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The Biotechnology Policy Forum would like to announce our upcoming seminar on Wednesday, February 11th at 4:00pm:

“Nanotech and Biotech: Social Impacts of Emerging Technologies”

Who: Dr. Jan Youtie
When: Wednesday, February 11th at 4:00pm
Where: Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience (IBB) Suddath Seminar Room 1128
Directions: http://www.ibb.gatech.edu/visitors/

Due in part to the Human Genome Project, the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act was passed in 2003 to integrate social concerns into nanotechnology R&D and to encourage citizen input.  As a result, the National Science Foundation has created the Center for Nanotechnology in Society to examine the effects of nanotechnology on ethical, legal, and social issues. This presentation will discuss our approach and lead an open discussion on the implications of this approach for other emerging technologies including biotechnology.
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Dr. Jan Youtie is a principal research associate at Georgia Tech’s Economic Development Institute and adjunct associate professor in Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy. She specializes in applied research in economic development, manufacturing modernization, and telecommunications policy areas. Dr. Youtie has been a principal investigator in studies sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Aspen Institute, the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technologies, and the Georgia Office of Planning and Budget.

We hope to see you there!
–The BBUGS Public Policy Committee

PUBP 8803 Special Topic: Biotechnology Law, Policy, and Ethics
CRN: 26403

Instructor:
Prof. Roberta Berry <http://www.spp.gatech.edu/faculty/faculty/rberry.php>

Enrollment:
Students will include Georgia Tech graduate students and GSU law students
(enrolled in concurrent GSU LAW 7098 Biotechnology Law, Policy, and Ethics).

Certificate or Minor:
This course can be counted toward a graduate minor or certificate
<http://www.spp.gatech.edu/prospective-students/ps_PhDcert.php>.

Formal Audit Available:
Please email Prof. Berry <robertaberry@gatech.edu> for information about the
level of participation required and how to register for the course as a
formal audit (a formal audit course appears on your transcript with a grade
of “V”).

Day/time:
Thursdays, 2:55pm-5:30pm

Place:
Room 104, DM Smith Building (corner of Bobby Dodd and Cherry Street).

Description:
This course examines the legal, policy, and ethical issues associated with
biotechnologies in selected topic areas, which may include genetically
modified foods, nanotechnology, xenotransplantation, artificial organs,
patenting of genes/patenting of life, stem cell research, gene therapy,
preimplantation genetic diagnosis, sex-selection reproductive technologies,
germline genetic engineering of human beings, human reproductive cloning,
and end-of-life technologies. The course will include multi-disciplinary
readings and an interactive format requiring preparation and presentation of
6 short “reaction papers” (about two paragraphs) reacting to assigned
readings for a class session and a “position paper” (about 1500 words) on a
biotechnology issue of the student’s choice.

“The World Economy on the Precipice: Causes, Implications, Prevention”

Uri Dadush, Director

Development Prospects Group

The World Bank, Washington DC

What caused the crisis?

What are the implications for the world economy and for the developing countries?
What can be done to contain the crisis and avoid its recurrence?

4:30pm Wednesday, December 3^rd, 2008

LeCraw Auditorium, Management Building, Tech Square

Uri Dadush is an expert on the World Economy with a special focus on the developing countries. Mr. Dadush received his Ph.D. in Business Economics from Harvard University, was President of the Economist Intelligence Unit, part of The Economist Group, and has also served as a senior consultant with McKinsey and Co. He currently directs the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank, which is responsible for the analysis and projection of the world economy and its implications for the developing countries, including trends in capital flows and prices of primary commodities.

Hosted by:
The Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education & Research,

The European Union Center of Excellence

In partnership with:

The Bioengineering and Biosciences Unified Graduate Students (BBUGS) Policy Forum and The H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial & Systems Engineering