February 12, 2008 – Washington, D.C.
Description: This unique conference is divided into two sessions. The morning session features several speakers on prominent issues surrounding the environmental regulation and governance of nanotechnology. The afternoon session is a panel discussion with audience participation focusing on the issue of whether it is possible or desirable to merge existing approaches to create a comprehensive environmental governance regime for nanotechnology.
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
REGISTRATION
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Introduction and Overview (Lee Paddock, John Monica, Leslie Carothers)
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
EPA’s Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (Jim Alwood -- EPA)
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (Jim Willis -- Chair, OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials)
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
BREAK
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Responsible Development of Nanoscale Materials; An Industry Perspective (Terry Medley -- DuPont)
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
The Role of Standards Organizations (Peter Hatto -- Chair of the committees on nanotechnologies for the British Standards Institution and the International Organization for Standardization.)
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 a.m.
Code of Conduct For Responsible Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Research (Kshitij Singh -- Institute of Nanotechnology, Stirling, Scotland, Invited)
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH and a View From the White House (Stan Sokul -- Chief of Staff and General Counsel Director's Office, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President)
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Use of Facilitated Stakeholder Dialogues in Resolving Governance Issues (Tim Mealey -- Meridian Institute)
1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION WITH AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
(Co-moderators: John Monica -- Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP; Tim Mealey -- Meridian Institute)
(2:45 p.m. BREAK)
Topic: Is it possible or desirable to merge existing approaches to create a comprehensive environmental governance regime for nanotechnology? If so, how?
Panelists:
Linda Breggin – Environmental Law Institute
Terry Davies – Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
John Balbus/Richard Denison – Environmental Defense
George Kimbrell – International Center for Technology Assessment
Sean Murdock – NanoBusiness Alliance
Lynn Bergeson – American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Tom Myers – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
|
|
|