Please be informed that participation in side events and exhibits, including the application process in SEORS, must be in compliance with the Code of Conduct.
Side events and exhibits should be professional, respectful, inclusive and create harassment-free environments for all participants.
Welcome to the Side Events and Exhibits Online Registration System (SEORS)!
On this page, you can apply for holding a side event and/or an exhibit at the upcoming conference and find information on side events and exhibits held at previous conferences.
For more information on side events and exhibits, including the information for attendees of side events and exhibits, please visit the Side Events and Exhibits webpage on the official UNFCCC website.
New information!
 
 Information for COP 28 side event organizers and exhibitors
In these handbooks, you will find comprehensive information on the side events and exhibit policies and the logistical aspects of COP 28 side events and exhibit operations.
Please note that the current versions of the handbooks contain all the logistical information on exhibits at COP 28 ‘available at the moment’. These are living documents in a sense that new information is immediately added to this document as it becomes available. Should there be any changes to the current versions of the handbooks, these changes will be highlighted for your ease of reference. You are kindly asked to regularly check this handbook for updates on the home page of SEORS.
Handbook for COP 28 side event organizers
Handbook for COP 28 exhibitors
COP 28 side events and exhibits application timeline
Due to the overlap of the SEORS opening with Eid al-Adha, the application period for COP 28 was from Monday, 27 June (10 am CEST) to Friday, 7 July (5 pm CEST).
Due to a high volume of activities, SEORS was overloaded and crashing down from 14 to 17 July. In light of this persisting problem over these critical days, the deadline for mergers is extended by one week: until Friday, 21 July (5 pm CEST). Thank you for your patience.
N.B.! For information on the application process for UN organizations and specialized agencies, please consult the information provided below and on this webpage.
The list of COP 28 side event thematic categories and exhibit allocation clusters and thematic categories can be viewed on the official UNFCCC website:
Information for UN side event organizers and exhibitors
UN system side events at COP 28:
Applications by UN organizations for holding a side event at COP are outside of the SEORS scope. applications from UN organizations and specialized agencies shall not be submitted via SEORS. The inter-agency coordination for UN and side events at COP is undertaken by the UNFCCC secretariat.
The secretariat will provide more information on the application procedure to UN Designated Contact Points (DCPs) on 19 June. For more details on the application process for UN organizations and specialized agencies, please get in touch with UNSideEvents@unfccc.int.
UN system exhibits at COP 28:
Applications from UN organizations and specialized agencies for COP 28 exhibits are received via SEORS. The application period for COP 28 exhibits will open on 27 June, 10 am CEST, and close on Friday, 30 June, 5 pm CEST. Applications will be selected in accordance with these selection criteria. For information on the application process for COP 28 exhibits, please contact the Observer Relations team at see@unfccc.int.
UN system side events and exhibits at SB sessions:
Please note that there is no secretariat-managed coordination of UN side event and exhibit applications for the SB sessions. Potential UN side event organizers/exhibitors should submit their applications via SEORS.
Who is eligible for holding side events and exhibits?
- Observer organizations duly admitted by the Conference of the Parties are eligible to apply for one side event slot and/or one exhibit. For information on the admission process for observer organizations, please click here.
- Parties to the UNFCCC must partner with an observer organization in order to be eligible to apply for a side event slot and/or an exhibit slot. Please review the information note on further details for Party applicants.
- UN system organizations and specialized agencies.
We kindly ask you to review the Eligibility criteria and the Selection criteria before applying.
How to apply for a side event and/or exhibit?
SEORS is the only channel used by the UNFCCC secretariat to receive applications for official side events and exhibits by IGOs and NGOs duly admitted by the COP and Parties partnering with such admitted observer organizations.
For detailed instructions on how to submit an application, please refer to the Side Events and Exhibits Application Manual.
Before applying for a side event and/or an exhibit, please carefully review the frequently asked questions.
! Please be informed that in case your application is successful, your contact details will become publicly available in the official side events schedule/list of exhibits in SEORS.
Please note that all applicants must register for a new personal account in SEORS for each conference. User names and passwords from previous conferences will not work.
Dear applicants, should you encounter any problems with registering in SEORS and accessing your SEORS account, please contact us via email: see@unfccc.int
How to access past side events and exhibits?
Archives of side events and exhibits held at previous UNFCCC conferences can be found here.
To view video recordings of past side events, please visit this webpage on the UNFCCC website.
Recordings of COP 26, SB 56, and COP 27 side events can be viewed on this secretariat-managed YouTube channel.
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