Program at a Glance

Symposium format

TIME	Sunday, March 31	Monday, April 1	Tuesday, April 2	Wednesday, April 3	Thursday, April 4
09.00		Welcome Address from ISBR President	PLENARY II  ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT AND REGULATION OF GENE EDITED PRODUCTS	PLENARY III FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF NOVEL MOLECULES	PLENARY IV  CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTION OF NOVEL BIOTECHNOLOGIES
		PLENARY I COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICY AND PUBLIC AUDIENCES
10.30		BREAK	BREAK	BREAK	BREAK
11.00		PLENARY I (CONT`D)	PLENARY II (CONT`D)	PLENARY III (CONT`D)	PLENARY VI (CONT`D)
13.00		LUNCH	LUNCH	LUNCH	SYMPOSIUM CLOSES
14.00		PARALLEL SESSIONS PS1  Scientific Assessment of the Food and Feed Safety of Genetically Engineered Crops PS2  New Breeding Technologies: Regulatory Hurdles for Existing Framework PS3  Familiarity in the Context of Risk Assessment of Transgenic Crops in the Americas PS4 Open Session 1 - Building Technical Capacity in Biosafety	WORKSHOPS	PARALLEL SESSIONS PS8 Targeted Crop Improvement: Genome Editing in the Plant Breeder’s Tool Box PS9 Risk Assessment and Management of Gene Drive Research PS10 Fall Armyworm IPM in Africa and Asia - The Challenge Of Creating An Enabling Environment for Knowledge, Policy And Tools PS11 Open Session 3 - A Medley of Biosafety Risk Assessment and Regulation Topics
15.30		BREAK	BREAK	BREAK
16.00		PARALLEL SESSIONS PS5 Science-based Allergenicity Risk Assessment for Food Derived from Genetically Engineered Crops PS6 Regulation & Sustainability: Enabling an Innovative and Sustainable Bio-economy through a Harmonized Global Biosafety Framework for Industrial Biotechnology PS7 Open Session 2 - Risk Assessment and New Technologies	WORKSHOPS	PARALLEL SESSIONS PS12 Developing Innovative Genetic Technologies for Malaria Control: Risk Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement for Field Testing PS13 Opportunities and Challenges in Public Sector Biotechnology Crop Improvement PS14 Biosafety Considerations for the Use of Genetic Variation in Plant Breeding PS15 Open Session 4 - Experiences with Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
17.30		PECHA KUCHA I	PECHA KUCHA II
18.30	OPENING RECEPTION	POSTER SESSION I	POSTER SESSION II
19.30			PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION	SOCIAL DINNER