First Annual Neuroethics Society Meeting

The first annual meeting of the Neuroethics Society will be held in Washington, D.C. on November 13-14.  You can register and get more information here.  The current program is below.

First Annual Meeting of the Neuroethics Society, Washington DC

Program as of 7/15/08

Thur 11/13

7:30-8:10 Poster Set-Up, Breakfast Buffet

8:10-8:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks (Steve Hyman, Harvard, and Alan Leshner, AAAS)

8:30-9:50 Neuroethics of Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

Moderator: Eric Parens (The Hastings Center)

Speakers: Ben Vitiello (National Institute of Mental Health), Steven Hyman (Harvard University), and Josephine Johnston (The Hastings Center).

9:50-10:10 Break

10:30-11:50 Debate on Cognitive Enhancement

Moderator: Paul Wolpe (Emory University)

Debaters: Julian Savulescu (University of Oxford) and Carter Snead (University of Notre Dame).

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:20 The Science of Decision-Making and Free Will

Moderator: Elizabeth Phelps (New York University)

Speakers: Adina Roskies (Dartmouth College), Stephen Morse (University of Pennsylvania), Mike Shadlen (University of Washington), and Paul Glimcher (New York University).

2:30-4:15 Poster Session with Refreshments

4:15-5:00 The View from Capitol Hill: Neuroscience and Policy

Speaker: TBA

5:30-6:30 Reception hosted by the Dana Foundation

6:30-8:00 Discussion of the Ethics of Deep Brain Stimulation,

              hosted by the Dana Foundation

              Moderator: Judy Illes (University of British Columbia)

              Panelists: Helen Mayberg (Emory University), Philip Campbell (Nature), Jonathan Moreno (University of Pennsylvania)

Fri 11/14

7:30 -8:40 Breakfast Buffet

8:40-10:00 Neuroethics of Forensic Neuroscience

Moderator: Adam Kolber (Princeton University and University of San Diego)

Speakers: Daniel Langleben (University of Pennsylvania), Steve Laken (Cephos Corporation), Hank Greely (Stanford University), Anne Harrington (Harvard University).

10:00-10:30 Break

10:30-11:50 National Intelligence and Neuroscience

       Moderator: Jonathan Moreno (University of Pennsylvania)

Speakers: Alice Young (Texas Tech), John Rasure (Mind Institute), Christopher “Kit” Green (Wayne State School of Medicine).

12:00-2:00 Lunch, Open Business Meeting

2:00-3:20 The Business of Neuroscience

Moderator: Martha Farah (University of Pennsylvania)

Speakers: Zach Lynch (Neurotechnology Industry Organization), David Ewing Duncan, Mark Frankel (AAAS).

3:20-3:45 Break

3:45-4:45 Updates and FYIs

        Moderator: Ilina Singh (London School of Economics and Political Science)

4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks

Comments

[Conference Coordinator]

I have been looking for a round up of events for this. Does anyone know where I can get feedback?

Thnx