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Circular Letter 2026/09

17 June 2026

Subject: Second half 2026 committee invitation and committee arrangements for first half 2027

To: Members and Sister Organizations

Dear members,

We are pleased to invite you to the next committee season.

Further information on the arrangements for each committee will be provided shortly. Some committees may begin with an online opening plenary before the in-person meeting, to allow more time for substantive work at Headquarters.

Please note that all physical meeting weeks will start on Monday morning.

Online participation will be available. However, based on experience, attendance in person for the full week at Headquarters remains the preferred format. Closing plenaries will be held online, normally during the week following the physical meeting.

The agreed dates for each committee are set out below:

Session Deadline input

paper

Physical week

(Monday to Friday at IALA HQ unless otherwise

stated)

VTS6024 August 2026 21 – 25 September 2026

LAP291 September 2026 29 – 30 September 2026

DTEC77 September 2026 5 – 9 October 2026

ENG2314 September 2026 12 – 16 October 2026

ARM2321 September 2026 19 – 23 October 2026

Exceptionally, during the first half of 2027, the committees listed below will meet away from Headquarters. This is due to the new Headquarters building project. Members were invited by Circular Letter 2026/01 to express interest in hosting the committee meetings and the Council have decided that the hosting arrangements are as follows:

Session Location and Host Member State Provisional dates for the physical week

VTS61 TBC, China 1 – 5 March 2027

DTEC8 TBC, Republic of Korea 8 – 12 March 2027

ENG24 Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal 5 – 9 April 2027

ARM24 Ålesund,Norway 12 – 16 April 2027

Further details will be made available closer to the time.

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected].

The Secretariat looks forward to welcoming you again.

Yours sincerely,

Francis Zachariae Secretary-General

Circular Letter 2026/09

17 June 2026

Subject: Second half 2026 committee invitation and committee arrangements for first half 2027

To: Members and Sister Organizations

Dear members,

We are pleased to invite you to the next committee season.

Further information on the arrangements for each committee will be provided shortly. Some committees may begin with an online opening plenary before the in-person meeting, to allow more time for substantive work at Headquarters.

Please note that all physical meeting weeks will start on Monday morning.

Online participation will be available. However, based on experience, attendance in person for the full week at Headquarters remains the preferred format. Closing plenaries will be held online, normally during the week following the physical meeting.

The agreed dates for each committee are set out below:

Session Deadline input

paper

Physical week

(Monday to Friday at IALA HQ unless otherwise

stated)

VTS6024 August 2026 21 – 25 September 2026

LAP291 September 2026 29 – 30 September 2026

DTEC77 September 2026 5 – 9 October 2026

ENG2314 September 2026 12 – 16 October 2026

ARM2321 September 2026 19 – 23 October 2026

Exceptionally, during the first half of 2027, the committees listed below will meet away from Headquarters. This is due to the new Headquarters building project. Members were invited by Circular Letter 2026/01 to express interest in hosting the committee meetings and the Council have decided that the hosting arrangements are as follows:

Session Location and Host Member State Provisional dates for the physical week

VTS61 TBC, China 1 – 5 March 2027

DTEC8 TBC, Republic of Korea 8 – 12 March 2027

ENG24 Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal 5 – 9 April 2027

ARM24 Ålesund,Norway 12 – 16 April 2027

Further details will be made available closer to the time.

If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail at [email protected].

The Secretariat looks forward to welcoming you again.

Yours sincerely,

Francis Zachariae Secretary-General