Discussions of Science and Technology Policy (STP) often get lost in the thicket of debates over research and development (R&D) funding, or in intellectually unsatisfying explorations of the technical areas or social interests that underlie STP. This Gordon Research Conference (GRC) seeks to expand the scope of STP theory, research, and practice to include broader aspects of governance, through a focus on a series of case studies of emerging technologies whose potential global consequences are apparent only in anticipation and whose manifestations are still being shaped by local, domestic, and international institutions. These emerging technologies include nanotechnologies, technologies associated with genetic modification and synthetic biology, and information and neuro-technologies. To thematize the focus on governance of these emerging technologies, this GRC will examine four main issues: 1) anticipation of the kinds of transformations these technologies will create; 2) engagement with various publics over the values that underpin work on these technologies; 3) integration of social science and humanist inquiry with scientific and technical work in these areas; and 4) implementation of a variety of governance mechanisms that cover the wide spectrum between completely laissez faire and highly interventionist approaches. Because these technologies are rapidly emerging across the globe, often through collaborative undertakings, and because they are governed formally and informally at different levels in different societies, the GRC on STP will necessarily have an international flavor and examine a range of norms and values implicated in the development and governance of these technologies.
SUNDAY |
4:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | GOVERNING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leaders: David H. Guston (ASU) & Rachel Ankeny (Adelaide) |
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm | Vicki Colvin (Rice U)
"Emerging Nanotechnologies" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Michael Chorost (Chorost Office)
"Emerging Neurotechnologies" |
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm | Discussion |
8:40 pm - 9:00 pm | Christina Smolke (Cal Tech)
"Emerging Synthetic Biology" |
9:00 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | INTEGRATIONS: SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leader: Susan Dodds (U Wollongong) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Luis Campos (Drew U)
"Vision, Risk, and Circumstance: Synthesizing the History of Synthetic Biology" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Rosalyn Berne (U Virginia)
"Science Fiction and the Moral Imagination of Nano Scientists" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Michele Garfinkel (Venter Institute)
"Integration of policy analysis and ethics in for-profit and not-for-profit settings" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | George Khushf (U South Carolina)
"Integrating Ethics with Neural Implant Research" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | EMERGING ENTERPRISES |
| Discussion Leader: Jennifer Kuzma (U Minnesota) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Steffi Friedrichs (Nanotechnologies Industry Association)
"Responsible Nanotechnology" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Zack Lynch (Neurotechnology Industry Organization)
"Emerging Neuro Enterprises" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Mark Nance (GE Healthcare)
"Bio-Enterprise and Security" |
8:50 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | ENGAGEMENTS: PUBLICS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leader: Barbara Harthorn (UC Santa Barbara) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Patrick Hamlett (North Carolina State U)
"The National Citizens' Technology Forum on NBIC Technologies" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Larry Bell (Boston Museum of Science)
"Nano-Scale Informal Science Education" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Rinie van Est (Rathenau Institute)
"Making emerging technologies public in the Netherlands: The case of synthetic biology" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Scott Vrecko (London School of Economcis)
"The terms of public engagement in neuroscience: European observations" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | EQUITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leader: Rex Raimond (Meridian Institute) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Noela Invernizzi (U de Parana)
"Nanotechnologies in Latin America" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Gregor Wolbring (U Calgary)
"The Impact of Emerging Technologies on the Governance of Abilities and Able-ism" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Geri Augusto (Brown U)
"Emerging Technologies and an Emerging Democracy" |
8:50 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | ANTICIPATION: FUTURES OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leader: Justin Hodiak (BoozAllen) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Ann Johnson (U South Carolina)
"History and the Future of Emerging Technologies" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Cynthia Selin (ASU)
"Scenarios and Emerging Technologies" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Nils Gilman (Monitor Group)
"Scanning for Emerging Technologies: Best Practices from Industry" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Natasha Schull (MIT)
"The Future of Neurotechnologies" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| (Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair) |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES 1: DUAL USE AND MILITARY ISSUES |
| Discussion Leader: Ruth David (Analytic Services, Inc.) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Juergen Altman (Technical University of Dortmund)
"Preventive Arms Control and Nanotechnologies" |
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Gerald Epstein (Center for Strategic and International Studies)
"Protecting Yourself in an Open World: Assessing the Security Significance of Emerging/Dual-Use Technologies" |
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Kathleen Vogel (Cornell U)
"Dual-use and Emerging Technologies: Exploring Analytic Frameworks for Assessment and Governance" |
8:50 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES 2: CIVILIAN ISSUES |
| Discussion Leader: Philip M. Macnaghten (Durham U) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Mary H. Saunders (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
"The Role of Standards in Emerging Technologies" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Kristen Kulinowski (Rice U/ICON)
"International Governance of Nano-Risk" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | George A. Kimbrell (International Center for Technology Assessment)
"How to Go Slow with Emerging Technologies" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Douglas Sylvester (ASU)
"The Coming Regulation of Nanotechnology: National and International Prospects" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | PROSPECTS FOR GOVERNING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES |
| Discussion Leader: Patricia Wrightson (National Academy of Sciences) |
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Roger Pielke, Jr. (UC Boulder)
"Prospects for Governing Emerging Technologies: Comments" |
7:50 pm - 8:0 0 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Robert Cook-Deegan (Duke U)
"Prospects for Governing Emerging Technologies: Comments" |
8:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Depart |