This document contains a synthesis of the views expressed by Parties on the frequency and location of sessions of the governing bodies after 2020. It was prepared in response to the request from SBI 48 that the secretariat prepare a synthesis report on the submissions and make it available before the discussion at SBI 50. The SBI also requested that the secretariat prepare an information paper, including on the budgetary and other implications of different proposals contained in the submissions. Owing to the limited number and late receipt of the submissions, this report contains both the synthesis of the submissions and information on the budgetary and other implications of the proposals made.