Q-collect Creating a harmonized Europe-wide

Q-collect
Creating a harmonized Europe-wide framework of plant pest
collections
Workshop for collections and users of biological material
Agricultural Research Council, Plant Pathology Research Center (CRA-PAV)
2015-09-08/09
FIRST DRAFT AGENDA
Starting at 08.00 on the 8th of September and finishing at 17.00 on the 9th
Tuesday the 8th of September (9.00-18.00)
08.00-08.30
08.30-08.45
Registration
Welcome
Session 1 Introduction
08.55-09.10
Presentation of the main objectives of the project
09.10-09.35
09.35-10.00
EU future plant health regime and control directive
IPPC Use of reference material in diagnostic tests
P. Bonants, Q-collect Project
coordinator (DLO, NL)
Speaker to be confirmed
Speaker to be confirmed
Session 2 Presentation of the main outputs of the Q-collect project
 Collections today
Facilitator: Peter Bonants
10.00-10.20
10.20-10.40
Results of the survey on collections and main gaps identified
Access to collections: result of the survey and main gaps
identified
J.C. Streito (INRA, FR)
P. Portier (INRA, FR)
10.40-11.00 coffee break
 Proposals to fill the gaps and to create a network of collections
Facilitator: Sylvia Bluemel
11.00-11.20
11.20-11.35
11.35-11.55
11.55-12.10
Minimum quality criteria for collections
Questions/discussion
Network of reference collections criteria and future picture
Questions/discussion
J. Elphinstone (Fera, GB)
S. Blümel (Ages, AT)
12.10-12.30
12.30-12.45
How to best access information on collections: what info
portal?
Questions/discussion
V. Robert (CBS, NL)
12.45-14.00 Lunch break
14.00-14.20
14.40-15.00
15.00-15.20
Legal implications for collections (including the Nagoya
protocol)
Implementation of ISO /34 General Requirements for the
competence of reference material producers
Questions/discussion
White paper on collections in plant health
15.20-15.40
Questions/discussion
14.20-14.40
G. Verkley (CBS) (to be
confirmed)
Speaker to be confirmed
M. Edema (NRC, NPPO, NL)
15.40-16.00 Coffee break
Session 3 ROUND TABLES
Monday the 8th of September 16.00-18.00 (round tables in small group to be adjusted nearer the meeting)
The objective of the round tables will be to discuss the recommendations made during the project and their
feasibility. The following topics are tentatively selected.
Topic 1: How to create a practical network for collections for plant health diagnostics, starting from where we
are now and with the resources available? What are the possible steps? ( with contributions from existing
networks ( Q-BaccoNet, Viruscollect)
Topic 2: How will collections implement the new regulations and new standards?
Topic 3: How could EPPO help in practice and what practical recommendations can be made from the
project?
19.00 Workshop Dinner
Wednesday the 9th of September (09.00-17.00)
Continuation of the round tables (09.00-10.00)
Report from the different round tables (10.00-11.30)
11.30-13.00
Visit of the laboratory and presentation of the CRA collections
Session 4 CONLCUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
13.00-14.00 Lunch break
14.00-15.30
Preparation of conclusions and recommendations
15.30-16.15 Coffee break
16.15-17.00
Presentation and approval of the recommendations
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