The conference Nanoethics 2011 in Warsaw
October 18, 2011
On Oct. 20-21, will take place conference Governance and ethics of
nanosciences and nanotechnologies - Nanoethics 2011. ...

We are pleased to announce that the Nanoethics 2011 conference will be
broadcasted live throughout the meeting on 20 and 21 October. Please
feel invited to join us free at www.nanoethics2011.pan.pl







Conference overview

The international conference Nanoethics 2011, organized by the Polish
Academy of Sciences, will be held as one of the major scientific
events of the Polish Presidency in the Council of the EU, under the
patronage of the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education and
the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

The objective of the conference is to provide an overview of the main
issues concerning governance and ethics of nanosciences and
nanotechnologies (N&N). It will have a particular focus on the EC Code
of Conduct for responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies research
outlined in the Commission Recommendation of 07/02/2008. During the
event activities of the EU Member States concerning implementation of
the Code will be presented and discussed. It will also be an occasion
to present various European initiatives in the field of governance and
ethics of N&N research as well as results of chosen EU funded projects
in this area. In addition, the meeting will give various stakeholders
an opportunity to present their views on N&N governance.

The conference should inspire further discussion on these subjects on
national and European level as well as encourage actions of the EU
Member States concerning development of national regulations in the
area of responsible nanosciences and nanotechnologies research. The
event will also result in elaboration of the post-conference report
containing summary of the meeting and recommendations concerning the
above mentioned Code of Conduct.

Among participants of the conference there will be:

Representatives of the European Commission;
Policy makers from the EU Member States;
Representatives of institutions developing and implementing
initiatives in the area of governance and ethics in N&N;
Experts in the field of ethics, risk assessment, governance and
standardization;
Scientists in the field of nanosciences and nanotechnologies, ethics,
medicine, technology  etc.;
Delegates from national academies of sciences;
Representatives of companies conducting research and developing
products in the field N&N;
Representatives of environmental and consumer NGOs, and industry
associations;
Representatives of international organisations;
Trade unions delegates;
General public interested in the subject.
The conference will be organized in cooperation and with financial
support of the European Commission.