Training

Previous ICGEB Workshops

2011
Problem Formulation: A Strategic Approach to Risk Assessment of GMOs Trieste, Italy, 19-23 September 2011 Download the PDF Poster Organisers: Wendy Craig and Giuliano Degrassi (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) --- Requests for information and applications directly to: ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings ICGEB Padriciano, 99 34149 Trieste, Italy Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; Email: courses@icgeb.org First International Workshop on the Food and Environmental Safety Assessment of Genetically Modified Animals Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5-9 September 2011 Organisers: Moisés Burachik and Martin Lema (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Giuliano Degrassi (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Juan Carlos Lopez Musi (ILSI Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina) José Luiz Ramirez (Red Regional de Bioseguridad, Instituto de Estudios Avanzados - IDEA, Baruta, Venezuela) Requests for information and applications directly to: Moisés Burachik Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Biotechnology Directorate Av. Paseo Colon 922, piso 2, of. 247 C1063ACW Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel.: +54-11-43492074; Fax: +54-11-43492178 Email: mburac@minagri.gob.ar South Africa - Argentina Joint Regional Biosafety Workshop and Seminar "Biosafety of GM Crops: Emerging Issues and Challenges Affecting Regulatory Decision Making" Pretoria, South Africa, 7-11 March 2011 Organisers: Chantal Arendse (Dept. of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, DAFF, Pretoria, South Africa) Moisés Burachik (Directorate of Biotechnology, Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries - SAGyp, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Requests for information and applications directly to: Chantal Arendse Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Private Bag X973 Pretoria, 0001 South Africa Tel.: +27-12-3196199; Fax: +27-12-3196329 Email: DB@daff.gov.za
2010
Biosafety Course "Introduction to RIsk Analysis of GMO" Safat, Kuwait, 3-7 October 2010 Organiser: Sabah Almomin (Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research - KISR, Safat, Kuwait) Biosafety Workshop "An Introduction to the Risk Analysis of Current Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their Products, and to Possible Issues Raised by Novel GMOs in the Future" Trieste, Italy, 27 September - 1 October 2010 Download the PDF Poster Organisers: Wendy Craig and Giuliano Degrassi (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Biosafety Workshop "Theoretical Approaches and their Practical Applications in the Risk Assessment for the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Plants" Hermanus, South Africa, 22-26 March 2010 Download the call
2009
Biosafety Workshop "Introduction to GMO Biosafety Risk Assessment", Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Kampala, Uganda, 19-23 October 2009 Download the call Biosafety Workshop "Theoretical Approaches and their Practical Applications in the Risk Assessment for the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Plants", ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Italy, 12-16 October 2009 Organisers: --- Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Mark Tepfer (ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron, Italy) Download the PDF Poster --- Requests for information and applications directly to: ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings ICGEB Padriciano, 99 34149 Trieste, Italy Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; Email: courses@icgeb.org Theoretical and Practical Course ''Developments in Biosciences for Enhanced Food and Environmental Biosafety" Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 18-30 August 2009 Organisers: Mugassa Stephen Thomas Rubindamayugi (University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Paul S. Gwakisa (Sokoine University, Tanzania) Course "The Analysis of Agricultural Products for the Presence of Genetically Modified Organisms", Tehran, Iran, 10-12 May 2009 Organisers: --- Haleh Hashemi Sohi and Amir Mousavi (National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology - NIGEB, Tehran, Iran ---
2008
Workshop "Risks, benefits and opportunities from the release of GMOs in the African Regions", ICGEB Cape Town Component, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 15-19 September 2008 Organisers: Hennie Groenewald (PlantBio, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa) Kelebohile Lekoape (CSIR, Biosciences, Pretoria, South Africa) Giuliano Degrassi and Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Download the PDF Poster Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety for the Environmental Release of GM Crops: Evaluation of Scientific Data and Risk Assessment Dossiers, ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Ca' Tron di Roncade (Treviso), Italy, 19-23 May 2008 Download the PDF Poster Organisers: Giuliano Degrassi and Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
2007
Regional Workshop "Principles of Biosafety Research for the Release of Genetically Engineered Crops", Khartoum, Sudan, 4-9 February 2007 Organisers: Elisa Ibrahim El Gaali (Ministry of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan) Imad Eujayl (ISNAR - International Service for National Agricultural Research, International Food Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) -- Workshop "Introduction to Risk Assessment for the Deliberate Release of GMOs: Assisting Decision-making in a Biosafety Framework", ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Italy,14-18 May 2007 -- Download the PDF Poster Organisers: Giuliano Degrassi and Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Requests for information and applications directly to: ICGEB - Conferences and Meetings ICGEB Padriciano, 99 34012 Trieste, Italy Tel.: +39-040-3757333; Fax: +39-040-226555; Email: courses@icgeb.org Workshop "Biosafety of GM Crops na the Evolution of Regulatory Frameworks: Issues and Challenges", Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 24-28 September 2007 Organisers: Leila Oda (ANBio - Associação Nacional de Biossegurança, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Moisés Burachick (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Giuliano Degrassi (Biosafety Unit, ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Juan M. Dellacha (Red Regional de Bioseguridad, Programa de Biotecnología para América Latina y el Caribe, Universidad de las Naciones Unidas, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Workshop "Evaluation of Risk Assessment Dossiers for the Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Crops", ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Italy, 8-12 October 2007 Download the PDF Poster Organisers: Mark Tepfer (ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Italy) Wendy Craig (Biosafety Unit, Trieste, Italy) --
2006
Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Theoretical Approach and Scientific Background" ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Treviso, 6-10 March 2006 Download the poster Organisers: Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) Giuliano Degrassi and the ICGEB Biosafety Unit (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Regional Practical Training Programme on "Detection of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and Genetically Modified Food (GMF), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 22-24 March 2006 Organiser: Athula Perera (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) Practical Course "Biosafety II: Practical Course in Evaluation of Field Release of Genetically modified Plants", ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Treviso, 15-19 May 2006 Download the poster Organisers: Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) Mark Tepfer (ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Treviso, Italy
2005
Workshop "Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of GMOs: Evaluation of scientific data in order to produce and environmental impact assessment report" ICGEB Biosafety Outstation, Cà Tron di Roncade, Treviso, Italy, 16-20 May 2005 Dowload the poster Organisers: Mark Tepfer and Giuliano Degrassi (ICGEB Bisoafety Unit, Trieste, Italy) Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) Biosafety Workshop "The Environmental Release of LMOs in Tropical Areas: Risk Analysis and Risk Assessment", Lima, Peru, 28 November - 2 December 2005 Organisers: Antonietta Ornella Gutiérrez Rosati (Universidad Nacional Agraria, Lima, Peru) Giuliano Degrassi (ICGEB Biosafety Unit, Trieste, Italy
2004
Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Theoretical Approach and Scientific Background Trieste, Italy, 19-23 April 2004 Dowload the poster Organisers: Giuliano Degrassi (ICGEB Biosafety Unit, Trieste, Italy) Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy)
2003
Workshop: Advanced Research and Procedures in Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of GMOs Florence, Italy, 24-28 March 2003 Dowload the poster Organisers: Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) ICGEB Biosafety Unit (Trieste, Italy) Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmetal Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Theoretical Approach and Scientific Background Trieste, Italy, 26-30 May 2003 Dowload the poster Organiser: ICGEB Biosafety Unit, Trieste, Italy
2002
Workshop "Advanced Issues on Biosafety: Risk Monitoring and Public Perception of Biotechnology" Maracay, Venezuela, 13-17 April 2002 Organiser: Dr. Efrain G. Salazar Yamarte (Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, Maracay, Venezuela) Workshop "Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Theoretical Approach and Scientific Background" Trieste, 3-7 June 2002 Dowload the poster Organiser: ICGEB Biosafety Unit, Trieste, Italy
2001
Workshop / Biosafety 1 "Introduction to Biosafety and Risk Assessment for the Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Theoretical Approach and Scientific Background" Trieste, Italy, 5-9 March 2001 Organiser: Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Workshop / Biosafety 2 "Advanced Research in Risk Assessment and Management for the Environmental Release of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs): Identification of Main Areas for Future Investigation" Florence, Italy, 2-6 April 2001 Organisers: Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
2000
Workshop / Biosafety 1. Science and Policy in Risk Assessment of Transgenic Organisms: A Case Study Approach Trieste, Italy, 27-31 March 2000 Organisers: George Tzotzos (UNIDO, Vienna, Austria) Gilbert Howe (University of Bristol, UK) Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy) Workshop / Biosafety 2. Advanced Research and Procedures: Case Studies for Designated Experts Florence, Italy, 3-8 April 2000 Organisers: Marcello Broggio (IAO, Florence, Italy) Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
1999
Workshop "Science and Policy in Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: A Case Study Approach Trieste, Italy, 26-30 April 1999 Organisers: George Tzotzos (UNIDO, Vienna, Austria) Gilbert Howe (University of Bristol, UK) Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
1998
Workshop "Science and Policy in Risk Assessment of Transgenic Plants: A Case Study Approach Trieste, Italy, 22-25 June 1998 Organisers: George Tzotzos (UNIDO, Vienna, Austria) Gilbert Howe (University of Bristol, UK) Giovanni Ferraiolo (ICGEB, Trieste, Italy)
1997
Workshop "Transgenic Organisms in the New Millennium: Risks and Benefits Trieste, Italy, 1-5 December 1997 Organisers: Gilbert Howe (University of Bristol, UK) George Tzotzos (UNIDO, Vienna, Austria)
1996
Theoretical Course: Transgenic Organisms: Biological Risk Assessment Trieste, Italy, 1-5 July 1996 Organisers: Gilbert Howe (University of Bristol, UK) George Tzotzos (UNIDO, Vienna, Austria)