1st Regional Meeting
at the
| Under the Auspices of: | |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| MASHAV | Centre for International Cooperation, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| W.I.S. | Weizmann Institute of Science, The Goldschleger Conference Foundation |
| R. Arnon, J. Arora, A. Badran, B. Chattoo, M. Edelman, L. Esterman, E. Katzir, L. Lai, E. Mintz, Z. Sayers, M. Sela, S. Sopory, W. Zagorski, P. Zanella, P. Zielenkiewicz. |
Monday, March 31, 1997
| Morning Session | 09.00-12.30 (Wolfson Residence) |
| 09.00 | Presentations of Regional Nodes | |
| Introduction to ICCB and Israeli node (W.I.S.) | M. Edelman | |
| Polish node (IBB) and plans for East & Central Europe | W. Zagorski | |
| Indian central (DBT) and subsite nodes (MSU; ICGEB): interactions and plans | J. Arora, B. Chattoo, S. Sopory | |
| Chinese node (IPC) activities and plans | L. Lai | |
| Turkey (Tubitak) activities and plans | Z. Sayers | |
| 10.30 | Coffee | |
| 11.00 | ICCB under the umbrella of UNESCO: the future vision | A. Badran |
| 11.45 | Interaction between EBI and industry: a model | P. Zanella |
| 13.00 | Lunch (San Martin dining room) |
| Afternoon Session | 14.30-16.30 (Wolfson Lecture Hall) |
| 14.30 | Coffee (in the Lobby) |
| 15.00 | In the Chair |
| Prof. Michael Sela, WIS | |
| Welcome | |
| M. Edelman, Coordinator, ICCB | |
| R. Arnon, WIS, Vice President, International Scientific Relations | |
| E. Katchalsky-Katzir, Past President, State of Israel |
| 15.30 | Speaking | |
| A. Badran, Deputy Director, UNESCO | ||
| UNESCO and Bioinformatics | ||
| P. Zanella, Director, European Bioinformatics Institute | ||
| The Future of Bioinformatics |
| 16.30 | Network inauguration ceremony | |
| China: | L. Lai, Beijing | |
| India: | B. Chattoo, Baroda, | |
| S. Sopory, New Delhi | ||
| Israel: | L. Esterman, Rehovot | |
| Poland: | P. Zielenkiewicz, Warsaw | |
| W. Zagorski, Warsaw | ||
| Turkey: | Z. Sayers, Gebze |
| 16.45 | Reception (Wolfson Residence) |
Tuesday, April 1, 1997
| Morning Session | 10.00-12.30 (Wolfson Residence) | ||
| 10.00 | Coffee |
| 10.30 | General discussion: |
| Future directions | |
| Academia and industry | |
| Financing strategies | |
| 13.00 | Lunch (San Martin dining room) |
| Afternoon Session | 14.30-18.00 (Wolfson Residence) |
| 14.30 | Working groups: |
| Draft resolution for UNESCO General Conference | |
| Strategies for regional outreach |
| 16.00 | Coffee |
| 16.30 | Working groups (continued) |