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4th Science & Partnership Advisory Committee (SPAC) Meeting

4-5 September 2014, ILRI, Nairobi

link back to : SPAC home page


4th SPAC report

Final Minutes: File:SPAC 4 Business Meeting 7Oct14.docx


Participants

Simon Oosting Max Rothschild Andy Peters Rohana Subasinghe Martin Webber Maureen Miruka


SPAC meeting was held in the Ndama Lounge on the ILRI campus, Nairobi, Kenya. SPAC ws updated and reviewed the overall CRP agenda and progress, and gave particular attention within that to evaluate whether an appropriate science agenda and partnership strategy is being implemented that will generate the targeted outcomes with respect to genetics science.

The Minutes of the Business Meeting recorded some action points. The SPAC prepared a report on the meeting including their recommendations. Responses to these are defined in the Management Response Report

Agenda

Date Agenda Action Materials
Wednesday
3rd Sept
Travel to Nairobi See Logistics Table below
Thursday
4th Sept
Business meeting with CRP and ILRI management: 8:30am to 12:30am=
^ 8:30 - 9:00 Opening by Chair, with review of agenda This agenda
^ 9:00 - 9:10 Introduction of new member Stuart Maureen Miruka - A Profile
^ 9:10 - 9:30 Review and approval of minutes of last business meeting Stuart SPAC3 Business Meeting Minutes
^ 9:30 - 9:50 Brief update from CRP director Tom Directors Update - Key Documents
Directors Reportbr Directors Presentation
^ 9:50 - 10:20 Review of SPAC3 report, management response and status of follow-up Stuart Update Report on follow up to SPAC comments
^ Review of Issue Briefs (10:20 - 12:30) Tom
^ 1) Review of Consortium Board response to the CRP Governance & Management Review and proposed changes for SPAC ToR, Member Renewals, structuring meetings , and future meeting dates
* Reporting to BoT
* Evaluation of CRP director
* 2-day meetings sufficient?
Tom SPAC Governance and Terms of Reference
^ 2) Strategic Partnerships Stuart Information Brief - IN10-2 Progress on Strategic Partnerships
^ 3) Review of Program Plans - A framework for examining Strategic Implementation Plans Stuart Information Brief - IB10-6 SIP Review
^ 4) 2nd CRP Cycle Proposal; A process Tom Information Brief - IB10-4 A process for Developing the 2nd CRP Cycle Proposal
^ Head of the Independent Evaluation Arrangement]
* Update on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Keith


Tom
Update summarybrbrA set of indicators will be proposed to the PPMC and ILRI Board as a performance dashboardbrspan styleline-height: 1.5Information Brief - IB10 - 2 MEL Update/spanbrbrInformation Brief - IB10-11 Performance Monitoring
^ A Review of Science (1:30pm to 5pm)
^ Agreeing objectives and assignments for Science review - with special focus on genetics (1:30 to 1:45) Stuart
^ Orientation to the self-evaluation (1:45 to 2:00) Stuart Self Evaluation Questionnaire
^ Overview of four flagships (2:00 to 5:00)

Presentations to review
a. To what extent is the flagship effective in improving livestock potential?
b. To what extent is flagship research generating innovations that respond to demand within our value chains?
c. To what extent is flagship research informed by wider value chain issues, specifically those relating to feed, animal health, market demand, gender and equity and small holder production dynamics
d. To what extent is flagship research feeding into scaled potential, likely to be taken up by development partners

Systems Analysis for Sustainable Interventions - 2:00pm – 2:45pm (45 mins)
Animal Health - 2:45pm – 3:30pm (45 mins)
Feeds and Forages - 3:30pm – 4:15pm (45 mins)
Value Chain Transformation and Scaling - 4:15pm – 5:00pm (45 mins)
Flagship Presentation


An
Phil
Michael
Acho
Systems Analysis for Sustainable Innovation
Animal health
Feed & Forages
Value Chain Transformation and Scaling

A Representative Example of SIPs in a value chain can be found at Tanzania smallholder dairy value chain
^ Dinner hosted at the ILRI Director General's house - From 6:00pm
Friday
5th Sept
Overview of the Genetics Flagship: 8:30am to 12:30pm (4 hours)

a. To what extent is the flagship effective in improving livestock potential?
b. To what extent is flagship research generating innovations that respond to demand within our value chains?
c. To what extent is flagship research informed by wider value chain issues, specifically those relating to feed, animal health, market demand, gender and equity and small holder production dynamics
d. To what extent is flagship research feeding into scaled potential, likely to be taken up by development partners
John Benzie Animal Genetics
SPAC Meeting to Process Thoughts and Findings: 2:00pm to 4pm
SPAC Feedback to Management on Findings: 4:00pm to 5:00pm
SPAC Evaluation of the Meeting: 5:00pm to 5:20pm Self Evaluation Questionnaire
Saturday
6th Sept
SPAC Meeting with Doyle Baker, lead evaluation of the CRP Commissioned External Evaluation:
8:00am to 10:am
Depart

Updated Logistic Table

Name Arrival Flight
Date and Time
Arrival Transfer
Confirmed?
Departure Flight
Date and Time
Departure Transfer
Time
Accommodation Transfers to ILRI
Max Rothschild 3/09/14 20.10 Hrs Yes 6/09/14 22.25.Hrs 18.30 Hrs ILRI Hostel Confirmed
Andy Peters 2/09/14 18.30 Hrs Yes 6/09/14 08.25 Hrs 05.00 Hrs ILRI Hostel Confirmed
Simon Oosting 3/09/14 13.40 Hrs Yes 6/09/14 17.25 Hrs 19.00 Hrs ILRI Hostel Confirmed
Rohana Subasinghe 3/09/14 06.10 Hrs Yes 12/09/14 23.05 Hrs 19.30 Hrs ILRI Hostel Confirmed
Martin Webber 2/09/14 20.05 Hrs Yes 6/09/14 23.50 Hrs 20.00 Hrs ILRI Hostel Confirmed
Maureen Miruka 3/09/14 11.45 Hrs Yes 6/09/14 18.40 Hrs 15.00 Hrs Home
John Benzie 2/09/14 Yes 6/09/14 ILRI Hostel