UN BTWC Meeting of Experts 2008
UN BTWC 2008 Meeting of Experts, 18 - 22 August 2008, Geneva
To promote the national implementation of the BTWC of State Parties a Meeting of Experts was held in Geneva 18 - 22 August, 2008. More information can be found in the Report on the Meeting of Experts by Ursula Jenal, representing EBSA.
EBSA's contribution:
- Ursula Jenal presented a poster on EBSA's activities at the poster session on Biosafety & Biosecurity (see photo).
- In addition, EBSA was asked to give a formal presentation during the Biosafety & Biosecurity working sessions together with other biosafety associations. Presentation of EBSA by Ursula Jenal.
- Furthermore, the EBSA president, Heather Sheeley, organised a informal information transfer session on the international biosafety associations. During this session chaired by Heather Sheeley statements were given by the panellists, EBSA, Ursula Jenal, ABSA, Christina Thompson, ABSA-Canada, Marie-Louise Graham, and the Pharmaceutical Biosafety Group, Gary Burns. Unfortunately, the representative of the International Biosafety Working Group was not able to be present in Geneva. The main questions addressed to the panellist were whether and how the Biosafety associations interacted with the BTWC and how they thought that the biosafety associations could support implementation of the BTWC. One of the participants suggested that the BTWC documents were listed in the compendium of biosafety regulations of the IBWG. Statement of EBSA .
Publications of all documents and statements of the meeting can be found at the UNOG website .
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