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The third FAO/CBD/OECD webinar on international databases on biosafety: Training on effective use of data on the databases

9 December 2015

The webinar report is available here.

FAO, UNEP-CBD and OECD hosted the 3rd webinar that provided a training opportunity in understanding the location, contents, specific meanings and possible use of the data that are made available on the databases.

Background

On 12 November 2014 the first webinar on international databases on biosafety was jointly organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). During the webinar, the mandates, scopes and activities of three databases namely the FAO GM Foods Platform, the Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) and the OECD BioTrack product database were discussed.

Following the recommendations made during the first webinar, the second webinar was held on 27 May 2015. The second webinar highlighted the importance of strengthening/establishing effective national communication and coordination mechanisms on the topic of biosafety.

Many participants recognized the usefulness of the webinars in exchanging information and country experiences and thus requested FAO/CBD/OECD to continue organizing more webinars. More training opportunities through webinars on the topic of biosafety are also requested. In order to address this, the third joint FAO/CBD/OECD webinar was planned with an aim to provide training to the participants. The webinar was entitled “The third joint FAO/CBD/OECD webinar on international databases on biosafety: Training on effective use of data on the databases.”.

Agenda

Presentations

Speakers

Session 1

    

From left to right and above to below:

Ms Ayako Yoshio, Japan

Ms Amparo Ampil, Philippines

Ms Anita Anthonysamy, Malaysia

Session 2

    

From left to right and above to below:

Ms Vanesa Rincón, Spain

Ms Sol Ortiz García, Mexico

Mr Luc Bourbonniere, Canada

Organizers

    

From left to right and above to below:

Ms Masami Takeuchi, the manager of the FAO GM Foods Platform (http://fao.org/gm-platform), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).

Ms Manoela Miranda, Biosafety Clearing House (bch.cbd.int), United Nations Environment Programme – Convention on Biological Diversity (UNEP-CBD).

Mr. Peter Kearns, BioTrack Product Database (http://www2.oecd.org/biotech/default.aspx), Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Recordings of the Presentations (available through Youtube)

Please click on an image below to access the recording:

Recordings of the opening remarks and discussion sessions (available through Youtube)

- Opening remarks [Session1, Session2]

The discussion consisted of four different parts:

- Discussion 1: Effective us of the data on the Biosafety Clearing-House. [Session 1, Session 2]

- Discussion 2: Effective us of the data on the Bio Track Product Database. [Session 1, Session 2]

- Discussion 3: Effective us of the data on the FAO GM Foods Platform. [Session 1, Session 2]

- Interactive Discussion: Collaboration between countries and usefulness of the database network. [Session 1, Session 2]

Please click on an image below to access the recording:

Practical information

Date

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Time

Two sessions were held (Use Time Converter to calculate the time difference between your location and Rome, Italy): 

  • Session 1: 09:00 Rome time
  • Session 2: 16:00 Rome time

Registration

The session is open to all users and contributors of the three databases mentioned above, however places are limited. If you are interested in attending the webinar, fill out the Registration Form and send it to [email protected] by no later than 26 Novmber 2015.

How to join the webinar

Once you have successfully registered, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. You will receive another e-mail on the 7th of December 2015 (2 days before the event), which provide a link to access the webinar. One hour before the webinar session you have registered, you will receive the final e-mail with the same link as a reminder.

You will need to have a good internet connection to join the webinar. The use of your headphone/microphone is strongly recommended. Your browser must be the latest version with Adobe Flash Player properly installed. We suggest you to click on the link when you receive it on the 7th of December so that you can check if your browser and Flash are up to date.

Questions?

Send your questions at [email protected] 

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