Activities of the Open-Ended Online Forum for the 2008-2010 Intersessional Period

In response to the decision BS-IV/11 the following Discussion Groups and Real Time Online Conferences were organised:

Discussion Groups

The archived discussions are listed from the most recent to the oldest. Please click on the links below to read the interventions that were posted under each topic. Alternatively, you may also Search the Discussions.

Discussion groups held from 23 November to 14 December 2009

• Testing of the Roadmap for Risk Assessment
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LMOs with stacked genes or traits
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LM crops with resistance or tolerance to abiotic stress
• Further drafting of the guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LM mosquitoes
• Modalities for cooperation in identifying living modified organisms or specific traits that may have adverse effects

Discussion group held from 7 to 14 December 2009

• The way forward for the development of further guidance on risk assessment and risk management of LMOs

Discussion groups held from 22 June to 12 July 2009

• Development of the Roadmap for Risk Assessment
• RA&RM of Living Modified Crops Resistant or Tolerant to Abiotic Stress
• RA&RM of Living Modified Mosquitoes
• RA&RM of LMOs with Stacked Genes or Traits

Discussion groups held from 1 to 19 December 2008

• Risk assessment and risk management of LMOs with stacked genes or traits
• Post-release monitoring and long-term effects of LMOs released into the environment
• Risk assessment and risk management of specific receiving environments
• Flowchart ("Roadmap") for risk assessment: the necessary steps to conduct risk assessment according to Annex III of the Protocol

Discussion groups held from 10 to 28 November 2008

• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic fish
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic trees
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic microorganisms and viruses
• Risk assessment and risk management of transgenic pharmaplants

Disclaimer

All contributions can be posted directly on the discussion groups. The Secretariat however reserves the right to remove contributions or parts thereof that are out of the scope of the discussion topics or contain inappropriate language. The Secretariat does not necessarily share the opinions expressed in the postings nor is responsible for the accuracy of the facts stated therein.

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Real Time Online Conferences

Second series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management (February 2010)

• Second Real-time Online Conference for Africa, 2 February 2010 (10:00 – 14:00 UTC/GMT) (in English) - See the full transcript of the conference»
  

• Second Real-time Online Conference for Asia and the Pacific, 4 February 2010 (3:00 – 7:00 UTC/GMT) (in English) - See the full transcript of the conference»
  

• Second Real-time Online Conference for WEOG and CEE, 9 February 2010 (10:00 – 14:00 UTC/GMT) (in English) - See the full transcript of the conference»
  

• Second Real-time Online Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, 11 February 2010 (15:00 – 19:00 UTC/GMT) (in Spanish) - See the full transcript of the conference»
  

First series of Regional Real-time Online Conferences on Risk Assessment and Risk Management (February 2009)

• First Real-time Online Conference for Europe, 28 January 2009 (10:00 – 14:00 UTC/GMT) (in English) CONCLUDED - See the full transcript of the conference»
  

• First Real-time Online Conference for Latin America, 3 February 2009 (15:00 – 19:00 UTC/GMT) (in Spanish) CONCLUDED - See the full transcript of the conference»

• First Real-time Online Conference for Africa, 10 February 2009 (10:00 – 14:00 UTC/GMT) (in English) CONCLUDED - See the full transcript of the conference»

• First Real-time Online Conference for Asia, 17 February 2009 (3:00 – 7:00 UTC/GMT) (in English)
  CONCLUDED - See the full transcript of the conference»

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