Name: IARC SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION
Start: 2021-02-10T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2021-02-12T13:35:00+01:00
Location: IARC

Wednesday, 10 February
- PL: 1. Opening of the Session (all)
- PL: 2. Election of Rapporteur (all)
- PL: 3. Adoption of the Agenda (all)
- PL: 4a. Major scientific highlights (all)
- PL: 4b. Highlights from the meeting of the 62nd Session of the Governing Council, held remotely (all)
- PL: 4c. Director’s update from the 56th Session of the Scientific Council (all)
- PL: 4d. Biennial Report of the IARC Ethics Committee (IEC), 2019–2020 (all)
- 10:30
  
  Coffee Break
- RS: 5. Discussion with the Director (DIR), the Director of Administration and Finance (DAF) and the Scientific Council only (SC + DIR + DAF)
- 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)
- PL: 7. Update on the “Nouveau Centre” and on resource mobilization (all)
- 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
- PL: 9. Discussion on the DRAFT IARC Medium-Term Strategy for 2021–2025 (all)
- PL: 10. Scientific Council’s recommendations following poster review (all)
- 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
  
  Coffee Break
- PL: 12. Proposed programme and budget (2022–2023) (all)
- PL: 13. Requests for support from the Governing Council Special Fund (all)
- 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
- RS: 15. and 16. GEN review
  - 1
    
    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)
  - 2
    
    16. Finalization/endorsement by SC of GEN Review Report (SC only)
- 10:15
  
  Coffee Break
- RS: 17-19 Drafting of Scientific report Report and presentation to DIR
  - 3
    
    17. Drafting of Scientific Council Report (SC only)
  - 4
    
    18. Draft SC Report given to DIR and DAF
  - 5
    
    19. Presentation of Report to the Director only, plus discussion on issues arising (SC + DIR + DAF)
- PL: 20. Election of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson for the 58th Session of the Scientific Council in 2022 (all)
- PL: 21. Date of next Session (all)
- PL: 22. Adoption of the Scientific Council Report (all)
- PL: 23. Closure of 57th Session

IARC SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION

Remotely by teleconference

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