> You are cordially invited to attend the . . . > ___________________________________________ > MIT-Harvard Conference on Genetic Technology and Society > > March 13-14, 1999 Lecture hall 10-250, MIT > __________________________________________ > > -- Sponsored by the Harvard and MIT Hippocratic Societies -- > > Ian Wilmut, who cloned Dolly, Congressman James Sensenbrenner, who chairs > the House Science Committee, and twenty other Nobel prize-winners, > politicians, corporate CEOs, and religious leaders will debate genetic > technologies ... and how they should be regulated. Everything from genetic > testing to eugenics to genetically engineered foods will be discussed. > There will be several opportunities for you to meet these speakers in person! > > This event is not one to be missed. However, space is limited, so please > register online at http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hippoc. Questions? Call > 617-493-3151. > > ___________________________________________ > SPEAKERS > > * Ian Wilmut, Ph.D. > Cloner of Dolly the sheep. Prof. of Development and Reproduction, Roslin > Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland. > > * James Sensenbrenner > Congressman from Wisconsin. Chair of the House Science Committee. Member > of the House Judiciary Committee. > > * Jeremy Rifkin > President, The Foundation on Economic Trends, Washington, DC. Author of > fourteen books, including The Biotech Century: Harnessing the Gene and > Remaking the World. > > * Walter Gilbert, Ph.D. > University Professor, Harvard University. Nobel prize in chemistry in 1980 > for inventing a method of sequencing DNA. > > * Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D. > Head, Biology Department, MIT. Nobel prize in medicine in 1993 for his > discovery of introns. > > * Robert Weinberg, Ph.D. > Founding member, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. Prof. of > Biology, MIT. Winner of the National Medal of Science in 1997. > > * Kári Stefánsson, M.D. > President and CEO of deCODE Genetics, Reykjavík, Iceland. > > * Martin Teitel, Ph.D. > Executive Director, Council for Responsible Genetics, Cambridge, MA. > > * William A. Haseltine, Ph.D. > Chairman and CEO, Human Genome Sciences, Rockville, MD. > > * Bruce A. Lehman > Former U.S. Patent Commissioner. Now heads the International Intellectual > Property Institute. > > * George J. Annas, J.D., M.P.H. > Chair, Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public Health > > * Jay Kaufman > Co-Chair, Committee on Genetic Information Policy, Massachusetts State > Legislature. > > * Marc R. Pacheco > Massachusetts state senator. Former Chair of the Health Care Committee. > > * William Winkenwerder, M.D. > Executive Vice President for Provider Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of > Massachusetts. > > * Norton D. Zinder, Ph.D. > Head of the Laboratory of Genetics, Rockefeller University. Former chair > of the Program Advisory Committee on the Human Genome. > > * Jon Turney, Ph.D. > Senior lecturer in Science Communication, University College London. > Author of Frankenstein’s Footsteps: Science, Genetics, and Popular Culture. > > * Colin B. Gracey, D.Min. > Institutional Review Board, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Treasurer, > Council for Responsible Genetics. > > * Judy E. Garber, M.D. > Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA. > > * Jonathan King, Ph.D. > Prof. of Molecular Biology, MIT. Director, Biology Electron Microscope > Facility, MIT. > > * David Magnus, Ph.D. > Professor and Graduate Studies Director, Center for Bioethics, University > of Pennsylvania. > > * Daniel Harrell, Ph.D. > Associate minister, Park Street Church, Boston. > > * S. Rebecca Holmes-Farley, J.D., M.P.H. > Bioethics Fellow, Health Law Department, Boston University School of Public > Health. > > * Juan Enríquez > Currently writing a book on the global economic restructuring caused by > gene research. > > _____________________________________________ > CONFERENCE GOALS > > * Science. What can genetic technology do today, and what advances can we > expect in the future? > > * Social Impact. How will genetic technology affect the way we practice > medicine, conceive our children, and approach other aspects of our daily > lives? > > * Ethics & Regulation. What are the moral, philosophical, and practical > problems posed by genetic technology, and how should society respond? > > __________________________________________ > SCHEDULE > > Saturday, March 13, 1999 > 9:00-9:30 Registration > 9:30-9:45 Opening Ceremonies > 9:45-10:45 Keynote I: James Sensenbrenner > 10:45-11:35 Featured Speaker: Jeremy Rifkin > 11:35-12:55 Panel I: Medicine > 12:55-2:00 Lunch > 2:00-2:50 Breakout I > 3:00-4:20 Panel II: Cloning > 4:30-5:20 Breakout II > 6:00-8:00 Reception and Dinner Banquet > (Semi-formal attire requested) > > Sunday, March 14, 1999 > 9:00-10:00 Continental Breakfast > 10:00-10:30 Featured Speaker: Walter Gilbert > 10:30-11:50 Panel III: Business > 11:50-1:15 Lunch > 1:15-2:35 Panel IV: The Future > 2:45-3:35 Breakout III > 3:45-4:45 Keynote II: Ian Wilmut > 4:45-5:00 Closing Ceremonies > > Conference events will be held in lecture hall 10-250 at MIT. The Saturday > dinner banquet will be held at Harvard University, Pforzheimer House, Moors > Terrace Room. > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > BANQUET > > We will be holding a semi-formal reception and dinner banquet on March 13th > at 6pm. This event will provide attendees with the opportunity to engage in > informal, personal conversations with speakers and also get to know other > attendees in a relaxed setting. Limited seats available - register now! > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > REGISTRATION > > Please register and pre-pay for the conference and banquet by March 10, 1999. > > Register online at http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hippoc/ > - OR - > Send completed form from the end of this email to [log in to unmask] > > __________________________________________ > FEES > > Harvard, MIT, and Wellesley undergraduates: FREE (but PLEASE register) > Other undergraduates: $20 > Harvard/MIT graduate students: FREE (but PLEASE register) > Other graduate students: $30 > Professionals: $40 > High school students: $15 > > Please add $10 to your registration fee if you would like to attend the > Saturday night banquet. > > Please make checks payable to "Hippocratic Society" and mail to: > Hippocratic Society > 4 University Hall > Cambridge, MA 02138 > > __________________________________ > FOR MORE INFORMATION > > Visit our web site at: http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hippoc/ > Phone: (617) 493-3151 > > ************************************* > David Magnus, PhD > Graduate Studies Director and Faculty > Center for Bioethics > 3401 Market St. > Philadelphia, PA 19104 > > fax: (215)573-4931 > phone: (215) 573-4041 > *************************************