Genetically Modified Organisms In Crop Production And Their Effects On The Environment: Methodologies For Monitoring And The Way head

Annex 1

Final Agenda

Genetically Modified Organisms in Crop Production and Their Effects on the Environment: Methodologies for Monitoring and the Way Ahead

18–20 January 2005
FAO, Rome, Italy

Day 1 (18 Jan 2005)	Lebanon Room D209
08.30-09.30	Registration
09.30-10.15	Opening Ceremonies
	Welcome Remarks: L.O. Fresco, ADG, AG Introduction: M. Solh, Director, AGP Framing the Monitoring Challenge: P. Kenmore, AGP Adoption of the Agenda
10.15-10.30	Coffee/tea
Session I	Elements of Environmental Monitoring Strategies Chair: D. Bartsch
10.30-11.00	Presentation 1: Principles and procedures for medium- to long-term environmental monitoring Speaker: P. Jepson
11.00-11.30	Presentation 2: Strategies and tools for monitoring biodiversity and ecological function Speaker: A. Hilbeck
11.30-12.00	Presentation 3: Soil ecosystem monitoring methodologies Speaker: J. Thies
1200- 13.00	General discussion led by the Chair
1300- 14.00	Lunch break
Session IIa	Monitoring GM Crops: Methodologies and Practices Chair: Bao Lu
14.00-14.25	Presentation 1: Issues and challenges in monitoring GM crop-specific traits Speaker: D. Bartsch
14.25-14.50	Presentation 2: Farm-scale evaluation of GMHT plants in the United Kingdom, Speaker: L. Firbank
14:.50-15:.15	Presentation 3: Regulatory aspects for monitoring GM crops in New Zealand. F. François
15.15 -15.30	Coffee/tea break
Session II b	Monitoring GM crops : Sharing Country Experiences Chair: A. Hilbeck
15.30 - 15.50	Presentation 1: Monitoring GM crops in Canada Speaker: R. Blackshaw
15:.50-16.10	Presentation 2: Monitoring GM crops in China Speaker: Bao Lu
16.10-16.30	Presentation 3: Monitoring GM Crops in Brazil Speaker: E. Fontes
16.30-16.50	Presentation 4: Field experience in monitoring GM crops in South Africa Speaker: G. Bothma
16.50 - 17.30	General Discussion discussion led by the Chair
19.30 - 21.30	Reception Dinner
Day 2 (19. 01. Jan 2005) Lebanon Room D209	Session III: Management of Monitoring Programmes: Options, Stakeholders and Participation Chair: J. Dargie, AGE, FAO
08.30-08.50	Presentation1: Monitoring GM potato in the Peru and in the Netherlands. Speaker: R. Visser and M. Scurrah
08.50-09.10	Presentation 2: Field monitoring and research on GM crops in CIMMYT Speaker: R. Ortiz
09.10-09.30	Presentation 3: Management of GMOs in ex-situ collections in genebanks Speaker: C. Hoogendoorn
09.30-09.50	Presentation 4: Monitoring strategies and management of GM crops: Industry perspective Speaker: R. Layton
09.50-10.10	Presentation 5: Monitoring strategies and management of GM crops: Perspective from the civil society Speaker: S. Sahai
10.10-10.30	General Discussion led by the chair Group formation for Thematic Working Sessions explained by P. Jepson
	Thematic Working Sessions in two groups Group A: Develop a long term monitoring strategy/initiative for GM crops to meet the needs of countries/regions with substantial knowledge of potential hazards and existing monitoring programsprogrammes. Group B: Develop a practical medium term monitoring strategy/ /initiative for GM crops to meet the needs of countries/regions with limited knowledge of potential hazards and little experience in monitoring programmes.
10.30 - 13.00 Group A Lebanon Room Group B ESD Meeting Room, B540	Thematic Working Session 1: Examining the Scientific Basis for Monitoring Group A and Group B separately focus on the scientific criteria, procedure and protocol design, measurements and technical aspects of monitoring design
13.00-14.00	Lunch break
14.00 - 14.45	Presentation by Groups and discussion on monitoring design and scientific criteria Chair: P. Jepson
15.00 - 17.00 Group A Lebanon Room Group B ESD Meeting Room, B540	Thematic Working Session 2: Designing of the Monitoring Process Group A and Group B to reconvene in their groups to discuss and develop the process and mechanism for a working program programme for monitoring, including documentation, decision support and information management and stakeholder participation. Groups may wish to focus on management (agro-inputs and new agri-practices), process (stakeholders, risk communication) and networking at national and regional level.
17.00-17.45	Presentation by Groups and discussion: focus on monitoring process, mechanism and stakeholder participation. Chair: P. Jepson
Day 3 (20.01. Jan 2005)
08.40-10.15 Group A Lebanon Room Group B Canada Room	Thematic Working Session 3: Sharing Experiences, International context and Networking Discuss role and contribution of the international community in the process and mechanism for a working program programme for monitoring, including the UN agencies, CGIAR Centres and national and regional centres of excellence
10.15-10.30	Coffee and tea break
Lebanon Room D209	Session IV : Presentation of Monitoring Strategies Chair: P. Jepson
10.30-11.30	Basic guidance for scientists managing the monitoring process, including the CGIAR
11.30 - 12.20	Recommendations to policy, decision makers in countries, regional groups
12.30 - 13.00	Recommendations to FAO
13.00 - 15.00	Lunch break and Draft Report of meeting prepared
Session V	Meeting Report Adoption Chair: M. Solh, AGP, FAO
15.00 - 16.00	Final review of meeting report summary
16.00 - 16.30	Adoption of Report and Recommendations
16.30	Closing Ceremony.