A/HRC/10/2 A/HRC./AC/2008/1/2 page 30 G. Organization of work and conduct of business 14. The Advisory Committee considered item 2 of the agenda at its 1st and 2nd meetings, on 4 August; at its 3rd meeting, on 5 August; at its 6th meeting, on 6 August; at its 7th and 8th meetings, on 7 August; at its 9th meeting, on 8 August; at its 10th meeting, on 11 August; at its 14th meeting, on 13 August; and also at its private meeting of 13 August. 15. At the 2nd meeting, on 4 August, the Chairperson, on behalf of the Bureau, proposed initial speaking time limits of five minutes for States and three minutes for other observers. The modalities were adopted without a vote. 16. At its 1st and 2nd meetings, on 4 August, the Advisory Committee considered its programme of work, in accordance with rule 99 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly. 17. At the same meetings, statements in connection with the programme of work for the first session were made by members of the Advisory Committee and observers for Governments and non-governmental organizations (see annex II). 18. At the 3rd meeting, on 5 August, statements in connection with the revised programme of work for the first session were made by members of the Advisory Committee (see annex II). 19. At the same meeting, the programme of work, as revised, was adopted without a vote. 20. Also at the same meeting, the Advisory Committee, upon the recommendation of its Bureau, decided, without a vote, to adopt modalities with respect to the organization of its work and conduct of business. Statements in connection with the proposed modalities were made by members of the Advisory Committee (see annex II). 21. The Advisory Committee agreed that meetings of the Bureau would be held on Tuesdays in the morning and whenever necessary. The Chairperson or Bureau would also hold meetings with non-governmental organizations once a week, on Thursdays, from 9 to 10 a.m. 22. According to the adopted modalities, the order of statements during discussions would be as follows: members of the Advisory Committee, who may speak at any time; observers for intergovernmental organizations, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations; then Government observers. 23. The Advisory Committee also accepted the recommendation of the Bureau on the permitted duration and frequency of statements. Members of the Advisory Committee would be entitled to make one or more statements of 10 minutes maximum for each item or sub-item. It was agreed that Advisory Committee members taking the floor on procedural matters should be as brief as possible and in no case should their statements exceed two minutes.