E/2022/43 E/C.19/2022/11 Chapter IV Organization of the session A. Opening and duration of the session 146. The Permanent Forum held its twenty-first session at United Nations Headquarters from 25 April to 6 May 2022. It held 12 formal meetings, including 3 closed meetings, and 9 informal meetings, including 2 closed meetings and, twice, 2 meetings in parallel, to consider the items on its agenda. 147. At the 1st meeting, on 25 April, the session was opened by the temporary Chair, the Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs. At the opening ceremony, a representative of the Bear Clan, Mohawk of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Katsenhaiénton Lazare, delivered a welcome address. 148. At the same meeting, the Permanent Forum adopted a draft decision (see chap. I, sect. B). 149. Also at the same meeting, statements were made by the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the Chair of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Assistant Secretary -General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs and Acting Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology (on behalf of the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs). B. Attendance 150. Members of the Permanent Forum and representatives of Governments, intergovernmental organizations and bodies, United Nations entities and non-governmental and indigenous organizations attended the session. The list of participants will be published at a later date. C. Election of officers 151. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum elected the following members of the Bureau by acclamation: Chair: Darío José Mejía Montalvo Vice-Chairs: Geoffrey Scott Roth Aleksei Tsykarev Oumarou Ibrahim Hindou Anne Nuorgam Phoolman Chaudhary Rapporteur: Tove Søvndahl Gant D. Agenda 152. At its 1st meeting, the Permanent Forum adopted the provisional agenda contained in document E/C.19/2022/1. 26/27 22-07676