Symposium on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Science and Technology: Towards the 2015 NPT Review Conference and beyond
2015/2/24
"Symposium on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Science and Technology:
Towards the 2015 NPT Review Conference and beyond”
Hosted by Permanent Mission of Brazil to the IAEA and CTBTO and
Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna
Date & Time: 24th February 2015
Place: 24th Floor, Andromeda Tower
Delegates: Open to the public
Programme
9:00- Registration
9:30-9:45 Opening Session
Welcoming remark by H.E. Amb. Mitsuru Kitano (Permanent Mission of Japan) [Statement]
Welcoming remark by H.E. Amb. Laercio Antonio Vinhas (Permanent Mission of Brazil)[Statement]
9:45-10:45 Session1: Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Science and Technology in the context of NPT
Session 1 will focus on the importance of the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology in the context of the NPT as well as other global agenda, such as development and climate change.
Moderator;
H.E. Amb. David Gordon Stuart (Permanent Mission of Australia)
Speakers;
Ms Lydia Greyling (Minister, Permanent Mission of South Africa) [Statement]
H.E. Amb. Khaled Abdelrahman Shamaa (Permanent Mission of Egypt)
Ms. Julie Oddou, (Counsellor, Permanent Mission of France), Mr Claude Barbalat (I2EN, France) [Presentation]
Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama (Hitotsubashi University, Japan) [Presentation]
Mr Kwaku Aning (Deputy Director General, Department of Technical Cooperation, IAEA) [Statement]
10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 Session2: Human Health and Nutrition
Session 2 will focus on nuclear application in human health, such as radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, identify various needs and discuss the way to mobilize resources.
Moderator;
H.E. Amb. Konrad Max Scharinger (Permanent Mission of Germany)
Speakers;
H.E. Amb. Laura Elizabeth Kennedy (Permanent Mission of the United States) [Presentation]
H.E. Amb. Abel Adelakun Ayoko (Permanent Mission of Nigeria) [Statement]
Prof. Takashi Nakano (Gunma University, Japan) [Presentation]
Ms May Abdel-Wahab (Director, Division of Human Health, IAEA) [Presentation]
12:00-13:00 Session3: Food and Agriculture
Session 3 will focus on nuclear application in food and agriculture, such as insect pest control, animal disease control and food irradiation, identify various needs and discuss the way to mobilize resources.
Moderator;
Mr Jorge Hendrichs (Section Head, Insect Pest Control Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture)
Speakers;
H.E. Amb. Gonzalo De Salazar Serantes (Permanent Mission of Spain) [Presentation]
H.E. Amb. Armin Ernesto Andereya Latorre (Permanent Mission of Chile) [Statement]
Mr Syahril (Scientific Attaché, Permanent Mission of Indonesia) [Presentation]
Mr Aldo Malavasi (Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, IAEA) [Presentation]
13:00-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:30 Session4: Water and the Environment
Session 4 will focus on nuclear application for water management and environmental protection, including areas such as isotope hydrology and ocean acidification, identify various needs and discuss the way to mobilize resources.
Moderator;
Mr Pradeep Aggarwal (Section Head, Isotope Hydrology Section, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, IAEA)
Speakers;
Mr Erik Lindfors (Deputy Head of Mission and Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Sweden) [Statement]
Ms Rohaizah Ahmad (Scientific Attaché, Permanent Mission of Malaysia) [Presentation]
Mr David Osborn (Director, Environmental Laboratories, IAEA) [Presentation]
15:30-15:50 Coffee Break
15:50-16:50 Session5: Energy
Session 5 will focus on nuclear application in energy, particularly in connection with energy security and climate change, with due consideration to nuclear safety and security.
Moderator;
Mr Luis Gomez-Echeverri (Sustainable Energy for All)
Speakers;
H.E. Amb. Hamad Al Kaabi (Permanent Mission of United Arab Emirates)
Ms Marta Žiaková (Governor of Slovakia) [Presentation]
H.E. Amb. Vladimir Voronkov (Permanent Mission of Russian Federation) [Statement]
Mr Manh Tuan Nguyen (Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Vietnam) [Presentation]
Mr Mikhail Chudakov (Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA) [Presentation]
16:50-17:10 Closing Session
Closing remark by H.E. Amb. Laercio Antonio VINHAS (Permanent Mission of Brazil)
Closing remark by H.E. Amb. Mitsuru KITANO (Permanent Mission of Japan) [Statement]
*17:30- Reception hosted by PMJ