Acknowledgements This publication compiles the ideas and discussions which emerged from the OPCAT Global Forum. It would not have been possible to publish this report without the active participation of all experts and professionals present in the Forum, the excellent presentations done by the Panellists and the efforts of the Moderators to gather the essential elements to be discussed. The APT would also like to extend is gratitude to Ms Jem Stevens, APT Delegate (and former Asia and Pacific Programme Officer), who compiled and analysed all your contributions to provide you with the present report. The APT would also like to thank its staff for their contributions to the OPCAT Global Forum and to this present report, in particular Ms Audrey Olivier, the OPCAT Programme Officer and the driving force behind the Forum. Finally, the APT would like to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers for their help during the Forum and the Forum staff for their dedication throughout the year, in particular Ms StÊphanie Burgenmeier, Ms Mireille Gheryani and Ms Emilie Linder, Mr Adrian Moore, Web & IT Manager, as well as APT’s Administrative Assistant Ms Catherine Felder who all helped the OPCAT Programme Officer to make the Forum the unique encounter that it turned out to be.
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