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The table below identifies Cospas-Sarsat Programme Meetings.These meetings are open only to designated representatives of the Administrations formally associated with the Programme and invited representatives of International Organisations. Working papers for the meetings listed below can be accessed by clicking on the relevant meeting link (password required).

TEMPLATES FOR WORKING PAPERS - Cospas-Sarsat participants wishing to submit a working paper to be considered at a meeting are invited to do so using the appropriate Word format templates.

NEW ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE FOR PARTICIPATION IN COSPAS-SARSAT MEETINGS - [read more]  The Council, at its 41st Session, decided to approve a revised procedure for attendance at and participation in Cospas-Sarsat meetings. Sample Letters for accreditation of Heads of Delegations are available in Word format [Council Sessions Sample Letter / Other Meetings Sample Letter].
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2013
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 JC-27 27th Joint Committee Meeting  Limassol, Cyprus  10 - 19 June 2013
 CSC-50/CLD Closed Meeting of the Fiftieth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-50/CLD) - Parties only  Montreal, Canada  24 - 26 April 2013
 CSC-51/CLD Closed Meeting of the Fifty-First Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-51/CLD) - Parties only  Montreal, Canada  23 - 25 Oct. 2013
 EWG-1/2013 Experts' Working Group on Second Generation Beacon Specifications  Cairns, Australia  25 February - 1 March 2013
 CSC-51/OPN Open Meeting of the Fifty-First Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-51/OPN)  Montreal, Canada  28 - 31 Oct. 2013
 TG-1/2013 Task Group Meeting on MEOSAR Demonstration and Evaluation (D&E) Phase  Montreal, Canada  16 - 20 Sept. 2013
 
2012
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 JC-26 26th Joint Committee Meeting  Montreal, Canada  12 - 20 June 2012
 CSC-48/CLD 48th Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council - Closed Meeting (Parties only)  Montreal, Canada  17 - 20 April 2012
 CP.001 Closed Discussion Group  Montreal  
 CSC-49/CLD Closed Meeting of the Forty-Ninth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-49/CLD) - Cospas-Sarsat Parties Only  Victoria, Canada  17 - 19 Oct. 2012
 EWG-1/2012 Experts' Working Group Meeting on Second Generation Beacon Specifications  Montreal, Canada  26 - 30 March 2012
 CSC-49/OPN Open Meeting of the Forty-Ninth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-49/OPN)  Victoria, Canada  22 - 26 Oct. 2012
 TG-1/2012 Task Group Meeting on Preparation for a MEOSAR Demonstration and Evaluation (D&E) Phase  Noordwijk, The Netherlands  27 Feb. - 2 March 2012
 
2011
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 JC-25 25th Joint Committee Meeting  Hong Kong, China  13 - 21 June 2011
 CSC-47/CLD Closed Meeting of the Forty-Seventh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-47/CLD) - Cospas-Sarsat Parties Only  Montreal, Canada  19 - 21 Oct. 2011
 CSC-46/CLD Closed Meeting of the Forty-Sixth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-46/CLD) - Parties Only  Moscow, Russia  13 - 15 April 2011
 EWG-2/2011 Experts’ Working Group Meeting on MEOSAR Proof-of-Concept (POC) / In-Orbit Validation (IOV) Phase  Brussels, Belgium  16 - 18 March 2011
 EWG-1/2011 Experts’ Working Group on Next Generation Beacon Requirements  Montreal, Canada  31 Jan. - 4 Feb. 2011
 CSC-47/OPN Open Meeting of the Forty-Seventh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-47/OPN)  Montreal, Canada  24 - 27 Oct. 2011
 TG-1/2011 Task Group Meeting on the Preparation for a MEOSAR Demonstration and Evaluation (D&E) Phase  Antalya, Turkey  21 - 25 March 2011
 
2010
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 JC-24 24th Joint Committee Meeting  Montreal, Canada  15 - 22 June 2010
 CSC-45/CLD Closed Meeting of the Forty-Fifth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-45/CLD) - Cospas-Sarsat Parties Only  Montreal, Canada  20 - 22 Oct. 2011
 CSC-44/CLD Closed Meeting of the Forty-Fourth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-44/CLD) - Parties Only  Maryland, USA  16 - 18 Sept. 2010 [Re-scheduled]
 EWG-2/2010 Experts’ Working Group on Next Generation Beacon Requirements  Maryland, USA  20 - 24 Sept. 2010
 EWG-1/2010 Experts’ Working Group on the MEOSAR Proof-of-Concept (POC) / In-Orbit Validation (IOV) Phase  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  22 - 26 March 2010
 CSC-45/OPN Open Meeting of the Forty-Fifth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-45/OPN)  Montreal, Canada  25 - 28 Oct. 2010
 TG-1/2010 Task Group on the QMS in the Cospas-Sarsat Ground Segment  Montreal, Canada  8 - 12 Feb. 2010
 
2009
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 JC-23 23rd Meeting of the Cospas-Sarsat Joint Committee  Cape Town, South Africa  16 - 23 June 2009
 EWG-2/2009 Experts' Working Group on MEOSAR Proof-of-Concept (POC) / In-Orbit Validation (IOV) Phase  Montreal, Canada  9 - 13 March 2009
 EWG-1/2009 Experts' Working Group on Performance Indicators for the Cospas-Sarsat Strategic Plan  Savannah GA, USA  9 - 13 Feb. 2009
 CSC-43/OPN Open Meeting of the Forty-Third Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Montreal, Canada  26 - 29 Oct. 2009
 
2008
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 JC-22 22nd Joint Committee Meeting  Montreal, Canada  10 - 17 June 2008
 EWG-1/2008 Experts' Working Group on MEOSAR Proof-of-Concept (POC) / In-Orbit Validation (IOV) Phase  Brussels, Belgium  3 - 7 March 2008
 EWG-2/2008 Experts' Working Group on the Cospas-Sarsat Strategic Plan  Montreal, Canada  21 - 25 April 2008
 CSC-41/OPN Open Meeting of the Forty-First Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Biarritz, France  27 - 30 Oct. 2008
 TG-1/2008 Task Group on the Implementation of the Cospas-Sarsat Quality Management System (TG-1/2008)  Southampton, UK  4 - 8 Feb. 2008
 
2007
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 JC-21 21st Joint Committee Meeting  Istanbul, Turkey  12 - 19 June 2007
 EWG-1/2007 Expert's Working Group on 406 MHz Beacon Message Traffic Model  Montreal, Canada  16 - 18 Jan. 2007
 EWG-2/2007 Experts' Working Group on Long-Term Programme Planning  Montreal, Canada  10 - 14 Sept. 2007
 CSC-39/OPN Open Meeting of the Thirty-Ninth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Washington D.C., USA  29 Oct.-1 Nov. 2007
 TG-1/2007 Task Group on the Implementation of a Cospas-Sarsat Quality Management System  Montreal, Canada  5 - 9 Feb. 2007
 
2006
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 JC-20 20th Joint Committee Meeting  Montreal, Canada  13 - 20 June 06
 EWG-2/2006 Experts' Working Group on MEOLUT Interoperability Requirements  Montreal, Canada  3 - 5 April 2006
 CSC-37/OPN Open Meeting of the Thirty-Seventh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Montreal, Canada  16 - 19 Oct. 2006
 
2005
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 JC-19 19th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  7 - 14 June 2005
 CSC-35/OPN Open Meeting of the Thirty-Fifth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Montreal, Canada  7 - 10 Nov. 2005
 TG-1/2005 Task Group on 406 MHz Beacon Type Approval Testing  London, UK  14 - 18 Feb. 2005
 
2004
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 JC-18 18th Joint Committee Meeting  Yokohama, Japan  15 - 22 June 2004
 EWG-2/2004 Experts' Working Group on the Commissioning of MSG GEOSAR System  Maspalomas, Spain  11 - 13 May 2004
 CSC-33/OPN Open Meeting of the 33rd Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  4 - 7 October 2004
 TG-1/2004 Task Group Meeting on Ground Segment Communications  London, UK  22 - 26 March 2004
 
2003
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 JC-17 17th Joint Committee Meeting (JC-17)  Bodoe, Norway  18 - 25 June 2003
 EWG-1/2003 Experts' Working Group on Commissioning of MSG GEOSAR System  Toulouse, France  25 - 27 March 2003
 CSC-31/OPN Open Meeting of the 31st Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  27 - 30 Oct. 2003
 TG-1/2003 Task Group on Ground Segment Communications and Nodal MCC Structure  St. Petersburg FL, USA  10 - 14 March 2003
 
2002
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 JC-16 16th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  12 - 19 June 2002
 EWG-3/2002 Experts' Working Group on Commissioning of MSG GEOSAR System (EWG-3/2002)  Toulouse, France  29 - 31 Jan. 2002
 CSC-29/OPN Open Meeting of the 29th Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Washington DC, USA  14 - 17 Oct. 2002
 TG-2/2002 Task Group on Low-Cost 406 MHz Beacons  Canberra, Australia  11 - 15 March 2002
 TG-1/2002 Task Group on the International 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database  London, UK  11 - 15 Feb. 2002
 
2001
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 JC-15 15th Joint Committee Meeting  Hong Kong, China  13 - 20 June 2001
 CSC-27/OPN Open Meeting of the Twenty-Seventh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  22 - 25 Oct. 2001
 TG-1/2001 Task Group on the International 406 MHz Beacon Registration Database  London, UK  12 - 16 Feb. 2001
 
2000
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 JC-14 14th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  14 - 21 June 2000
 CSC-25/OPN Open Meeting of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  Laval, Canada  16 - 19 Oct. 2000
 TG-1/2000 Task Group on 406 MHz Frequency Management Plan  London, UK  7 - 11 Feb. 2000
 TG-2/2000 Task Group on Communications and Operational Issues  Canberra, Australia  6 - 11 March 2000
 TG-3/2000 Task Group on the Phase-Out Plan for 121.5/243 MHz Satellite Services  Canberra, Australia  13 - 15 March 2000
 
1999
Ref No Meeting Location Date
 JC-13 13th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  16 - 23 June 1999
 CSC-23/OPN Open Meeting of the Twenty-Third Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  25 - 28 Oct. 1999
 TG-3/1999 Task Group Meeting on 121.5/243 MHz and 406 MHz False Alerts  London, UK  18 - 22 Jan.1999
 TG-2/1999 Task Group Meeting on LEO/GEO Processing  London, UK  22 - 26 Feb. 1999
 TG-1/1999 Task Group Meeting on Phasing-Out 121.5/243 MHz Satellite Services  Hampton, VA, USA  15 - 19 March 1999
 
1998
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 JC-12 12th Joint Committee Meeting  Gran Canaria, Spain  17 -24 June 1998
 CSC-21/OPN Open Meeting of the Twenty-First Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  26 - 29 Oct. 2010
 TG-2/1998 Task Group on 406 MHz GEOSAR D&E  Charleston, South Carolina, USA  9 - 13 March 2998
 TG-3/1998 Task Group on Implementation of DDP, Issue 4  Washington, D.C., U.S.A  12 - 16 January 1998
 TG-1/1998 Task Group on Technical Matters  Inmarsat Headquarters, London, U.K.  2 - 6 February 1998
 
1997
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 JC-11 11th Joint Committee Meeting  Brasilia, Brazil  11 - 18 June 1997
 CSC-19/OPN Open Meeting of the Nineteenth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  27 - 30 Oct. 1997
 TG-1/1997 Tark Group Meeting on 406 MHz GEOSAR D & E  Maspalomas, Spain  3 - 7 March 1997
 
1996
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 JC-10 10th Joint Committee Meeting  London, U.K.  13 - 20 June 1996
 CSC-17/OPN Open Meeting of the Sevententh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, U.K.  28 - 31 Oct. 1996
 TG-1/1996 Task Group on Alert Data Distribution  Canberra, Australia  28 Feb. - 7 March 1996
 
1995
Ref No Meeting Location Date
 JC-9 9th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  21-28 June 1995
 CSC-15/OPN Open Meeting of the 15th Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Open Council  London, UK  30 Oct - 1 Nov 1995
 TG-2/1995 Task Group Meeting on 406 MHz Beacon Location Protocols  London, UK  13 -17 March 1995
 TG-1/1995 Task Group Meeting on Nodal MCCs  Canberra, Australia  13 - 17 Feb. 1995
 
1994
Ref No Meeting Location Date
 JC-8 8th Joint Committee Meeting  London, UK  14-21 Sept. 1994
 CSC-13/OPN Open Meeting of the 13th Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  12 - 14 Dec. 1994
 TG-1/1994 Task Group Meeting on Beacon Matters  Washington DC, USA  16 -20 May 1994
 TG-3/1994 Task Group Meeting on System Assessment  Washington, USA  5 - 8 April 1994
 
1993
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 CSC-11/OPN 11th Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council - Open Meeting  London, UK  7 - 9 Dec. 1993
 JC-7 Seventh Meeting of the Joint Committee  Fremantle, Australia  15 - 22 Sept. 1993
 TG-3/93 Task Group Meeting on System Evolution  London, UK  21 - 23 April 1993
 
1992
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 JC-6 6th Meeting of the Joint Committee  London, UK  16 - 23 Sept. 1992
 CSC-9/OPN Ninth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  7 - 9 Dec. 1992
 
1991
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 JC-5 5th Meeting of the Joint Committee  Bangalore, India  11-18 Sept. 1991
 CSC-7/OPN Open Meeting of the Seventh Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council  London, UK  9 - 11 Dec. 1991
 
1990
Ref No Meeting Location Date
 JC-3 3rd Meeting of the Joint Committee  London, UK  28 Feb. - 7 March 1990
 JC-4 4th Meeting of the Joint Committee  London, UK  12 - 19 Sept. 1990
 CSC-5/OPN Fifth Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (Open Meeting) - CSC-5/OPN  London, UK  3 - 5 Dec. 1990
 
1989
Ref No Meeting Location Date
 JC-2 2nd Meeting of the Joint Committee  London, UK  18 - 22 Sept. 1989
 CSC-2/OPN Open Meeting of the Second Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (CSC-2/OPN)  London, UK  1 - 6 June 1989
 CSC-3/OPN Third Session of the Cospas-Sarsat Council (Open Meeting) - CSC-3/OPN  London, UK  30 Oct. to 1 Nov. 1989
 
1988
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 MEOSAR D&E MEOSAR D&E Test Coordination  Secreteriat