20/20 Visions of the Future Professional Workshops

Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness Convened by: Sheldon Krimsky Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy, Tufts University; Author, Biotechnics and Society Topics: Ethical and social issues of human germ-line gene manipulation When is it justified? Can it be regulated? What is the public good? Participants: Adrienne Asch Henry R. Luce Professor in Biology, Ethics and the Politics of Human Reproduction, Wellesley College Karl Ebert Professor, Animal and Cellular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University Ruth Hubbard Professor of Biology Emerita, Harvard University; Author, The Politics of Women's Biology; Co-Authour, Exploding the Gene Myth Stuart Newman New York State Medical School Pilar Ossario Biologist and Lawyer, University of California/Berkeley Henri Termeer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Genzyme Corporation Dr. Nelson Wivel Director, Office of Recombinant DNA Activities, National Institutes of Health BACK

WORKSHOPS Microbial Threats and Global Society Computer Power and Engineering Research and Technological Innovation Human Rights and Humanitarian Emergencies Beyond Beijing: The Global Empowerment of Women Darwinism and Artificial Intelligence Transportation and the Environment: A Global Perspective Genetic Engineering and Our Humanness The Future of Telecommunications Prospects for Democractic Reform in the Former Soviet Union Implications of the Globalization of Financial Markets and Financial Institutions Development Banks, Private Investment and Poverty Reduction Biotechnology and Animal Research Art, Science and Technology: Concerning Our Reflection The Future of Africa Benefits of Space BACK