useful for participants should not become • • who could not attend a mandatory for all topics session or wish to comment could lead to longer • in written. documents could reduce non-systematized • • importance of attendance to information may not be meetings useful it should be avoided a blog could be • • that written comments established (perhaps on the submitted in advance UPOV website) for replace discussions during discussion on particular the meeting. issues (n) organize a separate, annual meeting of a working group to discuss TGP documents in the week before the TC sessions in Geneva. The meetings would be open to all TC and TWP designated persons and consideration would be given to the possibility to view the meeting electronically TWA TWC TWF TWO TWV proposal not Proposal not supported by Would have a big the TWO did not disagreed Proposal not • • • • supported the TWC. impact on cost support a separate meeting do not see the supported by the • would not increase Would increase cost and disconnect the to discuss TGP documents usefulness of such separate TWPs • • attendance time to attend additional experts with technical reduces the number meetings • discussion on TGP meeting. matters contained in TGP of participating experts in better to have • • documents requires inputs The specific of each documents and disconnect discussions discussion in TWV from crop experts during TWP would be important for TGP documents from the discussion on TGP electronic means will • • TWP sessions discussion of TGP reality in the fields documents is important for decrease the participation documents. Could be appropriate capacity building in in discussion • in a particular case on Technical Working Parties necessary to keep • relevant matters (e.g. agenda of TWPs the experts in with • special working group) should be balanced to allow technical matters and TGP time for discussion of documents relevant TGP documents (o) in conjunction with this approach, to report on significant developments at TWPs, without detailed discussion of individual TGP documents to reduce the amount of time used to discuss TGP documents TWA TWC TWF TWO TWV proposal not Not supported. Not supported approach not Not applicable Proposal not • • • supported supported supported by the to allow time for discussion TWPs on technical matters relating to implementing the PVP system to reduce the amount • of time used to discuss TGP documents
• useful for participants who could not attend a session or wish to comment in written. • could reduce importance of attendance to meetings • it should be avoided that written comments submitted in advance replace discussions during the meeting. • should not become mandatory for all topics • could lead to longer documents • non-systematized information may not be useful • a blog could be established (perhaps on the UPOV website) for discussion on particular issues (n) organize a separate, annual meeting of a working group to discuss TGP documents in the week before the TC sessions in Geneva. The meetings would be open to all TC and TWP designated persons and consideration would be given to the possibility to view the meeting electronically TWA TWC TWF TWO TWV • proposal not supported • would not increase attendance • discussion on TGP documents requires inputs from crop experts during TWP sessions Proposal not supported by the TWC. Would increase cost and time to attend additional meeting. The specific of each TWP would be important for discussion of TGP documents. • Would have a big impact on cost • disconnect the experts with technical matters contained in TGP documents and disconnect TGP documents from the reality in the fields • Could be appropriate in a particular case on relevant matters (e.g. special working group) • the TWO did not support a separate meeting to discuss TGP documents • reduces the number of participating experts in discussions • discussion on TGP documents is important for capacity building in Technical Working Parties • agenda of TWPs should be balanced to allow time for discussion of relevant TGP documents • disagreed • do not see the usefulness of such separate meetings • better to have discussion in TWV • electronic means will decrease the participation in discussion • necessary to keep the experts in with technical matters and TGP documents Proposal not supported by the TWPs (o) in conjunction with this approach, to report on significant developments at TWPs, without detailed discussion of individual TGP documents to reduce the amount of time used to discuss TGP documents TWA TWC TWF TWO TWV • proposal not supported to allow time for discussion on technical matters relating to implementing the PVP system • to reduce the amount of time used to discuss TGP documents Not supported. Not supported • approach not supported • Not applicable Proposal not supported by the TWPs
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