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2 IRBIC in 2012

3 Website: ( Farsi Website 8000 Visits Visits Month English Website Month

4 Most visited section: news page Turning irbic website to a credible news agency Total visits (Farsi & English Website): (309,348 45% in 2012) Visits Top 10 Country Visitors (Farsi Website) UNITED STATES ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Unknow CHINA NETHERLANDS RUSSIAN FEDERATION JAPAN UKRAINE GERMANY FRANCE CANADA UNITED KINGDOM MALAYSIA INDIA NORWAY ITALY Visits Top 10 Country Visitors (English Website) UNITED STATES ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Unknow CHINA RUSSIAN FEDERATION UKRAINE GERMANY JAPAN NETHERLANDS FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM ROMANIA SPAIN CANADA INDIA AUSTRALIA

5 Covering News on Biotechnology in a Timely Manner

6 Official Inauguration of ISAAA Brief 44 among famous Iranian news agencies Feb isna.ir aftabnews.ir tnews.ir vista.ir irbic.ir tik.ir khabarfarsi.com ghatreh.com wisgoon.com vazeh.com tebyannews.com azarnewsonline.com khabar-name.com khabarkhoon.com bifa.com

7 National Events Workshops for Students and Teachers. Expert consultation meeting on the status of Genetic Engineering and Biosafety in Iran and Japan. Official Inauguration of ISAAA Brief 44. Meeting with high ranking officials. Publications Organizing the scientific committee meeting for the 8 th congress on Biotechnology and 4 th congress on Biosafety and Genetic Engineering. Participation in MOP6 at Hyderabad

8 Workshop for Elementary students

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10 Expert consultation meeting on the status of Genetic Engineering and Biosafety in Iran and Japan 18 Dec participants including Scientists, High Ranking officials, Media, Research institute, Universities, Priva te companies and etc participated

11 Scientific Debates on the status of Genetic Engineering and Biosafety in Iran and Japan 18 Dec 2012

12 Scientific lectures on the status of Genetic Engineering and Biosafety in Iran and Japan 18 Dec 2012 Ms. Omrani, Commissioner of Agriculture of Parliament & Representatives of the National Biosafety Council: The Islamic Republic Views on Genetic Engineering and Biosafety Dr. M.A Malboobi, Executive director of Biotechnology society of Iran, Genetic Engineering progresses in Iran Dr. Mokhtar Jalali, Executive director of Genetic society of Iran and Representative of scientific society in National council of Biosafety, Biosafety in Iran Dr. Kazuo N. Watanabe, senior advisor for the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and a renowned specialist in genetic engineering and biosafety Genetic Engineering & Biosafety in Japan

13 Modern Biotechnology & Food Security Conference

14 Translation of ISAAA Publications Highlight, Press release, Executive summary, CBU news Others

15 Official Inauguration of ISAAA Brief 44 among famous Iranian news agencies Feb isna.ir aftabnews.ir tnews.ir vista.ir irbic.ir tik.ir khabarfarsi.com ghatreh.com wisgoon.com vazeh.com tebyannews.com azarnewsonline.com khabar-name.com khabarkhoon.com bifa.com

16 Convincing Policy Makers and Opponents: Strengthening Allies Vice President Head of the Agricultural Commission of the Parliament President of the Farmers House President of the Sabz Press (Green Press) President of Sustainable Agriculture Society of Iran

17 Publications Four issues of Biosafety Journal One Issue of Biosafety and Genetic Engineering Journal Six Issues of Biosafety Newsletter Four Issues of Biotechnology News letter Booklets on the international activities of IRBIC Translations

18 International Events Scientific visit of Iranian academic delegates and science correspondences (Journalists) from Philippine Inviting Dr. Kazuo N. Watanabe to visit Biotechnology and Genetic engineering facilities in Iran. Visiting Japanese universities and making contract for more collaboration between research institutes and universities in Iran and Japan. Completion of the work by Naheed Kauser from Pakistan.

19 Scientific visits of Iranian academic delegates from Biotech facilities of Philippine September Visiting National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BIOTECH) Visiting University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB)

20 Visiting Biotech Corn Field at Sariaya, Quezon

21 Visiting of GM rice & papaya greenhouse in IRRI & Plant Breeding Institute

22 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Seed Health Unit International germplasm exchange project (INGER) Gene Bank International Rice Museum Greenhouse, laboratori es & C4 Rice center

23 Visiting Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Facilities in Iran Scientific lecture in Biophysics- Biochemistry Institute in Tehran University (IBB)- Dr. Watanabe: "Applications of genetic engineering to increase tolerance to environmental stresses in plants Iranian Biotech Companies (Aryogen & Rana)

24 Visiting Biotechnology and Genetic engineering facilities in Iran National Institute of Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII) Gene Bank Natural Resources, Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands (RIFR) Signing a contract with the University of Tsukuba, Japan Natural Botanical Garden, Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands (RIFR)

25 Visit of IRBIC Delegate from Japan

26 Genetically Engineered Salinity and Drought Tolerant Eucalyptus Trees

27 Collaboration in Biosafety Capacity Building (ITB, Ho Chi Minh)

28 Collaboration in Biosafety Capacity Building (ITB, Ho Chi Minh)

29 Upcoming Events in 2013

30 Scientific committee meeting for the 8 th congress on Biotechnology and 4 th congress on Biosafety and Genetic Engineering Over 100 scientists from all over Iran participated in the meeting of scientific committee. Scientific steering committee.

31 Upcoming Events in 2013 Please write to us:

32 Upcoming Events in 2013 Publication of Biotechnology in Simple words by IRBIC and official inauguration during the Upcoming Congress Happy Biotech Rice Grower Pesticides seller Shahrzad storyteller

33 Upcoming Events in 2013 Targeting Farsi speaking countries Increasing the seeing is believing tours Increased demand for the implementation of the National Biosafety Law

34 Acknowledgement ISAAA, KC, PABIC, MABIC and all other BICs Biosafety Society of Iran Biotechnology Society of Iran

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