Examining the role of Science and Technology reviews in the Biological Weapons Convention
Examining the role of Science and Technology reviews in the Biological Weapons Convention
The Harvard Sussex Program, in association with the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), hosted a workshop on ‘Deconstructing the Seventh Review Conference’.
Read moreJames Revill attended a Royal Society roundtable on the issue of 'Neuroscience, Conflict, and Security'.
Read moreCaitriona McLeish attended an International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Conference in Spiez, Switzerland, on the ‘Impact of Scientific Developments on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)’.
Read moreAt the Seventh Review Conference to the BWC, States Parties agreed on a Standing Agenda Item on review of developments in the field of science and technology related to the Convention.
Read moreHSP Researchers James Revill and Kai Ilchmann present project finding to the States Parties at the Seventh Review Conference of the BWC.
Read moreThe topic of science and technology recieved considerable attention at the BWC Seventh Review Conference with a number of States Parties alluding to doing something about how S&T reviews are conducted.
Read moreThe project findings were presented to the 33rd Workshop of the Pugwash Study Group on the Implementation of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Conventions, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 3 and 4 of December 2011.
Read moreJames Revill presented elements of the S&T Reviews project at a meeting on the BWC 7th Review Conference organised by the Landau Network Centro Volta (LNCV), which took place between November 18 and 19 on Lake Como, Italy.
Read moreThe U.S. National Academies in cooperation with a number of other academies and scientific societies published the report, Life Sciences and Related Fields: Trends Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention.
Read moreJames Revill presented some preliminary results to the Regional Workshop for South-East Europe on the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention held at the “Palata Srbija”, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
Read moreWilton Park published the Conference Report of the “BTWC Review” meeting held in the Netherlands in September 2011.
Read moreSouth African submitted a Working Paper that proposes the development of an open-ended Committee for, inter alia, the consideration of new scientific developments.
Read moreThe ISU published a background information document on developments in S&T of relevance to the Convention.
Read moreIn a paper submitted to the BWC, Australia, Japan and New Zealand proposed an annual review of advances in science and technology.
Read moreJames Revill presented elements of the S&T Reviews project at an International Working Group (IWG) Global Partnership (GP)-Related Brainstorming meeting on the Future of the Global Partnership Process.
Read moreIn a paper submitted to the BWC, the UK raised the issue of decision-making in a future BTWC intersessional work programme.
Read moreA policy focused briefing note on nanotechnology in relation to the BWC has been published.
Read moreCaitríona McLeish attended a Wilton Park meeting, held in the Netherlands, on the upcoming BWC Review Conference.
Read moreIn a paper submitted to the BWC, the delegation of India proposed that the Seventh Review Conference should agree to decide on a “structured and systematic review of S&T developments”.
Read moreIn a paper submitted to the BWC, the UK presented an illustrative model intersessional work programme.
Read moreThe Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released the report of the Advisory Panel on future priorities of the organisation.
Read moreJames Revill presented a paper on synthetic biology and dual use education to the RoSBNet Synthetic Biology Workshop 2011, held at St Anne’s College, University of Oxford.
Read moreCaitríona McLeish led a research trip to Washington D.C.
Read moreKai Ilchmann led a research trip to Germany.
Read moreThe Government of the Philippines hosted a week long BWC Conference, dubbed “Superweek”, in Manila.
Read moreCaitríona McLeish and James Revill presented papers at the NNSA-IWG Workshop and Roundtable on Science Collaboration and Security: A New Global Outreach to Key Actors, held in Como, Italy.
Read moreGerman Federal Foreign Office hosted a seminar on the Outlook and Perspectives for the BTWC Seventh Review Conference, 9th and 10th June 2011 in Berlin.
Read moreJames Revill undertook a period of field research in Sweden.
Read moreAmbassador Paul van den IJssel, President-designate of the Seventh Review Conference, invited States Parties to submit relevant information for the background documents.
Read moreThe Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapon published the Report of the Sixteenth Session of the Scientific Advisory Board.
Read moreCaitríona McLeish and James Revill presented “Options and Proposals for BWC S&T Reviews” at the Palais des Nations at the Preparatory Committee of the Seventh Review Conference.
Read moreJames Revill attended the Seminar on the OPCW's contribution to security and the non-proliferation of chemical weapons in The Hague.
Read moreISU release the Co-Chairs’ Summary of an International Workshop on Developing Practical Proposals for the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological Weapons Convention.
Read moreThe US National Research Council published a Rapporteurs’ summary of the international workshop, Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, held in Beijing, October 31st - November 3rd, 2010.
Read moreThe UK’s Royal Society publishes its report, Knowledge Networks and Nations, on the global scientific landscape in 2011.
Read moreCaitríona McLeish attended the 52nd ISA Annual Convention Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Read moreThe G8 Foreign Ministers released a statement on the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention.
Read moreJames Revill & Kai Ilchmann presented a paper on the Dual Use Implications of Synthetic Biology to the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
Read moreCaitríona McLeish and Paul Nightingale attended the RCUK Global Uncertainties Programme Strategic Plan Consultation in London
Read moreCaitríona McLeish & James Revill attended the 2010 Meeting of States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva, 6th - 10th December 2010
Read moreCaitríona McLeish & James Revill attended the 31st workshop of the Pugwash Study Group meeting in Geneva, 4th - 5th December 2010.
Read moreKai ilchmann attended the Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP), 29 November to 3 December 2010.
Read moreJames Revill attends the International Workshop on Trends in Science and Technology Relevant to the Biological Weapons Convention in Beijing.
Read moreCaitriona McLeish attends Wilton Park conference on Prospects for the 2011 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Review.
Read moreCaitriona McLeish attends a meeting organised by Cesagen to discuss the regulation of dual use technologies, held at the Wellcome Trust in London.
Read moreThe Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of Experts 2010.
Read moreNational Academy of Sciences publication, “Sequence-Based Classification of Select Agents: A Brighter Line”.
Read moreWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars report on “Trends in Synthetic Biology Research Funding in the United States and Europe”.
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