The 2013 Meeting of Experts will be held in the Palais des Nations from 12 to 16 August 2013. The meeting will open at 10:00 on Monday 12 August in Room XVIII.

The Meeting of Experts will be chaired by Judit Körömi of Hungary. In accordance with the decision of the Seventh Review Conference, the Meeting of Experts will consider three standing agenda items (cooperation and assistance, with a particular focus on strengthening cooperation and assistance under Article X; review of developments in the field of science and technology related to the Convention; and strengthening national implementation), as well as the biennial item of how to enable fuller participation in the Confidence-building Measures (CBMs).


Communications from the Chairman

Registration

Information for participants

• Cooperation and Assistance:

Statement by The Non-Aligned Movement and Other States Parties to the BWC
Statement by Switzerland (French and English)
Statement by the United States of America
Statement by Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Statement by Germany

• Science and Technology Developments:

Statement by The Non-Aligned Movement and Other States Parties to the BWC
Statement by Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Statement by Switzerland (French and English)

• National Implementation:
  
  Statement by Switzerland (French and English)
  Statement by The Non-Aligned Movement and Other States Parties to the BWC
  Statement by the United States of America
  Statement by Germany
  
• How to enable fuller participation in CBMs:

Statement by Switzerland (French and English)
Statement by The Non-Aligned Movement and Other States Parties to the BWC
Statement by Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Statement by the United States of America
Statement by Germany

• Universalization:

Statement by Germany

Side Events

Monday 10 December

13.00 - 15.00 OPCW Scientific Advisory Board Temporary Working Groups on the Convergence of Biology and Chemistry and on Education and Outreach - Room XXIV

• "Developments in Science and Technology - report by the Scientific Advisory Board to the Third Review Conference", Stefan Mogul, Chairman of the OPCW Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
• "Overview (with a focus on beneficial purposes for chemical defence)", Robin Black, Member of the SAB and the Member of the Temporary Working Group on Convergence
• "Improvements in Enzyme Design Relevant to CW Agent Destruction", Piers Millett, Member of the Temporary Working Group on Convergence
• "Overview", Djafer Benachour, Chairman of the Temporary Working Group on Education and Outreach
• "Education and Outreach: Challenges and Opportunities for the CWC and BWC", Jo Husbands, Member of the Temporary Working Group on Education and Outreach

13:00 - 15:00 UNIDIR & France - Exploring Options for a BTWC Peer Review Mechanism - Room XXV

• Revill, A Peer-Review Mechanism for the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (UNIDIR Report)

Tuesday 11 December

09.00 - 10.00 Canada - Awareness of the Dual-Use Challenges into Biosafety and Biosecurity Training and Education for Life Scientists - Room XXIV

13.00 - 15.00 IAP: Global Network of Science Academies - Room XXIV

13:00 - 15:00 European Union - Launch of the new Joint Action in support of the BTWC - Room XXV

• "Stakeholdership in BTWC Implementation", Jean Pascal Zanders, European Union Institute for Security Studies

Wednesday 12 December

09.00 - 10.00 The InterSessional Process, Science and Education (University of Bath, University of Bradford and Landau Network Centro Volta) - Room XXIV

13.00 - 15.00 Technology, Trade and Transparency: Lessons from other treaty regimes (Invitation) (Agenda), Research Group for Biological Arms Control (University of Hamburg) - Room XXIV

Thursday 13 December

09.00 - 10.00 Dutch Biosecurity Toolkit to Enhance Self-Regulation, Netherlands (Sander Banus of the Dutch National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)), Room XXIV

13:00 - 15:00 Belgium - Health Crisis Response: Light Mobile Laboratories for Rapid & Reliable Identification of Pathogens by Prof. Colonel Jean-Luc GALA  MD PhD, Room XXIV.

13:00 - 15:00 Responsible Research for Global Biosecurity: Progress to Date, Green Cross International - Room XXV

Friday 14 December

09.00 - 10.00 Facilitating National Implementation through Assistance and Cooperation: US, UK and Canadian Programs - Room XXIV
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