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Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network Expert Consultation Meeting

15-16 December 2007 Cairo-Egypt

Tentative Agenda

Saturday, 15 December 2007 08:30 – 09:00 Registration I) Opening Session (Chairman Dr. M. Madkour) 09:00 -09:10 - Statement of AARINENA 09:10-09:20 -Statement of ICARDA 09:20-09:30 - Statement of FAO 09:30-09:40 - Statement of GFAR 09:40-10:00 -Statement of HE Minister of Agriculture & Land Reclamation-Egypt 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break II) Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in the Region (Chairman Dr. A. El-Beltagy)

10:30-11:00 Overview of Recent Advances in Agricultural Biotechnology (Dr. M. Baum) 11:00-11:20 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Egypt ( Dr. N. Taymour) 11:20-11:40 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Cyprus (Dr. I. Ioannides ) 11:40-12:00 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Iran (Dr. M. Khayam) 12:00-- 12:20 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Lebanon (Dr. Ms. L. Chalak) 12:20- 12:40 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Libya (Dr. M. Sharif) 12:40- 13:40 Lunch (Chairman: Dr. M. Baum) 13:40-14:00 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Jordan (Dr. H. Migdadi) 14:00-14:20 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Kuwait (Dr. Y. Al Shayji)

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14:20-14:40 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Morocco (Dr. D. Iraqi) 14:40-15:00 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Oman (Eng. Ms. A. Mamari) 15:00-15:20 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Saudi Arabia (Dr. N. Al-Khalifah) 15:20-15:50 Coffee Break (Chairman Dr. N. Taymour) 15:50-16:10 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Sudan (Dr. A. Ali) 16:10-16:30 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Tunisia (Dr. W. Hamada) 16:30-16:50 Status of Agricultural Biotechnology in Yemen (Dr. A. Mukred) 16:50-17:10 Agricultural Biotechnology Network in Africa (ABNETA),Present status and Future Prospects (Dr. A. AbdelKhalik) 17:10- 17:30 Progress on APCoAB and collaboration with the WANA Agricultural Biotechnology Network (Dr. Karihaloo) 19:00 Dinner Sunday 16 December 2007 III) Establishment of Agricultural Biotechnology Network (Chairperson Dr. L. Chalak)

09:00 - 09:30 Proposal for Regional Agricultural Biotechnology Network (Dr. I. Hamdan)

09:30 - 10:30 Discussion and Adoption of the Proposal

10:30 -11:00 Coffee Break (Chairman: Dr. I. Hamdan) 11:00-12:00 1) Election of Agricultural Biotechnology Network Officers:

a) Secretariat Seat & Coordinator b) Coordinating Board Chairman c) Technical Working Group Leaders d) Focal Points

2) Tentative Work Plan (2008/2009) 3) Identification of Inter-regional Activity (AARINENA, FARA & APAARI) 12:00-12:15 Closure 12:15 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 -14:30 Tour of AGERI-ARC Facilities