Thursday 8 Dec 2011:
Science and risk communication of GM crops

A workshop with international experts including media training from Frank Burnett. Registration is obligatory and costs 80 euro (conference bag, lunch and coffee breaks included). Register at kathleen.demol@ugent.be before Dec 1st 2011
Program

Postgraduate Course  'Biosafety in Plant Biotechnology'

Registration for the academic year 2011-2012 has closed. New call will be launched in 2012. 

• Istanbul: 23-26 September 2012: 15th European Congress on Biotechnology
  
  
• 3 February 2011:
  A new CANVAS documentary entitled 'Everything For Science' introduces us to six famous Belgian scientists with international fame, among whom Marc Van Montagu. The documentary focuses on his personal story as well as on his research and its impact on our daily lives.
  
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• 7 Oct 2011: IPBO organized a symposium on ‘Sustainable Agriculture for an Innovative Economy: Opportunities for Brazil and Belgium’. More info

• Ieper: 27-28 April 2011: 4th Meeting of the Flanders-UNIDO Risk Assessment Research Network (FURARN)

• Buenos Aires: 19 November 2010: The Flanders-UNIDO Risk Assessment Research Network (FURARN) organised a workshop "Support systems for risk assessment of GM crops", at the 11th International Symposium of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO). This symposium is the yearly conference of the International Society of Biosafety Research (ISBR) which is presided by Dr. Patrick Rüdelsheim.
  
  
• China: 1-3 November 2010: The International Industrial Biotechnology Network (IIBN) in association with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), Austria, held a Stakeholder Meeting on bio-fuels and bio-materials in Nanning, Guangxi, China.
  
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• September 2010: 'Challenges and responsibilities for public sector scientists' (pdf 325 Kb) by Marc Van Montagu - New Biotechnology.
  
• 10 May 2010: 'EU will adopt GM ', says pioneer Marc Van Montagu.
  
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