Summary Of Round Table Discussion Research Articles

Open Chance and Risk Management Process Supported by a Software Tool for Improving Urban Security

By now the 5-step risk and chance management process according to the generic ISO 31000 standard has been applied to a wide range of domains including organizational risk management, business continuity, safety and IT security management, as well as occupational safety. The paper motivates the context and need for an open, scalable and flexible urban (perceived) security and safety assessment and improvement process, showing that it should be applicable also at local community level. The basic ideas of the process include the division of risk and chance analysis and management (treatment) into defined phases which are addressed iteratively: (1) within a framing context, stakeholders and their objectives are identified; (2) chance events for reaching objectives or, as often more straightforward, risk events opposing objectives are identified; (3) these chances and risks on objectives are quantified in terms of probability and consequences on the identified objectives; (4) they are assessed regarding their context-sensitive societal acceptability; (5) improvement measures are selected and implemented. The process is iterated until all risks on objectives are sufficiently controlled, also the combination of risks. Concerning the methodology, a semi-formal modelling of the static and dynamic requirements of a tailored process based on ISO 31000 is provided, which in addition allows the formulation of minimum consistency and completeness requirements, e.g. for each objective at least one stakeholder and risk should be identified. For the urban domain, a classification of risk assessment techniques regarding their suitability for supporting the process is presented. A further focus is the efficient provision of best practice options for urban security enhancement. Based on the insights gained by the systematic modelling of the risk management process, a software tool was developed to facilitate the application of the process in participatory settings like round table discussions with stakeholders. The paper presents as use case the application of the tool-supported methodology in several discussion rounds within a residential district in a medium sized university town in Germany along with the discussion of the evaluations and findings. Thus, the applicability of the software-supported urban security risk management to the novel urban security domain is demonstrated. In summary, the approach is sufficiently transparent and flexible for fast summaries of round table discussions up to complex iterative decision and participatory scenarios, which have to consider multiple stakeholders and a large variety of possible urban security and safety enhancement options with a given urban context.

Issues facing the bioanalytical community: summary of round table discussions.

Issues facing the bioanalytical community: summary of round table discussions.

Summary of Round-table Discussion : The Future of Australian Studies in a Globalising Age(A Collection of Essays Focusing on Transformation of Australian Studies in a Globalising Age,In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Australian Studies Assosiation of Japan)

Summary of Round-table Discussion : The Future of Australian Studies in a Globalising Age(A Collection of Essays Focusing on Transformation of Australian Studies in a Globalising Age,In Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Australian Studies Assosiation of Japan)

Thoron: its metrology, health effects and implications for radon epidemiology: a summary of roundtable discussions

A roundtable discussion was made at the end of the workshop. All the presentations were summarised in this discussion. It involved measurement techniques, quality assurance and dose assessment and health effects of thoron and its progeny. In particular, major epidemiological studies may be affected by thoron interference in radon measurements. Since their data are not sufficient when compared with that of radon, further efforts in thoron studies will be needed.

Summary of roundtable discussion on vitamin D research needs

We summarize the discussions of a roundtable following the conference “Vitamin D and Health in the 21st Century: an Update.” The roundtable participants offered additional information on vitamin D research needs from a critical, impartial, and interdisciplinary perspective. Although the group recognized the progress to date, they found that the available evidence on the relation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, dietary intake, status, functional health, and adverse outcomes has significant limitations because most studies have been short term, have failed to consider important confounders such as baseline vitamin D status and body mass index, and did not study key populations. To meet these data gaps, the roundtable identified several overarching research needs: 1) long-term, high-quality dose-response studies with relevant outcomes, including bone health, other functional outcomes (such as immune function, autoimmune disorders, and chronic disease prevention), and adverse outcomes (such as hypercalcemia and hypercalcuria), especially in understudied population groups such as dark-skinned individuals, infants, adolescents, reproductive-aged women, and pregnant and lactating women; 2) further research to understand the relation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D threshold values to relevant functional outcomes in each life stage and in racial and ethnic groups; 3) further research to understand the metabolic partitioning, fate, and mobilization of key vitamin D metabolites at recommended and greater than recommended intakes to assess the availability of stored vitamin D, relative contributions of endogenously produced and dietary vitamin D, and impact of important confounders (such as body mass index) on vitamin D status; and 4) further research to define the maximal, long-term vitamin D intake to ensure safety for all humans.

Long-Term Archaeological Loans from Italy: Summary of Roundtable Discussions

Long-Term Archaeological Loans from Italy: Summary of Roundtable Discussions

Summaries of round-table discussions.

Summaries of round-table discussions.

Summary of Roundtable Discussions regarding the Future Content of the U.S. Securities Laws

JAMES D. COX [*] EDWARD F. GREENE [**] On April 8-9, 1999, more than sixty securities lawyers, regulators, and academics participated in a roundtable discussion in Washington, D.C., on what should be the future content of the U.S. securities laws. The full participant list (excluding, however, SEC personnel) appears in the Appendix of this report. The conference's co-conveners were Mr. Edward F. Greene of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, and Professor James D. Cox of the Duke University School of Law. Our purpose was to see if a consensus could be forged regarding the direction the reform of the U.S. securities laws might take. Coincidentally, the SEC had extended the original comment period for its Aircraft Carrier release [1] to June 30, 1999. With the extended comment period, we were able to discuss many aspects of the reform proposals embodied in the Aircraft Carrier Release. The program was organized around the following six topics: 1. The Changing Regulatory Premises 2. Revamping the Disclosure and Offering Process 3. What Gets Regulated and Exempted 4. Regulatory Strategies to Address Internationalization 5. Liability Standards for a Company Disclosure System 6. The Regulation of Exchanges and Alternative Trading Systems We offer below a summary of what we believe to be the central beliefs, conclusions, and approaches expressed at the meeting. Knowing that our collective memories could never accurately replicate the conference's discussions, we commissioned a court reporter to transcribe the conference's commentary. We then reviewed the resulting 419 page transcript to prepare this report. Because we assured each participant that no remarks would be attributed to any individual, no one is mentioned in our report. Instead, what follows is our synthesis of a highly stimulating and thoughtful day-and-a-half debate on the future content of the U.S. securities laws. A threshold issue we considered is the scope of the SEC's power to implement reform pursuant to its exemptive authority under Section 28 of the Securities Act of 1933. [2] On the one hand, there was a consensus that the SEC could not use this authority to swallow up the Act, such as by exempting all offerings of an issuer, if the effect were to eliminate the responsibilities of the issuer or its directors under Section 11 of the Act. On the other hand, there was recognition that the SEC now enjoys broad authority to reduce the regulatory reach of Section 5, such as by narrowing the current definition of an offer to sell, by modifying the content requirements of the registration statement, by delineating what constitutes delivery of a prospectus, and by expanding the contours of the private placement exemption to permit the deregulation of the offering process and more liquidity with respect to restricted securities. There was no sentiment for scrapping the current statutory framework of the U.S. securities laws. There was also a consensus that legislative action is both unnecessary and undesirable; any necessary reform can and should occur within the present statutory framework using the broad rulemaking and exemptive authority the Commission currently possesses. The analogy invoked in our discussion was a need to locate and repair potholes in the road, rather than constructing a new freeway that will pass through unfamiliar terrain. The strongest sentiment for maintaining the status quo was expressed for initial public offerings for which registration and review by the SEC's staff was not questioned. However, for all types of registrants, the conference participants believed there is a need to rethink the current prospectus delivery requirements, a point discussed below. A registration statement should continue to be the regulatory cornerstone for public offerings by any issuer. However, the disclosure requirements for any registration statement should not be thought of as embodying all the information an investor should have in order to reach an informed decision to purchase the registrant's security; mandatory disclosure should focus upon those items of information uniquely known to the issuer. …

Collaborative research and training programs in infectious diseases: summary of roundtable discussion

Collaborative research and training programs in infectious diseases: summary of roundtable discussion

The role of scientific societies in addressing the threats of emerging infections: summary of roundtable discussion

The role of scientific societies in addressing the threats of emerging infections: summary of roundtable discussion

The role of scientific societies in addressing the threats of emerging infections: summary of roundtable discussion.

Scientific and professional societies can play a major role in addressing the global threat of emerging infections. They can operate without the political constraints of governments and provide an enormous pool of scientific and medical talents backed by financial resources of the society. In addition to their important role of dissemination of information through meetings and publications, scientific societies can and should play a more proactive role by building scientific networks and coalitions for research and training. A roundtable discussion was held to assess what is currently being done by individual societies to address the threats of emerging infections and to determine how best to work together in the future. ### 2.1 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Initiatives of the ASM began in 1994 when an entire issue of ASM News (vol. 60, no. 5) and the president's address at the annual meeting were devoted to ‘New and Emerging Infections in the Face of a Funding Crisis’. A copy of ASM News was sent to each member of the U.S. Congress and followed-up by congressional briefings and visits with individual congressional staff. The objective was to encourage increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) so that they could implement their plans for addressing emerging infections. The Public and Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB) of ASM sponsored roundtable discussions at national meetings and held several high-profile press briefings related to emerging infections. In addition, the PSAB formed a task force to identify factors leading to the emergence of antibiotic resistance and to make recommendations and establish priorities for addressing the problem. The task force issued a report which has been distributed in the USA and South America. Recently the report was translated into Chinese and broadly distributed in China. PSAB provided scientific expertise to congressional staff and …

Collaborative research and training programs in infectious diseases: summary of roundtable discussion

Experiences from around the world recounted by infectious disease experts at the Conference on Emerging Diseases held in Kyoto, Japan, in July 1996, left no doubt in the minds of participants of the last session that emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases present an escalating global threat that cannot be met by national initiatives alone or by scattered international activities. They stated at the outset that a cohesive international program is needed to combat the threat and to attract and prepare a cadre of scientists and physicians to recognize, comprehend, control and report on emerging infections. Collaborative research was viewed as essential for maintaining scientific expertise and for empowering health science personnel to design and implement effective infectious disease control measures. The roundtable discussion, Collaborative Research and Training Opportunities, evolved within this context and its scope was broadened to include goals to be incorporated into an international agenda for the fight against emerging diseases. The long-range effectiveness of infectious disease training, especially in the developing world, can depend on how realistic it is in terms of the facilities available at the trainee's home base and whether it is sustained by opportunities for post-training information exchange and collaborative research activities. Two highly successful programs were reviewed. Although tuberculosis was declining in Japan in 1963 when the international training program was established at the Research Institute of Tuberculosis (TB), it remained a major international problem and, as such, was given high priority and collaborations with WHO were set up in 1965. It is a measure of its success that nearly 80 percent of the approximately 1200 former trainees from 72 countries who are still in the active work force remain in the tuberculosis field or are engaged in work related to TB. Many are directors of TB-control in their own countries. Three training …

210 Do we need ‘Man’ in the man-machine systems? If so, why and for what? — Summary of round-table discussion 1: Chairman: J.E. Rijnsdorp, p 283

210 Do we need ‘Man’ in the man-machine systems? If so, why and for what? — Summary of round-table discussion 1: Chairman: J.E. Rijnsdorp, p 283

211 User interface design: Technology led or user driven — Summary of round-table discussion 2: Chairman: J. Alty, p 285

211 User interface design: Technology led or user driven — Summary of round-table discussion 2: Chairman: J. Alty, p 285

Summary of round table discussion on status of research on ?Generation and Amplification of Chirality in Chemical Systems?

Summary of round table discussion on status of research on ?Generation and Amplification of Chirality in Chemical Systems?

Summary of round table discussion on status of research on ?Generation and Amplification of Chirality in Chemical Systems?

Summary of round table discussion on status of research on ?Generation and Amplification of Chirality in Chemical Systems?

Digital computer applications to process control: Summary of round-table discussions, 5th IFAC/IFIP International Conference; The Hague, The Netherlands, June 1977

A summary is given of the issues and conclusions of the round-table discussions on ‘Economic evaluation of computer control’, ‘Ergonomic aspects’, ‘Centralised versus distributed computer systems’, ‘Microcomputers’, ‘Standardisation efforts in process control software’, ‘Education in digital computer-control’, and ‘Application of “Modern Control Theory” to Computer Control in the Process Industry’.