past events

November 30, 2007
Center on Nanotechnology and Society
2nd Annual Nanopolicy Conference
Faces of Risk: Nanopolicy and the Agenda for Safety and Society
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
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October 18, 2007
Virtual Reality, Real Issues
5:30 PM
Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium

August 1, 2007
IFT Advances Sound Science with Nanoscience and Food Safety Conferences
IFT International Food Nanoscience Conference
Global Food Safety & Quality Conference
Chicago, Illinois
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February 16, 2007
The Spotless Mind?
Policy, Ethics & the Future of Hman Intelligence
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
National Press Club
529 14th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C.
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January 24, 2007
Humanism in the Age of "Enhancement": A Critical Response to "Body Worlds"
5:30 - 7:30 PM
Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium
565 W. Adams
Chicago, Illinois

The "Body Worlds" exhibitions have been hailed as a towering achievement in the field of anatomical science, offering an unprecedented gaze at humanity in all its glory and vulnerability. Dr. Gunther von Hagens uses the process of plastination to preserve, sculpt, and exhibit the human body as an educational tool in museums around the world. The shows have been surrounded by controversy for numerous reasons. Nevertheless, "Body Worlds" has been viewed by tens of millions of people in museums around the world. The general public seems to view the exhibitions with a mix of macabre curiosity, scientific wonder, and genuine reflectivity. "Humanism in the Age of 'Enhancement': A Critical Response to 'Body Worlds,'" hosted by the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, seeks to engage a critical discussion about: the "Body Worlds" exhibitions; the effects of art and science on the human form; the use and acquisition of human bodies, organs, and biological materials; and the implications of works such as von Hagen's project on our ideas of what it means to be human.
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Monday, December 4, 2006
The Genetic Age: The Era of Personalized Medicine
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Hughes Auditorium
Lurie Medical Research Center
303 East Superior Street
Chicago, Illinois

November 10, 2006
Eugenics & Emerging Technologies:
Bioethics in the Shadow of Auschwitz?
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
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November 6, 2006
How Free Are We?: Genetics and Free Will
The Duncan YMCA Chernin Center for the Arts
1001 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL

October 6, 2006
What Will We Eat?: Genetics and Food
The Notebaert Nature Museum, South Gallery
2430 N. Cannon Drive
Chicago, Illinois
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April 28, 2006
NanoWorld: Toward a Policy for the Human Future
1st Annual Conference on Nanopolicy and the Human Future
National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
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March 9, 2006
Chicago Nano Forum
The Next Little Thing: Nano, Business and Society for the 21st Century
12:00 - 6:30 PM
Chicago-Kent College of Law
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
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January 30, 2006
Brave New Nano: Regulating the Future
5:30 PM
Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
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October 31 - November 4, 2005
International Congress of Nanotechnology (ICNT 2005)
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November 1 - 3, 2005
NanoCommerce/SEMI NanoForum 2005
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October 7, 2005
Chicago Nano Forum
"Hype or Hope: Exploring Nano, Risk and Ethics"
5:30 PM
Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium
565 W. Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60661
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September 13, 2005
California Stem Cell Research Initiative: A Legal and Business Overview (Telephone Briefing)
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June 30, 2005
CORE European Seminar
Comment of Reproductive Ethics (CORE) organized a conference on "Human Egg Trading and the Exploitation of Women" at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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November 9 - 12, 2004
The 7th World Congress of Bioethics of the International Association of Bioethics
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October 28 - 31, 2004
The 6th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
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October 28 - 29, 2004
Technosapiens? The Face of The Future II, Beyond Bio - Nanotech, Cybernetics and the Future of The Human Race
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October 6, 2004
A Congressional Briefing on Gene Patents and Embryo Patents: Policies and Impacts
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October 4 - 5, 2004
Ethics, Public Policy and Law: The Stem Cell Debate in the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany
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August 26 - 27, 2004
Fifth Annual Current Issues in Clinical Research Conference
"Improving Clinical Research: Local Practice and National Issues"
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August 25 - 28, 2004
International ELSAGEN Conference: Ethical, Legal and Social Aspects of Human Genetic Databases
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August 24 - 27, 2004
Ethics and Philosophy of Emerging Medical Technologies
This conference, held in Barcelona, Spain, was hosted by the European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Healthcare, as well as the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics.

August 22, 2004 - September 3, 2004
Third European Academy of Bioethics
The third international and interdisciplinary European Summer Academy for Bioethics was based on lectures, excursions and workshops.

August 8 - 14, 2004
Fifth Annual Taos Writing Retreat for Health Professionals
The University of New Mexico (Health Sciences Center Institute for Ethics and School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education) sponsored this retreat to support writing efforts.

August 2 - 6, 2004
Summer Seminar in Clinical Ethics
The University of Washington hosted this seminar on analysis of ethical problems surrounding clinical care.

August 2 - 3, 2004
Second Annual IRENSA Research Ethics Seminar
The International Research Ethics Network for Southern Africa (IRENSA) and the UCT Bioethics Centre held an ethics seminar funded by the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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August 1 - 5, 2004
15th World Congress on Medical Law
This program was held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia, and was hosted by the World Association for Medical Law and The Australian College of Legal Medicine. The Congress Program Committee arranged this extensive Scientific Program, embracing both topical and controversial issues in the medical and legal fields.

July 31st - August 5th, 2004
The 12th Annual Summer Seminar -- Quartet of Themes on Enhancement--Better Children, Superior Performance, Ageless Bodies, Happy Souls-- based on the President's Council on Bioethics' most recent report, "Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness"
This seminar was sponsored by The Center for Literature, Medicine, and the Health Care Professions, Hiram College, Ohio.
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July 9, 2004
Toward a Consensus on Cloning?
U.S. Policy and the Global Debate
The Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future arranged two expert events to update the policy community on these developments on Friday, July 9, in Washington, D.C. Participants include progressives and conservatives.
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June 28 - 29, 2004
Stem Cell Medicine and Public Policy
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June 17 - 19, 2004
Ethics and Aging
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June 8 - 13, 2004
Intensive Bioethics Course
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