Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan

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1 Under the Patronage of HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan Workshop on Higher Education and Professional Responsibility in CBRN Applied Sciences and Technology Across the Sub-Mediterranean Region 3-4 April 2012 UNESCO Venice Office Palazzo Zorzi, Venice, Italy FINAL AGENDA Organized by With the financial support of The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1

2 Monday 2 April 2012 Participants Arrival Tuesday 3 April :00-10:15 Opening and Welcome Session Chair: Maurizio Martellini, General Secretary, Landau Network-Centro Volta (LNCV) and University of Insubria, Italy UNESCO Venice Office [Mario Scalet, Director Science Unit, Italy] ISESCO [Ahmed Mukhtar, Deputy Director General, Morocco] Centro Volta [Giuseppe Castelli, President, Italy] University of Venice - Ca Foscari [Stefano Gasparri, Deputy Rector, Italy] Luigi Sacco University Hospital [Maria Rita Gismondo, Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, and University of Milan, Italy] Keynote Address Message HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan [President of El Hassan Science City and the Royal Scientific Society, Jordan] 10:15-11:30 Session 1: Status Culture of Safety and Security and Responsible Science This session will outline the current status of education, outreach and adherence to international standards in CBRN Applied Sciences and Technology across the Sub-Mediterranean Region. This session will assess the needs and priorities characterizing the Region, so to better understand how to carry out future outreach efforts. Chairs: Ahmed Mukhtar and Nisreen AL-Hmoud, President of BBIC 2011, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan Background Work: Status, Opportunities and Challenges Reports on Progress since BBIC-2007 and Preparation for BBIC-2013 [Nisreen AL-Hmoud] Implementing Best Practices and Training [Zeinab Saad, Lebanese University, Lebanon] Empowering the Next Generation of Scientists [Anwar Nasim, Former Science Adviser, COMSTECH and Zabta Khan Shinwari, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan] Science and Social Responsibility [John Crowley, UNESCO SHS, France] Biotechnology for Health and Food Security [Najat Mokhtar, Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Morocco] 11:30-11:45 Coffee Break 2

3 11:45-13:30 Session 2: Science and Society - Identifying Priorities and New Technologies Challenges This session will outline some of the new challenges stemming from advanced scientific and technological areas. While facilitating the development of advancing technologies, it is essential to address challenges faced by society and assess and mitigate associated risks. Identifying priorities areas could ensure sustainable development and help enhance mutual trust amongst the public, the scientific community and the business sector. Chairs: Mario Scalet and Maurizio Martellini State of the Future and Advancing Technologies [José Cordeiro, Millennium Project and Singularity University, Venezuela / USA] Education and Outreach: towards whom and at what level? [Djafer Benachour, University of Setif, Algeria] Advances in Biodetection Technologies [Huseyin Avni Öktem, METU, Turkey Conference Call] Network Monitoring System for Water Pollution in Tunisia [Mohamed Ben Hassine, Consultant, Tunisia] Challenges and Opportunities to establish Nuclear Safety Practices within the Sub-Mediterranean Region [Mahmoud Nasreddine, Consultant, Lebanon] 13:30 14:25 Lunch Break 14:25-15:45 Session 3: Inspiring Initiatives and Scientific Cooperation This session will address how universities and the scientific community of the Sub-Mediterranean Region can better coordinate their actions with other relevant stakeholders to develop a Culture of Safety and Security as well as to enhance scientific cooperation. Promote successful experiences and initiatives dealing with awareness raising and scientific exchanges. Chairs: Giulio Mancini, LNCV, Italy and Zabta Khan Shinwari Greening Chemistry - Mediterranean Green Chemistry Network, MEGREC: objectives and activities [Pietro Tundo, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, UNESCO-UNITWIN, Italy] Cooperation is Required for Schistosomiasis Vaccine Production and Implementation [Rashika EL-Ridi, L Oréal-UNESCO Laureate 2010, Egypt] Importance of Ethics, Bio-Security and Good Practices for Better Scientific Collaboration [Hechmi Louzir, Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunisia] Enhancing Scientific Cooperation Within and Beyond Borders [Mohamed EL-Faham, CSSP, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt] ISIS Euro-Mediterranean Master [Isabelle Perroteau, University of Turin, Italy] Caravane Bio [Mohammed Benbouida, AMBS, Morocco] 3

4 15:45-16:00 Coffee Break 16:00-17:30 Brainstorming Groups on Building a Culture of Safety and Security and Professional Responsibility Participants will be encouraged to form 2/3 groups, according to the different subtopics preselected by the Organizing Committee. This brainstorming session should contribute to the elaboration of an action plan and future initiatives to undertake. This session should also serve as the basis for the creation of a virtual platform and other outreach activities. Chair: Tonya Blowers, TWAS Rapporteur: Samia Elfekih, L'Oréal-UNESCO Postdoctoral Researcher Group I Attracting Talented People 1. Supporting the Next Generation of Women in Science 2. Gender Equality and the Position of Early Stage Researchers 3. Communicate Women in Science to the Public through the Media Chair: Zeinab Saad Rapporteur: Martina Viviani Group II - Leading by Example 1. Gold Standards and Codes of Conduct 2. Pasteur-like Model 3. Building Bridges upon common values between Universities, the Scientific Community and the Private Sector for a Coherent Development in the Region and Cross Cultural Exchanges Chair: Giulio Mancini Rapporteur: Giulio Mancini and Samir Salman Group III - Education and Outreach 1. Towards Whom and at What Level? 2. Implementing Best Practices within Universities and Places of Work 3. Gauging Tangible Results to rise Future Funding to sustain Long-Term Programs 20:30 Social Dinner Wednesday 4 April :00-9:30 Chair: Emilie Antigny, LNCV, Italy Summary from the First Day by Tonya Blowers 9:30-10:45 Reporting from the Brainstorming Groups Short rapporteurs summary of brainstorming group meetings 4

5 10:45-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-13:00 Session 4: Future Directions - Higher Education and Responsible Science This session will touch on future priorities and discuss what the various stakeholders, having an interest in higher education for a Responsible Science, should do in terms of future activities. With this in mind, emphasizing on the scope for greater collaboration and coordination between a wide range of key actors is at the utmost importance. Chair: Rosanna Santesso, UNESCO Venice Office Autonomy and Advice: Preparing and Encouraging Young Scientists to be Involved into the Decision Making Process [Khammar Farida, The University of Science and Technology - Houari Boumediene, Algeria] Technoparks: Scientific and Technological Platform for a Better Dissemination of Biosecurity and Global Safety Culture in Tunisia [Abdelwahed Ghorbel, Biotechnology Center of Borj-Cédria, Tunisia] Building Trust and Joining Efforts for a Sustainable Stability in the Sub- Mediterranean Region [Arslan Chikhaoui, Nord-Sud Ventures, Algeria] Human-Animal Chimeras - New Development and Ethical Issues [Tarek Alfalah, University of Tripoli, Libya] Towards Expo 2015: Biofood and Water Security in the Sub- Mediterranean Region [Roberta Ballabio (LNCV, Italy), Maria Rita Gismondo, Maurizio Martellini, Riccardo Redaelli (LNCV, Italy) and Zabta Khan Shinwari] 13:00-13:30 Conclusion and Adjournments by Mario Scalet, Ahmed Mukhtar and Maurizio Martellini 13:30 Lunch Departure of Participants 5