[health-vn] Invitation to Agent Orange WG Meeting on 2 of July, 2010 at RMIT University (Ha Noi)

Thu Jun 24 05:34:55 EST 2010

Dear Colleagues, 

I am happy to say that the NGO Agent Orange working group will have a
rather spectacular meeting on July 2nd, following the announcement of the
Declaration and Action Plan by the Dialogue Group on Agent Orange.
If you can attend, it would help to  RSVP in advance to Ms Ha Phan 
haphan at ngocentre.org.vn

AOWG mailing list members! If you have not done so, please respond to the 
membership info questions I posted this last week. I URGENTLY need to know
who we are! The form is in a message to the list. Send it to me at
<vern.weitzel at gmail.com>

If you are not but want to be on the AOWG mailing list, please subscribe at:
http://ngocentre.org.vn/mailman/listinfo/aowg

Best, Vern

From: Ha Phan Thu <haphan at ngocentre.org.vn>
Date: 22 June 2010 1:38:19 AM PDT
To: aowg at ngocentre.org.vn
Subject: [aowg] The FINAL agenda and invitation to AOWG Meeting on 2 of July, 2010 at RMIT University

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 Dear AOWG Members and interested Parties,
You are all invited to join AOWG Meeting on 2 of July, 2010. Please find out the invitation attached herewith (see below text if you can not open the file)
We would like to give sincere thanks to Mr. Vern, Ms. Thao and VVAF Team for your all effort and good preparation for the meeting.

We look forward to your participant in the meeting

For Logistic arrangement: Please  RSVP to Ms. Ha Phan of NGORC at haphan at ngocentre.org.vn 

Warmest regards,

NGO Resource Centre Team

==========================================

Phan Thu Ha
Senior Working Groups Coordinator
NGO Resource Centre
218 Doi Can, Hanoi - La Thanh Hotel
Tel: +84 4 8328570  Fax: +84 4 8328611
Mobile: 0912174879
Email: haphan at ngocentre.org.vn
web: http://www.ngocentre.org.vn 

INVITATION TO THE JULY 2ND MEETING OF
THE AGENT ORANGE WORKING GROUP

WHEN: 14:00 - 16:30 hrs, Friday, 2 July, 2010

WHERE: Meeting Hall of the RMIT Hanoi, Handi Resco Building, 521 Kim Ma St, HN

Facilitated by NGO RC and AOWG Chair - VN Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF)

By June 30th RSVP to Ms Ha Phan of NGO RC at haphan at ngocentre.org.vn

TENTATIVE AGENDA

13:40 – 14:00         Pre-meeting mix and mingle for early birds

14:00 – 14:10         Very brief introduction of participants and participating organizations

14:10 – 14:40         Introduction of the Declaration and Action Plan of 10 Years of the US-VN Dialogue Group on AO by a Dialogue Group member (presentation of 15’, followed by 15’ of Q & A)

14:40 – 15:10:        Presentation by Prof Dang Thi Cam Ha of the Institute of Biotechnology (IBT) on detoxification of herbicide/dioxin-contaminated soil using microbial diversity and their expression (30’ including Q&A). Please note that Prof Ha is the principal investigator of the bioremediation pilot in the Da Nang Airport – a joint program by US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST)

15:10 – 15:30:        Tea Break, Mix and Mingle

15:30-15:45:           Introduction of Da Nang Coordination Group (consisting of NGOs working on disability in Da Nang), by UNICEF who serves as co-chair of the group

15:45 – 16:30:        Discussion of operational issues of the AOWG
·        Five-minute presentation of key findings of the recent rapid survey among AWOG members, conducted by Debra Kraus and Vern Weizel
·        Review the current terms of reference: 10’
·        Elect AOWG core group (incl new chair, and two vice chairs): 10’
·        Suggest AOWG meeting schedule for July – December, 2010: 10’
·        Other business as necessary: 10’

16:30:                    Closing by Marko Lovrekovic, NGO RC Director – 3’

END

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