentary Report on oversight English and French only Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 17:00 – 18:30 Assembly: Decision on the emergency item Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace Monday, 16 October 2017 09:00 - 10:30 Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 – 13:00 Assembly - Debate on the emergency item, and - Continuation of the General Debate Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:30 - 13:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Conclusion of drafting in plenary of the draft resolution Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:30 - 13:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no.16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace ASGP 11:00 - 12:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 11:00 - 13:00 Committee on Middle East Questions* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace ASGP 14:30 - 17:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 14:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade -    Briefing on The Parliamentary contribution to the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference -    Debate on Engaging the private sector in implementing the SDGs, especially on renewable energy Multi-functional Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 14:30 – 18:30 Assembly: Continuation of the General Debate Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 18:30 Possible drafting committee on the emergency item* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 16:30 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights* Hall no.16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 15:30 - 17:30 Interactive session on The UN process for the prohibition of nuclear weapons: What hope for nuclear disarmament? Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace Tuesday, 17 October 2017 09:00 - 10:30 e-Parliament interactive session The digital tools that parliamentarians use to do their work Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 - 12:00 Advisory Group on Health (ENGLISH ONLY)* Hall no.115 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 - 13:00 Standing Committee on Peace and International Security -   Panel discussion on The role of parliament in monitoring the action of national armed forces participating in UN peacekeeping operations and -    Panel discussion on The implementation of a previous resolution on cyber warfare Multi-functional Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre ASGP 10:00 - 12:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 10:30 - 13:00 Executive Committee* Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 11:00 – 13:00 Open session of the Committee to Promote Respect for International Humanitarian Law on Forty years since the adoption of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions: How does the law still protect in contemporary war? Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 11:00 – 13:00 Parity debate on Holding the purse strings: Exercising oversight for the common good   Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 – 16:00 Standing Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Adoption of the draft resolution Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 - 16:00 Bureau of the Standing Committee on Peace and International Security * Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace ASGP 14:30 – 17:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 14:30 - 18:00 Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians* Hall no.16 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 – 18:30 Assembly - Adoption of the resolution on the emergency item, and - Conclusion of the General Debate Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 16:30 - 18:30 Standing Committee on Sustainable Development, Finance and Trade Panel discussion on Using science and research to achieve the highest health standards Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 16:30 - 18:30 Hearing with candidates for IPU President Multi-functional Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre Wednesday, 18 October 2017 08:00 - 10:00 Bureau of Women Parliamentarians * Reading Room (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 09:00 – 13:00 Governing Council Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace ASGP 10:00 - 12:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre 10:30 - 12:30 Standing Committee on Peace and International Security Expert hearing on Sustaining peace as a vehicle for achieving -sustainable development Hall no.1 (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace 14:30 Governing Council Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace At the end of the Governing Council Assembly - Adoption of resolutions - Reports of the Standing Committees - Outcome document of the General debate, and - Closing sitting Dumsky Hall (ground floor), Tavrichesky Palace ASGP 14:30 - 17:30 ASGP Meeting Event Hall (2nd floor), Parliamentary Centre