The (Bumpy) Road to 2015: Preparing for the Third PrepCom

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Monterey Institute of International Studies
A Graduate School of Middlebury College
A Roundtable Discussion on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
The (Bumpy) Road to 2015: Preparing for the Third PrepCom
Co-hosted by the
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and
The Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the United Nations
325 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
Tel. (212) 972-8333
26 October 2013
AGENDA
as of 10/21/2013
09:00
Opening
 Ambassador Desra Percaya (Indonesia)
 Professor William Potter (CNS)
09:15
NPT 2015 Review Cycle: The State of Play
Guiding questions:
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What are the main takeaways and conclusions from the second PrepCom? What
are their implications for the rest of the review cycle?
What is the status of implementation of commitments under the 2010 Action
Plan?
What is the state of preparations for the Middle East WMDFZ Conference?
What progress has been achieved in the NWS (P5) consultations?
Moderator: Dr. William Potter
Speakers:
o Ambassador Benno Laggner
o Dr. Sameh Aboul-Enein (invited)
o Ambassador Jean-Hugues Simon-Michel (invited)
10:30
Break
10:45
The Third PrepCom and Beyond: Expectations, Opportunities, and
Challenges
Guiding questions:
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What are the states’ goals and expectations for the 2014 PrepCom?
What recent and forthcoming developments are likely to influence the 2014
PrepCom? How will new disarmament initiatives, including conferences devoted
humanitarian consequences, affect the third PrepCom and the current review
cycle more broadly?
What are the prospects for a boycott of the 2014 PrepCom?
Moderator: Dr. William Potter
Speakers:
o Ambassador Elissa Golberg
o Ambassador Desra Percaya
12:30
Lunchtime discussion