Workshop and Round Table
Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: An Educational Module for Life Sciences Students
October 27th 2008, Council Room, Municipality of Como
Organized by
International Working Group - Landau Network Centro Volta (IWG-LNCV), Como, Italy
Bradford Disarmament Research Centre, University of Bradford, UK
With the support of
Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme
European Commission - Directorate-General Justice, Freedom and Security
Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome, Italy
Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF), Washington DC, US
International Science and Technology Centre (ISTC), Moscow, Russia
Lombardy Region, Italy
Municipality of Como, Italy
The Workshop and Round Table on "Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: An Educational Module for Life Sciences Students" addressed the issue of Biosecurity Education for the Life Sciences Students. The Workshop brought together experts on biosecurity, officials and experts on present and past projects on education on biological threats and dual-use for the tertiary-level students in biology and biotechnology, and professors and educators from the European Life Sciences Faculties of leading Universities. The aim of the meeting was to address and discuss contents, feature and ways of deliver of such an education, as well as actively engaging the academic scientific community in the process of biosecurity educatuion implementation. During the Workshop were presented researches and assessments on biosecurity education and international projects developed by academia and NGOs on this subject. A key objective of the Workshop was the discussion among Life Sciences Professors, University representatives,biosecurity experts, officials of national and international institutions on contents, features and ways of implementation of a biosecurity education.
Agenda Fostering the Biosecurity NormFinal.pdf (101,18 KB)
Participants List Fostering the Biosecurity NormFinal.pdf (83,57 KB)
Contributions and Presentations
Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: Biosecurity Education for the Next Generation of Life Scientists.pdf (1,2 MB)
