Nanopublic events - Free entrance

LE CORPS HUMAIN SERA-T-IL BIENTOT TRANSFORME PAR LA TECHNOLOGIE ? LE FANTASME DE L'HOMME HYBRIDE DANS L'IMAGINAIRE CONTEMPORAIN

Conférence de Jean-Michel BESNIER, Professeur de philosophie à l'Université Paris IV
18h00, Université de Lausanne, Salle Anthropos Café, Bâtiment Amphipôle, Métro UNIL-Sorge

Entrée libre pour tout public

Plan d'accès: http://www.unil.ch/interface/page18622.html

Auteur de "Demain les posthumains. Le futur a-t-il encore besoin de nous?" (Hachette-Littératures, Paris, 2009), J.-M. Besnier se propose d'explorer l'ancienne question de la finitude de l'humain et de son enveloppe charnelle dans l'imaginaire social et les prophéties technologiques actuels. Il s'interroge sur les implications d'un corps conçu comme sans cesse davantage perfectible et sur les transformations de la conception même de l'homme dans certaines perspectives technofuturistes et transhumanistes.

Après-midi d'information et de débat, Delémont, 6 décembre 2008

La plateforme Nanopublic UNIL-EPFL coordonnée par l'Interface Sciences-Société vous convie à une après-midi d'information et de débat sur les nanotechnologies. Cette manifestation est organisée en collaboration avec la Société jurassienne d'émulation et son Cercle d'études scientifiques:

Samedi 6 décembre 2008, 15h00 - 17h30
Aula du Collège de Delémont, Avenue de la Gare 7

15h15 : "Nanosciences et nanotechnologies, panorama et exemples d'applications"

Heinrich HOFMANN, physicien, Directeur de la section Science et Génie des Matériaux de l'EPFL, membre de la Plateforme Nanopublic UNIL-EPFL

16h00 : "Enjeux éthiques et sociaux des nanotechnologies"

Alain KAUFMANN, sociologue des sciences et biologiste, Directeur de l'interface Sciences-Société de l'Université de Lausanne, responsable de la Plateforme Nanopublic UNIL-EPFL

16h45 : Débat avec la salle

A l'issue de la partie scientifique, vous êtes cordialement invités au goûter de la Saint-Nicolas !

CITIZENS AND NANOTECHNOLOGY :
WHICH PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHOICES ?

Monday, May 21st, 2007, 17h30, University of Lausanne, Anthropos Café,
Amphipôle building, Metro M1, UNIL-Sorge stop

All over Europe, citizens are more and more invited to participate in the definition of important scientific and technological issues. Participatory processes such as citizen conferences or citizen jurys have been developed on purpose. The University of Lausanne and TA-SWISS (the Swiss Centre for technology assessment) invite you to discover those methods and their contributions in the field of nanotechnology. The Swiss and French citizens' concerns and recomendations will be exposed during this event where a large amount of time will be devoted to discussion.

Programme

Welcome address, 17h30
Jacques LANARES, Vice-rector of the Université of Lausanne
Alain KAUFMANN, head of Nanopublic, director, Science-Society Interface, University of Lausanne

What is nanotechnology ?
Film show introduced by Prof. Philippe RENAUD, director, Center for MicroNano Technology, EPFL

How to make citizens participate in scientific and technological choices ?
User's guide to participatory methods
Alain KAUFMANN

Citizen panel recommandations of the French citizen conference on nanotechnology
Prof. Daniel BOY, Sciences-Po Paris; Dominique DONNET-KAMEL, research engineer, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), Paris; a citizen member of  the panel

Citizens' point of views who have participated to the Publifocus organised by TA-SWISS on nanotechnology
Ane BOESCH, scientific collaborator, TA-SWISS; Simone EBBING, member of the citizens panel

Round-table and debate with the public - Which role for citizens in scientific and technological choices ?
Wih the participation of : Géraldine SAVARY, member of the Swiss Parliament; a citizen from each panel; Prof. Heinrich HOFFMAN, director, Powder Technology Laboratory, EPFL; Dr. Sergio BELLUCCI, director, TA-SWIS; Daniel BOY; Dominique DONNET-KAMEL

Aperitif-buffet, 20h30

In collaboration with :

February-March 2007, Nanopublic seminar "The Precautionary Principle and Nanotechnology", open to everyone

First part:

Thursday 15, february 2007, 17h30

Anthropos Café, Amphipôle building, Université de Lausanne (Metro M1 stop UNIL-Sorge)

Second part:

Thursday 29, march 2007, 17h15

Anthropos Café, Amphipôle building, Université de Lausanne (Metro M1 stop UNIL-Sorge)

Contributions from :

- Prof. Dominique BOURG, philosopher, member of the Nanopublic team, Faculté des géosciences et de l'environnement, UNIL

- Prof. Alain PAPAUX, jurist and philosopher, member of the Nanopublic team, Faculté de droit et des sciences criminelles, UNIL

3rd NanoImpactNet Conference, 14-16 February 2011, Lausanne University Hospital

“Building a bridge from NanoImpactNet to nanomedical research”

This conference will bring together academic researchers, industrial scientists, policy makers, regulators and civil society. Sessions include: Nano-pharmacological input to the research on human and environmental impact of nanomaterials; Lessons from nano-immunology on the impact of nanomaterials; Human impact of manufactured nanomaterials and lessons for the nanomedical field; Implications from environmental fate and behaviour research for the field of nanomedicine involving nanomaterials; and Involving stakeholders in setting research priorities. Delegates are also preparing a series of their own parallel symposia. In 2010 over 100 universities attended this event. Go to

www.nanoimpactnet.eu/index.php

2nd NanoImpactNet Conference

NanoImpactNet's second integrating conference, “For a healthy environment in a future with nanotechnology”, will be held at the CHUV in Lausanne, from Wednesday 10 to Friday 12 March 2010. The preliminary programme is available from http://www.nanoimpactnet.eu. There will be important sessions about the potential for nanoparticles to cross biological and environmental barriers, as well as a session on nanomaterials and technology in the food industry. Earlier this year we welcomed 200 participants to our first conference; we expect more that 300 in 2010.

NanoImpactNet is the European network on the health and environmental impact of nanomaterials. NanoImpactNet’s nucleus is a consortium of twenty-four of Europe’s leading academic and government laboratories working on nano-toxicology and nano-ecotoxicology. It is a European Commission FP7 coordination action.

Symposium Nanotechnologies : potentialités et risques pour l'homme et l'environnement

A one-day symposium (en français) organised by the Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT) will take place on Monday 30 November 2009 at the EPFL in Lausanne. Entitled “Nanotechnologies : potentialités et risques pour l'homme et l'environnement”, the symposium will feature a series of presentations by Swiss experts and will end with a public lecture on the future and potential danger of nanoparticles. The detailed flyer can be downloaded from: http://www.scaht.org/ 

Nanotechday, October 1st, 2009

Fribourg, Ecole d'ingénieurs et architectes

www.nanotechday-fribourg.ch

NanoImpactNet First Integrating Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland, 25-26 March 2009

The Integrating Conference on Wednesday and Thursday is part of a week of NanoImpactNet events. Monday 23 is devoted to a training school on "Handling Protocols and Toxicological Testing Strategies". A workshop on "Protocols for Assessing Biological Hazards" will take place on Tuesday 24. On Friday 27 there are dual workshops on "Strategies to Assess Occupational Health Effects" and "Strategies for making Industrial Data Available". Registration for all these events will open in December.

NanoImpactNet - the European Network on the Health and Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials - is a four-year European Commission sponsored, FP7 coordination project. NanoImpactNet will create a scientific basis for ensuring the safe and responsible development of engineered nanoparticles and nanotechnology-based materials and products, and will support the definition of regulatory measures and implementation of legislation in Europe. See: www.nanoimpactnet.eu

The call for abstracts is open on the following topics:

- In-vitro and in-vivo nanotoxicology
- Uptake routes and translocation of nanomaterials
- Exposure assessment
- Occupational health and safety of nanomaterials
- In-vitro and in-vivo eco-nanotoxicology
- Environmental dispersal of nanomaterials
- Effects of nanomaterials on ecosystems
- Generation and characterisation of nanomaterials
- Laboratory protocols for nanomaterials (e.g. handling and dispersing)
- Risk and impact assessment strategies
- Life-cycle of nanomaterial-containing products
- Strategies to make industrial data available
- Risk communication and management
- Communication about nano-research with stakeholders

Deadline for abstracts: 9 January 2009.

To register and submit your abstract, please click here.

NanoImpacNet Workshops, Zürich, September 2008

Workshop 1, 3-4 September 2008, Zürich

Strategies to standardize nanomaterials for environmental and ecotoxicological research.

Workshop 2, 4-5 September 2008, Zürich

NanoLifeCycle: Development of approaches and methodologies for assessing the whole life-cycle of nanomaterials and nanoproducts.

Workshop 3, 5 September 2008, Zürich

Nanomaterial Environment Health and Safety Research in the EU: Building a sustainable multi-stakeholder dialogue.

See detailed programme here.

Round-tables on nanotechnology: review on debates, orientations for the future, 2007 March 19-20, Paris

La Cité des sciences et de l'industrie de Paris organise deux jours de tables rondes pour permettre de dégager une vue d'ensemble des questions soulevées par les nanotechnologies, et demande aux principales parties prenantes (scientifiques, industriels, politiques) de prendre position.

Pour plus d'informations, cliquez-ici.

'Nanos' at the EASST 2006 conference, August 23-26, Lausanne

The conference of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) will be held at the University of Lausanne from the 23rd to the 26th of August, 2006. Many exciting sessions will be dedicated to nanotechnology and nanosciences.