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Hi everyone, I am posting this at the request of Hallvard Lillehammer <[log in to unmask]>. Regards, David (a list-owner) 'GENETICS, IDENTITY AND RESPONSIBILITY' An Interdisciplinary Conference in Bioethics, King's College, Cambridge, 27-28 July 1999 Organised by the Cambridge Bioethics Group in association with the King's College Research Centre, the conference will be addressing the future implications of the New Genetics from the point of view of biology, medicine, law, philosophy, and social policy. Speakers: Prof. Lee Silver (Princeton): The Self-Evolving of Humankind. Prof. Martin Johnson (Cambridge): The Biological Basis of Individuality. Dr. Andrew Wilkie (Oxford): Genetic Research into Mental Illness: A Clinical Geneticist's Perspective. Prof. Martin Bobrow (Cambridge): Medical Genetics in the Next Millenium - Are all the Ethical Issues Behind us? Prof. Martin Richards (Cambridge): Coping with New Genetic Technologies: The Response of Families. Dr. Hugh Whittall (ELSA, Brussels): EC Priorities and Objectives in Genetic Research and Development. Prof. Peter McGuffin (London): Will Genetics Revolutionise Psychiatry in the 21st Century? Prof. Sheila MacLean (Glasgow): The Genetic Revolution: Can the Law Cope? Prof. Janet Dolgin (New York): Legal Implications of the Human Genome Project. Prof. Pat Bateson (Cambridge): Design, Development and Decision. Prof. Jonathan Glover (London): TBA Inquiries: Hallvard Lillehammer, Department of Philosophy, King's College London, The Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK. e.mail: [log in to unmask] -- David Pearson, Phone: +44 (0)118 9318741 ESSC, Fax: +44 (0)118 9316413 University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AL, Email: [log in to unmask] UK. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%