Agent Orange Working Group meeting
This is the First meeting of Agent Orange Working Group in 2010. which will be facilitated by NGO Resource Centre Co-Managing Director and AOWG Chair, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation, VVAF. The detail agenda is as below:
13:40 – 14:00 Pre-meeting mix and mingle for early birds
14:00 – 14:10 Very brief introduction of participants and participating organizations
14:10 – 14:40 Introduction of the Declaration and Action Plan of 10 Years of the US-VN Dialogue Group on AO by a Dialogue Group member (presentation of 15’, followed by 15’ of Q & A)
14:40 – 15:10: Presentation by Prof Dang Thi Cam Ha of the Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) on detoxification of herbicide/dioxin-contaminated soil using microbial diversity and their expression (30’ including Q&A). Please note that Prof Ha is the principal investigator of the bioremediation pilot in the Da Nang Airport – a joint program by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)
15:10 – 15:30: Introduction of Da Nang Coordination Group (consisting of NGOs working on disability in Da Nang), by UNICEF who serves as co-chair of the group
15:45 – 16:30: Discussion of operational issues of the AOWG
· Five-minute presentation of key findings of recent rapid survey among AWOG members, conducted by
Debra Kraus and Vern Weizel
· Review the current terms of reference: 10’
· Elect AOWG core group (incl new chair, and two vice chairs): 10’
· Suggest AOWG meeting schedule for July – December, 2010: 10’
· Other business as necessary: 10’
16:30: Closing by Marko Lovrekovic, NGO RC Director – 3’
Please register here for the AOWG online webmeeting and skype conference call:
By June 30th RSVP to Ms Ha Phan of NGO Resource Center at [email protected]
Further information please contact: Thao Griffiths, Country Representative, Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation - VVAF, Vietnam Office, Add: 20, Ha Hoi, Hanoi , Vietnam Tel: (84 4) 3-733-9444 x 201; Direct: (84 4) 3-7342157; Cell: (84) 915340358; Email: [email protected] and [email protected]