The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) nominates Christopher Daase again as a member of its Advisory Board on Education and Outreach (ABEO). PRIF says congratulations!
Founded in 1997 as part of the Chemical Weapons Convention, the OPCW is tasked with monitoring the destruction of chemical weapons, strengthening protection against chemical weapons and promoting the peaceful use of chemistry internationally. The OPCW was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013 for its work.
ABEO provides specialised advice in areas of education and outreach relevant to the OPCW’s mandate. Its goal is to ensure that the Organisation’s education and outreach activities, and those of States Parties, are effective, sustainable, cost-effective, and benefit from the latest advances in education and outreach theory or practice. The Board is made up of 15 independent experts in subjects including education in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and other relevant disciplines, science communication, the chemical industry, dual/multiple-use issues related to chemistry and the life sciences, ethics and the Convention, and related international measures.
Christopher Daase is a Professor of International Relations at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, and Deputy Director of the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) where he heads the Research Department on International Security He is co-founder of the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA), and member of the Executive Board of the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium.