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| "European Commission-UNESCO Conference: Joint Action for Capacity-building in Bioethics" |
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| Further to its postponement for health reasons related to the A(H1N1) influenza epidemic in Mexico City (Mexico), the European Commission-UNESCO Conference (JACOB) (initially scheduled in May 2009) will now be held in Mexico City, from 26 to 28 November 2009. |
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As part of UNESCO’s work to strengthen the national bioethics infrastructure of its Member States, and in particular to assist in the establishment and capacity-building of independent, multidisciplinary and pluralist ethics committees, the conference will bring together experts and members of the newly established, currently forming and long-standing National Bioethics Committees (NBCs) from various parts of the world.
The Conference, organized with the financial support of the EC, will be structured around three major themes:- Emerging Bioethics Issues - local perspectives from the newly established and experienced National Bioethics Committees (series of presentations and discussions on bioethics topics relevant in different regions of the globe, and the national institutional mechanisms for addressing them).
- Building an international network – devising a common vision for future cross-border collaboration and mutual capacity-building among National Bioethics Committees.
- Engaging in ethical discourse – thematic discussion on the Report on the Principle of Social Responsibility and Health, elaborated by the International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and finalized during its sixteenth ordinary session, with a special focus on the role of National Bioethics Committees in the promotion of this principle in their respective countries.
The conference is open to the public.
There is no registration fee. However, the travel and living expenses of participants will be borne by them or by the Organization they represent.
Contact
Section of Bioethics
Division of Ethics of Science and Technology
Tel.: + 33 (0)1 45 68 44 66
Fax: + 33 (0)1 45 68 55 15
E-mail: ag.burbano-fuertes@unesco.org; i.khodeli@unesco.org
See also
Sixteenth Session of the International Bioethics Committee (IBC), Mexico City, Mexico, 23-25 November 2009.
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