Appignani Bioethics Center: A Project of the American Humanist
Organization
in collaboration with
The University of Montreal: Bioethics Programs
present:
Food, Famine and Future Technologies: Ethical
Dilemmas in a Hungry World
May 22-23, 2009, NYC
Cocktail Reception: Friday, May 22, 2009, 6:00-9:30 PM
Location: Tudor Hotel at the United Nations, New York City, 304 E 42nd St. (between 1st
and 2nd Ave), New York, NY 10017. Mediterranean food and wine will be served.
Featured at the reception will be an Argentinean Tango performance by Laura Real.
www.tudorhotelny.com
Conference: Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, 8:30 AM-6.30 PM
Location: 777 UN Plazas, 2nd Floor, (44th St and 1st Ave), New York 10017
Taking a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to addressing ethical dilemmas raised by
genomic applications in agriculture, conference topics include agri-genomic innovations
and their impact on society as a whole and environmental, economic, ethical, and social
issues within agri-genomics.
The Conference will convey such topics as:
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Genomics research in agriculture (agri-genomics) and its diverse applications
Lessons learned from genetically modified organisms for health and development
How to benefit the human health and food supply using genomic crops
Environmental, economic, ethical and social impacts within agri-genomics
applications
Consumers perception and the media
Environmental safety
Development of sustainable nutrition for growing populations
How to optimize stakeholder competition and cooperation
These topics will be addressed through paper presentations and panel discussions. The deadline
for the submission of abstracts (no more than 150 words) is April 15, 2009. You can send them
electronically at: alita@americanhuamnist.org or beatrice.godard@umontreal.ca. Accepted papers
will be peer-reviewed and published in our conference proceedings. Virtual registrations will be
also available for those unable to attend the conference – this allows you to submit a paper for
review and possible publication. The address for the submission of papers, registration and
inquiries is:
P.O. Box 4104 Grand Central Station New York, NY 10162
Phone: (212) 687 3324 analita@americanhumanist.org
Registration forms and other details are posted on;
www.humanistbioethics.org
Registration fee is $100 and students’ fee is $50. All fees are payable by check to the
address above by April 15, 2009 or at the conference desk. Registration fees include
participation in all sessions, conference kit with proceedings, refreshments and coffee
breaks, welcoming cocktail reception with food, wine and tango show.
*One can attend the cocktail reception only and pay at the door, for a fee of $55.
Accommodation packages are available, on a first-come-first-serve basis, from the IPod Hotel, E 51st St. and 2nd Ave. Tel: 212 355 0300 or 866 538 0187.
Hotel rooms have been booked at Tudor Hotel New York, 42nd St. between 1st and
2nd Ave, New York, NY 10017 Tel: 212-986-8800, Reservation 877-883-6769, or
email Reservations@TheTudorHotelNY.com by April 21, 2009. Please, quote
conference name when booking.
Millennium UN Plaza Hotel New York, United Nations Plaza, 44th St. between 1st
and 2nd Ave, New York, NY, USA 10017-3575 Tel: 212 758 1234 Fax: 212 702 5051
Reservation: 866 866 8086 email: unplaza@mhrmail.com. Please, quote conference
name when booking.
For more details about the conference please check: www.huamnistbioethics.org or
www.omics-ethics.org