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STRATEGIC SCIENCE ADVISORY PANEL
FIFTH MEETING OF SSAP TO BE HELD ON 21 & 22 MAY 2007 AT EDINBURGH ZOO
AGENDA
21 MAY 2007 EDINBURGH ZOO
15.00 Arrival: tea and coffee
15.30 Welcome
Item 1 Minutes of 15 &16 January 2007
15.30 Apologies, Amendments, Approval and Matters arising - SSAP 2007/45
Item 2 Rural Development
16.00 Smart Successful Scotland Rural Development - Julian Pace, Neil Ferguson - SE Border - Oral Presentation
17.30 Break
18.30 Evening Meal
19.30 Members Discussion - Next Strategy 2011-2016 - SSAP2007/46
21.30 Finish
22 MAY 2007 EDINBURGH ZOO
08.45 Arrival: Tea and Coffee
09.00 Welcome
Item 3 SEERAD Research Strategy 2005-2010
09.05 SEERAD Update - Dr Linda Saunderson - SSAP 2007/47
Review and Outcomes from Sustainable Agriculture Discussion - SSAP 2007/48
Item 4 Towards the next Research Strategy
09.30 Research Pooling Initiatives - David Gani - SSAP 2007/49
Research Assessment Exercise - SSAP 2007/50
10.00 Coffee
Item 5 Climate Change Research
10.15 Background - Philip Wright - SEERAD - SSAP 2007/51
Trends - Linda Pooley
Future Issues
Unique Aspects of Climate change in Scotland
Future Research Needs
Research Programmes - Ben Dipper - SSAP 2007/52
10.45 Discussion
11.45 Research Needs: BBSRC Prof Nigel Brown - SSAP 2007/53
12.00 NERC Dr Pamela Kempton - SSAP 2007/54
12.15 Defra Dr Steven Hill - SSAP2007/55
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Further Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations
Item 6 Other Business
15.00 Next Meeting - Arrangements for Open Meeting 25 September - 2007 SSAP 2007/56
MRPs Annual Reports
AOB
15.30 Close of meeting
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