SPECIAL EVENT ON GENOMICS INFORMATION |
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Saturday, 28 October 2017 - 10:00 to 13:00 hrs. Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda Room MH3 |
The technological change induced by synthetic biology enables the manufacturing, manipulation and use of genomic information in digitized forms. The International Treaty addresses access and benefit-sharing for physical material. The International Treaty Secretariat has commissioned a scoping study by a multi-disciplinary team of independent researchers, with backgrounds in science and technology, law and social sciences. The scoping study is intended to represent an initial step towards gaining a better understanding of how new technological trajectories might affect the International Treaty. The study is available at this link.
The methodology, findings and analysis of the scoping study will be presented at this special event, which precedes the Seventh Session of the International Treaty’s Governing Body. The event aims to inform the International Treaty community about current and emerging technologies as well as practices related to the exchange and use of genomic information, which may be relevant for the key principles and structural dimensions of the International Treaty and its Multilateral System in particular. The programme of the event, which includes invited speakers and a panel discussion, is designed to elicit the views of researchers from relevant disciplines as well as of representatives of organizations and countries, on areas that may warrant additional investigation.
List of Presentations |
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Study objectives, structure and methodology (Eric Welch, Arizona State University; Selim Louafi, CIRAD ) |
Technological issues (Todd Kuiken, North Carolina State University ) |
Legal dimensions (Margo Bagley, Emory University ) |
The contributions of digital sequence information to conservation, sustainable use and benefit-sharing: views from CGIAR (Dave Ellis, CIP) |
“Material” progress on sequence information: priorities for civil society (Edward Hammond, TWN) |
Considerations for the International Treaty: access and benefit-sharing (Welch, Louafi) |
AGENDA |
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(10:00—10:30) |
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Welcome address (Attaher Maiga, FAO Country Representative to Rwanda) |
(10:30—12:15) |
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Part I: The scoping study: potential implications of synthetic biology and genomic research trajectories
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11:15—11:30 Coffee break |
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Part II. Additional contributions and perspectives
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Part III. Key findings from the study
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Questions and answers |
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(12:15—12:45) |
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Topics:
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Facilitator: Charles Lawson (Griffith University) |
(12:45—13:00) |
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Areas for further research |