Professor Juma (1993 Laureate) speaks at Aquatest Work Shop

AQUATEST Workshop: January 5, 2007

Hosted by: Office of International Initiatives and the Center for Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

The AQUATEST program is a EU-US collaborative project that addresses the need for low-cost water quality diagnostics in the Developing World. AQUATEST is funded through the Sixth European Union Framework Program for Research and Technological Development (FP6): Sustainable Development, Global Change, and Ecosystems.

Please join us for a workshop to discuss the technical, political, and regulatory aspects of developing and distributing diagnostic technologies that are essential for meeting the Millennium Development Goals and for reducing the global burden of waterborne diseases.

For a transcript of the workshop, please contact lstroud@aaas.org

Draft Agenda

2:00 – 2:10 Opening remarks: The global safe water crisis - new strategies for solving an old problem
Anthony Rock, Vice President for Global Engagement, Arizona State University

2:15 – 2:30 Keynote address: A role for scientific innovation in the water sector
Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

2:35 – 2:50 AQUATEST, a framework for a low-cost water test for developing countries
Stephen Gundry, Senior Lecturer, Water & Environmental Management Research Centre, University of Bristol

3:00 – 3:15 Current issues and approaches to water testing in developing countries
Mark Sobsey, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina

3:20 – 3:35 Chromogenic substrates for E. coli detection
Anthony Davis, Professor of Supramolecular Chemistry, University of Bristol

3:40 – 3:55 Looking down the road: next generation technologies for water quality testing
Ranjiv Khush, Principal, The Aquaya Institute

4:00 – 4:15 Promoting EU-US Science and Technology cooperation or comments on the USG perspective on global water issues
Speaker to be determined

4:20 – 4:30 Break

4:30 – 5:00 Panel discussion: Addressing future questions and challenges for the AQUATEST program: product development, dissemination strategies, water quality data management, and financial support
Moderator: Anthony Rock
Panel members: Calestous Juma Stephen Gundry Mark Sobsey
Additional members to be determined

When: January 5, 2007; 2 PM - 5 PM
Where: AAAS, 1200 New York Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20005

AAAS is located on 12th Street, N.W., with entrances at H Street and New York Avenue. The nearest Metro stop is Metro Center. For a detailed map of the area, please consult the following website: www.aaas.org/dcwest.pdf

RSVP to Ms. Linda Stroud by Wednesday, December 20th
email: lstroud@aaas.org
phone: 202-326-6659