Statement to the Meeting of State Parties to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention
Geneva, 1-5 December 2008
by Giulio Mancini (LNCV) and James Revill (University of Bradford)

The International Working Group - Landau Network Centro Volta made on December 1st, 2008, a joint Statement to the Meeting of State Parties of the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention on the Project on Biosecurity Education for Life Science Students.

Download the Statement from the UNOG Website
BTWC Website

Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: Biosecurity Education for the Next Generation of Life Scientists
Giulio Mancini (Landau Network-Centro Volta)
James Revill (Bradford Disarmament Research Centre)

Project on Biosecurity Education

Project Directors:
Maurizio Martellini (Landau Network-Centro Volta)
Malcolm Dando (Department of Peace Studies, University of Bradford)

Vivere senza l'atomica: modeste proposte per un grande traguardo
by Giulio Mancini, Maurizio Martellini, Lucilla Tempesti
in Progetto Obama - Limes The Italian Review of Geopolitics n. 6/2008

Contributions to the Workshop and Round Table
"Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: An Educational Module for Life Sciences Students"
27 October 2008
Council Room
Municipality of Como
Como, Italy

Workshop and Round Table page

Statement by Ambassador Georgi Avramchev

Education and Awareness Raising in the 2008 Meetings of the BWC
Amb Avramchev - Education and Awareness Raising in the 2008 Meetings of the BWC.pdf (86,55 KB)

Marie Chevrier

The Simulation
Chevrier - The Simulation.pdf (28,2 KB)

Malcolm Dando

Developing Educational Modules for Life Scientists Accelerating the Process Though an Open Source Initiative
Dando - Developing Educational Modules for Life Scientists Accelerating the Process Though an Open Source Initiative.pdf (27,03 KB)

Jo Husbands

The U.S. National Academies and Initiatives on Biosecurity Education
Husbands - The U.S. National Academies and Initiatives on Biosecurity Education .pdf (414,57 KB)

Filippa Lentzos

Educating Life Science Students: Key Questions
Lentzos - Educating Life Science Students Key Questions.pdf (40,46 KB)

Giulio Mancini, James Revill

Investigation into the Biosecurity Contents of European Life Sciences Degree Courses
Mancini Revill - Investigation into the Biosecurity Contents.pdf (519,6 KB)

Sergey Netesov

The Development of Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics Educational Programs in Leading Universities in Russia
Netesov - The Development of Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics Educational Programs in Leading Universities in Russia.pdf (513,36 KB)

Brian Rappert

Framing the Issue on Education on Biological Weapons, Biosecurity and Dual Use
Rappert - Framing the Issue on Education on Biosecurity.pdf (182,2 KB)

Nariyoshi Shinomiya

Developing the Material Required for Mandatory Dual-Use Education of Life Scientists (2)
Shinomiya - Developing the Material Required for Mandatory Dual-Use Education of Life Scientists - 2.pdf (97,11 KB)

Jennifer StaAna

Professional and Graduate-Level Programs on  Dual Use Research and Biosecurity
StaAna - Professional and Graduate-Level Programs on Dual Use Research and Biosecurity.pdf (532,28 KB)
 

Simon Whitby

Developing the Material Required for Mandatory Dual-Use Education of Life Scientists (1)
Whitby - Developing the Material Required for Mandatory Dual-Use Education of Life Scientists.pdf (671,13 KB)

Henk Zandvoort

Preparing Scientists and Engineers for Social Responsibility
Zandvoort - Preparing scientists and engineers for social responsibility.pdf (124,81 KB)

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.

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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)

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