Canadian DIYbio Summit, Watch Live on March 16th

On March 16th, 2016, The Public Health Agency of Canada will host 60 DIY-biology leaders, academics and police to attend the first-ever “Do-It-Yourself Biology Summit.” A fuller outline can be seen at ‘Ottawa galvanizes citizen science with do-it-yourself biology summit.‘
Our friends Scott Pownall (Open Science Network), and Derek Jacoby (biospace.ca)
If you are in Ottawa then head down or, if not, watch on this livestream:

• https://gts-ee.webex.com/gts-ee/j.php?MTID=me1d7f753f54cc6b00304f1e7ddf71aff

8:30 – 9:00 Welcome Remarks

• Pascal Michel Chief Science Officer, PHAC Cindy Evans Director General, PHAC

9:00 – 10:45 Panel Discussion: DIY Bio Canadian Landscape (Present and Future Trend)

• Derek Jacoby, Victoria Makerspace, Victoria
• Connor Dickie Synbiota, Toronto
• Kevin Chen Bricobio, Montreal
• Scott Pownall Open Science Network, Vancouver
• David Lloyd FREDsense, Calgary
• Alaina Hardie DIY Bio, Toronto
• Andrew Pelling University of Ottawa

10:45 – 11:00 Health Break
11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion: Building a Culture of Safety

• Marianne Heisz Centre for Biosecurity, PHAC Ruthanne Huising McGill University
• Ayoob Ghalami University of Toronto Stephanie Thomson University of British Columbia
• Marc Saner University of Ottawa

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 Panel Discussion: Opportunities for Collaboration

• Hans-Joachim Weiden, SynBridge, University of Lethbridge
• Justin Prahara’ Synbiota, Toronto
• John Pezacki, University of Ottawa
• Tagny Duff, Concordia University

A DIYBio fair follows if you are in actual attendance.

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