2nd International Workshop of GMO-analysis Networking
Varese, Italy, 21-23 July 2015
AGENDA AND LINK TO PRESENTATIONS
21 July 2015 - DAY 1
Chair: Joachim Kreysa
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 09:15-9:30 | Welcome and opening remarks (Joachim Kreysa, JRCIHCP) |
| 09:30-10:00 | The 'Enlargement, international collaboration and capacity building' Project in the context of the BTSF Programme (Maddalena Querci, JRC IHCP) |
Session 1: The global context
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 10:00-10:30 | I: How GMOs and GM food and feed are regulated in the European Union (Ilaria Ciabatti, DG SANTE) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break (+ posters exhibition) |
| 11:00-11:30 | II: EFSA's role in the risk assessment of GMOs in the EU and in the international context (Zoltán Divéki, EFSA) |
| 11:30-12:00 | III: GMOs in seed testing - the ISTA perspective (Enrico Noli, ISTA) |
| 12:00-12:30 | IV: The Biosafety Clearing-House and the Network of Laboratories for Detection and Identification: Two Key Elements in the Implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Manoela Pessoa de Miranda, BCH Canada) |
| 12:30-14:15 | LUNCH BREAK |
Session 2: Technical update
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 14:15-14:45 | V: 2020 Outlook: The GM crops global pipeline and New Plant Breeding Techniques (Claudia Parisi, JRC IPTS) |
| 14:45-15:15 | VI: Challenges and what the future holds for GMO analysis: ENGL perspective (Lutz Grohmann, Germany) |
| 15:15-15:45 | VII: Towards higher throughput GMO testing: matrix-based screening approaches and multi-target detection systems (Alexander Angers & Francesco Gatto, JRC IHCP) |
| 15:45-16:15 | coffee break (+ posters exhibition) |
| 16:15-16:45 | VIII: Digital PCR and its role in GMO analysis (DavidDobnik, NIB Slovenia) |
| 16:45-17:15 | IX: Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics for the characterisation of unauthorized GMOs (Mauro Petrillo, JRC IHCP) |
| 20:00 | WORKSHOP NETWORKING DINNER (Ristorante Tana D'Orso, Mustonate, Varese) |
22 July 2015 - DAY 2
Chair: Maddalena Querci
Session 3: Regional Meetings / 5 break out groups (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, MENA)
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 09:15-09:30 | Framing of the regional meetings and organisation of the day |
| 09:30-10:45 | Regional meetings (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America & Caribbean, MENA) 10.45-11.15 coffee break (+ posters exhibition) |
| 11:15-12:30 | Regional meetings (continuation) |
| 12:30-14:45 | LUNCH BREAK (+ posters exhibition) |
Session 4: Regional perspectives
a: State of GMO analysis, incl. existing/developing regional networks and
b: outcome of the regional meetings of Session 3
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 14:45-15:05 | Middle East North Africa (incl. MENANGL) [Rapporteur: Gretta Abou Sleymane, Lebanon] |
| 15:05-15:25 | Asia (incl. ASEAN) [Rapporteur: Paul Chiew, Singapore] |
| 15:25-15:45 | Africa (incl. SANGL) [Rapporteur: Chris Viljoen, South Africa] |
| 15:45-16:05 | Latin America & the Caribbean (incl. RLAC OGM) [Rapporteur: Delilah Cabb, Belize] |
| 16:05-16:25 | Eastern Europe [Rapporteur: Adaleta Durmic Pasic, Bosnia Herzegovina] |
| 16:25-16:50 | Coffee break (+ posters exhibition) |
| 16:50-18:00 | Poster award |
| 18:00 | End of day 2 - visit to Sacro Monte di Varese (UNESCO World Heritage Site) |
| 20:00 | DINNER (Ristorante Le Colonne, Sacro Monte, Varese) |
23 July 2015 - DAY 3
VISIT TO EXPO 2015
| Time | Title |
|---|---|
| 08:15 | Departure from the Hotel (Varese) to EXPO2015 |
| 10:30-11:30 | Visit (EU Pavillon, ground floor)
Round table: Turn global cooperation into benefit (Moderator: Joachim Kreysa) (EU Pavillon, conference room) |
| 11:30-12:15 | Contributing to the round table: Sandra Nnadi, Nigeria; Paul Chiew, Singapore; Zoran Popovski, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Jorge A. Huete-Pérez, Nicaragua; Nisreen AL-Hmoud, Jordan) |
| 12:15-12:30 | 2nd IWGN Closing Session (EU Pavillon, conference room) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Good bye Cocktail with speed buffet lunch (EU Pavillon, terrace) |