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                        IAEA SCIENTIFIC FORUM 2008
                                     The Future Role of the IAEA

                                            DRAFT PROGRAMME

                                       TUESDAY, 30 SEPTEMBER 2008



10:00­10:30 hours

Opening Session:

Dr Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Mr. Ruud Lubbers, Forum Chair



10:30­13:00 hours

Session 1: Nuclear Energy: The Role of the IAEA in Meeting Energy Needs

Keynote Topics:

   Nuclear Energy and the IAEA in 2020

   Future IAEA Roles in Support of Building Infrastructure, Capacity and Human Resources:
   Perspective of a Prospective Newcomer

   Future IAEA Roles in Support of Technology and Innovation: Perspective of a `Mature' Country

   Future IAEA Roles in Support of Sustainable Nuclear Energy

   Multinational Fuel Cycle Approaches


13:00­15:00 hours                     Break

15:00­18:00 hours


Session 2: The Role of the IAEA in Meeting Development Needs
Keynote Topics*:

   Reaching the Unreached: The Challenge of Making Nuclear Technologies for Development
   Acceptable, Accessible and Affordable

   Food Security

   Assessment and Impact of Regional Water Resources Variability on Energy Production and
   Development

   Globalization of Cancer and the Challenge of Improving Cancer Cure and Care in Developing
   Countries


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       The keynote presentations will be followed by a panel discussion (Order, subject to change)
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                        IAEA SCIENTIFIC FORUM 2008
                                     The Future Role of the IAEA

                                      WEDNESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 2008

10:00­13:00 hours

Session 3: Nuclear Safety and Security: Enabling a Nuclear Future
Keynote Topics:

   Introduction and Overview

   Safety and Security Challenges for Developing Nuclear Programmes

   Developing a Normative Approach to Nuclear Security

   A Harmonized Approach to Safety and Security

   Advancing International Consensus in Nuclear Safety/Security Regulation

   Moving towards a Mandatory Safety and Security Regime



13:00­15:00 hours                     Break

15:00­18:00 hours

Session 4: IAEA Safeguards and Verification: A Contribution to Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Keynote Topics*:

   Introductory Remarks: the 20/20 Vision

   Future Non-Proliferation Challenges

   The Next Generation Safeguards Initiative

   Nuclear Disarmament and the Verification Role of the IAEA

   Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycles and Safeguards




                                     For further information please contact:
                                      International Atomic Energy Agency
                            Wagramer Strasse 5, PO Box 100, 1400 Vienna, Austria
                                      Tel: +43-1-2600-0, Fax: +43-1-26007
                            To register online and for further information please go to
                   http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Meetings/Announcements.asp?ConfID=168



___________________________________________________________________________
    
       The keynote presentations will be followed by a panel discussion (Order, subject to change)