Conference at a Glance
(subject to change)
 
Day
 
Time
    
Sessions
  Saturday
3 April 2004

BioVision Nobel Laureates' Day 		10:00-11:30     Conference Opening Session
11:30-12:00     Break
12:00-13:30     Session 1
13:30-14:30     Break
14:30-16:00     Session 2
16:00-16:30     Break
16:30-18:00     Round Table Discussion: Nobel Views and Perceptions
           
   Sunday
4 April 2004 		08:30-     Registration (During all days of conference)
9:30-11:30     Opening Plenary Session:
The New Biology: A Survey of the Issues
11:30-12:00     Break
12:00-13:30     Plenary Session 2:
EAGLES: The Issue of Biotechnology and Sustainable Consumption - The Major Challenge for the 21st Century
13:30-14:30     Break
14:30-16:00     Parallel Sessions: State of the Art
Panel 1   A-1: Healthcare and the Poor
Panel 2   B-1: Agriculture and Safe Food Sufficiency
Panel 3   C-1: Exploiting Biodiversity and Protecting the Environment
Panel 4   D-1: Trade, Patents and Developing Countries
16:00-16:30     Break
16:30-18:00     Parallel Sessions: Technical papers/ Case Studies
Panel 5   A-2: Healthcare and the Poor
Panel 6   B-2: Agriculture and Safe Food Sufficiency
Panel 7   C-2: Exploiting Biodiversity and Protecting the Environment
Panel 8   D-2: Trade, Patents and Developing Countries
18:30-19:30     CEO Panel
19:30-21:00     Break (Visit the Book Fair and Posters' Area!)
           
   Monday
5 April 2004 		09:00-10:30     Parallel Sessions: Technical Papers/ Case Studies
Panel 9      A-3: Healthcare and the Poor
Panel 10    B-3: Agriculture and Safe Food Sufficiency
Panel 11    C-3: Exploiting Biodiversity and Protecting the Environment
Panel 12    D-3: Special Session on Intellectual Property Rights
10:30-11:00     Break
11:00-12:30     Parallel Sessions: Issues and Options
Panel 13   A-4: Healthcare and the Poor
Panel 14   B-4: Agriculture and Safe Food Sufficiency
Panel 15   C-4: Exploiting Biodiversity and Protecting the Environment
Panel 16   D-4: Trade, Patents and Developing Countries
12:30-13:30     Break
13:30-15:00     Plenary Session 3:
Promises and Delivery: Inventing New Partnerships
15:00-15:30     Break
15:30-17:00     Plenary Session 4:
Capacity Building in Science and Technology
           
  Tuesday
6 April 2004 		09:00-10:30     Reporting Plenary Session: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Parallel Sessions
10:30-11:00     Break
11:00-12:30     Closing Plenary Session