Monday 8th April, 2013
5.00p.m. – 7.00p.m. Registration
7.30p.m.-9.00p.m. Welcome / Opening Address / Reception in Galway Bay Hotel
Tuesday 9th April, 2013
8.00 a.m. Registration
8.30a.m. – 18.00 POSTER SESSION ALL DAY
8.30 a.m. Welcome from Conference Chair – Joe Caffrey
Management and Risk Assessment
Chairperson: Frances Lucy
8.45a.m. Hugh MacIsaac, University of Windsor, Canada
Presentation: Pathways for Introduction of Alien Invasive Species exclusive of International Shipping: A Canadian Experience
9.25a.m. Anthony Ricciardi, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Presentation: Forecasting the Impacts of Introduced Species: A major Challenge for Risk Assessment
9.45a.m. Toril Loennechen, National Biodiversity Information Centre, Norway
Presentation: A New Generation Risk Assessments of Alien Species – Risk assessment of all known alien species in Norway, using a new semi-quantitative methodology suitable for all taxonomic groups and habitats
10.05a.m. – 10.30a.m. Discussion
10.30a.m. TEA / COFFEE
Biosecurity
Chairperson: Odd Sandlund
11.00a.m. Phil Hulme, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Presentation: Biosecurity : Where Invasive Species and Regulatory Policies Collide
11.40a.m. Joe Caffrey, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Presentation: Biosecurity Initiatives to Empower Stakeholders in the Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species
12.00 Birgit Oidtmann, CEFAS, UK
Presentation: International and national and biosecurity strategies in aquatic animal health
12.20p.m. – 12.45p.m. Discussion
12.45p.m. LUNCH
POLICY
CHAIRPERSON: JAIMIE DICK
14.00 Niall Moore, GB Non-Native Species Secretariat, York, UK
Presentation: Developing invasive non-native species policy: co-ordination, prioritisation and delivery
14.40 Helen Roy, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxford, UK
Presentation: Linking Invasive Alien Species information across Europe
15.00 Olaf Weyl, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, S. Africa
Presentation: Managing Alien Fish Invasions in South Africa
15.20 – 15.45 Discussion
15.45 TEA/COFFEE
ECONOMICS
CHAIRPERSON: MARINA PIRIA
16.15 Frances Williams. CABI, Kenya
Presentation: The Economic Costs of Invasive Alien Species to the GB Economy
16.55 Jarle Steinkjer, Directorate for Nature Management, Norway
Presentation: Some Economic Aspects of the Introduced Atlantic Salmon Parasite Gyrodactylus salaris in Norway
17.15 Stephen Hynes, National University of Ireland, Galway
Presentation: The Economics of Aquatic Invasive Species
17.35 – 18.00 Discussion
19.30 BUSES LEAVE FOR GALWAY CITY for Walking Tour of City
21.00 Meeting in Designated Pub for Irish Music & Irish Dance Session
Wednesday 10th April, 2013
Poster Session All Day
WORKSHOPS
There will be two concurrent workshop sessions in the morning and afternoon
9.00a.m. POLICY / MANAGEMENT & RISK ASSESSMENT
11.00a.m. TEA/COFFEE
11.30a.m. POLICY / MANAGEMENT & RISK ASSESSMENT
12.30p.m. LUNCH
14.00 BIOSECURITY/ECONOMICS
16.00 TEA/COFFEE
16.30 BIOSECURITY / ECONOMICS
17.30 Close of Workshop Sessions
20.00 BUSES LEAVE FOR GALWAY CITY
Thursday 11th April, 2013
SYNTHESIS SESSION
9.00a.m. Introduction by Chair: Dr Cathal Gallagher
9.15a.m. Rapporteur’s Reports from Wednesday’s Workshop Sessions
10.00a.m. Discussion
11.00a.m. TEA/COFFEE
11.30a.m. Discussion
12.30p.m. LUNCH
13.30 Depart for Field Trip – Corrib Princess
17.30 Return to Hotel
19.30 BANQUET in Galway Bay Hotel