International Forum on Biosecurity
March 20-22, 2005

PRESENTATIONS
(All presentations are in Microsoft PowerPoint file)

Introductory Remarks

Chair, Michael Clegg, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Francis Gudyanga, International Council for Science (ICSU) Representative, Research Council of Zimbabwe

Yves Quere, InterAcademy Panel (IAP) Representative, Academie des Sciences

Peter Lachmann, InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) Representative, University of Cambridge

Keynote Addresses

Chair, Michael Clegg

Mark Smolinski, Nuclear Threat Initiative
“Biological Threats to Security: Overview of the Problem,”

Emmanuelle Tuerlings, World Health Organization
“New Challenges from Life Sciences/Biomedical Research,”

Leda Mendonca-Hagler, Universidade Federal Rio de Janeiro
“Sustaining International Scientific Collaboration,”

Plenary Session

Examples of Contentious Research

Chair, Indira Nath, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science, and Technology

Philip Campbell Nature

Plenary Session

Responsible Stewardship in the Life Sciences

Chair, Eduardo Vesentini, Accademia dei Lincei

Dominique Loye, International Committee of the Red Cross

Ronald Atlas, University of Louisville

Ray Dixon, John Innes Centre

Chris Dean, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Carthage Smith, ICSU

Parallel Sessions

Session 1 “Guidelines and Principles for Professional Conduct”

Chair, Willem Levelt, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Rapporteur, Nick Green, Royal Society

Brian Rappert, University of Exeter

Margaret Sommerville, McGill University

Sergio Pastrana, Cuban Academy

Session 2 “Dissemination and Communication of Research Results”

Chair, Hernan Chaimovich, Institute of Chemistry, Universidade de São Paulo

Rapporteur, Carthage Smith, ICSU

Gerald Epstein, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Nigel Fletcher-Jones, Blackwell Publishing

Leslie Chan, Bioline

Session 3 “Oversight of Research”

Chair, Marie Muller, University of Pretoria

Rapporteur, Jo Husbands, U.S. National Academy of Sciences

Malcolm Dando, Bradford University

Gigi Kwik Gronvall, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Final Plenary Session

Julia Higgins, Chair, Royal Society

Discussion of Results of the Parallel Session

Discussion of Possible Next Steps and Future Activities

These files represent opinions expressed at the “International Forum on Biosecurity” in Como, Italy and do not represent an official report of The National Academies or of its Policy and Global Affairs Division