MX2 (Cont'd) - 2nd Meeting, Biological Weapons…

Meeting MX2 - Meeting of Experts on Review of Developments in the Field of Science and Technology Related to the Convention 5. Biological risk assessment and management 6. Development of a voluntary model code of conduct for biological scientists and all relevant personnel, and biosecurity education, by drawing on the work already done on this issue in the context of the Convention, adaptable to national requirements • BWC/MSP/2018/MX.2/WP.1 - Germany's best practice in handling (bio)security-relevant research: Self-governance organized by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the German Research Foundation (DFG) - Submitted by Germany • BWC/MSP/2018/MX.2/WP.9 - Proposal for the development of a model code of conduct for biological scientists under the Biological Weapons Convention – Submitted by China and Pakistan • Guest of the Meeting presentation by Professor Weiwen Zhang, Centre for Biosafety Research and Strategy, University of Tianjin • Presentation by Japan • Technical briefing by UNICRI on the International Network on Biotechnology SPEAKERS China, Ms. Lyu Xiaodong United States of America, Ms. Meg L. Flanagan Australia, Ms. Michelle Baker China, Ms. Lyu Xiaodong Switzerland, Mr. Cédric Invernizzi Spain, Mr. Rafael Perez Mellado Germany, Ms. Ruth Surkau China, Mr. Zhang Weiwen China, Ms. Lyu Xiaodong Cuba, Ms. Claudia Perez Alvarez India, Mr. S.R. Rao Pakistan, Ms. Zunaira Latif Netherlands, Mr. Niels Hanje Japan, Mr. Yuki Ochiai National Defense Medical College Research Institute (Japan), Mr. Nariyoshi Shinomiya SGDSN (France), Mr. Nils Braun Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. kayhan Azadmanesh Mali, Mr. Mounirou Baby National Defense Medical College Research Institute (Japan), Mr. Nariyoshi Shinomiya SGDSN, France, Mr. Nils Braun Ukraine, Mr. Serhiy Komisarenko Venezuela (on behalf of NAM), Ms. Arline Diaz Mendoza Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Mohsen Nazri Asl Russian Federation, Ms. Yulia Demina UNICRI, Ms. Roberta Barbeschi OPCW, Mr. Cheng Tang OPCW, Mr. Jonathan E. Forman United States of America, Ms. Meg L. Flanagan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Mr. John Walker China, Ms. Lyu Xiaodong Iran (Islamic Republic of), Mr. Mohsen Nazri Asl NGO (Joint Statement), Ms. Kathryn Nixdorff Secretary, Mr. Daniel Feakes