Friday, September 7, 2012

JOINT TCC AND KENYATTA UNIVERISTY TRAINING ON SCIENTIFIC WRITING AND PUBLISHING AND DATA ANALYSIS,26-28 SEPTEMBER 2012

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Eurovision Song Contest - Azerbaijan - 2012

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Date: 29 July - 10 August 2012
Venue: Science Park/University of Tromsø, Norway

Topics include:

Holistic overview of pre-market risk assessment, from hazard identification to risk mitigation
Introduction to and use of latest international guidance from Codex Alimentarius and the Cartagena Protocol
How to use and interpret the latest molecular, human health, and ecological science for making robust, defensible and effective risk assessment and risk mitigation plans
GMO sampling and tracing
Economic and legal aspects of GE applications/GMOs, including liability and redress
Socio-cultural, ethical, and political issues in GE applications/GMOs
Policy and regulatory issues, including national biosafety implementation
Future and emerging GE applications
Gene ecology and alternatives to GE/GMO applications
Evaluating risk assessment case studies under the guidance of the Biosafety Assessment Tool
Laboratory sessions on different GMO detection methods