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Governance of new technologies: The transformation of medicine, information technology and intellectual property

(es) Created By vignesh on 26-abr-2008 3:17

(es) Location: Edinburg, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
(es) Date(s): 29-mar-2009 to 31-mar-2009

As part of its celebration of 5 years of success, SCRIPTed is pleased to host an international and interdisciplinary conference focusing on the governance of new and evolving technologies, and the consequences of these technologies for the law and for society more generally.  Examples of such new technologies and practices – which are revolutionising the way we live, learn and interact, the way we deliver healthcare and other public services, the way we conduct business, and so on – include, but are not limited to, the following: genomics and stem cell applications; xeno-transplantation; synthetic life; nanotechnology; artificial intelligence; internet and digital information technologies; e-commerce and m-commerce; Web 2.0 applications and online gaming.

The conference will consider developments in, and governance and social implications of, these and other new technologies and practices within the context of three primary and overlapping streams, namely (1) medicine and healthcare, (2) information and communication technology, (3) and intellectual property.

SUBMISSION OF PAPER & POSTER ABSTRACTS

Those interested in presenting either a PAPER or a POSTER at the “Governance of New Technologies” conference should submit an abstract of no more than 250 words to editors.scripted@ed.ac.uk, identifying the conference title in the subject line.  Paper and Poster Presenters will have to register in the usual manner, and we specifically encourage post-graduate students and early career researchers to present.  We are accepting abstracts from now until December 1, 2008.  Authors of those Papers that are accepted for presentation should specify their audio-visual requirements.  Posters are to be no larger than A1 and poster presenters will be expected to attend at their posters periodically during the morning and afternoon tea breaks.  The Presenter of the Poster adjudged to be the best by the Organising Committee will have his or her conference fee refunded.

(es) Organizer: SCRIPTed - A Journal of Law, Technology & Society

Web site: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ahrc/script-ed/conference.asp

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