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When and what The Plenary Sessions of the IWC-meeting open formally at 10:00 on Monday 20th June. Welcome addresses will be given by Keo-Don Oh, the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and Maeng-Woo Park, the Mayor of Ulsan. The Plenary Sessions (20-24 June) are open to the media. All other sessions are closed to the media. The Commission has several committees, sub-committees and working groups. The most important is the Scientific Committee which holds its meetings 2-3 weeks prior to the Commission's annual meeting. Annual Meeting of the IWC (plenary Sessions), 20-24 June Private Commissioners' meeting (closed), 19 June Committees & Working Groups, 27 May to 18 June Scientific Committee Aboriginal Subsistence Whaling Sub-committee Budgetary Sub-committee Conservation Committee Infractions Sub-committee Finance and Administration Sub-committee Working Group on Whale Killing Methods and Associated Welfare Issues Contributions Task Force Working Group on the Revised Management Scheme |