Alternatives and animal use in the life sciences
29 Sierpnia 1999 - 29 Sierpnia 1999
Italy
More than 700 scientists and others committed to humane experimental technique will meet at the third world congress on 'Alternatives and animal use in the life sciences', being held in Bologna, Italy, from 29 August to 2 September 1999.
The issues under discussion will include ethics and safety considerations involved in the development of alternative test methodologies, and progress achieved to date in the implementation of the 'Three Rs' concept. The 'Three Rs' is the principle that the use of animals in laboratory procedures should be reduced, refined and/or replaced whenever possible. Conference participants will have an opportunity to discuss what still needs to be achieved to ensure the progress of this principle in the future.
One of the pioneers of this concept, Professor W. M. S. Russell, will be present at the congress, some 40 years after the publication (with R.L. Burch) of 'The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique'. The congress is being hosted by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), from the Institute of Health and Consumer Protection, part of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.
The focus will be on:
- The development of replacement alternatives;
- The validation and regulatory acceptance of alternative tests;
- Reduction alternatives;
- The refinement of animal procedures;
- Education, ethics and databases.
The scientific sessions will include discussions on whether conflicts between human rights and animal rights are inevitable, whether the use of non-human primates in laboratories could (and should) be phased out, what needs to be done so that vaccines can be produced without using animals, and how human tissues can be safely and ethically obtained for use in research and testing.
In addition to eight plenary lectures and special lectures, there will be 35 symposia in parallel sessions based on these themes. There will also be thirty workshops and point/counterpoint sessions, more than 200 poster presentations, and an exhibition of commercial presentations and displays by organisations researching animal welfare and alternatives.
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Ulla Engelmann
Public relations, documentation and publications unit
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
Tel. +39-0332-789889; Fax +39-0332-782435
E-mail: ulla.engelmann@jrc.org
The full programme is available from the 'broadcast/events' pages of the JRC's website at:
http://www.jrc.org/jrc/(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)
and on the following website:
http://www.frame-uk.demon.co.uk/congress/index.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)
The issues under discussion will include ethics and safety considerations involved in the development of alternative test methodologies, and progress achieved to date in the implementation of the 'Three Rs' concept. The 'Three Rs' is the principle that the use of animals in laboratory procedures should be reduced, refined and/or replaced whenever possible. Conference participants will have an opportunity to discuss what still needs to be achieved to ensure the progress of this principle in the future.
One of the pioneers of this concept, Professor W. M. S. Russell, will be present at the congress, some 40 years after the publication (with R.L. Burch) of 'The Principles of Humane Experimental Technique'. The congress is being hosted by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM), from the Institute of Health and Consumer Protection, part of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.
The focus will be on:
- The development of replacement alternatives;
- The validation and regulatory acceptance of alternative tests;
- Reduction alternatives;
- The refinement of animal procedures;
- Education, ethics and databases.
The scientific sessions will include discussions on whether conflicts between human rights and animal rights are inevitable, whether the use of non-human primates in laboratories could (and should) be phased out, what needs to be done so that vaccines can be produced without using animals, and how human tissues can be safely and ethically obtained for use in research and testing.
In addition to eight plenary lectures and special lectures, there will be 35 symposia in parallel sessions based on these themes. There will also be thirty workshops and point/counterpoint sessions, more than 200 poster presentations, and an exhibition of commercial presentations and displays by organisations researching animal welfare and alternatives.
For further information, please contact:
European Commission
Joint Research Centre
Ulla Engelmann
Public relations, documentation and publications unit
I-21020 Ispra (VA)
Tel. +39-0332-789889; Fax +39-0332-782435
E-mail: ulla.engelmann@jrc.org
The full programme is available from the 'broadcast/events' pages of the JRC's website at:
http://www.jrc.org/jrc/(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)
and on the following website:
http://www.frame-uk.demon.co.uk/congress/index.htm(odnośnik otworzy się w nowym oknie)