Organic congress, Denmark
Brussels, 18 Apr 2005 A congress on all aspects of European research on organic food and farming will take place in Odense, Denmark, on 30 and 31 May. Among other topics, the congress will examine...
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Brazil conference to discuss support systems for the formulation of public policies in science
Brussels, 18 Apr 2005 Supporting systems for the formulation of public policies in science, technology and innovation will the topic for discussion at a conference in São Paulo in Brazil...
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B-15A Iceberg Collides with Antarctic Ice Tongue, Alters Map of Antarctica
Paris, 18 Apr 2005 Photos Maps of Antarctica need to be amended. The long-awaited collision between the vast B-15A iceberg and the landfast Drygalski ice tongue has taken place. This Envisat radar...
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U.S. Mission Laments EU Certification Decision on U.S. Corn Feed
Brussels, 18 Apr 2005 Below is a statement from Edward Kemp, spokesman, U.S. Mission to the EU, following the EU's decision April 15 to require that U.S. corn gluten be certified free of Bt-10 corn:...
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Israeli college boycott debated Leading figures working in higher education have set out their opposition to a proposed boycott of Israeli universities in protest at the treatment of Palestinians in...
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Disclosure Requirements: Incorporating the CBD Principles in the TRIPS Agreement On the Road to Hong Kong - Geneva, 21 April (link)
Geneva, 15 Apr 2005 Dialogue Co-organised by ICTSD, the Centre for International Environmental Law (CIEL), the World Conservation Union (IUCN), and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) 3 -6pm in...
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Challenge to refusal to give access to documents on GMOs needed for doctoral research - Case Filing T-42/05: Williams v Commission
Luxembourg, 16 April 2005 Action brought on 31 January 2005 by Rhiannon Williams against the Commission of the European Communities (Case T-42/05) Official Journal publication of the filing (2005/C...
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Space debris mitigation: the case for a code of conduct
Paris, 15 Apr 2005 There is a lot of junk orbiting the Earth and the problem will worsen unless there are changes in how spacecraft operators operate. But it is not all doom and gloom. The first...
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Competitiveness Council on 18 April: innovation and research as the focus of attention
Luxembourg, 15 Apr 2005 The Competitiveness Council of the European Union will meet on Monday 18 April in Luxembourg, under the chairmanship of Jeannot Krecké, Luxembourg's Minister for...
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Bt10: Commission requires certification of US exports to stop unauthorised GMO entering the EU
Brussels, 15 April 2005 The Member States today voted in favour of a Commission proposal to adopt an emergency measure requiring imports of corn gluten feed and brewers grain from the United States...
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Commissioner Kyprianou visits USA to discuss obesity, pandemic preparedness and GMOs (plus link to MEMO with schedule)
Brussels, 15 April 2005 Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, will visit the United States from 17-21 April. He will use the trip to discuss a broad range of issues with...
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Preparation of the Competitiveness Council of Ministers, Luxembourg, 18<sup>th</sup> April 2005 – Internal Market, and Research issues
Brussels, 15th April 2005 th April 2005 –Internal Market, and Research issues (Gregor Kreuzhuber, Antonia Mochan, ) The EU’s Council of Ministers responsible for competitiveness...
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Scientific governance at EU level must be improved says Busquin
Brussels, 15 Apr 2005 With the increasing internationalisation of science, it is essential to develop an efficient scientific governance system at EU level in order to enable Europe to take rapid...
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Assessing education and training needs for nanoscience and nanotechnology
Brussels, 15 Apr 2005 Being a relatively new scientific discipline, many academic institutions and public authorities are still in the process of assessing teaching and training needs in the...
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IST project plans to "grow" the world's first computer-based society
Brussels, 15 Apr 2005 The field of social simulation - which uses computer programmes to experiment on social systems - has grown steadily since its birth in the early 1990s. Due to computing...