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Welcome to the 10th International Symposium on the
Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO)
Biosafety Research of GMOs: Past Achievements and Future Challenges
Organized by the International Society for Biosafety Research (ISBR)
In celebration of our 10th ISBGMO we are highlighting past achievements in biosafety research of GMOs and charting future directions. Established as a biennial event since 1990 to showcase environmental biosafety research, ISBGMO brings together scientific researchers, policy makers, regulators, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and industry representatives to foster productive dialogue and multidisciplinary approaches while embracing diverse perspectives from all parts of the globe.
The 10th ISBGMO includes plenary sessions, evening workshops, and posters. Each plenary session will offer presentations from 2-3 keynote speakers as well as contributed talks selected from submitted abstracts. In addition, a special joint OECD/ISBR session will examine risk assessment practices and explore the challenges to formulating sound regulatory decision-making.
Overview of the programme
| Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |
| Registration Open |
Registration Open | Registration Open | Registration Open | Registration Open | ||
| Powhiri | ||||||
| Session 3: Abiotic and biotic stress resistance | Session 5: Impacts on soil ecosystems | Session 6: ISBR/OECD Session: Risk assessment - state of the art | Session 7: Biocontainment methods | |||
| Session 1: Biosafety: Experience and results | ||||||
| Lunch break and posters | Lunch break and posters | Lunch break and posters | ||||
| Lunch break and posters |
Free for organised trips | |||||
| Workshop 3: Relevant science for regulators | ||||||
| Session 8: Post market environmental monitoring | ||||||
| Session 2: Introgression, invasion and fitness |
Session 4: GM animals | Workshop 4: Novel approaches to environmental risk assessment | ||||
| Registration open | Posters | Posters | Closing session: Conclusions | |||
| Public Forum | ||||||
| Welcome Party | ||||||
| Workshop 1: Confinement measure for field experiments | Workshop 2: Future of ISBR |
Symposium Banquet | Workshop 5: Risk communication | |||