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]