Swiss National FramingNano Conference, 18 March 2010, Bern
Feb 02, 2010 at 12:06 PM
The Innovation Society, St.Gallen, is the Swiss Partner in the FramingNano Project Consortium and in charge of organising the national conference in Switzerland. We are pleased to invite you to the Swiss National FramingNano Conference in the Stade de Suisse in the vicinity of Bern on the 18th of March 2010.
Programme
The FramingNano conference aims to:
present the FramingNano Governance Platform to a broader audience
present and discuss national and international activities in nanotechnology governance (EU-Action Plan, EU-Code of Conduct, etc.)
discuss possible ways of implementing the Governance Platform in European countries
discuss synergies and measures among international stakeholders.
A detailed programme of the conference can be found here.
Target Audience
The conference is addressing representatives from national and international regulatory bodies, politics, NGOs, any interested stakeholders and the broader public. Although this is a national conference, the focus of the conference is not restricted to Switzerland and the programme includes many speakers from EU level.
The conference language is English (without interpretation).
Registration
We can only host a limited number of participants (first come, first served).
Registration deadline: The registration is open until 10th of March 2010.
Participation fee: Adults: 100 CHF / 75 € (including lunch, documentation and refreshments). An invoice will be sent to attendees prior to the conference. Student discount: 50% (student card required).
FramingNano Italian Workshop Governing the Development of Nanotechnologies March 16th 2010, iCavour Congress Centre, Rome
Presentation of the FramingNano Governance Platform in Italy is taking place on March 16 2010 in Rome, Italy. The workshop, jointly organised by AIRI/Nanotec IT and Istituto Superiore di Sanità (National Institute of Health), is one of six events that will be held in Europe to present the final results of FramingNano.
The workshop aims to:
• present the FramingNano Governance Platform • illustrate and discuss national activities in nanotechnology regulation and governance • discuss the implementation of the Governance Platform • foster dialogue and synergies among stakeholders
Talks from representatives of national authorities and organisations involved in nanotechnology governance and regulation, and also international experts on the matter, are foreseen.
National policy makers and regulatory bodies, industry representatives, business associations, researchers, NGOs and those interested in the responsible development of nanotechnologies are invited to attend.
With more than 1000 consumer products containing nanomaterials on the market worldwide there is a more urgent need than ever for an effective framework of governance that ensures public safety and environmental protection whilst at the same time facilitating a responsible development of nanotechnology and promoting innovation.
The FramingNano Project, under the EU's FP7 Programme, has over the past two years developed a proposal for a nanotechnology governance framework that fulfils these needs and which takes into account the opinions of key stakeholders. The framework addresses key needs such as environmental health and safety (EHS) and ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) as well as the challenges of international cooperation and organisational implementation of key governance measures.
The FramingNano UK Event, to be held in London on 11 February, provides a unique opportunity to explore the key issues of nanotechnology governance and to discuss possible new governance models. The Event will be of interest to all concerned with the responsible development of this vitally important enabling technology.
The FramingNano UK Event is free to attend but requires online registration >> or contact
(+44 (0)141 303 8444) to register.
Many involved stakeholders share the opinion that the benefits promised by nanotechnologies will fully materialise only if their development takes place responsibly.
With this in mind, businesses, researchers, civil society representatives and regulators involved or interested in nanotechnologies are invited to take part in the final International Conference of the FramingNano FP7 project whose primary objective has been the development of a sustainable governance framework for nanotechnologies.
This event will provide a unique opportunity to discuss the Governance Plan developed, on the basis of key stakeholder input, within the FramingNano Project. The Governance Plan will be subsequently proposed to the European Commission (EC) as a model of management to be followed by European policy makers and stakeholders. Its aim is to ensure that the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies takes place responsibly, and to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
Key elements of the Governance Plan will include recommendations and actions to be implemented at different levels. In particular:
Technical and organizational: prioritising actions and research needs in EHS/ELSI areas;
Institutional: indicating how to manage and sustain a European policy for NS&T development;
Trans-boundary: identifying the tasks to be faced at international level;
Communication: suggesting how to involve and inform the public and how to channel stakeholders' opinions and proposals into the European policy on nanotechnology.
The draft FramingNano Governance plan will be presented and described in the light of:
The present state and challenges of NS&T governance at both national and international levels;
the available governance options and stakeholders' opinions of them;
upcoming needs, expectations and responsibilities in EHS risk assessment and management;
communication and inclusiveness;
societal implications (ELSI).
Internationally renowned experts will introduce these relevant topics with keynote speeches. Break-out sessions will examine the relevant themes in-depth and give participants the opportunity to present their positions in shaping the final Governance Plan that will subsequently be presented to the EC to support actions to address governance and regulation of nanotechnologies.
RiskBridge Final Conference – 26/27 March 2009
Jan 07, 2009 at 01:22 PM
The Project Partners of the recently completed European Commission FP6 funded Project RiskBridge will host an international, interdisciplinary conference on risk governance and policy learning within and across six important risk fields:
stem cells,
nanotechnology,
radioactive waste,
sediments,
climate change and
electromagnetic fields
The conference, which is scheduled for the 26th and 27th March 2009, will be held at the Scotland House Conference Centre in the heart of the political quarter of Brussels. There is no conference fee for attending the event.
The main purposes of the conference are to disseminate key project findings to academics, scientists and policymakers, and to generate interdisciplinary debate. Practitioners within the various risk fields, scientists and social scientists interested in general issues around risk governance of complex technologies, and policymakers directly involved in risk management are invited to attend. Individuals working in the commercial sector and relevant NGOs will also find the conference programme directly pertinent to their work in these areas.
Key themes to be explored in the conference, through keynote talks, panel discussions and thematic workshops, include:
1. Risk governance processes in national and international contexts 2. Risk management from academic, commercial and public-sector perspectives 3. State of the art risk governance and major policy challenges for stem cells, nanotechnology, radioactive waste, sediments, climate change and electromagnetic fields. 4. Policy learning across risk fields and implications for international risk management. 5. Transversal issues relevant to risk analysis: The role of systems thinking and adaptive governance
Full details, including conference programme and registration form available at the conference website
For enquiries/further information, please contact Dr James Mittra,
NanoImpactNet Conference 2009
Dec 01, 2008 at 05:41 PM
NanoImpactNet Conference: For a healthy environment in a future with nanotechnology 23-27 March 2009 / Lausanne, Switzerland
2nd Announcement and Call for Abstracts
This coming March, international experts in the field of Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials will meet for one week at the 1st NanoImpactNet Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Abstract submission for oral and poster presentations on any of the topics listed below will be open until January 9th 2009. Click here to enter your abstract.
- Toxicological testing strategies - Best practices in nanotoxicology and nanoecotoxicology - Protocols for assessment of biological hazards - Strategies to assess occupational health effects - Exposure assessment - Environmental dispersion - Standardization of materials and protocols - Most relevant material metrics for different needs Dispersion guidelines - Impact assessment strategies - Life cycle assessment of nanomaterial-containing products - Strategies to make industrial data available
FramingNano Multi-Stakeholder Workshop, Brussels, 26 February 2009
Jan 13, 2009 at 11:27 AM
FramingNano Multi-Stakeholder Workshop - A dialogue on the Regulation and Governance of Nanotechnologies
The FramingNano Project Consortium is pleased to announce that an important multi-stakeholder Workshop on the future regulation and governance of Nanotechnologies will take place in Brussels on Thursday 26 February 2009 from 09h00 to 17h00.
The purpose of this Workshop will be to facilitate an open dialogue amongst active stakeholders on the key issues and factors that should shape a future governance framework for the regulation of nanotechnology across a range of industry sectors.
Following keynote presentations on key environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues, key ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI), and industry needs by top-level experts, there will be three interactive workshop sessions on EHS, ELSI and possible governance models, where attendees will be encouraged to provide input and contributions concerning their positions on the future governance of nanotechnology. These inputs will be used to further refine the FramingNano consultation process and the development of a future nanotechnology governance proposal to the European Commission that reflects the positions of key stakeholders.
All nanotechnology stakeholders with an active interest in the shaping of future nanotechnology governance and regulation are encouraged to attend this Workshop.
Attendance at the Workshop is free. Please email for further details.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL PLACES FOR THIS WORKSHOP HAVE NOW BEEN FILLED.
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