AfricaBio
Issue 5 – August 2002
This
Newsletter is intended as a forum for information exchange and dialogue in the
build-up to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD). Forthcoming
newsletters will focus on major issues on the agenda of the nine major groups
involved and other relevant issues as they arise.
Ubuntu exhibition up and running
The
build-up week of the Ubuntu village and the security sweep is over and the
exhibitions are officially up and running, with the first official day on
Saturday 17th and the official opening ceremony on Monday 19th.
Many are still incomplete and finalizing the stands is now more difficult
following the security check and accreditation is now required for entry and
all belongings scanned. Larger items must be taken to a security check-point at
Marlboro, which is one off-ramp/junction from Grayston Avenue going towards
Pretoria.
With
more than 2500 school children booked to visit the exhibitions in this first
week up to Friday 23 August, this is still expected to be the calm before the
storm, with the rush of delegates arriving the weekend of the 24-25 August. If
you don’t have accreditation for Ubuntu, it is still possible to make a late
accreditation, but hurry. For those who have applied and waiting to receive
their badges, applications have been sorted according to first name rather than
surname, so bear this in mind. Bulk accreditations also seem to be ready more
quickly than individual applications. Day passes can be purchased at the gate
for R30 (R20 for children under 16).
If
you are an exhibitor and you will be travelling to Ubuntu by car, free parking
is available at the Athel Gray Park and the entrance is on the corner of North
Road where it changes into Westwood. This parking is clearly signposted from
both directions as “Park and Walk” and it is very close to the Ubuntu Entrance.
There is also additional “Park and Ride” parking on the other side of the M1.
The
transport system has been recently finalized and delegates and exhibitors alike
must purchase a welcome card (R600 – available at the airport) to gain access
to the transport system. The Ubuntu village is no longer considered a transport
“hub” but a destination – however, it is still possible to get a connecting bus
to NasRec. Full details on the dates of operation and the shuttle hub points
are available from wwwjoburgsummit.co.za under the “summit
facilities” link.
For
more details on logistics and up to date, detailed information visit wwwjoburgsummit.co.za
Key Events for Biodiversity & Biotechnology Stakeholders
The
following table highlights a subset of events of interest to both biodiversity
and biotechnology stakeholders being held at Ubuntu, NasRec and elsewhere. Key
events of the Forum on Science and Technology and Innovation for Sustainable
Development and the Science at the Summit Conference are included, but for a
full programme for these go to www.scienceforum.co.za.
Colour
coding has been used in the table to differentiate locations and information
includes dates, times locations and requirements for entry (if any) and size
restrictions (if any).
|
DATE |
EVENT |
ORGANISATION |
VENUE |
TIME |
SEATS |
REGISTER |
|
17
Aug - 7 Sep |
Ubuntu
Village |
ALL |
Tensile
1, Ubuntu
Village |
09:00-20:00 |
N/A |
|
|
19
Aug - 4 Sep |
Nasrec
Exhibition |
ALL |
Nasrec |
09:00-20:00 |
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26
Aug - 4 Sep |
Global
Forum (Conference) |
Civil
Society Secretariat |
Nasrec |
09:00-21:00 |
N/A |
NGO
Accreditation |
|
26
Aug - 4 Sep |
World
Summit on Sustainable Development (Conference) |
United
Nations |
Sandton
Convention Centre |
10:00-21:00 |
N/A |
UN
Accreditation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22-Aug |
Bio-Piracy
– 10 years post Rio |
BioWatch
South Africa |
St
Stithians College, Johannesburg |
07:30-17:00 |
N/A |
Register |
|
22-Aug |
Summit
Briefing for Beginners |
Boell
Forum |
Bateleurs
Convention Nasrec |
09:00-18:00 |
|
Free
seating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23-Aug |
Bio-Piracy |
BioWatch
South Africa |
St
Stithians, Johannesburg |
08:00-16:30 |
N/A |
Register |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24-Aug |
Implementation
Conference |
WSSD
and the Stakeholder Forum, CLI |
Indaba
Hotel, Johannesburg |
09:00-18:30 |
|
|
|
24-Aug |
What
lies beyond globalisation?
Localisation as an alternative |
New
Economics Foundation (NEF) |
St
Stithians College, Johannesburg |
09:30-16:30 |
N/A |
|
|
24-Aug |
Just
Solutions! A Better World is Possible (registration) |
The
Greens / European Alliance and Heinrich Böll Foundation |
Workshop
Room IV, Nasrec |
13:00-14:30 |
200 |
Register
on day |
|
24-Aug |
Global
Environmental Governance - Fair Rules for a Sustainable World |
The
Greens / European Alliance and Heinrich Böll Foundation |
Workshop
Room IV, Nasrec |
15:00-16:30 |
200 |
Register
on day |
|
24-Aug |
Access
to Genetic Resources. Who Owns What and Who Gets Paid |
The
Greens / European Alliance and Heinrich Böll Foundation |
Workshop
Room IV, Nasrec |
16:30-18:00 |
200 |
Register
on day |
|
24-Aug |
EU
Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture - Letting the World Feed Itself |
The
Greens / European Alliance and Heinrich Böll Foundation |
Workshop
Room IV, Nasrec |
18:00-19:30 |
200 |
Register
on day |
|
24-Aug |
Strengthening
the voice of the NGO's into international environmental governance |
The
German Pavilion |
German
Pavilion, Tensile 1 |
18:30-19:30 |
N/A |
Free
seating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25-Aug |
Implementation
Conference |
WSSD
and the Stakeholder Forum, CLI |
Indaba
Hotel, Johannesburg |
09:00-18:30 |
|
|
|
25-Aug |
Official
Orientation Meeting |
WSSD |
Sandton
Convention Centre |
10:00-13:00 |
|
Free
seating |
|
25-Aug |
Women’s
Action Tent |
WEDO,
and Ilitha Labantu |
Nasrec |
18:00-23:00 |
N/A |
Free
seating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
26-Aug |
Implementation
Conference |
WSSD
and the Stakeholder Forum, CLI |
Indaba
Hotel, Johannesburg |
09:00-18:30 |
|
|
|
26-Aug |
Official
Plenary : Biodiversity |
WSSD |
SSC
Plenary Hall |
15:00-18:00 |
|
Free
seating |
|
26-Aug |
Globalisation
with Equity / IUCN |
IUCN |
Nedcor
Bank Head Office |
15:00-19:30 |
|
|
|
26-Aug |
Launch
of the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) Initiative |
Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
Gous
Blom Room, Ubuntu Village |
15:00-23:59 |
500 |
Free
seating |
|
26-Aug |
International
speakers insights using S&T to address poverty. |
Water
Berry Room, Ubuntu Village |
18:00-20:00 |
|
Free
seating |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27-Aug |
IRFD |
Birchwood
Executive Hotel |
08:30-19:00 |
|
Register |
|
|
27-Aug |
Daily
briefings : 1) Agriculture, Biotech & SD 2) Trade, Tech & SD |
Liberty
Institute : Sustainable Development Network |
Nasrec |
10:00-12:00 |
|
Free
seating |
|
27-Aug |