FYI
Notice of the Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) conference, which might interest some. (Stuart Parkinson from SGR spoke at the RadStats Conference 2011 on Corporate Influence)
Paul Marchant
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Emerging Technologies: Are The Risks Being Neglected?
SGR Conference and AGM 2011
Saturday 21 May 2011
Alan Baxter and Associates' Gallery, 75 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EL
10.00 to 16.00
Registration now open.
New 'emerging' technologies are being developed rapidly, especially as
greater commercialisation of academic research is being emphasised to help
deal with current economic problems. Many potential environmental,
security, health and other benefits are being claimed for these
technological developments. But are narrow priorities - especially
economic ones - driving out careful examination of the claimed benefits
and due consideration of risks? Are our political, economic and social
structures managing to deal with the complexities that emerging
technologies raise? Are alternative solutions for dealing with
environmental and social problems being given proper consideration?
Speakers include:
* Professor Joanna Haigh, Imperial College London, on
Geo-engineering the Climate
* Professor Noel Sharkey, Sheffield University, on
Robots on the Battlefield: Ethical and Humanitarian Implications
* Dr Bronislaw Szerszynski, Lancaster University, on
Emerging Technologies and Risk: the Social, Cultural and Political
Dimensions
The event will also feature a poster session.
For further information and/or to register, please see:
http://www.sgr.org.uk/events/emerging-technologies-are-risks-being-neglected
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