OPCW 21st Conference of State Parties

12.09.2016

OPCW Director-General H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü with Dr. Luigi Antonio Poggi, HESAR Executive Director

We are proud to announce that HESAR, founded by some members of Master CBRNe crew, is officially listed as a member of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Coalition, participated in the 21st Conference of State Parties – CSP21 (28 Nov. – 2 Dec. 2016, The Hague, The Netherlands) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons – OPCW. CSP21 Conference oversees the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, and is composed of representatives of all 192 Member States, who are working together to achieve a world free of chemical weapons.

HESAR Executive Director Mr. Luigi Antonio Poggi

Among the 165 delegates of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) registered for the CSP21 Conference from 30 countries, Luigi Antonio Poggi, in his speech during the plenary session, underlined the HESAR appreciation to the extraordinary accomplishments of the OPCW: the pursuit of the universal membership, the steady progressing destruction of chemical weapons stockpiles, the public awareness of the CWC promotion, and the increasing involvement of civil society including NGOs in the CWC. Also, due to the intensification of terrorist activities in various parts of the world including non-State actors, and the novel emerging terrorist methodologies, the attention was called on the necessity to prevent the re-emergence of chemical weapons.

21st Conference of the States Parties, World Forum Conference Centre

Also, Mr. Poggi announced that HESAR is collaborating with the International Master Courses in Protection against CBRNe Eventsof the University of Rome Tor Vergata to organize the 1st Scientific International Conference on CBRNe – SICC 2017 (22-24 May 2017, Rome, Italy) jointly with the OPCW, in the framework of the activities of the 20th anniversary of the OPCW’s establishment, and thanks to the Master’s collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. SICC 2017 Conference primary objective is to internationally promote the dissemination of the culture on the prevention and mitigation of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and explosives events. The experience we have gained so far has led us to an ambitious vision: the CBRNe should become an academic scientific discipline, with the final aim to increase and spread the information and awareness of the risks and therefore to increase national and international preparedness and resiliency.

OPCW Director-General H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü

You can see the speech of Dr. Luigi Antonio Poggi here:

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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.