CTBT Special Events

This roundtable conference was organized by the Mission of Mexico in Vienna as Co-Chair of the Article XIV Conference and Member of the Non Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI) with the support of the Arms Control Association (ACA). This conference seeks to present the latest technical and political arguments that could help Member States in their internal efforts to achieve signing/ratification, as well as to reiterate the broad support by the international community to achieve early entry into force of the CTBT. Welcome by Amb. Alejandro Díaz, Permanent Representative to the International Organizations of Mexico in Vienna (Member of the NPDI); Key findings of the 2012 US National Academy of Sciences Report on the CTBT, Dr. Ellen D. Williams, Chair, 2012 National Academy of Sciences Report on CTBT; Benefits and progress of the CTBT International Monitoring System, Dr. Lassina Zerbo, Director of the International Data Centre Division, CTBTO; Pathways towards entry into force: Indonesia’s process of ratification. Amb. I Gusti Puja, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to the International Organizations in Vienna; International support for the CTBT, Amb. Nils Daag, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the International Organizations in Vienna, Co-Chair of Article XIV Conference; Moderator: Tom Collina, Research Director, Arms Control Association