Technical Agenda
WORKSHOP ON THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION PROTECTION AGAINST CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND PREVENTION OF TERRORIST USE OF WMD RELATED MATERIALS
Cavtat, Croatia
09-10 April 2011
WORKSHOP
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Saturday, 09 April 2011
Hotel Croatia – Salon Orlando
- 09:00 - 09:30 – Registration, and introduction to the workshop
- 09:30 - 10:00 – Opening of the workshop
- 10:00 - 10:30 – Promotion of comprehensive national implementation of the CWC
- 10:30 - 11:00 – Coffee Break
- 11:00 - 11:30 – The OPCW’s contribution to the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and to global anti-terrorism efforts
- 11:30 - 12:00 – The implementation of Article X of the CWC
- 12:00 - 12:30 – Detection of dangerous chemicals in the seabed (abandoned chemical weapons and other kind of pollution)
- 12:30 - 14:00 – Lunch Break
- 14:00 - 15:00 – Presentations on the role of the chemical and bio-industries in national implementation of the CWC and the BTWC
- 15:00 - 15:30 – Coffee Break
- 15:30 - 16:30 – Presentations on the role of public – private partnership in protection and prevention of terrorist attacks against chemical and biological facilities and related infrastructure
- 16:30 - 17:30 – Discussion
Sunday 10 April 2011
WORKSHOP
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
Sunday, 10 April 2011
Hotel Croatia – Salon Orlando
- 09:00 - 11:00 – National experiences in implementing the provisions of the CWC and the BTWC in relation to chemical and biological safety and security
- 11:00 - 11:30 – Coffee Break
- 11:30 - 12:30 – Discussions on the lessons learned and on how to promote increased policy and technical cooperation in regard to the implementation of the CWC and the BTWC
- 12:30 - 13:00 – Conclusions and summing-up
- 13:00 - 14:30 – Lunch, and closure
The Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposium - Industry VII
CBMTS-Industry VII The World Congress on CBRN Threat and Terrorism
10-15 April 2011
Saturday 09 April 2011
- 10:00 - 12:00 - Congress Registration and pick-up conference materials
- 13:30 - 16:00 - Congress Registration and pick-up conference materials
Sunday 10 April 2011
- 16:30 - Congress Registration and pick-up conference materials
- 17:00 - Meeting of Sector/Session Chairs/Co-Chairs – Orlando Salon
- 19:00 - Opening of the Exhibition of the dedicated commercial production in the field of NBC Defense (Hotel Croatia Exhibition Area)
- 19:30 - 21:30 - Congress Welcome Reception - Hotel Croatia, Cavtat
Monday 11 April 2011
The Chemical and Biological Medical Treatment Symposium - Industry VII
The World Congress on CBRN Threat and Terrorism
10-15 April 2011
Congress Director: Zvonko Orehovec (Croatia)
Congress Co-Director: Richard Price (US)
Congress Co-Director: Boris Mesarić (Croatia)
Congress Co-Director: Jasminka Trzun (Croatia)
Congress Executive Director: Nikola Milijević (Croatia)
Congress Chair: Slavko Bokan (Croatia)
Congress Co-Chair: Barbara Price (US)
Congress Co-Chair: David Moore (US)
Sectors and Sessions
Sector I
Chemical
Sessions: 1, 5, 9
Chair: David H. Moore, US
Co-Chair: Jiri Bajgar, Czech Republic
Co-Chair: Damir Piršić, Slovenia
Sector II
Nuclear/Radiological
Sessions: 2, 6, 12
Chair: Ronald K. Chesser, US
Co-Chair: Brenda E. Rogers, US
Co-Chair: Carleton J. Phillips, US
Sector III
Biological
Sessions: 3, 10, 15
Chair: David M. Robinson, US
Co-Chair: Steven Adams, US
Co-Chair: Elena Ryabchikova, Russia
Sector IV
Modern and Advanced Scientific and Technological Approaches to the CBRN Threats
Sessions: 4, 8, 13
Chair: Stef Stienstra, The Netherlands
Co-Chair: Timothy Bauer, US
Co-Chair: Edita Vujasinović, Croatia
Sector V
Emerging Issues & Technologies
Sessions: 7, 14, 11 - Poster session
Chair: Peter Leitner, US
Co-Chair: Venkat Rao, US
Co-Chair: Roberto Mugavero, Italy
Sector VI
Technical Demonstrations and Related Exhibitions
Place and Role of the dedicated commercial production in the field of NBC Defense
Industry technical presentations
Chair: Zoja Crnečki, Croatia
Monday, 11 April 2011
- 09:00 - 10:30 Hotel Croatia – Congress Hall Ragusa
Congress Opening with Official Welcome and Introductions
- Introduction and Official Welcome by Damir Trut, Director of National Protection and Rescue Directorate, Croatia
- Presentation by H.E. Mrs. Kalimi Mugambi Mworia, Director of the International Cooperation and Assistance Division of the OPCW Technical Secretariat, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Remarks by Lieutenant General Slavko Barić, Deputy Chief of General Staff of Croatian Armed Forces
- Remarks and Congress Opening by Mr. Davor Božinović, Ph.D., Croatian Minister of Defence
A Special Report: The OPCW Workshop and current Developments of the WMD Nonproliferation
Information on the Workshop, Sanja Bujas Juraga, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Intgration, Directorate for Multilateral Affairs, Department for International Security, Head of Department, Croatia
United Nations Global Counter-terrorism Strategy; Dr. Gabriele Kraatz- Wadsack, Chief Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch, United Nations, New York
Disasters without Borders: Multinational Cooperation on Nuclear Nonproliferation and other Issues, including Japan; Prof. Ronald K. Chesser, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas USA
- 10:30 - 11:00 – Coffee Break
- 11:00 - 11:30 Introductions of Sectors: Chair: Slavko Bokan, Croatia, Co-Chair: Barbara Price, US, Co-Chair: David Moore, US
(Sector Chairs will introduce their Sector and Sessions Chairs and Co-Chairs each approximately 5-10 minutes in duration)
- Sector 1 - Chemical
- Sector 2 - Nuclear/Radiological
- Sector 3 - Biological
- Sector 4 - Modern and Advanced Scientific and Technological Approaches to the CBRN Threats
- Sector 5 - Emerging Issues & Technologies
11:30 - 12:50 Session 1: Chemical 1
Chair: Jiri Bajgar, Czech Republic
Co-Chair: Kallol K. Ghosh, India
- Recent Initiatives for Medical Defense against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism; David H. Moore, USA
- Medical Countermeasures in Case of Threat or Use of Nerve Agents; Jiri Bajgar, Czech Republic
- Structural Aspects of Oxime based Reactivators of Cholinesterases as Nucleophile; Kallol K. Ghosh, India
- How to use REACH as a Tool in Protection against Chemical Threat and Terrorism; Damir Piršić, Slovenia, Boris Mesarić, Croatia
13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Session 2: Nuclear/Radiological 1
Dismantlement of Iraq’s Nuclear Facilities
Chair: Ronald K. Chesser, US
Co-Chair: Emad Shamsaldin, Iraq
- Nuclear Nonproliferation and Post-Conflict Nation Building in Iraq: Introduction to the Session; Carleton J. Phillips, USA
- Decommissioning Challenges and Progress on Destroyed Nuclear Facilities and Sites in Iraq; Adnan S. Jarjies, Iraq
- OverviewISN/NESS Projects in Iraq, April 2011, William David Kenagy, USA
- The EU/Iraq Cooperation in Nuclear Decommissioning and Radwaste Management; Renato Mele, European Commission, Belgium
- Possibilty of Application of TTU USA and International Radioecology Laboratory in Ukraine Experience to Japanese Accident; Mikhail Bondarkov, Ukraine
16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:20 Session 3: Biological 1
Chair: Peter Leitner, US
Co-Chair: Encho Savov, Bulgaria
- The use of Commercial non-BW Manufacturing Techniques and Equipment for the Creation of a Clandestine BW Program: Peter Leitner, USA
- Biorisk and Biosecurity; David M. Robinson, USA
- Antibiotic Resistance, Global Threat; (55) Encho Savov, Bulgaria
- The Use of Combination of Anthrax and Orthopox Therapeutic Antibodies from Human Origin in Biodefense; Stef Stienstra, The Netherlands
- Isolation of nonpathogenic Entamoeba coli from patients: Aspects of Environmental Contamination; Kennedy Kaonga, Zambia
Tuesday 12 April 2011
08:30 - 10:00 Session 4
Modern and Advanced Scientific and Technological Approaches to the CBRN Threats
Chair: Steven Adams, US
Co-Chair: Dan Kaszeta, UK
- A New Approach on CBRN Decontamination Systems and Decontaminant; Stefano Miorotti, Italy
- The Economic Efficiency of Chemical Detection: How do we evaluate Cost-Effectiveness of Chemical Detection?; Dan Kaszeta, UK
- Problems of Pollution by Arsenic of Environment after Works on Destruction of Lewisite; Marina Shumilova, Russia
- Optimizing Operational Medical Countermeasure Deployment Strategies for Public Health, Emergency Response, and Medical Systems; Steven A. Adams, USA
10:00 - 10:30 - Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 Session 5: Chemical 2
Chair: Robert P. Chilcott, UK
Co-Chair: Hakan Yaren, Turkey
- History and Future of Skin Protection; Robert P. Chilcott, UK
- The Efficiency of Melatonin and S-methylisothiourea Treatments in Nitrogen Mustard Induced Lung Toxicity: (60) Hakan Yaren, Turkey
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 Session 6: Nuclear/Radiological 2
Dismantlement of Iraq’s Nuclear Facilities
Chair: Carleton J. Phillips , US
Co-Chair: Renato Mele, EC
- Radioactive Waste Management in Iraq: Status, Planning, and Challenges; Emad Shamsaldin, Iraq
- Radiation Worker’s Safety and Public Health Assessment; Brenda E. Rodgers, USA
- Geo-pilot Plant Decommissioning Experiment and the Radiation Protection Center Developing Role for Full Regulations Program; Hamza Yaseen Al-Jebouri, Iraq
- The Role of Science Diplomacy in Iraq Nuclear Facility Dismantlement: A Student Perspective; Eric K. Howell, USA
- Summary and Session Overview: Iraq NDs and the Role of Texas Tech’s CERS in Nuclear Nonproliferation and Security; Ronald K. Chesser, USA
16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:50 Session 7: Emerging Issues & Technologies 1
Special Treatment of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria and Antibiotics in the Environment
Chair: Stefano Miorotti, Italy
Co-Chair: Igor Anić, Croatia
- Biological Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Infections; Slavko Bokan, Croatia
- Biological Threat of Precursor and Antibiotics in Stream Sediments; Igor Anić, Croatia
- Biological Threat of Toxic Substance Distribution; Indira Crnkic, Croatia
- Chemical Treatment of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria and Antibiotics in the Environment; Zvonko Orehovec, Croatia
- Experience in Treatement of Contaminated Soil using Termal Desorption Technology; Miroslav Emling and Ilija Smitran, presented by Zvonko Orehovec, Croatia
- BX 24 Decontaminant Product and its Reaction with TIC's; Stefano Miorotti, Italy
- Equipment for Personal Protection against Biological Agents and Anthropogenic Compounds in Contaminated Environmental Remediation; Ljubica Česnik, Protekta, Croatia
18:50 – Free Time
Wednesday 13 April 2011
08:30 - 10:00 Session 8: Crisis - Consequence Management
Chair: Darko Vinicki, Croatia
Co-Chair: Lidija Savik, Macedonia
- NPIC's Role in Dealing with Chemicals Crisis and Accidents – Macedonian Example; Lidija Savik, Macedonia
- Plan for Evacuation and Rescue in Oil Industry; Željko Benković, Croatia
- Evaluation of the Emergency and Rescue Plans using Modern Computer Programs; Darko Vinicki and Marijan Lončarević, Croatia
10:00 - 10:30 – Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30 Session 9: Chemical 3
Chair: Jiri Kassa, Czech Republic
Co-Chair: Kamil Kuca, Czech Republic
- A Comparison of the Neuroprotective Efficacy of Individual Oxime (Hi-6) and Combinations of Oximes (Hi-6 + Trimedoxime, Hi-6 + K203) in Soman-Poisoned Rats; Jiri Kassa, Czech Republic
- Development of pseudo catalytic bioscavengers: In Vitro Oxime-Assisted Reactivation of Human Butyrylcholinesterase; Jun Daniel, Czech Republic
- Novel Acetylcholinesterase Reactivators; Kamil Kuca, Czech Republic
12:30 - 13:30 – Lunch
13:30 - 15:10 Session 10: Biological 2
Chair: Ellerbrok Heinz, Germany
Co-Chair: Dizaye Kawa, Iraq
- Lytic Activity of Bacteriophage against Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (CSOM) in Erbil City; Dizaye Kawa, Iraq,
- Biotechnology Risk and Scientists' Responsibility; Wei Xiao-Qing, P.R. China
- Experimental Model for the F. tularensis Survival in Water Evaluation; Pozdnyakova Lyudmila, Ukraine
- BIGRUDI, Mobile Diagnostics for Biothreat Agents; Ellerbrok Heinz, Germany
15:10 - 15:40 Session 11: Poster presentation
Chair: Steven A. Adams, USA
Co-Chair: Peter Hunziker, Switzerland
- Whether all Chemical Weapons in Russia in 2015 will be destroyed? A View from Udmurtiya; Marina Shumilova, Russia
- Testing the Resistance of Polymer Materials and Textiles against Warfare Agents; Peter Hunziker, Switzerland
- Analytical Methods for Determination of Organophosphorus Compounds; Milica Zlatković, Republic of Serbia
- Genetic Diversity and Geographic Distribution of F. tularensis in the Ukraine; Pozdnyakova Lyudmyla, Ukraine
- Inactivation F. tularensis in Water by Chlorine Disinfectants; Nina G. Slavina, Ukraine
- Training Purpose of Special Forces for Action in CBRN Conditions; Zvonko Krajnović, Croatia
- Civil Defense Response to WMD Threats and Terrorism; Zvonko Orehovec, Croatia
- Development of Test Systems for Mycotoxins Actual for Food Safety in Russia; Igor Dunaytsev, Russia
- Development and Implementation of Several BA Detection Means; Sergey Biketov, Russia
15:40 - 16:10 – Coffee Break
16:10 - 17:00 – Posters viewing
19:00-21:30 Congress Dinner - Hotel Croatia terrace
Thursday 14 April 2011
08:30 - 10:00 Session 12: Nuclear/Radiological 3
International Efforts in Nuclear Nonproliferation
Chair: Brenda E. Rodgers, US
Co-Chair: Adnan Jarjies, Iraq
- Nuclear Security System in Georgia; Lia Chelidze, Georgia
- Initial Assessment: Lessons Learned from Managing Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accidents; Katsuhisa Furukawa, Japan
- An Integrated Approach to Risk Assessment and Mitigating the Nuclear and Radiological Threat; Slavko Bokan, Croatia
- Possible Terrorist Use of Radioactive and Nuclear Material; Boris Ilijaš, Croatia
10:00 - 10:30 – Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30 Session 13: Protective Materials, Clothing and Equipment Against CBRN Threats
Chair: Edita Vujasinović, Croatia
Co-Chair: Timothy Bauer, US
- Recommendations Regarding Percutaneous Toxicity and Contact Transfer; Timothy Bauer, USA
- Evolved Gas Analysis and Flame Retardant Characterisation of Textiles Treated with Organophosphorus Based Compounds; Sandra Bischof Vukušić , Croatia
- Evaluating SEAM Performance in Protective Clothes; Edita Vujasinović, Croatia
- The Peculiarity of Complex Design Concept for Protective Functional Clothing; Jelka Geršak, Slovenia
12:30 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 – 15:20 Session 14: Emerging Issues & Technologies 2
Chair: Roberto Mugavero, Italy
Co-Chair: Wang Yong-An, China
- The Biohazard: From the Routine Management to the Emergency Response in Case of Natural, Accidental or Intentional Biological Events in Workplaces; Roberto Mugavero, Italy
- Reversibile Treatment of Rad-Bio-Chem Lesions on the Skin; Constantin Stan, Romania
- Anticonvulsant Effect of Midazolam on Neurotoxic Rodenticde Tetramine Induced-Seizure in Dats; Wang Yong-An, P.R. China
- Initial Assessment: Challenges of Damage Mitigation and Crisis Management in Tohoku Earthquake Disasters; Katsuhisa Furukawa, Japan
15:20 - 15:50 - Coffee Braek
15:50 - 17:30 Session 15: Biological 3
Chair: David Trudil, US
Co-Chair: Elena Ryabchikova, Russia
- A Broad Based Collaborative Effort to Respond to Pathogenic Bacteria; David Trudil, USA
- Interaction of Gold Nanoparticles with HeLa Cells; Elena Ryabchikova, Russia
- Addressing Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity; Anthony Treubrodt, USA
- Emerging Trends in On-Site Analysis, Consideration of the Forensic Imperative; Monica Heyl, USA
17:30 – Free Time
Friday 15 April 2011
09:00 - 10:30 Session 16: The Summary of Sessions by Sector Chairs/Co-Chairs
Chair: Slavko Bokan, Croatia
Co-Chair: Barbara Price, US
Co-Chair: David Moore, US
(as a norm, each Sector Report will be approximately 10 minutes in duration)
- Sector 1 - Chemical
- Sector 2 - Nuclear/Radiological
- Sector 3 - Biological
- Sector 4 - Modern and Advanced Scientific and Technological Approaches to the CBRN Threats
- Sector 5 - Emerging Issues & Technologies
10:30 - 11:00 - The CBMTS Meetings: The best way forward Closing Remarks and the Congress Adjourns
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch