CBMTS Industry V

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The Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposium - Industry V

CBMTS-Industry V
The Fourth World Congress on Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism

Registration will be from 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-15:00

Saturday 14 April 2007

OPCW Workshop for Customs Authorities in Southeastern Europe on Technical Aspects of the Transfers Regime
Cavtat, Croatia

14-15 April 2007

The Workshop that was held in Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 14 and 15 April 2007, was intended for customs officials who are involved in implementing this regime, and was focused on best practices in that area. It should also help improve the ability of participating States Parties to track transfers of chemicals listed in the Convention’s schedules of chemicals.

How customs authorities handle scheduled chemicals has a practical impact on the implementation of the Convention’s transfers regime, and can play a key role in diminishing and eventually eliminating discrepancies between the quantities of scheduled chemicals declared by importing and exporting States Parties in respect of the same transfers. The workshop will provide participating States Parties with an opportunity to discuss amongst themselves and with personnel from the Technical Secretariat such topics as:

  • the identification of chemicals relevant to the Convention, including in the Harmonised System; current recommendations of the World Customs Organization (WCO); and potential changes to that System and those recommendations as they concern scheduled chemicals;
  • sources of information for customs officials and customs laboratories: the Handbook on Chemicals, the OPCW Central Analytical Database and other useful databases; and
  • customs-related matters, such as discrepancies in the reporting of transfers of scheduled chemicals, free ports and free zones, risk assessment, transshipments, and software for customs services.

Workshop Agenda
Saturday, 14 April 2007
Hotel Croatia – Salon Orlando

09:30-10:00 – Opening of the workshop by H. E. Mr Igor Pokaz, Assistant Minister of Defence of Croatia and H. E. Ms Ana-Marija Bešker, Ambassador-at-large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia; Mr Zlatko Jurina Assistant Director of the Customs Administration of Croatia

10:00-10:45 – The Chemical Weapons Convention and the OPCW (Mr Sergei Kisselev, Senior Coordination/Planning Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat)

11:15-12:00 – The legal framework for controls and enforcement with respect to transfers: import-and-export provisions, and cooperation between the National Authority and customs authorities (Ms Brigitta Exterkate, Senior Legal Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat; Mr D.R. Johnson, Regional Advisor, Export Controls and Border Security, US Embassy in Zagreb)

12:00-12:30 – Dual use controls – implementation by European Union industry (Mr Neil Harvey, Head, International Trade, Chemical Industry Association, UK)

14:00-14:30 – Chemicals to be monitored under the Convention, and their principal uses (Mr Daniel Cardozo, Information Evaluation Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat)

14:30-15:00 - Identification of scheduled chemicals, and the Harmonised System:

  1. current recommendations of the World Customs Organization
  2. potential changes to the Harmonised System and to WCO recommendations concerning scheduled chemicals
(Mr Daniel Cardozo, Information Evaluation Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat)

15:00-15:30 – Sources of information for customs officials on the identification of scheduled chemicals:

  1. the Handbook on Chemicals
  2. the OPCW Central Analytical Database, and other useful databases
(Mr Daniel Cardozo, Information Evaluation Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat)

16:00-17:00 – Customs-related issues:

  1. discrepancies in the reporting of transfers of scheduled chemicals
  2. free ports and free zones
  3. software for use by customs services
  4. risk assessments
  5. transshipments
(Mr Daniel Cardozo, Information Evaluation Officer, OPCW Technical Secretariat)

17:00-18:00 – Croatia’s experience in monitoring imports and exports of scheduled chemicals (representative of the Customs Administration of Croatia; Ms Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Head, Department of International Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia; Ms Ivana Halle, Head, Export Control Department, Ministry of Economy of Croatia)

Sunday 15 April 2007

OPCW Workshop for Customs Authorities in Southeastern Europe on Technical Aspects of the Transfers Regime

Workshop Agenda
Sunday, 15 April 2007
Hotel Croatia – Salon Orlando

09:00-11:00 – Presentations by States Parties on practical implementation issues under the transfers regime: free ports and free zones, regional free-trade agreements, risk assessment, identification of chemicals, and licences for import and export The Discrepancies in the reporting of Transfers of Scheduled Chemicals as perceived by Ministry of Industry, the Italian experience, P. Nicholas Emerton-Court, E1 - Ufficio Armi Chimiche, Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico (Ministry of Industry)

11:30-12:30 – Roundtable discussions on practical implementation matters

12:00-13:00 – Conclusions and summing-up

Note:
All OPCW Workshop presentations are available on CBMTS Industry V CD added to this Proceedings.

The Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposium - Industry V

CBMTS-Industry V
The Fourth World Congress on Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism

16:30 - Registration and pick-up conference materials

17:00 - Meeting of Sector/Session Chairs/Co-Chairs – Main Auditorium

18:00 - Opening of the Exhibition devoted to the X anniversary of OPCW, Mr Krzysztof Paturej, Director of the Office of Special Projects – OSP, Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons – OPCW

18:30 - “LINDŽO” Folklore Ensemble

19:30-21:30 - Congress Welcome Reception (Hotel Croatia, Cavtat)

Monday 16 April 2007

The Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposium - Industry V

The Fourth World Congress on Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism

16-20 April 2007

Congress Honorary Director: MS Igor Pokaz, Assistant Minister of Defense (Croatia)
Congress Co-Director: Col. Richard Price (US)
Congress Co-Director: Dr. Zvonko Orehovec (Croatia)
Congress Chair: Dr. Slavko Bokan (Croatia)
Congress Co-Chair: Dr. Barbara Price (US)

Sectors and Sessions:

Sector I
Chemical and Radiological Threats (Chem/Rad)
Sessions: 4, 9, 13
Chair: Dr. David Moore (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. R.C. Whitcomb Jr. (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Ronald Chesser, (US)

Sector II
Biological and Terrorism Threats (Bio) and Opening Overview
Sessions: 1, 2, 6
Chair: Dr. David Robinson (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Venkat Rao, (US)

Sector III
Consequence Management/Medical (CM)
Sessions: 3, 7, 12
Chair: Dr. Steven Bice (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. David Stockwell (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Pavel Castulik (Czech Republic)

Sector IV
Detection, Identification and Decontamination, Posters (DDI)
Sessions: 5, 14, 15
Chair: Dr. Stef Stenstra (Netherlands)
Co-Chair: David Trudil (US)

Sector V
Dual-Use: Biosafety and Biosecurity, Commercial (D-U)
Sessions: 8, 10, 16
Chair: Dr. Eric Stephan (Canada)
Co-Chair: Dr. Stephen W. Borron (US)
Co-Chair: Nayla Feghali (US)

Sector VI
The Congress Technical Demonstrations and Related Exhibition (TD)
Session: 11
Chair: MS Damir Trut (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Alenko Ribic (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Major Tomica Sabolic (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Major Darrin Smith (US)

09:15-09:45 Hotel Croatia – Congress Hall Ragusa
Congress Opening with Official Welcome and Introductions

  1. Administrative remarks by Col. Price and Dr. Orehovec and introduction of key Symposium staff – Col. Richard Price and Dr. Zvonko Orehovec
  2. CBMTS-Industry series Overview by Mr Boris Mesaric, General Manager of Petrokemija Ltd., Fertilizer Company, Kutina, Croatia
  3. Convening of the Director General of OPCW message at the opening of the Congress, Zeljko Jerkic, External Relations Planning Officer, OPCW
  4. Remarks by Lt. Gen. David Poythress, Commander Georgia National Guard and Georgia Department of Defense
  5. Official World Congress Open - MS Igor Pokaz, Assistant Minister of Defense of the Republic of Croatia and CBMTS-Industry V Director

09:45-11:00 - The OPCW

  1. OPCW ongoing activities and its role in the fight against terrorism, Mr Krzysztof Paturej, Director of the Office of Special Projects – OSP, Organization for the Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons
  2. CWC: A Swiss retrospective and perspective (7) Marc Cadisch, Switzerland
  3. Export Controls and Industry Outreach. Mutual Benefits of Business – Government Partnerships, (39) Johnston D. R., US

11:20-13:00 - Session 1: The CBMTS-Industry V CBMTS General Overview
Congress Chair: Dr. Slavko Bokan (Croatia)
Congress Co-Chair: Dr. Barbara Price (US)

  1. Cyanide toxidrome. A cluster of nonspecific signs may be a clue (5), Fréderíc Baud, France
  2. Presentations on the Relationship of Microorganism Classification by CDC/NIH Guidelines and the CFR to the Design of Laboratory Facilities (89), David Robinson, US
  3. Cyber Terrorism Demands a Global Risks and Threats Strategic Management (84), Radica Gareva, Macedonia
  4. Forensic Reconstructions of Radioactive Particulate Releases at the Chernobyl and Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Facilities, Ronald Chessar (9), US

14:00-15:30 - Session 2: Biological Threat/Terrorism 1
Chair: Dr. Venkat Rao (US)
Co-Chair: Sasa Medakovic (Croatia)

  1. The Pathology of Avian Influenza in Birds and Animals: an Analytical Review (49), Elena Ryabchikova, Russian Federation
  2. Military & Military Medical Support in Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI/H5N1) Pandemic Scenario (81), Vaso Taleski, Macedonia
  3. Adenovirus-vectored vaccine as a rapid-response tool against avian influenza pandemic (58), Kent Van Kampen, US
  4. Inoculation Policies in Response to Terrorist or WMD Attacks: Additional Factors to Consider (74), Peter M. Leitner, US

16:00-17:30 - Session 3: Consequences Management/Medical 1
Chair: Dr. David Stockwell (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Anja Cizmek (Croatia)

  1. Effects of CHEAP Antidotes; Sodium Bicarbonate and Magnesium Sulfate in Organophosphorous Poisoning (2), Mahdi Balali-Mood, Iran
  2. Smoke Inhalation and Cyanide Poisoning: 20+Years of the Paris Experience (3) Fréderíc Baud, France
  3. Coordinating International Responses to Emergencies (6), Steven Bice, US
  4. The Role of Emergency Medical Service in CBR Incidents (8), Pavel Castulik, Czech Republic

Tuesday 17 April 2007

08:00-10:00 - Session 4: Chemical and Radiological Threat 1
Chair: Dr. Mahdi Balali-Mood (Iran)
Co-Chair Dr. Mason H. Soule (US)

  1. Protein Changes in Sulfur Mustard Exposure: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications (43), Prabhati Ray, US
  2. Cell Death Mechanisms in Sulfur Mustard Injury: Basis for Therapeutics Development (44), Radharaman Ray, US
  3. New directions in antidote treatment of OPC intoxications (10), Christophor Dishovsky, Bulgaria
  4. Radiological Dispersal, Polonium-210, and Lessons for Public Health (62), R.C. Whitcomb, US
  5. Border Control of Nuclear and other Radioactive Materials (66), Sasa Medakovic, Croatia

10:30-12:30 - Session 5: Detection, Identification and Decontamination 1
Chair: Nayla Feghali (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Bryon Marsh (US)

  1. Fit Factor of Respirators against CBR Agents of Nanoparticles Dimensions (22), Milena Jovasecic-Stojanovic, Serbia
  2. Demonstration Exercise of a Validated Sample Collection Method for Powders Suspected of Bein Biological Agents in Georgia 2006 (28), Byron Marsh, US
  3. Development of Procedures for the Analysis of Components of Dumped Chemical Weapons and their Principal Transformation Products in Sea Water (51), Elena I. Savel’eva, Russian Federation
  4. The CBRNE Threat Needs New Dedicated Analysers (54), Stef Stienstra, Netherlands
  5. Detection - NIR, Luminescence, and other rapid methods- pit falls and Opportunities (72), David Trudil, US

12:30-13:30 – J. Med CBR Defense Editor’s Lunch – by Invitation Only

13:30-15:30 - Session 6: Biological Threat/Terrorism 2
Chair: Prof Dr. Elena Ryabchikova (Russian Federation)
Co-Chair: Dr. Vaso Taleski (Macedonia)

  1. Non-Replicating Adenovirus-Vectored Anthrax Vaccine (59) Kent Van Kampen, US
  2. The Czech National Action Plan on Combating Terrorism: Political and Legal Point of Outcome in Responding to CBRNE-Terrorism (29), Jiri Matousek, Czech Republic
  3. Intelligence and Security Standards on Industrial Facilities Protection in Case of Terrorism and Military Attack (57), Davor Stipetić, Croatia
  4. Epidemiology of Multiresistant Acinetobacter Infections in Bulgaria (53), Encho Savov, Bulgaria
  5. The Approach to Bioterrorism Incidents in Turkey (76), Levent Kenar, Turkey
  6. Biohazard Analysis of Select Biodefense Vaccine Candidates—Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Strain 3526 and Francisella tularensis LVS (88) Venkat Rao, US

16:00-17:30 - Session 7: Crisis Management/Medical 2
Chair: Dr. Paul Florin (Romania)
Co-Chair: Dr. Michael Taylor (US)

  1. Hydroxocobalamin as a Cyanide Antidote: Empirical Use, Safety, Efficacy, and Considerations for Stockpiling (16) Alan Hall, USA
  2. An All-Hazards Approach to Antidotal Therapy in Cyanide Poisoning (79), Stephen W. Borron, USA
  3. Combinatorial Chemistry in New Drug Discovery (17), Murray Hamilton, US
  4. The US CDC SNS ChemPack and the US CDC SNS Deployable Federal Medical Station (21), Steven A. Adams, US

Wednesday 18 April 2007

08:00-10:00 - Session 8: Dual-Use Biosafety and Biosecurity 1
Chair: Dr. Jacques Lavigne (Canada)
Co-Chair: Dr. Zvonko Orehovec (Croatia)

  1. Science and Security Policy: The Case of Advanced Pathogens (18), Elisa D. Harris, US
  2. OECD Policy Recommendations on Security for Biological Materials (83), Jack Radisch, France
  3. WMD Nonproliferation: Biosecurity in the Age of Terrorism (37), Carleton J. Phillips, US
  4. New International Initiatives on Enhancement of Biosafety and Biosecurity Regulations for Laboratories Handling Infectious Agents (34), Elena Ryabchikova, Russian Federation
  5. Canada’s Global Partnership Program (31) Maureen Ellis, Canada
  6. The Programs for Strengthening Biosafety and Biosecurity in Georgia (64), Mzia Kutateladze, Republic of Georgia

10:30-12:00 - Session 9: Chemical and Radiological Threat 2
Chair: Dr. Christophor Dishovsky (Bulgaria)
Co-Chair: Dr. Timothy Bauer (US)

  1. Pakistan’s Approach towards Chem-Bio Issues (19), Muhammad Afzal Khan, Pakistan
  2. Role of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in Combating Chemical Terrorism (30), Jiri Matousek, Czech Republic
  3. Toxic Effects of Peracetic Acid Used as a Chemical Weapon during Workers Riots (26) Jasmina Jovic-Stosic, Serbia

13:00-14:30 - Session 10: Sponsors/Commercial
Chair: Dr. Alan Hall (US)
Co-Chair: Karen Rymarczyk (US)

  1. Reactive Skin Decontamination Lotion and Demilitarization: Partners in Global Safety (14), Nayla Feghali, E-Z-EM, US
  2. The integration of a small Thermal Desorption (TD) system for air monitoring into a mobile analytical laboratory in France used by the NRBC emergency first responder police organization (47) Gareth M. Roberts, UK
  3. A New Generation of Thermal Desorption Technology Incorporating Multi Mode Sampling (NRT/ DAAMS/ Liquid Agent) for both On and Off Line Analysis of Trace Level Airborne Chemical Warfare Agents (48), Gareth M. Roberts, UK
  4. The Environics Mobile CBRN Detection System (20), Salo Reijo, Finland

15:00-18:00 - Session 11: Congress Field Technical Demonstrations and Host country Dinner
Chair: MS Damir Trut (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Alenko Ribic (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Major Tomica Sabolic (Croatia)
Co-Chair: Major Darrin Smith (US)

  1. The 4th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) (24), Darrin L. Smith, US

16:30-17:00 - Field Demonstrations Briefing

17:00-18:00 - Field Demonstrations

19:00-22:30 – Congress Dinner - Fort Revelin Dubrovnik

Thursday 19 April 2007

08:00-10:00 - Session 12: Crisis Management/Medical 3
Chair: Dr. Stef Stienstra (Netherlands)
Co-Chair: Elizabeth Poythress (US)

  1. Antidotal efficacy of a new combination in treatment of subacute T-2 toxin poisoning in rats (60) Vesna Jacevic, Serbia
  2. System for Capturing/Storage/Retrieval/ Sharing of Toxicological Information Required for Rapid Assessment of Risks Posed by Release of CBRN Materials in the Environment (63), Michael Taylor, US
  3. Hospital Preparedness to Respond to Biological and Chemical Terrorist Attack (69), Florin Paul, Romania
  4. Problem of Toxicological and Hygienic Assessment of Wastes and Materials Contacted with Toxic Chemicals (45), Vladimir Rembovskiy, Russian Federation
  5. Intraosseous Administration of Antidotes in the Chemical Weapons Victim - An Alternative to the Intravenous Route? (80), Stephen W. Borron, US

10:30-12:30 - Session 13: Chemical and Radiological Threat 3 Problem of Toxicological and Hygienic Assessment of Wastes and Materials Contacted with Toxic Chemicals
Chair: Dr. Murray Hamilton (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Byron Marsh (US)

  1. The Importance of Particle Size in Estimating Downwind Contamination from an RDD (1), Timothy Bauer, US
  2. Contemporary Pollution due Old Uranium Tails (15), Igor Hadjamberdiev, Kyrgyzstan
  3. Establishment of Exposure to Organophosphorus Warfare Agents by Means of SPME-GSMS Analysis of Bodily Fluids (52) Elena I. Savel’eva, Russian Federation
  4. Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in acute organophosphate poisoning and new potential therapeutic agents(61), Slavica Vucinic, Serbia
  5. Identifications of Opium and Heroin Body Packing by Medical Imaging in the Poisoned and Non-Poisoned Drug Smuggler (3) Mahdi Balali-Mood, Iran

13:30-15:30 - Session 14: Posters (Oral Presentations)
Session 15: Poster Viewing
Chair: LTC Jeffrey Allen (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Mzia Kutateladze (Georgia)

  1. Scientific support of terrorist actions by commercial grey area literature (25), Walter Katzung, Germany
  2. NaVirCept – Nucleic Acid-Based Anti-Viral Project (55), Eric R. Stephen, Canada
  3. Liquid missile fuels as means of chemical terrorist attack (68), Vladimir Superina, Croatia
  4. Journal of Medical Chemical, Biological and Radiological Defense (42), Barbara Price, US
  5. Pattern of morbidity and mortality in Kurdistan/Iraq with an emphasis on exposure to chemical weapons (33), Kawa Dizaye, Iraq
  6. Advanced Hazmat Life Support (AHLS): A Feasibility Assessment (71) Stephen W. Borron, US
  7. Possibilities for Hospital Treatment of Industrial Accident Victims in Military Medical Academy (MMA) (73), Milena Jovasecic-Stojanovic, Serbia
  8. Counterproliferation, Border Security and Counterterrorism Subject-Related Laws and Regulations, Including Export Control Regimes in South-Eastern European Countries (72), Slavko Bokan, Croatia
  9. Experience of Republic of Macedonia in Providing WMD Non-Proliferation Policy (70), Safet Mecinovic, Macedonia
  10. Radiation Risk Associated with Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: Irrational Fear or Real Danger? (77) Vladimir Reshetin, Belarus
  11. Role of Decontamination in CBR Incidents (94), Pavel Castulik, Czech Republic

17:00-21:30 - Guided Tour of Dubrovnik

Friday 20 April 2007

08:00-10:00 - Session 16: Dual-Use Biosafety and Biosecurity 2
Chair: Dr. Carleton Phillips (US)
Co-Chair: Dr. Morrine Ellis (Canada

  1. Republic of Croatia's Experiences in the Implementation of the EU Directive about Dual-Use Items (68) Zdenko Vidas, Croatia
  2. Maximum Credible Event Analysis Methods-Tools and Applications in Biosecurity Programs (88) Venkat Rao, US
  3. A Responsible Code of Conduct for the Life Sciences and Dual-Use Research (80), Slavko Bokan, Croatia
  4. Dual Use Threat Assessment Framework - An Attempt to Quantify the Risk (56), Eric R. Stephen, Canada

10:30-11:30 - Session 17: Summary of Sessions by Sector Chairs
Congress Chair: Dr. Slavko Bokan (Croatia)
Congress Co-Chair: Dr. Barbara Price (US)

  1. Chemical and Radiological Threat (Chem/Rad)
  2. Biological/Terrorism (Bio)
  3. Consequence Management/Medical (CM)
  4. Detection, Decontamination, Identification and Poster Presentations (DDI)
  5. Dual-Use, Biosafety and Biosecurity (D-U)
  6. Workshop & Congress Field Technical Demonstrations (TD)

12:00-12:15 - The CBMTS and the 15th and 16th Meetings: The best way forward

12:15-12:30 - The Closing: CBMTS Industry V, Fourth World Congress CBR & Terrorism