A/HRC/6/22 page 90 Part Two: Summary of Proceedings I. Organizational and procedural matters A. Opening and duration of the session 1. In accordance with rule 8 (b) of the rules of procedures of the Human Rights Council, as contained in part VII of the annex to Council resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007, the organizational meetings of the sixth session were held on 24 August and 26 November 2007. 2. The sixth session was opened on 10 September 2007 by Mr. Doru Romulus Costea, President of the Human Rights Council. The sixth session was held at the United Nations Office at Geneva in two parts, from 10 to 28 September and from 10 to 14 December 2007, respectively. 3. The Council held 22 meetings (see A/HRC/6/SR.1-22) during the first part of its sixth session and 12 meetings (see A/HRC/6/SR.23-34)2 during its resumed sixth session (see also para. 20 below). B. Attendance 4. The session was attended by representatives of States members of the Council, observer States of the Council, observers for non-member States of the United Nations and other observers, as well as observers for United Nations entities, specialized agencies and related organizations, intergovernmental organizations and other entities, national human rights institutions and non governmental organizations. An attendance list is given in annex III to the present report. C. Election of officers 5. On 19 June 2007, at the first organizational meeting of the second cycle of the Human Rights Council (see A/HRC/OM/1/1), the Council elected the following officers by acclamation: President: Mr. Doru Romulus Costea (Romania) Vice-Presidents: Mr. Mohamed-Siad Doualeh (Djibouti) Mr. Boudewijn van Eenennaam (Netherlands) Mr. Dayan Jayatilleka (Sri Lanka) Vice-President and Rapporteur: Mr. Alejandro Artucio (Uruguay) 2 Summary records of each of the meetings are subject to correction. They are considered final with the issuance of a consolidated corrigendum (A/HRC/6/SR.1-34/Corrigendum).