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Eighth meeting of the Steering Committee

St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 14-17 October 2001

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Opening

Opening statements by representatives of the host country and IPGRI
Election of the Chair
Adoption of the Agenda

Item 1 - Report on Phase VI progress

Mid-term Technical and Financial Report of  Phase VI (ECPGR Coordinator)  Background documents

The ECPGR modules as additional sources of funds (ECPGR Coordinator)
Discussion and adoption of the report

 

Item 2 - Policy Background documents

Latest international PGR policy developments (C. Fowler)
Discussion

A. Material Transfer Agreements (introduced by B. Visser)
Discussion

B. Sharing of conservation responsibilities for PGRFA in Europe (B. Laliberté and L. Maggioni)
C. Implementation at the genebank level of international agreements - proposal for a task force (introduced by B. Visser)
Discussion on 2-B and 2-C

Item 2 - Policy Background documents

Latest international PGR policy developments (C. Fowler)
Discussion


A. Material Transfer Agreements (introduced by B. Visser)
Discussion

B. Sharing of conservation responsibilities for PGRFA in Europe (B. Laliberté and L. Maggioni)

C. Implementation at the genebank level of international agreements - proposal for a task force (introduced by B. Visser)
Discussion on 2-B and 2-C

Item 3 - IPGRI in Europe

Regional strategy of IPGRI in Europe (J. Turok)

Outcomes of a workshop on Sustainable national programmes in the independent states of the former Soviet Union held in St Petersburg on 11-12 October (S. Alexanian)

Proposal for a symposium on national programmes (J. Weibull and E. Bettencourt)
Discussion ( Background documents)


Item 4 - Programme Evaluation
  Background documents

Evaluation of Networks and Working Group activities and recommendations for future actions on the basis of reports from WG Chairs, Network Coordinating Groups and Task Forces

Evaluation of project proposals for the establishment of new Working Groups: 1) Medicinal and aromatic plants (Minor crops Network); Vitis (Fruit Network); Solanaceae (Vegetables Network).

The Committee splits in four groups (1- Cereals + Industrial crops + Documentation; 2- Forages + Grain legumes + Minor crops; 3- Vegetables + Fruit; 4- Inter-regional + In situ and on-farm).

Evaluation: Report to plenary from the Groups.
Discussion and approval of recommendations


Item 5 - Planning for the future
  Background documents

Review of the objectives, structure and modus operandi during Phase VI. Functionality of the current structure.
Preliminary discussion

5A) Proposal for a sub-group on the strategy for Phase VII (Introduced by M. Smith)

5B) Complementarities with EU Programmes (Introduced by J. Turok)

5C) Monitoring of GPA (Introduced by M. Anishetti)

5D) Future membership of ECPGR (Introduced by L. Maggioni)

5E) Mode of operation of the Steering Committee
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Background documents of the Eighth meeting of the Steering Committee