Consultation on Setting Livestock Research Priorities in West Asia and North Africa, 12–16 November 1997, ICARDA Headquarters, Tel Hadya, Aleppo, Syria
| 11 November (Tuesday) | Arrivals in Damascus, transport to Aleppo with visit to El Krem sheep Breeding Station on the way |
| 8.00 | Participants in Aleppo depart from hotel for El Krem station and join group travelling up from Damascus (visit arranged and co-ordinated by Faik Bahhady) | 12 November (Wednesday) | 8.00 | Busses leave hotels | Session I | Opening: Chair, Mr Ralph von Kaufmann | 8.40–8.50 | Welcome: Dr John Dodds, Assistant Director General(Research), ICARDA | 8.50–9.00 | Opening statement: Dr Ersin Istanbulluoglu, Vice-Chair, ICARDA Board of Trustees | 9.00–9.10 | Welcome and purpose of consultation: Dr Hugo Li Pun, ILRI | 9.10–9.50 | Global nutritional problems with special attention to the role of animal foods in human nutrition, by Professor Peter Pellett, University of Massachusetts | 9.50–10.10 | Discussion | 10.10–10.40 | Refreshments (and group photograph outside main entrance) | 10.40–11.20 | ICARDA slide show | 11.20–12.10 | Globalisation of ILRI: rationale and activities out of Africa, by Dr Hugo Li Pun, ILRI | 12.10–13.00 | Small ruminant research in the medium-term plan of ICARDA, by Dr Euan Thomson, ICARDA | 13.00–14.00 | Lunch | Session II | Summaries of country papers, Chair: Dr John Dodds, ICARDA | 14.00–15.45 | Country papers (10 minutes each paper, and 5 min discussion) Dr S. Economides, Cyprus Dr Abdul Razzak Al–Rawi, Iraq Dr Mahfouz Abu-Zanat, Jordan Dr Christo Hilan, Lebanon Dr Adnan Swaid, Syria Dr Fekry Al–Keraby, Egypt Prof Babo Fadlalla, Sudan |
15.45–16.00 | Refreshments | 16.00–17.45 | Country papers (10 minutes each paper, and 5 min discussion) Dr Mohamed A. Nouad, Algeria Mr Mohamed Al-Masri, Libya Dr Bouchaib Boulanouar, Morocco Dr Ali Nefzaoui, Tunisia Dr Majed H. Al-Khamees, Saudi Arabia Dr M’naouer Djemali, UAE Mr S. Hassan Ahmed, Yemen |
17.45 | Return to hotels | 13 November (Thursday) | 8.00 | Busses leave hotels | Session III | Country papers: Chair, Mr Ralph von Kaufmann, ILRI | 8.45–10.15 | Country papers (10 minutes each paper, and 5 min discussion) Prof Oktay Gürsoy, Turkey Dr Javid Tavakolian, Iran Dr Mohammad Afzal, Pakistan Prof Marat Kineev, Kazakstan Prof Ovez Annamuhamedov, Turkmenistan Dr Uktam Aripov, Uzbekistan |
10.15–10.35 | Paper by ACSAD representative Dr Farham Mohamed Tleimat | 10.35–10.55 | Refreshments | Session IV | Preparations for working sessions: Chair, Dr Mahmoud Solh, ICARDA | 10.55–12.30 | Definition of the priority-setting process: Drs Hugo Li Pun and Euan Thomson | 12.30–13.00 | Formulation of working groups: Drs Hugo Li Pun and Euan Thomson | 13.00–14.00 | Lunch | Session V | Four or five concurrent working groups | 14.00–15.30 | Priority setting, in working groups | 15.30–17.00 | Visit to Small Ruminant Unit and Forage Quality Lab | 17.00 | Return to hotels | 19.45 | Depart hotels for dinner at Zamareia Restaurant and Hotel (El Jededeh Quarter) 14 November (Friday) | 8.30 | Depart for optional visit to local sheep farm (trip organised by Faik Bahhady) prayers can be said at mosques nearby Participants may stay in Aleppo if they wish | 14.00 | Weather permitting, and depending on demand, an optional visit may be arranged to Saint Simeon, a Byzantine basilica 40 km from Aleppo | 15 November (Saturday) | 8.00 | Busses leave hotels | Session VI | Working groups | 8.45–10.00 | Concurrent working groups | 10.00–10.20 | Refreshments | 10.20–12.30 | Concurrent working groups | 12.30–13.30 | Lunch | 13.30–15.00 | Concurrent working groups | 15.00–15.15 | Refreshments | 15.15 | Return to hotels – afternoon free to visit bazaar | 16 November (Sunday) | 8.00 | Busses leave hotels | Session VII | Field visit and presentation of findings | 8.45–10.15 | Visit to Forage Laboratory and Sheep Unit | 10.15–10.30 | Refreshments | 10.30–12.30 | Plenary session in Dr Nour Auditorium Presentation of findings of three working groups by group rapporteurs | 12.30–13.30 | Lunch | Session VIII | Closing session: Chair, Mr Ralph von Kaufmann, ILRI | 13.30–14.45 | Presentation on output of the consultation: Dr Hugo Li Pun, ILRI Remarks by representative of national programmes: Dr M. Kamal, Morocco Closing remarks: Dr Hugo Li Pun, ILRI Closing remarks: Dr John Dodds, ICARDA |
14.45–15.00 | Refreshments | 15.15 | Departures to hotel and Damascus |
