Presentations | 6th LATSOLAN meeting
8-9 November 2023 , Online (Zoom platform)
Day 1 – November 8, 2023
Opening, endorsement of the agenda and group picture
- Sol Ortiz García, president of the Soil Alliance for Latin America and the Caribbean
- María Cristina Suárez, president of LATSOLAN
- Miriam Mabel Ostinelli, president of GLOSOLAN
- Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN Coordinator - FAO
Item 1. Updates on the Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN) and the World Soil Alliance (WSA/FAO)
- Yuxin Tong, FAO
Item 2. Updates on LATSOLAN and regional activities
- LATSOLAN Status | María Cristina Suárez, president of LATSOLAN
- SOILCARE Project (CARLAN - Caribbean Network)
- Resource mobilization | Carolina Olivera Sánchez, ASLAC Facilitator - FAO
Moderator: Filippo Benedetti, GLOSOLAN Coordinator - FAO
Item 3. Presentation of the countries (National Reference Laboratories)
Antigua e Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Giamaica, Messico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Moderator: Miriam Ostinelli, president of GLOSOLAN
Item 4. Presentation of candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of LATSOLAN
Closing of Day 1 of the meeting
Day 2 – November 9, 2023
Item 5. Interlaboratory Controls – Aptitude Tests
- Global Interlaboratory Control - GLOSOLAN PT (Aptitude Test) 2024 | Miriam Ostinelli, president of GLOSOLAN
- Regional interlaboratory control - LATSOLAN PT
- National interlaboratory controls: exercises in progress and support possibilities. Examples of: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Uruguay
Moderator: Floria Bertsch, vice president of LATSOLAN
Item 6. Standard Operating Procedures (harmonized protocols) (SOPs)
- GLOSOLAN harmonization process | Mr. Filippo Benedetti, FAO
- Harmonization of methods of regional interest
- Translation of GLOSOLAN documents (prioritization)
- Upcoming webinars
Moderator: María Cristina Suárez, president of LATSOLAN
Item 7. LATSOLAN Governance Renewal
Moderator: Mr. Filippo Benedetti, GSP Secretariat – FAO
Item 8. Closing remarks