In conjunction with the BioWeapons Prevention Project, Richard Guthrie has been producing daily reports from the inter-governmental meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention since 2006. The 2006 reporting was funded by the Ploughshares Fund. The 2008 MX reports were supported by the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy. The 2008 MSP and 2009 MX & MSP reports have been supported by VERTIC.

Reports from the 2009 Meeting of States Parties (MSP)

• Number 1 - Monday 7th December 2009 -- The 2009 Meeting of State Parties: background to the meeting
• Number 2 - Tuesday 8th December 2009 -- The 2009 Meeting of State Parties: the opening day
• Number 3 - Wednesday 9th December 2009 -- The Second Day: cooperation and challenges
• Number 4 - Thursday 10th December 2009 -- The Third Day: the mystery guest revealed
• Number 5 - Friday 11th December 2009 -- The Fourth Day: reports and consultations
• Number 6 - Monday 14th December 2009 -- The Fifth Day: conclusion of the meeting

Reports from the 2009 Meeting of Experts (MX)

• Number 1 - Monday 24th August 2009 -- The 2009 Meeting of Experts: Setting the scene
• Number 2 - Tuesday 25th August 2009 -- The 2009 Meeting of Experts: the opening day
• Number 3 - Wednesday 26th August 2009 -- The Second Day: Disease surveillance arrangements
• Number 4 - Thursday 27th August 2009 -- The Third Day: cooperation and capacity building
• Number 5 - Friday 28th August 2009 -- The Fourth Day: needs, challenges, guests and posters
• Number 6 - Monday 31st August 2009 -- The Final Day: closure and reflections
• Combined file containing all of the 2009 MX reports

Reports from the 2008 Meeting of States Parties (MSP)

• Number 1 - Monday 1st December 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of States Parties: Setting the Scene
• Number 2 - Tuesday 2nd December 2008 -- The Opening Day: Statements and Prizes
• Number 3 - Wednesday 3rd December 2008 -- The Second Day: Start of Closed Sessions
• Number 4 - Thursday 4th December 2008 -- The Third Day: Completion of Topical Sessions
• Number 5 - Friday 5th December 2008 -- The Fourth Day: Reports presented and a Final Report to be decided
• Number 6 - Monday 8th December 2008 -- The Fifth Day: Conclusion of the Meeting
• Combined file containing all of the 2008 MSP reports

Reports from the 2008 Meeting of Experts (MX)

• Number 1 - Monday 18th August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: Biosecurity and Education
• Number 2 - Tuesday 19th August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: The Opening Day
• Number 3 - Wednesday 20th August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: The Second Day
• Number 4 - Thursday 21st August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: The Third Day
• Number 5 - Friday 22nd August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: The Fourth Day
• Number 6 - Monday 25th August 2008 -- The 2008 Meeting of Experts: The Final Day
• Combined file containing all of the 2008 MX reports

Reports from earlier Meetings

• Meeting of States Parties (December 2007) [Combined file] [Individual files from the BWPP website]
• Meeting of Experts (August 2007) [Combined file] [Individual files from the BWPP website]
• Sixth Review Conference (November-December 2006) [Combined file] [Individual files from the BWPP website]

Daily reports from the Second Review Conference for the Chemical Weapons Convention (April 2008) are available via the CWC reports page.