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=4th Science & Partnership Advisory Committee (SPAC) Meeting= =4-5 September 2014, ILRI, Nairobi=

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4th SPAC report
 * Report of the 4th meeting of the Livestock and Fish Program Science and Partnership Advisory Committee (SPAC), Nairobi, 4-6 September 2014

**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 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
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 * ** 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 || [[file:SPAC3 Business meeting minutes formatted.docx|SPAC3 Business Meeting Minutes]] ||
 * ^  || 9:30 - 9:50 Brief update from CRP director || Tom || Directors Update - Key Documents
 * ^  || 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 - [[file:IN10-2 Strategic Partnerships.docx|IN10-2]] Progress on Strategic Partnerships ||
 * ^  || 3) Review of Program Plans - A framework for examining Strategic Implementation Plans || Stuart || Information Brief - [[file:IB10-6 SIP reviews.docx|IB10-6]] SIP Review ||
 * ^  || 4) 2nd CRP Cycle Proposal; A process || Tom || Information Brief - [[file:IB10-4 2nd CRP cycle proposal process.docx|IB10-4]] A process for Developing the 2nd CRP Cycle Proposal ||
 * ^  || 5) Science and program evaluation
 * CRP Commissioned External Evaluation (CCEE) on value chain approach
 * Independent External Evaluation (IEE); We will be joined virtually by Rachel Bedouin - [|Head of the Independent Evaluation Arrangement]
 * Update on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning || Keith

Tom ||

A set of indicators will be proposed to the PPMC and ILRI Board as a performance dashboard Information Brief - Update

Information Brief - 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 || [[file:SPAC Evaluation Questions - Draft 1.xlsx|Self Evaluation Questionnair]]e ||
 * ^  || 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 ||
 * ^  || 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)
 * 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** ||  || [[file:SPAC Evaluation Questions - Draft 1.xlsx|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 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/09/14 13.40 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/09/14 17.25 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19.00 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ILRI Hostel || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confirmed ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rohana Subasinghe || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/09/14 06.10 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">12/09/14 23.05 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">19.30 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ILRI Hostel || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confirmed ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Martin Webber || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2/09/14 20.05 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/09/14 23.50 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">20.00 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ILRI Hostel || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Confirmed ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maureen Miruka || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3/09/14 11.45 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/09/14 18.40 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15.00 Hrs || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Home ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">John Benzie || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2/09/14 || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6/09/14 ||  || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ILRI Hostel ||   ||