CAT/C/46/2 provided an opportunity for an exchange of information with the Chairperson of the Committee against Torture who also addressed the General Assembly at that session. 35. The Subcommittee has continued to be actively involved in the inter-committee meetings (11th Inter-Committee Meeting from 28 to 30 June 2010 in Geneva) and Chairpersons Meetings of United Nations human rights treaty bodies (from 1 to 2 July 2010 in Brussels). Within that framework, the Subcommittee also contributed to the joint meeting with special-procedure mandate holders. In response to the High Commissioner’s call to strengthen the treaty body system and as a follow-up to previous expert meetings dedicated to the work of treaty bodies, the Subcommittee participated to an expert seminar held in Poznan, Poland, in September 2010 (organized by the University of Adam Mickiewicz and the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs). It also attended several OHCHR activities, such as the international workshop on “Enhancing cooperation between regional and international mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights” and the twenty-third session of the International Coordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions respectively held in March and May 2010 in Geneva. 36. The Subcommittee continued its cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Health Organization and initiated cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), inter alia through the Subcommittee’s participation to a workshop on “Strategies and best practices against overcrowding in correctional facilities” within the framework of the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held in Brazil in April 2010. 2. Cooperation with other relevant international organizations 37. Based on the experience of previous visits, the Subcommittee refined the modalities of its cooperation and coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). In 2010, the Subcommittee held a series of meetings with representatives of ICRC in Geneva within the context of preparations of and follow-up to Subcommittee visits and as a process designed to identify lessons learned, with a view to maximizing its cooperation and coordination. As the Optional Protocol provides, ICRC and the Subcommittee are key partners in the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. B. Regional cooperation 38. Through the designation of Subcommittee focal points for the liaison and coordination with regional bodies, the Subcommittee formalized and strengthened its cooperation with other relevant partners in the field of torture prevention, such the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Council of Europe, the European Union and the ODHIR-OSCE. In addition to ongoing activities with those regional bodies in 2010 (see chap. II, sect. E.), during its June 2010 session the Subcommittee held a meeting with the ODHIR-OSCE in order to further exchange information and experiences and discuss potential areas of cooperation. C. Civil society 39. The Subcommittee has continued to benefit from the essential support provided by civil society actors, both the OPCAT Contact Group (present during the Subcommittee’s November session) and academic institutions (in particular the Universities of Bristol and Padua, and the Arizona State University, the latter through its Centre for Law and Global GE.11-40683 11