CONFERENCES
On 7-8 November 2007, IRGC co-organised with Swiss Re a conference on "Regulating and Financing Carbon Capture and Storage", hosted by the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue in Zurich, Switzerland.
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In July 2006, IRGC’s conference ’The risk management of nanotechnology : recommendations for managing a global issue’ was hosted by the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue in Zurich, Switzerland (130 delegates from 24 countries).
Conference Programme
Presentations made at the 2006 conference
In September 2005, IRGC held a General Conference in Bejing at the invitation of the Chinese government, who hosted the event (300 delegates from 32 countries) :
Conference Programme
Conference Proceedings
Presentations made at the 2005 General Conference
Conference photographs available on request
In June 2004, IRGC held its Inaugural Conference in Geneva, Switzerland (170 delegates from 29 countries), alongside a networking day focusing on risk governance and the risks within critical infrastructures.
Conference Programme
Presentations made at the Inaugural Conference are available on request
WORKSHOPS
In June 2008, IRGC organised an expert worshop on "Risk Governance of Synthetic Biology", in Geneva. This workshop is part of the project on Synthetic biology. For more information visit the Synthetic biology project page.
In April 2008, IRGC organised a worshop on "Risk Governance of Nanotechnology Applications in Food & Cosmetics", in Geneva. This workshop is part of the project on Nanotechnology and its applications in food and cosmetics. For more information visit the Nanotechnology project page on food and cosmetics.
In February 2008, IRGC organised a second workshop on Bioenergy, in Geneva. This workshop is part of the IRGC project on Bioenergy. For more information visit the Bioenergy project page.
In December 2007, IRGC offered a workshop entitled ‘Improving Risk Governance : Defining a Better Process for Risk Communication and Stakeholder Participation’ at the Society for Risk Analysis Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas. The workshop was be led by IRGC’s Scientific and Technical Council members Professors Ortwin Renn of Stuttgart University and Ragnar Lofstedt of King’s College, London. Click here for more information.
In September 2007, IRGC organised an expert meeting on Governance Guidelines for Bioenergy. The meeting was attended by a number of experts from the US, Europe, Brazil, India and China.
This was the first of two workshops, the second of which took place in February 2008. For more information on this workshop and the project on Bionenergy, please click on :
First Workshop Summary Statement
Bioenergy project page
In March 2007, IRGC organised a workshop in Washington DC on Regulation of Carbon Capture and Sequestration. The meeting gathered a number of experts from the US, Europe and Australia. This workshop is part of the large IRGC project on CCS. For more information visit the CCS project page.
In August 2006, IRGC held an expert workshop in Beijing, China, to develop thinking on influenza pandemic preparedness and control. This workshop is part of the IRGC project on Pandemic diseases. For more information on this workshop and the project on Pandemic diseases, please click on :
Workshop Programme
Pandemic diseases project page
In January 2006, IRGC held an expert workshop in Zurich, Switzerland, to develop recommendations for risk governance strategies for nanotechnology. This workshop is part of the IRGC project on Nanotechnology. For more information visit the Nanotechnology project page.
In May 2005, IRGC held an expert workshop in Geneva, Switzerland, to identify the key risks associated with nanotechnology.
In November 2004, IRGC held an expert workshop in Ismaning, Germany, to develop thinking on our risk governance model together with experts from around the world.
In February 2004, IRGC held a technical workshop in Zurich to examine and discuss, with experts from industry, academia and government, risks within critical infrastructures.