The Executive Board decided that its 156th session should be convened on Monday, 27 January 2025, at WHO headquarters, Geneva, and should close no later than Tuesday, 4 February 2025. The Board further decided that the Programme, Budget and Administration Committee of the Executive Board should hold its forty-first meeting from Wednesday to Friday, 22–24 January 2025, at WHO headquarters. Should any limitations to physical meetings preclude the holding of these meetings in person, adjustments to the modalities should be made by the Executive Board or, exceptionally, by the Officers of the Board, in consultation with the Director-General. The Board further decided that the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response should hold its fifth meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday, 3 and 4 September 2024, and its sixth meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 April 2025.