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The 7Th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms The 7th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms Beijing, China October 10-16 Symposium Organizers International Society for Biosafety Research Peking University China National Center for Biotechnolog Development, MOST, China Contact Email: [email protected] www.worldbiosafety.net The 7th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms Beijing, China Schedule for Main Activities: OCTOBER 10, 2002 8: 0021: 00 Registration at the Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel OCTOBER 11, 2002 Morning: 8: 0013: 00 Registration at the Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel 10: 00 ISBR Executive meeting at Room 103, Meeting Hall Afternoon: 14: 0018: 00 Opening ceremony and the first plenary session, Meeting Hall Evening: 19: 00 Welcome reception (Banquet at the Multifunction Hall of Friendship Hotel) OCTOBER 12, 2002 All following sessions are held at the Meeting Hall Morning: 8: 3012: 10 New science for enhanced biosafety Chair: Dr. Joachim Schiemann, Germany Afternoon: 13: 0018: 00 Poster session OCTOBER 13, 2002 Morning: 8: 3012: 10 Consequences of gene flow. Chair: Dr. Allison Snow, USA Afternoon: 13: 3017: 30 Possible implication of the release of transgenic crops in centers of origin or diversity Chair: Dr. Ariel Alvarez-Morales, Mexico OCTOBER 14, 2002 Morning: 8: 3012: 00 Why regulate and how Chair: Dr. Julian Kinderlerer, UK Afternoon: 13: 3017: 30 Research and regulation on Biosafety of GMO's in China Chair: Dr. Hongguang Wang, China OCTOBER 15, 2002 Morning: 8: 3012: 10 Transgenic insects for pest management programs: status and prospects. Chair: Dr. Marjorie Hoy, USA Afternoon: 13: 3017: 30 Effects of GMOs on microbial communities Chair: Dr. Kornelia Smalla, Germany 18: 30 Banquet at Ju He Restaurant, Friendship Hotel OCTOBER 16, 2002 Morning: Field trip Fieldtrip to Langfang, Hebei Province, to visit transgenic cotton field Afternoon: 15: 00 Closing session (Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel) International Organizing Committee Mr. Daochang AN (Ministry of Science and Technology) Prof. Hongya GU (Peking University) Chair: Ms. Yihong HU (China National Center for Biotechnology Prof. Alan McHUGHEN (University of California, Riverside, USA) Development, MOST) Member: Prof. Dafang HUANG (Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences) Dr. Ariel ALVEREZ-MORALES (CINVESTAV Irapuato, Mexico) Prof. Shirong JIA (Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences) Prof. Dr. Klaus AMMANN (University of Bern, Switzerland) Mr. Qing LI (China National Center for Biotechnology Development, Dr. Supat ATTATHOM (Kasetsart University, Thailand) MOST) Prof. Dr. Ervin BALAZS (Agriculture Biotechnology Center, Hungary) Prof. Yufa PENG (Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences) Dr. Simon BARBER (Europe-Bio, Brussels) Prof. Li-Jia QU (Peking University) Prof. John BERINGER (University of Bristol, UK) Prof. Zhen ZHU (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Prof. Zhangliang CHEN (Peking University, China) Prof. Yuxian ZHU (Peking University) Dr. Ioannis ECONOMIDIS (Europ. Comm., DG., Belgium) Dr. Willy de GREEF (Syngenta Seeds, Switzerland) Dr. T HATANAKA (STAFF, Japan) Dr. Ken-ichi HAYASHI (STAFF, Japan) Prof. Shirong JIA (Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China) Prof. Dr. Julian KINDERLERER (University of Sheffield, UK) Dr. Magdy MADKOUR (AGERI, Egypt) Dr. Sally McCAMMON (USDA/APHIS, USA) Mr. Terry MEDLEY, J. D. (DuPont Agriculture and Nutrition, USA) Dr. Thomas NICKSON (Ecological Techn. C., Monsanto Co., USA) Dr. Joachim SCHIEMANN (BBA, Germany) Dr. Blair SIEGFRIED (University of Nebraska, USA) Dr. Kornelia SMALLA (BBA, Germany) Dr. Mark TEPFER (INRA, France) Prof. Patricia L. TRAYNOR (Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA) Dr. Hongguang WANG (Ministry of Science and Technology, China) Prof. Zhihong XU (Peking University, China) Program Committee Chair: Dr. Mark TEPFER (France), [email protected] Member: Prof. Dr. Klaus AMMANN (Switzerland), [email protected] Prof. Zhangliang CHEN (China), [email protected] Prof. Marjorie Hoy (USA), [email protected] Prof. Shirong JIA (China), [email protected] Prof. Dr. Julian KINDERLERER (UK), [email protected] Prof. Alan McHUGHEN (USA), [email protected] Prof. Yufa PENG (China), [email protected] Dr. Joachim SCHIEMANN (Germany), [email protected] Dr. Kornelia SMALLA (Germany), [email protected] Prof. Allison SNOW (USA), [email protected] Local Committee Chair: Prof. Zhangliang CHEN (Peking University) Member: Contents Program ……………………………………………………………………… 3-4 Papers (By the order of speech) ……………………………………………………………………… 7-255 The status of agriculture biotechnology in China Zhang-Liang Chen (China) ……………………………………………………………………… 7-8 Contrasts in the international risk debate schemes Alan McHughen (USA) …………………………………………………………………………… 9-12 Recombinase-directed transgene placement David W. Ow (USA) ……………………………………………………………………………… 13-20 Elimination of marker genes by site-specific DNA recombination in higher plants Jianru Zuo (China) ………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Production of antibodies and vaccines in plants and their use for global health Rainer Fischer (Germany) ………………………………………………………………………… 22 Science-based approach to assessing the ecological risk of crops derived through modern biotechnology Thomas E. Nickson (USA) ………………………………………………………………………… 23 Crop-to-crop gene flow: dispersal of transgenes in maize, during field tests and commercialization Baltazar Montes Baltazar (Mexico) ……………………………………………………………… 24-33 Gene flow from crops to wild relatives in Asia: case studies and general expectations Bao-Rong Lu (China) ……………………………………………………………………………… 35-43 Ecological effects of pest resistance genes that disperse into weed populations Allison A. Snow (USA) …………………………………………………………………………… 44-51 Agronomic effects of gene flow: multiple herbicide resistance in volunteer crop plants Linda M. Hall (Canada) …………………………………………………………………………… 52-58 Preventing, delaying and mitigating gene flow from crops – rice as an example Jonathan Gressel (Israel) ………………………………………………………………………… 59-77 Transgenes in maize landraces in Oaxaca: official report on the extent and implications Ariel Alvarez-Morales (Mexico) ………………………………………………………………… 78 Farmers management of maize landrace diversity. A case study in Oaxaca and beyond Julien Berthaud (France) ………………………………………………………………………… 79-88 Concerns about the effect of transgene introgression in maize landraces and teosinte José de Jesús Sánchez-González (Mexico) ……………………………………………………… 89 Possible effects of transgenes on genetic diversity Paul Gepts (USA) ………………………………………………………………………………… 90-101 Biosafety regulation in China Jingen Cheng (China) ……………………………………………………………………………… 102-105 Criteria for evaluating biosafety frameworks: objectives and standards Terry L. Medley, J.D. (USA) ……………………………………………………………………… 106 1 Strategic approaches to biosafety studies in China Yufa Peng (China) ………………………………………………………………………………… 107-109 Studies on gene flow in China – a review Shirong Jia (China) ………………………………………………………………………………… 110-116 Research and development of recombinant microbial agents and biosafety consideration in China Dafang Huang (China) …………………………………………………………………………… 117-120 Economic Impacts of Bt cotton in China Jikun Huang (China) ……………………………………………………………………………… 121-133 Environmental impact of Bt cotton: a case study from China Kongming Wu (China) …………………………………………………………………………… 134-142 Analysis of risks of transgenic insects for pest management: past and future guidelines Marjorie A. Hoy (USA) …………………………………………………………………………… 143-164 Possible ways of using transgenic mosquitoes for malaria or dengue control and risk assessment Chris Curtis (UK) ………………………………………………………………………………… 165-175 Field trials, the permitting process, comments and risks. John J. Peloquin (USA) …………………………………………………………………………… 176-194 Transgenic mediterranean fruit flies for the sterile insect technique Alan Robinson (Austria) …………………………………………………………………………… 195-210 Exploitation of genetically modified Pseudomonas for industrial ecology applications Fergal O’Gara (Ireland) …………………………………………………………………………… 211 Monitoring the identity and survival of genetically modified or non-modified plant growth promoting bacteria and their impact on soil microbial communities Kornelia Smalla (Germany) ……………………………………………………………………… 212-226 Microbial inocula, activity and impact on ecosystem function and soil microbial diversity Mark J. Bailey (UK) ……………………………………………………………………………… 227-242 Fate of GM rhizobial inoculants: lessons from Europe and elsewhere Penny R. Hirsch (UK) ……………………………………………………………………………… 243-250 Monitoring the fate and ecosystem effects of genetically modified Pseudomonas putida producing phloroglucinol and phenazine in wheat rhizosphere Eric Smit (Netherlands) …………………………………………………………………………… 251-255 Abstract (Alphabetically arranged by the last names) ……………………………………………………………………… 256-333 Contact information of participants (Alphabetically arranged by the last names) ……………………………………………………………………… 334-346 2 The 7th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms Beijing, China October 1016 PROGRAM OCTOBER 10, 2002 8: 0021: 00 Registration at the Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel OCTOBER 11, 2002 Morning: 8: 0013: 00 Registration at the Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel 10: 00 ISBR Executive meeting at Room 103, Meeting Hall All following sessions will be held in the Meeting Hall, Friendship Hotel Afternoon: Opening ceremony 14: 0014: 10 Welcome address by Mr. Xueyong Li, Vice Minister of China Ministry of Science and Technology 14: 1014: 20 Welcome address by Mr. Baowen
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