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25-28 October
2003 - Conference Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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PROGRAM
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25 October 2003 |
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1500-2100H |
Registration and Reception |
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26 October 2003 |
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0830H |
Opening Blessing,
Algonquin Elder
Canada |
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Plenary |
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Valerie Assinewe |
Traditional and modern
scientific knowledge, Canada |
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Maurice Strong |
Sustainable use of biodiversity. Canada |
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Jeffrey McNeely |
Loss of biological and
cultural diversity, IUCN, Switzerland. |
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Medicinal
Biodiversity and Conservation
Chair: Nancy Turner (University of Victoria)
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Robin Marles: |
Boreal Ethnobotany, Canada |
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Sonja Lagos Witte |
Conservation of medicinal
plants in Central America and the Caribbean,
Dominican Republic
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Catherine Potvin |
Community use of plant resources in Panama |
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Herwasono Soedjito |
Community use and conservation of forest resources in
Indonesia |
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Ernie Small |
Canadian medicinal plant biodiversity: Priority issues.
Canada |
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Nancy Turner |
Discussion |
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Reception and Posters |
19:00-21:00 |
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27 October 2003 |
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Research &
Commercialization of Medicinal Plants |
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Chair: Francois Gasengayire,
IDRC |
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Barbara Timmerman:
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Medicinal phytomedicines of the Southern cone of South
America. US. |
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Rachel Mata |
Medicinal natural products in Mexican phytomedicines.
Mexico |
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Pablo N. Solis |
Pharmacognosy research in Panama,
Panama |
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Jim Hudson: |
Antivirals from tropical plants.
Canada |
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Francois Gasengayire |
Discussion |
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Chair: Tim Johns, McGill University |
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Lon Ball |
International trade in organic botanicals. US. |
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Francois Gbeassor: |
Developing a phytomedicine industry in Africa.
Togo |
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Myles Mander |
Commercial phytomedicines,
South Africa |
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Philippe Rasoanaivo |
Traditional Medicine Program Madagascar. Madagascar |
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Tim Johns |
Discussion |
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Dinner Speaker
- Len Good
(to be confirmed) |
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28 October 2003 |
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Research to Policy |
Chair: To be announced |
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Joana Rosario: |
National Institutes
of Health:
Fostering research in medicinal plants. US. |
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Jock Langford |
Environment Canada: Intellectual property (IP) rights
Canada |
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Kelly
Bannister |
Conflicts between research eithics and IP guidelines.
Canada.. |
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John Herity: |
Biodiversity Convention Office,
Environment Canada, Canadian biodiversity policy, Canada |
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Philip Waddington: |
Natural Health Products Directorate, Health Canada:
Regulation of natural health products, Canada |
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Francois Gasengayire |
Discussion |
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Round Table and
Recommendations |
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Chair: Maureen O’Neil,President, IDRC |
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Closing Blessing |
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Algonquin Elder
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