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EPTA Annual Conference 1998 on Ethics
"Technological choices in their ethical context -
Examples of parliamentary technology assessment projects as case-studies
in the interaction between the technical and the ethical: problems and
solutions"
Brussels, Thursday 1 and Friday 2, October 1998
PROGRAMME
Thursday 1 October
| 14.00 | Registration |
| 14.30 | Welcome:
Mr. José Maria Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, President of
the European Parliament
Prof. Alain Pompidou, EPTA Chairman and STOA
Chairman |
| Presentations: Technological choices in their
ethical context (case studies) |
| 14.45 | Animal cloning - criteria for ethical, legal
and political assessment
Dr. Christoph Revermann, TAB |
| 15.30 | (Presentation)
Prof. Josée van Eijndhoven, Rathenau Instituut |
| 16.15 | Human Genome and ethical aspects
Prof. Ruth Chadwick, University of Lancashire |
| 17.00 | Genetically modified food
Dr. Peter Border, POST |
Friday, 2 October
| 9.30 | Ethics - as an integrated aspect of TA
Mr. Lars Klüver, Teknologirĺdet |
| 10.30 | Round Table: Ethical implications of Technology
Assessment
Chaired by: Prof. Alain Pompidou, MEP;
Mr. Giovine, MP; Mr. Hollerith, MdB; Mr. Sarris, MP
Presentations:
- Ms. I. Arnal, The Committee on Ethics of the
European Commission and its recent reccomendations
on human tissue
- Dr. Peter Pechan (PIAS)
- Dr. Takao Kiba (National Institute of Science
and Technology Policy, Japan)
Discussion |
| 11.30 | Debate led by Members of the European Parliament
Mr. Bowe, Mr. Camisón Ascensio, Ms. Mann, Prof. Pompidou,
and Mr. Wijsenbeek |
| 12.15 | General Recommendations and Conclusions: Chairman |
| 12.30 | Sandwich-Lunch at the invitation of STOA |
| 14.30 | Council Meeting |
| 18.00 | End of Meeting |
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