Abstracts are invited for poster and oral presentations on the following symposium topics. Please submit abstracts using the Online Submission Form by 25 May 2012 according to the abstract preparation guidelines.

The discussion at this ISBGMO12 will be focused on a theme: CONSIDERING BIOSAFETY IN THE APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

Under this theme, presentations and posters in the sessions, mini-symposia, and workshops will potentially address such timely topics, as they relate to biosafety:
• New approaches in genetic engineering
• Genetically engineered animals/insects
• Biotechnology and climate change
• Biotechnology and biofuels/energy
• Biotechnology for developing countries
• Transferring data for risk assessment across environments
• Genetically engineered crops and agricultural sustainability
• Post-market monitoring
• Defining protection goals for risk assessment
• Defining the receiving environment
• Understanding environmental fate
• Key discussions under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
• Effective capacity building for biotechnology regulation
• And others...
All abstracts will be refereed and a criterion for rejection will be lack of originality. A condition of submission is that, if accepted, the paper will be presented at the oral or poster sessions at the ISBGMO 2012 by one of the authors.