First International Workshop on “Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant and Animal Genetic Resources:

The Nordic Model and its possible application in Chile”.

January 12-16, 2009, CHILE The Universidad de Los Lagos will be the host of the workshop activities in the Campuses

of Santiago (central Chile) and Osorno (southern Chile). The Technological Center for Sustainable Native Forest (CTBNS) and the Programme FITOGEN extend a warm invitation to the International Workshop entitled: “Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant and Animal Genetic Resources: The Nordic Model and its possible application in Chile”. The workshop has been planned to increase awareness in Chile of the importance of conserving and sustainable using genetic resources in plants and animals. Considering the long trajectory and recognized experience of the Nordic countries in the field of genetic resources the Nordic model is expected to be used as a reference for the discussions in the workshop. The objectives of the workshop are:

(1) to promote the value of genetic resources in plants and animals from Chile and the Nordic countries,

(2) to obtain guidelines on what conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources ought to be in Chile based on the Nordic Model, and

(3) to stimulate collaboration, information exchange and networking between Chilean and Nordic scientists in the field of biodiversity preservation, development of methodologies and tools for the characterization and evaluation of genetic resources, sustainable management, know-how development, business development, policy-making, among other related topics.

(*) The Technological Center for Sustainable Native Forest (CTBNS) was recently created by a consortium of four state universities in Chile (“Universidad de Los Lagos”, “Universidad de Chile”, “Universidad de La Frontera” and “Universidad de Magallanes”) to promote scientific research, development, innovation, and application of technologies for fostering the conservation, management and long-term use of Chilean native forest and its biodiversity. The Chilean biodiversity is considered by international organizations to be a hot spot of high conservation concern because of its high percentage of endemic taxa, which are represented in a landscape mosaic of native forest patches, plantations, open lands, rivers, lakes, and volcanoes, many of them, not well protected.

(**) FITOGEN is a Program for Conservation, Management and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in Southern Chile, Universidad de Los Lagos, Chile.

PRELIMINARY WORKSHOP AGENDA 0BSaturday/Sunday, January 10-11 Arrival of participants to Santiago, Chile. 1BMonday, January 12 The workshop starts with one day of lecturing about only Plant Genetic Resources. Place: Campus República at Universidad de Los Lagos (Santiago). Lectures: 30 minutes presentation and 10 minutes questions.

TIME TOPIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

POSITION INSTITUTION

08.30 09.00

Registration

09.00 09.10

Opening ceremony MSc. Oscar Garrido Director of Campus República

Universidad de Los Lagos

09.10 09.20

Welcome words from the organization committee Dr. Paul Sepúlveda

Director of CTBNS CMM, Universidad de Chile

09.20 10.00 The Value of Plant Genetic Resources Dr. Oscar Díaz

Director of FITOGEN. Institutional Coordinator of CTBNS Universidad de Los Lagos

10.00 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 11.10

The status of Conserving and Utilizing Chilean Plant Genetic Resources Dr. José San Martín

Deputy Director of INIA, Raihuén National Institute of Agricultural Research

11.10 11.50

Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in the Nordic Countries

Dr. Roland von Bothmer

Former Dean of Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

11.50 12.30

Forest Genetic Resources and its Sustainability in the Nordic Countries

Dr. Urban Emanuelsson Director of Swedish Biodiversity Centre

12.30 14.00 Lunch

14.00 14.40

Agricultural Genetic Resources: The Swedish Experience Dr. Jens Weibull

Coordinator of the Swedish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

14.40 15.20

Horticultural Genetic Resources: The Finnish Experience Dra. Merja Veteläinen

Coordinator of the Finnish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

15.20 15.50 Coffe Break

15.50 16.30

The Role of Molecular Genetic Technology in Plant Genetic Resources: The Danish experience

Dr. Gert Paulssen

Coordinator of the Danish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

16.30 17.30 Round table: Discussion and Conclusion Moderator

17.30 18.00 Closing words To be designed!

Representant of CTBNS Universidad de la Frontera

20.30 – 22.00 Dinner in Santiago 22.00 – Back to the hotel

2BTuesday, January 13

08.00 – 08.30 Check out from the hotel (Santiago). 08.30 – 10.00 Short visit to Universidad de Chile or National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA Platina). 11.30 – 13.30 Flight Santiago-Osorno. 13.30 – 14.30 Lunch. 14.30 – 15.30 Check in the hotel. 15.30 – 18.00 Research activities on Plant and Animal Genetic Resources activities

at The National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA, Remehue). 18.00 – 18.15 Back to Osorio. 18.15 – 19.15 Free time Osorno City. 20.00 – 22.00 Dinner. 22.00 – Back to the hotel.

3BWednesday, January 14

08.30 – 10.30 Field trip to Puerto Montt city.

10.30 – 12.00 Research activities of Aquatic Genetic Resources in southern Chile

12.00 – 13.30 Lunch in Puerto Varas city

13.30 – 19.00 Field work at different regional genetic resources places

19.00 – 20.30 Back to Osorno

20.30 – 22.00 Dinner

22.00 – Back to the hotel

Thursday, January 15 The workshop continues at Campus Osorno, Universidad de Los Lagos.

TIME TOPIC KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

POSITION INSTITUTION

08.30 09.00 Registration

09.00 09.10

Opening ceremony Mr. Raúl Aguilar Rector

Universidad de Los Lagos

09.10 09.20

Welcome words from the organization committee Dr. Paul Sepúlveda Director of CTBNS

CMM, Universidad de Chile

09.20 09.25 Presentation of the moderator Msc. Gustavo Torres

Leader of Forest Resources, Programme FITOGEN Universidad de Los Lagos

09.20 10.00 The Value of Plant Genetic Resources Dr. Oscar Díaz

Director of FITOGEN Institutional Coordinator of CTBNS Universidad de Los Lagos

10.00 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 11.10

The status of Conserving and utilizing Chilean Plant Genetic Resources Dr. José San Martín

Deputy Director of INIA, Raihuén National Institute of Agricultural Research

11.10 11.50

Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in the Nordic Countries

Dr. Roland von Bothmer

Professor and Former Dean of Faculty of Landscape Planning, Horticulture and Agricultural. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

11.50 12.30

Forest Genetic Resources and its Sustainability in the Nordic Countries

Dr. Urban Emanuelsson Director of Swedish Biodiversity Centre

12.30 14.00 Lunch

14.00 14.40

Agricultural Genetic Resources: The Swedish Experience Dr. Jens Weibull

Coordinator of the Swedish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

14.40 15.20

Horticultural Genetic Resources: The Finnish Model Dra. Merja Veteläinen

Coordinator of the Finnish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

15.20 15.50 Coffe Break

15.50 16.30

The Role of Molecular Genetic Technology in Plant Genetic Resources: The Danish experience

Dr. Gert Paulssen

Coordinator of the Danish National Programme for Plant Genetic Resources

16.30 17.10

Molecular Genetic Technology in Plant Genetic Resources: The Chilean Experience

Dr. Boris Sagredo

Head of the Biotecnology laboratory National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA Remehue, Osorno)

17.10 17.30

Summary of the discussions in Santiago MSc. Gustavo Torres

Leader of Forest Resources, Programme FITOGEN Universidad de Los Lagos

20.30 – 23.00 Dinner (with the university’s authorities) 23.00 – Back to the hotel

4BFriday, January 16 TIME TOPIC KEYNOTE

SPEAKERS POSITION

INSTITUTION

09.00 09.10

Opening words Dr. Ivan Navarro Academic Vice Rector

Universidad de Los Lagos

09.10 09.15 Presentation of the moderator MSc. Julio Crespo

Director of Programme IBAM Institutional Coordinator of MECESUP Universidad de Los Lagos

09.15 10.00

Animal Genetic Resources in Chile: Present and Future Dr. Andrés Carvajal

Coordinator of the National Programme for Animal Genetic Resources National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA, Remehue)

10.00 10.30 Coffee break

10.30 11.15

Animal Genetic Resources Conservation programmes in Finland Dr. Juha Kantanen

Leading Research Scientist Biotechnology and Food Research, MTT Agrifood Research Finland

11.15 12.00

The status of Aquatic Genetic Resources in Chile Dr. Gonzalo Gajardo

Head of Laboratory of Genetics and Aquaculture. Universidad de Los Lagos

12.00 12.45

Fish conservation and breeding programmes in the Nordic countries Dr. Kause Antti

Principal Research Scientist, MTT Biotechnology and Food Research, Finland

12.45 14:00 Lunch

14.00 16.00

Working in Groups to develop recommendations and future research projects (Divided in areas of Forests, Agriculture/horticulture, Farm Animals, Aquatic Animals)

16.00 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 17.30 Round table: Discussion and conclusions Moderator

Representant of the Nordic countries

17.30 17.30 Closing words Dr. Oscar Díaz

Director of FITOGEN Institutional Coordinator of CTBNS Universidad de Los Lagos

20.00 – 22.00 Closing dinner

5BSaturday, January 17 08.30 – 10.00 Trip to Puyehue National Park and surrounding areas. Staying at Hotel Termas

Puyehue (Chilean spring waters) during the day. See HUhttp://www.puyehue.cl/data/flash/animacion_termas_puyehue_eng.swfUH.

19.00 – 20.30 Back to the hotel in Osorno 6BSunday, January 18 Flight to Santiago