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Biotechnology, Products and the Public
Announcing a seminar organized by the Georgetown Center for Food and
Nutrtion Policy and the Ceres Forum™ in collaboration with The Jackson
Laboratory, Bar Harbor Maine
BIOTECHNOLOGY: PRODUCTS, POLICY AND THE PUBLIC
July 27-August 1, 1996
Bar Harbor, Maine
Major new technologies are seldom understood by the public --
biotechnology is no exception. While it promises a cornucopia of
products that may enhance human life, there are perceived risks as well.
This new seminar will feature experts from academia, government and
industry who will review the science of biotechnology--including
applications in pharmaceuticals, plants, animals, the human genome
project, environmental remediation and food safety. Participants will
then examine the public policy and regulatory processes involved in
assuring the safety of the products of biotechnology and explore
societal concerns that persist regarding such issues as biodiversity,
ethics and animal rights. Finally, the seminar will address the effect
of public opinion on international commerce and how communication with
the public about new technologies might be enhanced.
Seminar on Biotechnology: Products, Policy and the Public
July 27-August 1, 1996 € Jackson Laboratory € Bar Harbor, Maine
Steering Committee: Gerald Gaull and Robin Woo, Georgetown Center for
Food and Nutrition Policy; Barbara Knowles and Kenneth Paigen, Jackson
Laboratory
Sat 7/27 Conversation with the Press (10:00 am-2:00 pm)
Registration (5:00-8:00 pm)
Keynote Address (8:00-9:00 pm)
Arthur Kornberg, Stanford Univ
Sun 7/28 Overview (9:00-9:30 am)
Gerald Gaull, Georgetown CFNP
Robin Woo, Georgetown CFNP
"Players and issues"
Science and Industry of Biotechnology-I (9:45 am-12:45 pm)
Moderator: Barbara Knowles, Jackson Lab
Plants
Roy Fuchs, Ceregen/Monsanto
Charles Arntzen, Boyce Thompson
Arboretum
Animals
Rita Colwell, Univ of Maryland
Kenneth Paigen, Jackson Lab
Special Lecture (2:00-2:30 pm)
Genomics: The Interface between Academia and Industry, Animals and
Plants
William Haseltine, Human Genome Sciences Inc
Societal Implications and Public Acceptance-I (2:30-6:30 pm)
Moderator: Gerald Gaull, Georgetown CFNP
Surveys
Thomas Hoban, North Carolina State Univ
Maurice Lex, European Commission DG XII
Scientific Advocacy and Public Relations
Steve Daugherty, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Margaret Mellon, Union of Concerned
Scientists
Role of the Media [case study]
Paul Raeburn, Business Week
Mon 7/29 Science and Industry of Biotechnology-II (9:00 am-12:00
am)
Moderator: Kenneth Paigen, Jackson Lab
Pharmaceuticals
Martin Rosenberg, Smith Kline
Pharmaceuticals
Axel Ullrich, Max-Planck Inst
Food Biotechnology
Susan Harlander, Pillsbury
Societal Implications and Public Acceptance-II (1:30-5:30 pm)
Moderator: Robin Woo, Georgetown CFNP
Public Perception of Risk
Sheldon Krimsky, Tufts University
Religion and Ethics
Ed Golub, Pacific Ctr for Ethics and
Applied Biology
Solomon Katz, Univ of Pennsylvania
Animal Rights [case study]
Martin Stephens, Humane Society of the
US
George Hersbach, Pharming
Economics, Sustainable Agriculture and Developing
Countries
Robert Herdt, Rockefeller Fndn
Tue 7/30
Public Policy and Regulatory Issues (9:00-11:00 am)
Moderator: Susan Harlander, Pillsbury
Lynn Goldman, EPA-Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic
Substances
John Payne, USDA-APHIS
Geraldine Schofield, Unilever
Laura Tarantino, FDA-CFSAN
Labeling Biotechnology Products (11:15 am-12:30 pm) [case study]
Kristin Schreiber, European Commission DG III
Laura Tarantino, FDA
Robin Woo, Georgetown CFNP
Wed 7/31
The Hoechst Experience (8:30-9:30 am) [case study]
Gerald Gaull, Georgetown CFNP
Global Implications-I (9:30 am-12:30 pm)
Moderator: Caroline Jackson, European Parliament
Europe and the EC
Maurice Lex, European Commission DG-XII
Louise van Vloten-Doting, Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature Management
and Fisheries, The Netherlands
Biodiversity [case study]
Whendee Silver, Boston University
Thomas Lovejoy, Smithsonian Inst
Global Implications-II (1:30-4:30 pm)
Moderator: Maurice Lex, European Commission DG XII
Trade Barriers [case study]
Caroline Jackson, European Parliament
James Murphy, US Trade Representative's
Office
Intellectual Property [case study]
John McDonnell, Allegretti & Witcoff
Registration fee:
(includes reception, lunches & coffee breaks; educational materials)
Non Profit $300
For Profit $500
For further information, contact Courses and Meetings
Phone: (207) 288-6260
Fax: (207) 288-8254
E-mail: training@aretha.jax.org
Web site http://www.jax.org/
Application Deadline: July 1, 1996