IARC SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION

10 Feb 2021, 09:00 → 12 Feb 2021, 13:35 Europe/Paris

Remotely by teleconference (IARC)

Christine Friedenreich (University of Calgary)

Welcome to the 57th Scientific Council Session Event Management Platform!

Agenda and documents

From the event display view, as participant in the Scientific Council, click on “Timetable” to have an overview of the Agenda.

Documents/Presentations

The documents and presentations are available under "Materials".

Please make sure you watch all presentations prior to the Session, so that you can ask questions/make comments ahead of it, if need be.

Due to the remote format of the Session, it will concentrate on discussion and recommendations.

Documents

• SC57_1_Agenda_FINAL.pdf
• SC57_1_AgendaVIRTUALAnnotated_Revision1.pdf
• SC57_2_IEC_2019-2020.pdf
• SC57_3_NCandFundRaising_20201214.pdf
• SC57_4A_MTSDevelopment.pdf
• SC57_4B_MTS_draft_final_2020-12-22.pdf
• SC57_5_PosterAbstracts.pdf
• SC57_6_PB2223_Addendum1.pdf
• SC57_6_PB2223_FINAL20201216.pdf
• SC57_7_Request_GCSF_2021.pdf
• SC57_8_Report_2021-02-12_Final.pdf
• SC57_9_LoP_FINAL.pdf
• SC57_9_LoP_Provisional.pdf

Presentations

• GDPR_UpdateDAFzoom_1.mp4
• Item12_ProgBudget2223_SlideShow.ppsx
• Item12_ProgBudget2223_SlidesWithNotes.pdf
• Item4_DIRreport_RecordingSC57_2021.mp4
• Item4_DIRreport-SlideswithNotes .pptx
• Item6_DIRresponseINF-Review.pdf
• Item6_DIRresponseMCA-Review.pdf
• Item7_Part1_UpdateNouveauCentreProject.mp4
• Item7_Part2_NouveauCentre_fundraising.mp4
• Item9_MTS-DraftforSCintroDIRscript.docx
• Item9_MTS-DraftforSCintroDIRvideo.mp4
• Item9_MTS-DraftforSC.pdf
• SC-57-Orientation session-updated-07012021-vc.pdf

Wednesday, 10 February

09:00 → 09:05 PL: 1. Opening of the Session (all)

09:05 → 09:10 PL: 2. Election of Rapporteur (all)

09:10 → 09:15 PL: 3. Adoption of the Agenda (all)

09:15 → 10:00 PL: 4a. Major scientific highlights (all)

10:00 → 10:10 PL: 4b. Highlights from the meeting of the 62nd Session of the Governing Council, held remotely (all)

10:10 → 10:20 PL: 4c. Director’s update from the 56th Session of the Scientific Council (all)

10:20 → 10:30 PL: 4d. Biennial Report of the IARC Ethics Committee (IEC), 2019–2020 (all)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 11:30 RS: 5. Discussion with the Director (DIR), the Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) and the Scientific Council only (SC + DIR + DAF)

11:30 → 12:00 RS: 6. Director’s response to the Sections of Infections (INF) and Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis (MCA) Reviews, held February 2020 (details of action taken) (SC, Director, INF Section and Group Heads only followed by MCA Section and Group Heads only)

12:00 → 12:30 PL: 7. Update on the “Nouveau Centre” and on resource mobilization (all)

12:30 → 13:00 RS: 8. Review the day’s report and agree on recommendations (SC only with dedicated members of the Secretariat – Véronique/Karen/Teresa and Agnès)

Thursday, 11 February

09:00 → 10:30 PL: 9. Discussion on the DRAFT IARC Medium-Term Strategy for 2021–2025 (all)

10:30 → 10:45 PL: 10. Scientific Council’s recommendations following poster review (all)

10:45 → 11:00 PL: 11. Scientific Council membership of Section Review Panels in 2022 [Section of Cancer Surveillance (CSU), Head: Dr Freddie Bray and Section of Environment and Radiation (ENV), Head: Dr Joachim Schüz] (all)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 12:00 PL: 12. Proposed programme and budget (2022–2023) (all)

12:00 → 12:30 PL: 13. Requests for support from the Governing Council Special Fund (all)

12:30 → 13:00 RS: 14. Review the day’s report and agree on recommendations (SC only with dedicated members of the Secretariat – Véronique/Karen/Teresa and Agnès)

Friday, 12 February

09:00 → 10:15 RS: 15. and 16. GEN review

09:00 15. Scientific Report of the Section of Genetics (GEN) Review; Section Head’s response; DIR’s response and discussion (SC, Director, GEN Section and Group Heads only)

09:45 16. Finalization/endorsement by SC of GEN Review Report (SC only)

10:15 → 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 → 12:45 RS: 17-19 Drafting of Scientific report Report and presentation to DIR

10:45 17. Drafting of Scientific Council Report (SC only)

11:45 18. Draft SC Report given to DIR and DAF

12:15 19. Presentation of Report to the Director only, plus discussion on issues arising (SC + DIR + DAF)

12:45 → 13:00 PL: 20. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for the 58th Session of the Scientific Council in 2022 (all)

13:00 → 13:05 PL: 21. Date of next Session (all)

13:05 → 13:30 PL: 22. Adoption of the Scientific Council Report (all)

13:30 → 13:35 PL: 23. Closure of 57th Session