International GE3LS Symposium 2008
Navigating the Changing Landscape
The Westin Calgary, Calgary Alberta, Canada
April 28-30, 2008
The deadline for submission of abstracts is January 18, 2008. Abstracts must be
directly related to the symposium topics below, and must be written in English.
Accepted abstracts will be invited to submit either a full paper or extended
abstract in the conference proceedings, for publication in 2009, or earlier.
Notification of acceptance will be made on or before January 24, 2008.
Symposium Topics
Genomics and Economics (includes all life sciences)
Genomics and economics research that encompasses reports on, as well as
assessments of, economic-based research relating to human genomics and/or
applications of genomics to agriculture, aquaculture and forestry will be
considered. Included in this broad area are health economics, agricultural and
resource economics and industrial organization theory and practice.
Contributions may span a wide variety of economic analyses including economic
assessments of commercialization or other implications of particular genomics
applications and innovation systems.
Genomics and Liberal Democracy
Genomics-enabled technologies are contributing to an unprecedented growth in the
capacity of humans to choose to change themselves and their environments in
far-reaching, incompletely understood ways. This capacity raises difficult
questions for liberal democracies which aim to reach beyond mere compromise
between competing accounts of the good life. Proposals are invited for papers
examining our choices to fund, assess, use, or reject genomics-enabled
technologies in the context of tensions between majorities and minorities, core
and periphery, and competing conceptions of obligations to others.
Genomics and Global Benefits
Who benefits from major public investment in genomics and genomics-enabled
biotechnologies for health, environment and agriculture? The return on
investment is obviously meant to benefit industrialized countries capable of
making these investments, but another 5 billion people could benefit from the
use of science and technology for development. Contributed papers in this stream
will address the potential for genomics to have global benefit, or harm, access
and control of new technologies, and the implications for socio-economic change
in developing countries.
Genomics and Public Policy
Many argue that the pace of development of genomic research is more rapid than
the pace at which public policy can evolve, constantly forcing policymakers into
a reactive position as they seek to catch up with science. Papers in this stream
will analyse whether this view of public policy is accurate, examine examples of
strongly anticipatory public policy, the factors that enable policymakers to
keep pace with the evolution of technology and the methods that allow
policymakers to more effectively anticipate social responses to and
environmental impacts of technologies derived from genomic research.
Inter- and Trans-disciplinary Methods
Proposals that examine inter- and trans-disciplinary methodology in large-scale
research endeavors are encouraged, particularly those which describe different
models of, motivations for (e.g., legislated mandates, funding conditions,
self-imposed, etc.), or successes and challenges in building multidisciplinary
teams and executing multidisciplinary research. Contributions need not focus
exclusively on the integration of genomics/proteomics and GE3LS research, but
may describe lessons learned and knowledge translation and exchange from
distinct yet informative efforts in other fields; e.g., systems biology and
nanotechnology/NE3LS.
Emerging Science and Technology
Genomics, and genomics-enabled science and technology support the emergence of,
and can converge with, new science and technology. Emerging and converging
technologies are categories used to describe the development and convergence of
new and potentially disruptive technologies, including nanotechnology, stem cell
research, systems biology, and synthetic biology. Are the GE3LS issues in these
areas "more of the same" or do emerging and converging technologies raise
governance challenges calling for fresh thinking? Collaborative papers from
cross-disciplinary teams are especially welcome.
Guidelines for the Submission of Abstracts
Abstracts:
* Must be in English and no more than 250 words.
* Must be submitted to JoAnn Crichlow, Genome Canada (jcrichlow@genomecanada.ca) as a
word document by 16:00 EST, January 18, 2008 Deadline extended until February 15, 2008.
* Will be peer-reviewed by members of the Symposium Program Committee for eligibility
* Final Decision of the Review Committee will be sent via e-mail by January 24, 2008
Please use the following format:
Indicate: Oral or Poster Presentation
Indicate: Symposium Topic Area
Title: (Must reflect the content)
Author(s): (First Name, Last Name, Affiliation, Email Address)
Abstract Text: (no more than 250 words in English)
NOTE: Preference for oral presentations will be respected to the extent possible, but given time limitations in the Symposium program, some abstracts for oral presentations might be selected for poster presentation instead.
Oral Presentations:
* Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes, including discussion.
* Accepted oral abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper in the conference
proceedings, for publication in 2009 or earlier.
* Specifics regarding presentation requirements, time and location will be
forwarded to submitters of successful abstracts.
Poster Presentations:
* Specifics regarding presentation requirements, time and location will be
forwarded to submitters of successful abstracts.
* Accepted poster abstracts will be invited to submit an extended abstract in
the conference proceedings, for publication in 2009 or earlier.
For more information, see http://www.genomecanada.ca/ge3ls2008/callPosters.asp?l=e
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