International Conference on Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) Risk Assessment Methodology

“Optimization of SPS Regulatory Tool – BOX”

August 9 - 11, 2005

Omni - Shoreham Hotel, Washington DC

Proceedings

Address of Attendees

Day 1

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

	Day 1 Tuesday, August 9, 2005	PowerPoint Presentations	Papers
Session Moderator:	Tsegaye Habtemariam	International Conference on Risk Assessment Methodology
10:15 – 11:15 am	Warner North	The Use of Risk Analyses in Decision Making and the Role of Scientific Research	The Use of Risk Analyses in Decision Making and the Role of Scientific Research
11:30 – 12:15 pm	Lee Ann Jackson	Scientific justification in a resource scarce world
12:15 – 1:45 pm	George Gray	Challenges in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Risk Assessment
2:20 – 2:50 pm	Aldo Malavasi	Developing IPPC Standards for Phytosanitary Regulation: an Alternative to Individual Country- and Commodity-Specific Risk Assessment”	Developing IPPC standards for Phytosanitary regulation: an alternative to individual country – and commodity – specific risk assessment
2:50 – 3:20 pm	Sara Olembo	Assessment of capacity and characterization of resources for risk analysis in Africa	Assessment of capacity and characterization of resources for risk analysis in Africa.
3:20 – 3:45 pm	Tim Obrien	A Closer look at how the Americas’ are Advancing the WTO/SPS Agreement
4:00 – 4:20 pm	Ken Forsythe	Risk assessment methods currently in use in animal health
4:20 – 4:40 pm	Ron Sequeira	Risk Analysis in PPQ: Status and Challenges
4:40 – 5:00 pm	Wayne Schlosser	Risk Assessment Methods Currently in Use in Food Safety

Day 2

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

	Day 2 Wednesday, August 10, 2005	PowerPoint Presentations	Papers
8:30 – 8:55 am	Jantje Moen	Phytosanitary Risk Analysis Methodology Applied in South Africa	Phytosanitary Risk Analysis Methodology Applied in South Africa
8:55 – 9:20 am	Randy Morley	Animal Health Risk Analysis in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
9:20 – 9:45 am	Alejandra Elizalde	Risk Assessment Methodology in Mexico	Risk Assessment Methodology in Mexico
9:45 – 10:10 am	Christine Reed	Environmental Pest Risk Assessment – NewZealand Experience
10:45 – 12:30 pm	Alejandro Thiermann	World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)	World Organization for Animal Health (OIE)
10:45 – 11:10 am	Lloyd Webb	Pan American Health Organization	Risk Analysis Methodology in the Caribbean
11:10 -11:35 am	Richard Sgrillo	Quantitative analysis tools for phytosanitary measures: a perspective from South America	Quantitative analysis tools for phytosanitary measures: a perspective from South America
11:35 – 12:00 pm	Andrew Paterson	Risk(y) analyses? …… methods to support policy decision making: The UK / European Perspective
2:15 – 2:45pm	Haward Pharo	Animal Import Risk Analysis: New Zealand experience in applying the OIE framework	Acceptable risk in animal trade: decision-making in the face of scientific uncertainty and the limitations of rational analysis
2:40 – 3:15 pm	Dave Sparling	Integrating NAFTA Animal Health Regulations: A Case Study Analysis	Integrating NAFTA Animal Health Regulations: A Case Study Analysis

Day 3

Thursday, August 11, 2005

	Day 3 Thursday, August 11, 2005	PowerPoint Presentations	Papers
8:30 – 9:00am	Margo Schwab
9:00 – 9:30 am	Katy Walker	Characterizing Uncertainty for Regulatory Risk Assessments: Can Expert Judgment Elicitation Fill the Gaps?
9:50 – 10:30 am	Nancy S. Bryson	CITRUS, CLEMENTINES AND MAD COWS: JUDICIAL STANDARDS OF REVIEW FOR APHIS SPS DECISIONS	Citrus, Clementines and Mad Cows: Judicial Standards of Review for Sanitary and Phytosanitary Decisions of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS”)
9:50 – 10:30 am	Joshua Cohen	Criteria for Risk Assessments to Aid in Decisions to Import Agricultural Products	Criteria for Risk Assessments to Aid in Decisions to Import Agricultural Products
11:15 – 11:45am	Yacov Haimes	A Unified Framework for Risk Assessment and Management of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Situations	A Unified Framework for Risk Assessment and Management of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Situations^(*)
11:45 – 12:15 pm	Scott Ferson	Looking Outside the Toolbox Alternative Approaches That Can Advance SPS Risk Assessment
12:15 – 12:45 pm	Greg Paoli	Navigating the SPS Toolbox: From Qualitative to Quantitative and Points In-Between
1:45 – 3:00 pm	Warner North	SPS Risk Analysis: Summary	The Use of Risk Analyses in Decision Making and the Role of Scientific Research”