Relaunching the Pugwash CBW Working Group (Event)
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Working Group on Chemical and Biological Weapons
Relaunching the Pugwash CBW Working Group
Date: Friday, 3 October 2025.
Time: UTC 13:00 – 14:30 (15:00 – 16:30 CEST).
Duration: 60 – 90 minutes
Place: Zoom virtual meeting (Registration required)
Agenda:
- Welcome & brief introduction, Jean Pascal Zanders and Lizeka Tandwa, CBW WG Co-coordinators
- Welcome/Introduction to Pugwash by Götz Neuneck, Chair of the Pugwash Council
- Introduction to the CBW WG and challenges in the CBW area
- Status of the CBW regime
- Biological and toxin weapons, Richard Guthrie
- Chemical weapons, Mina Rozei
- Discussion
- What unique contribution can the Pugwash CBW Working Group bring to the current debates on CBW-related challenges?
- What are the five most important challenges arising over the next five to ten years? Why?
- Next steps
- Closing
Advance registration is required:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/sLJv7sV0RKuHrLYErbo2NQ
- The number of attendees is limited.
- After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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