ICW/98/02 : Draft Agenda

Document No: ICW/98/02/
Date: August 21, 1998

International Centers Week 1998
October 26-30
Washington, D.C.

Shaping the CGIAR's Future

Draft Agenda

International Centers Week 1998 (ICW98) will take place in the World Bank, Washington DC, from Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, 1998. Meeting times are:

morning: 0830 - 1230 (coffee break 1030 - 1100)

afternoon: 1400 - 1730 (coffee break 1530 - 1600)

The draft agenda and indicative timed agenda are attached. These were developed by the Secretariat in consultation with the Oversight Committee and other stakeholders.

Overview of the Business Meeting

The ICW98 Agenda:

Focuses on the System Review
Continues the Centers’ Forum
Implements the MTM98 decisions to streamline CGIAR meetings

CGIAR System Review. The ICW98 agenda has been developed to provide ample opportunity for discussion of the CGIAR System Review. The first and last sessions each day have been allocated to this item. The first session of the day is reserved for plenary discussion. The last session of the day can be used either for plenary discussion or for parallel sessions involving committee work. Decisions on the specific format will be made at ICW98. During the opening day, the Group will focus on the System Review’s overall conclusions. The next three days are reserved for in-depth discussion of the panel’s recommendations on mission and strategy, science, and governance/finance. It is expected that consensus on the next steps after ICW98 will be reached during the final plenary session on Friday.

Centers’ Forum. The theme for Center presentations at ICW98 is "New Opportunities in Natural Resource Management". This reflects the preliminary view expressed by the System Review Panel, and acknowledged by CGIAR stakeholders, that Natural Resource Management (NRM) and Genetic Resources Management are the twin pillars of the CGIAR’s work. The theme will be covered under four broad headings:

New approaches - New and promising ways of designing and implementing NRM programs,

New tools - New scientific means employed by the centers in NRM research, e.g., GIS, molecular biology, soil ecology, simulation modeling,

Policy issues - Key policy questions surrounding NRM and how Centers are addressing them, e.g., common property resources, and

New institutional modalities - New and promising ways of conducting NRM research collaboratively with partners.

Following the successful model at ICW97, Center presentations will be spread over 4 days. The presentations are intended to give ICW participants an overview of the Centers’ promising work in natural resource management work.

New approaches in Streamlining CGIAR Meetings. Following the Group’s decision at MTM98 and based on advice from the Oversight Committee, two specific changes are planned to streamline ICW98:

1. Committees are encouraged to provide members, in advance of the meeting, written reports if their activities and proposals. Committees are also encouraged to share their views regarding the topics that are on the ICW98 agenda by commenting from the floor when that topic is being discussed. Committees wishing to make specific recommendations to the CGIAR on issues that are not in the ICW98 agenda should contact the Secretariat to seek a time slot. Otherwise, no discussion of committee reports will take place unless requested by a CGIAR member. Time slots have been identified in the agenda for these exigencies under: "Recommendations from CGIAR Cosponsors and Committees."

2. External review reports will be considered by an open ad-hoc committee of interested members (in parallel session) and without lengthy presentations. EPMR reports will be mailed out well in advance of the meeting, and members will be asked to indicate whether discussion by the full group (following the review in parallel session) is necessary. Unless there is significant interest in this, the ad-hoc committee will be asked to act on behalf of the Group. In the event of significant interest, every effort will be made to create time on the agenda for a fuller discussion.

Other Items of Essential Business at ICW98.

Approval of the 1999 Financing Plan;

Approval of overall directions for preparing the 2000 Research Agenda;

Follow up actions on the MTM98 decisions on Biotechnology/Genetic Resources; and

Presentation of the biennial CGIAR King Baudouin Award, Chairman’s Annual Science Awards (Promising Young Scientist, Outstanding Local Scientist, Outstanding Scientific Partnership Award), and the Brady Award.

Special Items.

Funding modalities. Kenya and Colombia will make presentations describing novel ways to invest in international agricultural research: Kenya by contributing proceeds from World Bank/IDA loans/credits to collaborative CGIAR-KARI programs, and Colombia by providing a long-term commitment using its own resources. These pioneering arrangements have relevance for other developing country members.

Trends in agricultural research expenditure and financing. IFPRI will provide an analysis.

Adoption case studies. IAEG will report to the Group on the results of research conducted in cooperation with the centers (parallel session).

Logical framework for CGIAR activities. TAC will report on progress in developing such a framework (parallel session).

Draft Agenda

1. Opening Session

i. Chairman’s Opening Statement

ii. Discussion

iii. Chairman’s Announcements

iv. Adoption of the Agenda

2. CGIAR System Review

i. Presentation of the Review’s Overall Conclusions

ii. Discussion

iii. Recommendations on Mission and Strategy

iv. Discussion

v. Recommendations on Science

vi. Discussion

vii. Recommendations on Governance and Finance

viii. Discussion

ix Conclusions on Implementation and Next Steps

3. Centers Forum - New Opportunities in Natural Resource Management

i. New approaches

ii. New tools

iii. Policy

iv. New institutional modalities

4. CGIAR Research Agenda

i. 2000 Research Directions

-Presentation by the Chair, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

-Discussion

ii. Financing the 1999 Research Agenda

-Report from the CGIAR Finance Committee (FC)

-Discussion

iii. Modalities of Funding
-Presentation by KARI
-Presentation by Colombia

-Discussion

iv. CGIAR Logical Framework

-Presentation by TAC (in parallel session)

-Discussion (in parallel Session)

v. Trends in Agricultural Research Expenditure and Financing

-Presentation by IFPRI

5. Recommendations from Cosponsors, CGIAR Committees and Partnership Committees (Committees will provide reports of their activities in written form. No discussion will be scheduled unless requested by CG members. If required, discussion of committee matters will take place in the order shown below.)

i. Cosponsors

ii. Oversight Committee (OC)

iii. Finance Committee (FC)

iv. Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

v. Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group (IAEG)

vi. Genetic Resources Policy Committee (GRPC)

vii. Committee of Board Chairs (CBC)

viii. Center Directors’ Committee (CDC)

ix. Private Sector Committee (PSC)

x. NGO Committee (NGOC)

xi. Global Forum/NARS Steering Committee

6. Biotechnology and Proprietary Science – Follow up from MTM98

i. Progress Report

ii. Discussion

7. Evaluation (in parallel session)

i. External Review of CIFOR

ii. External Review of ICRAF

iii. Stripe Review of Genetic Resources Policy (SGRP)

iv. Presentation and Discussion of Adoption Case Studies (IAEG)

8. Presentation of Awards

i. CGIAR King Baudouin Award

ii. Chairman’s Science Awards
-Promising Young Scientist Award
-Outstanding Local Scientist Award
-Outstanding Scientific Partnership Award

iii. Brady Award

9. Other Business

10. Chairman’s Closing Remarks

ICW98 - CGIAR Business Meeting -- Indicative Timed Agenda

	Monday, October 26	Tuesday, October 27	Wednesday, October 28	Thursday, October 29			Friday, October 30
08:30-09:00	Opening session	CGIAR System Review	CGIAR System Review	CGIAR System Review			CGIAR System Review
09:00-10:30	CGIAR System Review
	-Overall Conclusions	-Mission and Strategy	-Science	-Governance & Finance			-Conclusions on
							Implementation and
							Next Steps


10:30-11:00	coffee
11:00-12:30	CGIAR System Review	Centers Forum -	Centers Forum -	Centers Forum -			Centers Forum -
	(cont.)	Natural Resource Mgt.	Natural Resource Mgt.	Natural Resource Mgt.			Natural Resource Mgt.

		New Approaches	New Tools	Policy Issues			New Institutional
							Modalities

12:30-14:00	lunch
14:00-15:30	Recommendations from	CG Research Agenda	Awards	Parallel Sessions		CG Research Agenda
	CG Cosponsors and	-1999 Financing Plan	-CG King Baudouin Award	Ext.Revs.:	IAEG	-Trends in Ag. Research
	Committees	-2000 Agenda: Directions	-Chairman’s Science Awards	-CIFOR	(Case studies)	Expenditure & Financing
		-Modalities of Finance:	-Brady Award	-ICRAF	CG Log
	Biotech/Prop. Science	Presentations by Kenya	Recommendations from CG	-SGRP	Framework	Other Business
	-Follow up from MTM98	and Colombia	Committees (cont’d)
15:30-16:00	coffee
16:00-17:30	CGIAR System Review	CGIAR System Review	CGIAR System Review	CGIAR System Review		Chairman’s Closing
						Remarks




Evening	Chairman’s Reception		Chairman’s Dinner for	Crawford Lecture
			Heads of Delegation	(Peter Doherty)