SIDE EVENTS OVERVIEW

1 JUNE 2009


Public-Private Partnership for the Implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Organizer: Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00


GIP, a mechanism to support sustainable use of PGRFA in the context of the International Treaty
Organizer: GIP_FAO
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00


2 JUNE 2009


Rights to Participation: Farmers' Role in Decision Making and Conservation and Sustainable Use
Organizer: Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

Information Technologies Tools in Support of the Multilateral System
Organizer: Secretariat of the ITPGRFA
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems: Its Our Common Heritage for the Future
Organizer: Food and Agriculture Organization - GIAHS Initiative
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Evening 18.00 - 19.00

FARMERS' RIGHTS: Challenges, Success Stories, and Ways Forward
Organizer: Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit, Germany and the Development Fund
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Evening 18.00 - 19.00


3 JUNE 2009


Participatory Plant Breeding for Sustainable Use of PGRFA: Implementation of the International Treaty
Organizer: The Development Fund
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

Implementation of the Article 15 Agreements between the Governing Body and the CGIAR Centres
Organizer: System-wide Genetic Resources Programme of the CGIAR
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

La place des semences paysannes pour l'implementation des articles 6 et 9 du Traité dans les cadres législatifs régionaux
Organizer: International Planning Committee
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Evening 18.00 - 19.00

Securing crop wild relative conservation; lessons learned from global partnership.
Organizer: Bioversity International
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Evening 18.00 - 19.00


4 JUNE 2009


More Patents - less Access: A decisive decision at the European Patent Office
Organizer: Berne Declaration / Development Fund
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

Biodiversity Indicators for Policy Makers - The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership and its Relevance to Governments
Organizer: 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Lunch Break 13.00 -14.00

La Via Campesina
Organizer: Berne Declaration / Development Fund
Meeting room: Cartage 2
Evening 18.00 - 19.00

Western Myopia: The Food Crisis Revealed
Organizer: Unitarian Service Committee
Meeting room: Cartage 3
Evening 18.00 - 19.00