Scott Spence speaks at 1st International Scientific Conference on CBRNe

06.09.2017

Scott Spence, Programme Director for National Implementation, spoke at the 1st International Scientific Conference on CBRNe, which took place in Rome, Italy during 22-24 May. The Conference had 360 participants from 45 countries. There were also 190 oral and written contributions many of which will be compiled into a Springer Conference Proceedings Book: Enhancing CBRNe Safety & Security: Proceedings of the SICC 2017 Conference - Science as the First Countermeasure for CBRNe and Cyber Threats.

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, the former Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs in the US Department of State – Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, was President of the Conference. The event was organised by the non-profit association Health Safety Environmental Research Association Rome (HESAR), which is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü, Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Nobel Peace Prize 2013) gave the Keynote speech on the second day of the Conference, which was also an official event of the OPCW's 20th anniversary celebrations taking place during 2017.

Mr Spence spoke during the Session 4 parallel session on "CBRNe Policies, International Legal and Economic Framework" chaired by Dr Ralf Trapp. His presentation "VERTIC’s approach to CBRN legal analysis and outreach" is available here.

For more about VERTIC's NIM Programme, click here.

Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Industrial Engineering Department
(Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale)
Via del Politecnico, 1 - 00133 Roma

By Car

Coming from the
ROME-NAPLES highway
Coming from the
ROME-NAPLES highway
- Take the TORRENOVA exit, drive to the traffic light and turn left (towards "Casilina").
- Continue on "via di Passolombardo" and follow the signs to the Engineering School ("Ingegneria").
Coming from
Rome's Ring (G.R.A.)
Coming from
Rome's Ring (G.R.A.)
- Inside lane (decreasing exit numbers): take "Roma-Napoli" highway exit and, on the ramp, turn left to "Romanina". After passing over the ring, take "via Stanford" and follow the signs to "via della Sorbona". At the first roundabout, take the first exit (left) to "via del Politecnico".
- Outside lane (ascending exit numbers): take the "Romanina" exit and, after passing over the ring, take "via Stanford" and follow the signs to "via della Sorbona". At the first roundabout, take the first exit (left) to "via del Politecnico".

By Public Transport

From the LEONARDO DA VINCI
(FIUMICINO) airport
From the LEONARDO DA VINCI
(FIUMICINO) airport
- Take the Rome-Fiumicino train ("Leonardo Express") at the airport to the terminal (Termini central station).
- Take subway line A towards "Anagnina" and get off at "Anagnina" (last stop).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.
From
CIAMPINO airport
From
CIAMPINO airport
- Take the airport shuttle bus to the "Anagnina" subway stop (line A terminal).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.
From Rome's Central Train Station
TERMINI
From Rome's Central Train Station
TERMINI
- Take subway line A towards "Anagnina" and get off at "Anagnina" (last stop).
- Take bus 20 Express and get off at "via Cambridge"'s second stop.