8th International Symposium on the Biosafety
of Genetically modified Organisms
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International Society for Biosafety Research
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September 26 - 30, 2004, Montpellier, France |
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An International Symposium on The Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) has been held biennially, to address the scientific basis for biosafety associated with GMOs. The Symposium series is designed for senior scientists, policy makers, regulators, environmentalists and
industry representatives involved in GMO field releases. |
The 8th Symposium, is planned to include two novel elements: |
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| International Organizing Committee |
 A special event for better contact between scientists and the public, which could be in the form of a public workshop. |
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A special North-South workshop. Here research community to identify the GMO-related biosafety research that countries in the South will need in order to develop GMOs for their own uses, and to create better contacts between researchers in North and South. |
| Mark Tepfer (ISBR Vice-President), France |
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| Members: |
| Alan McHughen (ISBR President), USA |
| Allison Snow (ISBR Secretary-Treasurer), USA |
| Ariel Alvarez-Morales, Mexico |
| Klaus Ammann, Switzerland |
| Ervin Balázs, Hungary |
To find out more about the symposium, visit our web site at:  www.inra.fr/gmobiosafety/, which will be updated regularly. |
| Zhangliang Chen, China |
| Ioannis Economidis, Belgium (CE) |
| Philippe Feldmann, France |
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| Ken-Ichi Hayashi, Japan |
Or Contact us: |
| Julian Kinderlerer, UK |
e-mail: isbgmo@versailles.inra.fr |
| Sally McCammon, USA |
phone: +33 1 30 83 37 30 or fax at: +33 1 30 87 37 28 |
| Terry Medley, USA |
By regular mail at: Sophie Masliah, Lab. of Plant Cell and
Molecular Biology, INRA Versailles, 78026 Versailles Cedex, France |
| Thomas Nickson, USA |
| Joachim Schiemann, Germany |
| Kornelia Smalla, Germany |
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