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STRATEGIC SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL
FOURTH MEETING OF SSAP TO BE HELD ON 15 & 16 JANUARY 2007 AT HOLIDAY INN AND EDINBURGH ZOO
AGENDA
15 JANUARY 2007 HOLIDAY INN CORSTORPHINE, EDINBURGH
16.00 Arrival: tea and coffee
Item 1 Minutes of 21 September 2006
16:10 Apologies, Amendments, Approval and Matters arising - SSAP 2007/31
Item 2 Minutes of 24 October 2006 Science Strategy Meeting
16.30 Amendments and Approval - SSAP 2007/32
16.45 SSAP response to Science Strategy Consultation - SSAP 2007/33
Item 3 Biodiversity Research
17.00 Review and Outcomes from Biodiversity Discussion - SSAP 2007/34
Biodiversity comments from Dr Robb
17.30 Cladistics Chris Pollock - SSAP 2007/35
Item 4 SEERAD Research Strategy 2005-2010
17.40 SEERAD Update Dr Linda Saunderson - SSAP 2007/36
SEERAD Annual Report - SSAP 2007/37
Item 5 Towards the Next SEERAD Research Strategy
17.50 SSAP Draft Annual Report - SSAP 2007/38
18.00 RCUK Funding Maggie Gill - SSAP 2007/39
18.15 Break
19.00 Evening Meal
20.30 Address by Richard Wakeford, Head of SEERAD
20.40 Members Discussion - SSAP 2007/40
22.00 Finish
16 JANUARY 2007 EDINBURGH ZOO
08.45 Arrival: Tea and Coffee
Item 6 Sustainable Agriculture Research
09.00 Welcome
09.05 Future of Scottish Agriculture - Colette Backwell, SEERAD - SSAP 2007/41
Background - Maggie Gill
Trends in Land Use - Cornilius Chikwama
Agriculture Strategy - future issues - Rosi Waterhouse
Unique aspects of agriculture in Scotland
Future Research Needs
09.20 Discussion
10.30 Tea and Coffee
10.45 Research Needs: BBSRC - Dr Alf Game - SSAP 2007/42
11.00 NERC - Dr Faith Culshaw - SSAP 2007/43
11.15 Defra - Dr Sue Popple - SSAP2007/44
11.30 Outcomes of HEFCE and BBSRC Consultancies on land Use Education and Research Facilities - Dr Alf Game/Dr Maggie Gill - Oral Update
11.45 Report from Sustainable Farming & Food Research Priorities Group http://www.defra.gov.uk/science/rpg/research_priorities.htm - Chris Pollock - Oral Update
12.00 Discussion
13.00 Lunch
14:00 Discussion continued
Conclusions and Recommendations
Item 7 Other Business
15.00 Changes to Defra - Dr Steven Hill - Oral Update
15.20 Date of Next Meeting - 22 May 2007 (Climate Change)
15.30 Close of meeting
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