EMBO/EMBL joint conferences on science and society
28 October 2005 - 28 October 2005
Germany
The European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) are organising conference on science and society that will be held in Heidelberg, Germany, on 28 and 29 October.
The conference is divided in four sessions on the following topics:
- preventing the misuse of biological knowledge;
- security and the freedom of research;
- science and technology of identification;
- information technology in the knowledge society.
The tradition of these conferences is to promote mutual interest, understanding, and dialogue between biologists and a variety of other sectors of society that are concerned with the impact of modern biology. The conference is open to the public, and there is no registration fee.For further information, please consult the following web address: http://www.embo.org/scisoc/conferences.html(opens in new window)
The conference is divided in four sessions on the following topics:
- preventing the misuse of biological knowledge;
- security and the freedom of research;
- science and technology of identification;
- information technology in the knowledge society.
The tradition of these conferences is to promote mutual interest, understanding, and dialogue between biologists and a variety of other sectors of society that are concerned with the impact of modern biology. The conference is open to the public, and there is no registration fee.For further information, please consult the following web address: http://www.embo.org/scisoc/conferences.html(opens in new window)