This document addresses three main topics: (a) The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP): information on the sessions is presented, including an organizational scenario and possible elements of the provisional agendas; (b) Future sessional periods: information is provided on arrangements for additional sessions of the Ad Hoc Working Groups in 2010, as well as preparations for COP 17 and CMP 7. Guidance by the Subsidiary Body for Implementation is also invited regarding the dates for the four regular sessional periods in 2014 and 2015; (c) Organization of the intergovernmental process, including engagement of observer organizations