Frequently Asked Questions Joint FAO/IAEA Programme

Meetings 2008

  • January - March
  • Consultants Meeting to define Joint Activities between the Animal Production and Health Section in Vienna and the Animal Production and Health Division in Rome, 15 - 18 January 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Paul Boettcher
  • Training course on the diagnosis of Avian Influenza, 3 - 14 March 2008, Macedonia.
    Technical Secretary: Gerrit Viljoen
  • Second RCM of the CRP on Development of Standardized Mass-Rearing Systems for Male Anopheles arabiensis Mosquitoes, 17 - 20 March 2008, Ghent, Belgium.
    Technical Secretary: Mark Benedict
  • Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods 2nd Session, 31 Mar – 4 April, The Hague, NL.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron
  • - April - June
  • EU FP6 project ‘ProSafeBeef’ Annual Meeting University of Ghent, 1 - 4 April, Belgium.
    IAEA Contact Person: A. Cannavan
  • Diagnosis and surveillance of Peste des Petitis Ruminants, 1 - 4 April 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Hermann Unger
  • Third RCM of the CRP on Development of Mass-Rearing for New World (Anastrepha) and Asian (Bactrocera) Fruit Fly Pests in Support of SIT, 1 - 5 April 2008, Valencia, Spain.
    Technical Secretary: Jorge Hendrichs
  • Third RCM of the CRP on Improving Sterile Male Performance in Fruit Fly SIT Programmes, 1 - 5 April 2008, Valencia, Spain.
    Technical Secretary: Rui Cardoso Pereira
  • Joint WHO-CDC International Conference on Health Laboratory Quality Systems, 9 - 11 April, Lyon, France.
    IAEA Contact Person: A. Cannavan
  • IAEA-AFRA Regional Training Course on “Basic Molecular Markers and Data Analysis”, RAF/5/056, 7 – 18 April 2008, Thiès, Senegal.
    Technical Secretary: M. Spencer
  • Workshop on Improving SIT for Tsetse Flies through Research on their Symbionts and Pathogens, ICIPE, 14 - 19 April 2008, Nairobi, Kenya.
    Technical Secretary: Abd Alla Adly Mohamed Mohamed
  • Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues 40th Session, 14 - 19 April, Beijing, China.
    IAEA Contact Person: J. Brodesser
  • Control of contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia (CBPP), 21 - 25 April 2008, Mali.
    Technical Secretary: Hermann Unger
  • Conference on Predicting Disease Patters According to Climatic Changes http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?ida=a07150, 12 - 14 May 2008 in Trieste, Italy.
    IAEA Contact Person: Hermann Unger
  • Euroresidue VI – conference on residues of veterinary drugs in food, 19 - 21 May, Egmond an See, The Netherlands.
    IAEA Contact Person: A. Cannavan
  • Regional workshops on integrated analytical approaches to monitor, control and comply with maximum residue limits for pesticides, 9 - 13 June 2008, San Jose, Costa Rica.
    Technical Secretary: I.G. Ferris
  • Joint FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission 31st Session, 30 Jun - 5 July, Geneva, Switzerland.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron
  • - July - September
  • First RCM of the CRP on Biology of Male Mosquitos in Relation to Genetic Control Programmes, 14 - 18 July, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Mark Benedict
  • Fourth Research Coordination Meeting on “Physical Mapping Technologies for the Identification and characterization of Mutated Genes Contributing to Crop Quality”, 11 – 15 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Y. Lokko
  • Third Research Coordination Meeting on “Molecular Tools for Quality Improvement in Vegetatively Propagated Crops including Banana and Cassava”, 11 – 16 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Officer: C. Mba
  • Third Research Coordination Meeting on “Identification and Pyramiding of Mutated Genes: Novel Approaches for Improving Crop Tolerance to Salinity and Drought”, 11 – 16 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Officer: M. Spencer
  • International Symposium on Induced Mutations in Plants (ISIM), 12 - 15 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    More information under http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/pbg/news-pbg.html and http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=167
    Technical Secretary: Q.Y. Shu
  • Consultants Meeting on “Plant DNA Damage, Repair and Mutagenesis”, 12 - 16 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Officer: Q.Y. Shu
  • First RCM of the CRP on Applying GIS and Population Genetics for Managing Livestock Insect Pests, 18 - 22 August 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Udo Feldmann
  • Fourth RCM of the CRP on Molecular Technologies to Improve the Effectiveness of SIT, 18 - 22 August 2008, Antigua, Guatemala.
    Technical Secretary: Gerald Franz
  • Technical Panel (IPPC) on Pest Free Areas and Systems Approaches for Fruit Flies, 1 - 5 September 2008, Vienna, Austria.
  • Brucellosis 2008 International Research Conference, 10 - 13 September 2008, Italy.
    IAEA Contact Person: Gerrit Viljoen
  • IUPAC International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry Impacts of Contaminants and Pollutants on Environment and Health and Analytical Methodologies for Identification and Quantification, 10 - 21 September, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
    IAEA Contact Person: I.G. Ferris
  • International Meeting on Radiation Processing, 21 - 25 September, London, England.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron
  • - October - December
  • Fourth RCM of the CRP on Improved and Harmonized Quality Control for Expanded Tsetse Production, Sterilization and Field Application, 6 - 10 October 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    Technical Secretary: Andrew Parker
  • Pan African Conference ‘A centenary celebration of the founding of Onderstepoort, focusing on the impact of animal diseases on food security and the economic development of Africa, 7 - 9 October 2008, Pretoria, SAF.
    IAEA Contact Person: Gerrit Viljoen
  • 12th International Radiation Protection Association Congress, 20 - 24 October, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron
  • Mutation breeding and molecular biology, to improve the nutritional value of animal feed, October 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Paul Boettcher
  • Training Workshop on Introduction to Quality Assurance/Quality Control Measures in Pesticide Residue Analytical Laboratories, 13 October - 7 November, Seibersdorf, Austria.
    IAEA Contact Person: A. Cannavan
  • Consultants Meeting on Development of Bait Stations for Fruit Fly Suppression in Support of SIT, 29 October - 1 November 2008, Mazatlan, Mexico.
    Technical Secretary: Rui Cardoso Pereira
  • Early and rapid diagnosis of emerging diseases (focus on Avian Influenza), November 2008, Vienna, Austria.
    Technical Secretary: Gerrit Viljoen
  • Radiation Safety Standards Committee (RASSC) 25th RASSC, 10 - 14 November, Vienna, Austria.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron
  • The World Mycotoxin Forum 5th Conference; Amsterdam, 17 - 18 November, The Netherlands.
    IAEA Contact Person: A. Cannavan
  • Inter-Agency Committee on Response to Nuclear Accidents (IACRNA) 20th Meeting, 20 - 21 November, London, England.
    IAEA Contact Person: D.H. Byron