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Fourth Workshop Group meeting

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Programme of the
4^th Workshop Group meeting
May 9-10, 2012
COST Action FP0905 "Biosafety of forest transgenic trees: “Forest tree biotechnology in Nordic countries” Meeting venue: Muuttohaukka (1^st floor)
at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Helsinki, Finland
Wednesday May 9, 2012
9:15-9:45	Registration
9:45-10:00	Opening by Cristina Vettori
10:00-10.10	Short introduction to the workshop by Hely Häggman/Marja Ruohonen-Lehto
10:10-10.30	Short introduction to SYKE by research director Per Mickwitz
Scientific Session
10:30-11:10	Jaakko Kangasjärvi (FIN) Modification of wood properties by biotechnology: Ethylene signalling Seq silver, betula Etr1-1 vahala et al 2003 plant physiology (more tolerant to ozone) PttACO1
11:10-10:50	Coffee Break
11.30-12.10	Yrjö Helariutta (FIN) Immanen Juha (FIN) The role of cytokinins in controlling cambial activity
12:10-12:40	Hely Häggman (FIN) Experiences on two field trials: The use of transgenic pollen in conifer transformation and silver birch field trial Pine and spruce pollen transformation Pollen suspens as target (2x900/1300 psi)
12.40-13.10	Liisa Vihervuori (FIN) Field performance of genetically modified silver birch - characteristics and ecology Chitinases transg silver birch Non target organisms: herbivorous insects (aphids)
12:40-13:40	LUNCH at the meeting room terrace or foyer
14.00-14.40	Armand Séguin (CAN) A guest speaker via Internet Is tree with a novel trait (TNT) an explosive issue in Canada?
14.40-15.20	Stefan Jansson (SWE) Robinson et al 2012 in press PLOS one Stefan Jansson 2012 20000 MBp conifer Man 3000 Pop Arabid
15.20-16.00	Markku Keinänen (FIN) Field experiment of non-flowering GM-birches Several consumer taxa use flower and seeds of birch!!!!
16:00-16:20	Coffee Break
16.20-17.00	Kaare Nielsen (NOR) Biosafety aspects – focus on horizontal gene transfer
17.00-17.30	Helena Valve (FIN) Field trials of GM trees go public – rethinking the role of risk assessment
17.30-17.50	Marja Ruohonen-Lehto (FIN) Biosafty issues – national and international context
17.50-18.15	General discussion

Thursday, May 10, 2012
Programme of the 4th Working group meetings Meeting venue: Tervapääsky (8th floor)
9:15-9:30	Opening by Cristina Vettori
9:30-11:00	WG4
	Fabio Migliacci (WG4 Leader) Illustration of the GMP database
	Cristina Vettori Coordination divulgation activity: press release
	WG4 discussion
11.00-11.15	Coffee break
11:15-12:45	Working Group 1
11:15-12:15	Gilles Pilate (WG1 Leader) Strategy to be developed within WG1 for new objectives
12:15-12:45	WG1 discussion
12:45-13:45	Lunch
13:45-15:30	Working Group 3
13:45-14:15	Vassiliki Kazana (WG3 Leader) Status of the KAP (Knowledge Attitude Perception) survey
14:15-14:45	Lambros Tsourgiannis (GR) Questionnaire on consumer behavior towards GM forest trees
14:45-15:00	Antoine Harfouche (IT) RSTM held in Argentina (Sandra Sharry): Exploring Attitudes to Transgenic Forest Biotechnology in Argentine
15:00-16:00	General discussion and conclusion
15:30-17:00	Working Group 2
15:30-16:00	Fernando Gallardo (WG2 Leader) WG status and activity of new STSM
16:15-16:45	Stefano Biricolti (IT) Survey of Task 3
16:45-17:15	WG2 discussion
17:15-18:00	WGs final discussion Cristina Vettori and Matthias Fladung and conclusion of the meeting

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