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Call for Papers "Biotechnology, Culture and Human Values in Asia and Beyond" 8th Asian Bioethics Conference Asian Bioethics Association Chulalongkorn University Bangkok (Thailand) 19-23 March 2007 __________________________________________________ The Asian Bioethics Conference (ABC), organized by the Asian Bioethics Association, started with the initiative of Prof. Hakudai Sakamoto, who founded the Association in 1997 with the aim of promoting the study of bioethics in Asia as well as to emphasize the important role that bioethics in Asia plays in the global dialog on the topic. From its beginning in Japan, the Conference has been held in many countries in Asia, and the seventh one has been held in conjunction with the Eighth World Congress of Bioethics in Beijing, China from August 6 to 9, 2006. Chulalongkorn University has been honored by the Asian Bioethics Association to hold the eighth ABC in March 19 to 23, 2007. The ABC has been an important focal point for scholars and professionals from a large variety of disciplines to meet and share their insights on a wide range of topics related to bioethics and to those disciplines that deal with science, society and culture. Although the title of the conference is Asian Bioethics this does not mean that those who participate in the conferences are only from Asia. The Conference has been global from its beginning, and a large number of participants came from many countries around the world. The theme for the eighth ABC is "Biotechnology, Culture and Human Values in Asia and Beyond". The rapid advances in biotechnology, including biomedical technologies, have created a wide variety of ethical problems, many of which were not even conceivable only a few years ago. These advances, when interacting with the specific cultural contexts such as those in Asia and other regions, have also created a different, though related, set of problems, such as how one should regard one's own cultural tradition in relation to these advances and others. Hence there is an intricate web of relations among biotechnology, culture and human values that the Conference is dedicated to exploring. Moreover, this web of relations does not limit itself to Asia, but in today's closely interwoven world, Asia cannot stand alone or exclude itself; neither can the other regions of the world. Thus this is all the more rationale for increasing collaboration among the various cultures and regions of the world. Papers are being called that deal with any topics in bioethics and related disciplines. The following is a list of topics that have been presented in previous ABC meetings; however, papers do not have to fall directly into one or more of these topics are certainly welcome. - Medical Ethics - Ethics of Biotechnology and Genomics - Environmental Ethics - Asian Bioethics - Bioethics Education - Technology and Culture - Science and Society - Issues in Aging and Longevity - Public Health Ethics - Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research - Ethical Issues Surrounding Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Companies Many papers can be grouped in a panel, which enhance their visibility, among other things. Prospective paper presenters might want to consider a range of panels that are available at the conference. Please send an extended abstract of no more than 2,500 words, as an email attachment, to the conference secretariat before the deadline below. Important Dates: 15 October 2006: Registration opens 30 November 2006: Deadline for submission of abstracts 30 December 2006: Notification of acceptance/rejection of abstracts 19-23 March 2007: The Eighth Asian Bioethics Conference Registration: Registration for the conference will formally open on October 15, 2006. The organizing committee has agreed to set the following rates as registration fees: Normal Participants from an OECD country: 200 US dollars Normal Participants from a non-OECD country: 100 US dollars Student Participants from an OECD country: 100 US dollars Student Participants from a non-OECD country: 50 US dollars Members of the Asian Bioethics Association are entitled to a 20% discount of all the categories in the fees table above. Contact: Dr. Soraj Hongladarom, Center for Ethics of Science and Technology Faculty of Arts Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tel +66 (2) 218 47 56 Fax +66 (2) 218 47 55 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Web: http://www.stc.arts.chula.ac.th/ABC2007/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
