^{1. Better Regulation}

^{Coordinator: Bernhard Johnen, Director International Regulatory Policy, CropLife InternationalSynopsis: Our world faces huge challenges concerning global food security as a consequence of an ever growing global population, increasing calorie demand, limited availability of productive agricultural land, and the practical consequences of water shortages and climate change. Agriculture is at the heart of this challenge as it needs to grow food, but also create renewables, and do all this sustainably. Regulation is an imperative and should both be a stimulant and a safeguard by promoting investment in new solutions and timely access to technology, whilst assuring safety and sustainability with shared responsibility and compliance. The lunchtime event will address these principles by addressing recognized principles of effective registration; identifying best practices for the implementation of registration principles; discussing good practice indicators.}

^{Coordinator: J A ZabkiewiczSynopsis: Much emphasis has been placed on developing "softer" versions or "greener production" of agrichemicals. This is but one aspect of overall environmental acceptability and a more comprehensive evaluation should include considerations of production (P) of actives and formulants, their application (A) in the field, and their environmental (E) behaviour which should include positive and negative biological efficacy effects. A panel of experts will present their opinions and the audience is invited to offer their views and debate the relative importance of the many factors that are involved. The objective is to try and arrive at a definition of "green" in the context of the use of agrichemicals.}

^{3. Early Career Scientist Panel}

^{Coordinator: Laura McConnellSynopsis: Students from both IUPAC and RACI are invited to attend this lunchtime seminar where distinguished scientists will be seated at each table to answer questions about their careers. Short presentations from early career scientists will provide insights on their experience in finding employment.}

^{1. Spray Wise Initiative}

^{Coordinator: Gerard BardellSynopsis: Spraywise is a Nufarm initiative to deliver practical tools which promote best practice spraying and drift management techniques to farmers and applicators.Includes demonstrations of local weather prediction for spraying and internet accessible maps showing cotton plantings. Recent experience in cotton areas is presented as a case study.}

<sup>2. The FOOTPRINT Pesticide Properties Database: Can a Way be found to support and Maintain it?

Coordinator: Don WauchopeSynopsis: The FOOTPRINT Pesticide Properties Database, a project of the EU registration system, is a web-based system giving free access to data of extraordinarily high quality, authority, and completeness. It is unlikely that there is a pesticide scientist in the world who has not found this resource very useful. The project is currently finding difficulty with funding, however. This Lunchtime Seminar will be devoted to discussing the future of FOOTPRINT. Is there a global approach to funding and maintaining this globally valuable resource?</sup>

^{3. Green Pesticides}

^{Coordinator: Milton HearnSynopsis: Crop protection chemicals are unique. They are the only class of chemical designed to be deliberately dispersed into the environment in large volume. They are expected to have a selective effect on target organisms, yet be innocuous to non-target organisms and degrade rapidly in the air, soil and water compartments. This seminar will examine how the 12 Anastas-Warner-Zimmerman principles of green chemistry and engineering can be applied to the synthesis and use of these and other compounds.}