BCH on BCH Forum

Dear colleagues,

This is a kind note to ensure you all received the Notification that was sent on November 3rd indicating the next steps for our upcoming BCH launch, available here: https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2021/ntf-2021-075-bch-en.pdf

Please take note of the following key dates:

- 17 – 29 November : We will be migrating content from the current BCH to the new platform. During this period, the current BCH will be available for browsing and searching records, but note that new records cannot be submitted during this time;

- 29 November, 12pm EST : The new BCH platform will officially launch;

- 7 December, 8 – 10am EST : The Secretariat will host a webinar introducing the new BCH platform.

If you have not already done so, we encourage you to register for the webinar at the following address: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4259187407278647822

Note that throughout our upcoming transition, this BCH on BCH Forum will function normally, so please feel free to message here or contact me directly should you have any questions or concerns.

Best,
Zakir

Zakir Jafry
Biosafety Clearing-House Programme Management Officer
United Nations Environment Programme/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
413 Saint-Jaques street,  suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1N9