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'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Nairobi family day meeting #4</span>'''

'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Date</span>'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">: 19 June 2014</span>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">'''Venue''': Directorate Board Room</span>
<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">'''Time''': 1500-1600 hours</span>

'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Present</span>'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">: Shirley Tarawali, Romano Kiome (invited), Nadine Sanginga (via Skype), </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Henry Kiara, Muthoni Njiru, Robert Oisebe, Anthony Warui, Joyce Maru, Tezira Lore </span>
'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Apologies</span>'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">: </span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Catherine Mutuku, Patrick Mbithi, Loyce Mbwaya, Jo Cadilhon, Rose Mute</span>

'''Agenda'''
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Update members on new developments since last meeting</span>
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Firm up on date/s</span>
''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">What actions then?</span>
''' <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Dr. Kiome</span>
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Outline and assign tasks</span>
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Agree on list of invitees</span>
* <span style="line-height: 1.5;">AOB</span>

'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Summary of discussions</span>'''
'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Update on new developments since the last meeting</span>'''
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">New date: The Nairobi event will now take place on '''Wednesday 01 October 2014''', and not on 15 October. Both Jimmy and Shirley have confirmed their availability on 01 October.</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">It will be a half-day, high-profile event featuring key note addresses followed by roundtable discussions in the morning session, followed by an 'open day' for guided campus tours and lab visits to allow for showcasing of our research.</span>

'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5;">Proposed program</span>'''
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Event will be centred around the theme of livestock's contribution to food and nutrition security, economic well-being and healthy lives</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">High-profile keynote address by an internationally renowned speaker</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Roundtable discussions featuring important dignitaries around the question "What is my unanswered question in livestock research for development?"</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Audience: ILRI staff and alumni; national, regional and international partners; sister CGIAR centres [targeted number of attendees: 100]</span>

'''Input from Romano Kiome'''
* Need to be clear on the objective(s) of the speaker and what is expected to be covered in the address
* Target an international high-profile speaker to give the keynote address
* Target Permanent Secretaries from relevant ministries (science & technology, environment, livestock, health) as well as the CEO of the National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation for the roundtable discussions.
* Nairobi-based representatives of ILRI's founding agencies (Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Kenya, Ethiopia, UNEP) could provide short remarks
* Farmer groups to invite: could include 2-3 of the livestock sub-sectors (e.g. dairy farmers, pastoralists) and corresponding private-sector representatives
* Involve the local media and use this event as a first step towards strengthening ILRI's media relations with the local and regional media.

'''<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Action points</span>'''
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Nadine to post the theme text, one-pager of Addis event, template for invitation letters and latest list of invitees to the wiki; we can adapt as needed for the Nairobi event</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Muthoni to compile list of invitees (shared spreadsheet in Google Drive, to be collaboratively revised and edited as we proceed)</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">All to brainstorm on possible keynote speakers and facilitators</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Joyce to compile a summary of the input needed from scientists and submit to Shirley by 25 June. Shirley will then contact Suzanne and Iain to help mobilize and coordinate input from scientists</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Follow up with Jo on the ideas he had discussed with Nadine for guided campus/lab tours</span>
* <span style="background-color: #ffffff;">Jo and Henry to discuss plans for the technical part of the program</span>

<span style="background-color: #ffffff;">'''Next meeting''': Friday 27 June 2014</span>