6th
AHEAD–GLTFCA Working Group Meeting
9th-10th March, 2006
Venue: Pestana Kruger Lodge, Mpumalanga, South Africa
(outside Nelspruit, near Kruger's Malelane Gate)
NOTE: The focus of this meeting is “Current Science,
Development and Policy Needs in the GLTFCA”- discussion
papers on key research and development problems in the GLTFCA.
Presentations should be approximately 20 minutes, with the
remainder of the time allotted for a given topic being available
for discussion. These sessions are meant to better define core
problems identified, encourage interdisciplinary discourse,
and perhaps lead to the development of additional proposals
by consortium members to support identified critical needs.
Listed presenters are kindly asked to prepare a two page summary
ahead of time and circulate these and any additional material
before the meeting or at least have it ready at the start of
the meeting. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution.
Blue linked items indicate
available PDFs of presentations
Day One: Thursday 9th March
0900 Welcome (Carlos Lopes Pereira, Chair Danie Pienaar)
0905 Introductions- around the room
0915 Brief introduction to AHEAD and background (Steve Osofsky,
Mike Kock)
0920 Objectives and format of the 6th Working Group Meeting (David
Cumming)
0930 “An Introduction
to Complex Systems thinking and research [Complex adaptive systems
101]” (Harry Biggs)
1030 Tea/Coffee break
1045 “Developing
conceptual frameworks, models and linkages between themes and
modules for the AHEAD-GLTFCA programme” (David Cumming)
1145 “Introduction to ‘Scenarios’ process and
plans for year 1 with Sand County Foundation, USAID, and WCS
support”; group reactions / discussion (Michael Murphree)
1300 Lunch
1400 Brief informal presentations (incl. DeMartini
PP on SAVANNA and Maartens
PP on Malaria) / updates by proponents of concepts / projects
submitted so far and discussion (Facilitator: Cumming)
1530 Tea/Coffee break
1545 “Animal disease
threats and priorities in the GLTFCA- a JMB Conservation & Veterinary
Sub-Committee perspective on ‘real world’ relationships
between management / policy decisions and research” (Roy
Bengis, Chris Foggin [unconfirmed])
1635 “BTB and the
livestock/wildlife/human interface- experiences in KwaZulu-Natal”
(Claire Geoghegan, Wayne Getz)
1655 “Report on the Sengwe Communal Land BTB Survey”
(Lisa Marabini, Keith Dutlow, Chris Foggin [unconfirmed])
1715 “BTB roundtable update on current research, major
findings, unanswered questions and research plans / priorities
in the GLTFCA”
(Wayne Getz, Markus Hofmeyr, Nick Kriek, Anita Michel, Roy Bengis,
Carlos Lopes Pereira, Lisa Marabini, Keith Dutlow, Stuart Hargreaves
[unconfirmed])
1800 Brief review of progress, outline of tomorrow’s programme
and break for evening (Facilitator: Cumming) Adjourn for dinner
(dinner at Pestana provided by WCS)- Please come back for Day
2!
Day Two: Friday 10th March
0830 “FMD epidemiology
and research needs in the GLTFCA” (Wilna Vosloo, Gavin
Thomson)
0900 “Tick borne
diseases: some perspectives and research opportunities in the
GLTFCA”
(Graeme Cumming)
0945 “Databases
and GIS for the GLTFCA: a resource available to the programme”
(Louis van Schalkwyk)
1030 “Socio-economic
research in the GLTFCA - a review of recent work, gaps and priorities”
(Anna Spenceley, Daniel Marnewick and Conrad Steenkamp)
1115 Tea/Coffee break
1130 “Rural development
and ecosystem health in the GLTFCA - current issues and research
and management needs” (Giuseppe Daconto)
1230 Project development in the pipeline – IDRC, Fondation
Ensemble?, MacArthur (climate change)?, British Ecological Society,
others? (David Cumming, Steve Osofsky, Mike Kock, Harry Biggs,
Markus Hofmeyr, group)
1245 Proposal for a core AHEAD GLTFCA steering group (presenters:
Biggs / Hofmeyr / Kriek / Kock / Osofsky others as available)
and discussion (Facilitator: Cumming)
1300 Institutional commitments to the programme: finalising “letters
of collaboration,” etc. (Facilitator: Cumming)
1315 Next steps, actions and responsibilities (Facilitator: Cumming)
1330 Next meeting- when, where, and seeking a volunteer host?
(Facilitator: Cumming)
1345 Thanks and closure (lunch provided)
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