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. The 2010 reports have been supported by the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Reports from the Seventh Review Conference

• Number 1 - Monday 5th December 2011 -- The Seventh BWC Review Conference: setting the scene
• Number 2 - Tuesday 6th December 2011 -- Sinterklaas and statements: the first day of the Review Conference
• Number 3 - Wednesday 7th December 2011 -- The Second Day: themes from the general debate
• Number 4 - Thursday 8th December 2011 -- The Third Day: start of the detailed work
• Number 5 - Friday 9th December 2011 -- Industry and Posters: the 4th day of the Review Conference [see note below]
• Number 6 - Monday 12th December 2011 -- One Week Completed: a positive atmosphere, but a long road still ahead
• Number 7 - Tuesday 13th December 2011 -- Start of the Second Week: further exchanges of views
• Number 8 - Wednesday 14th December 2011 -- The halfway point: the start of facilitated consultations
• Number 9 - Thursday 15th December 2011 -- Committee of the Whole: second reading started, slow progress
• Number 10 - Friday 16th December 2011 -- Committee of the Whole: an increase in momentum
• Number 11 - Monday 19th December 2011 -- Second Week Completed: draft final document under discussion
• Number 12 - Tuesday 20th December 2011 -- Start of the Third Week: slow progress and a late proposal
• Number 13 - Wednesday 21st December 2011 -- Two Days to Go, Late-Night Sessions: countdown to a conclusion?
• Number 14 - Thursday 22nd December 2011 -- Winter solstice -- a long shortest day: working into the night ...
• Number 15 - Wednesday 28th December 2011 -- The Seventh BWC Review Conference: outline of the Final Document
• Number 16 - Saturday 31st December 2011 -- The Seventh BWC Review Conference: outcome and assessment

[Note to daily report no 5: This was the working title that accidentally got include in the final printed version. This sort of thing happens with very tight publication deadlines ...]

Reports from the 2011 Preparatory Committee (PrepCom)

• Number 1 - Wednesday 13th April 2011 -- The Seventh BWC Review Conference: the start of formal preparations
• Number 2 - Thursday 14th April 2011 -- The BWC Preparatory Committee: the opening day
• Number 3 - Friday 15th April 2011 -- The BWC Preparatory Committee: the second and final day
• Combined file containing all three 2011 PrepCom reports

Reports from the 2010 Meeting of States Parties (MSP)

• Number 1 - Monday 6th December 2010 -- The 2010 Meeting of State Parties: responding to deliberate disease
• Number 2 - Tuesday 7th December 2010 -- The Opening Day: statements and positions
• Number 3 - Wednesday 8th December 2010 -- The Second Day: Review Conference preparations
• Number 4 - Thursday 9th December 2010 -- The Third Day: the main topic of the meeting
• Number 5 - Friday 10th December 2010 -- The Fourth Day: Partners, universality, the ISU and draft text
• Number 6 - Friday 17th December 2010 -- The Final Day: conclusion of the meeting
• Combined file containing all six 2010 MSP reports

Reports from the 2010 Meeting of Experts (MX)

• Number 1 - Monday 23rd August 2010 -- The 2010 Meeting of Experts: Setting the scene
• Number 2 - Tuesday 24th August 2010 -- The 2010 Meeting of Experts: The Opening Day
• Number 3 - Wednesday 25th August 2010 -- The Second Day: National Efforts and Posters
• Number 4 - Thursday 26th August 2010 -- The Third Day: International cooperation
• Number 5 - Friday 27th August 2010 -- The Fourth Day: Improving national capabilities
• Number 6 - Monday 30th August 2010 -- The Final Day: Wrapping up the meeting
• Combined file containing all six 2010 MX reports

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
• Combined file containing all of the 2009 MSP reports

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.