Annual session - side events

3 Dec 2019, 09:00 → 6 Dec 2019, 15:00 Europe/Zurich

In-Person

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Tuesday, 3 December

09:00 → 10:00 A scientific review mechanism for the BTWC

09:00 → 10:00 Conflict potentials from the release of Gene Drives

09:30 → 10:00 Western Group BWC Meeting

13:00 → 15:00 A comprehensive SGM Capstone exercise

13:00 → 15:00 Event 201: a high-level pandemic policy exercise

Wednesday, 4 December

09:00 → 09:30 EU BWC coordination meeting

09:00 → 10:00 Frameworks to Assess S&T Risks and Benefits

09:00 → 10:00 How Access and Benefit Regimes Impact SGM Investigations

09:30 → 10:00 Western Group BWC Meeting

13:00 → 15:00 Global Biosecurity Dialogue: Objectives and Progress

13:00 → 15:00 Strengthening the BWC with Civil Society Involvement

Thursday, 5 December

09:00 → 10:00 Global trends in the life sciences with a potential impact on the BWC

09:00 → 10:00 NAM Group BWC Meeting

09:00 → 10:00 Taking forward the BW aspects of the MEWMDFZ conference

09:30 → 10:00 Western Group BWC Meeting

13:00 → 15:00 International Exercises on response to Biological Incidents

13:00 → 15:00 WMD Compliance and enforcement: Lessons for the BWC

15:00 → 18:00 NAM Group BWC Meeting

Friday, 6 December

09:00 → 09:30 EU BWC coordination meeting

09:30 → 10:00 Western Group BWC Meeting

13:00 → 15:00 Engaging Diverse Stakeholders and the Next Generation

13:00 → 15:00 Triggering Article VII after the release of a non-human pathogen