Genetic Engineering and Food for the World - NYC Conference Jan 19-21, 2001
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Comrades:
This conference notice came in the email a few minutes ago from Susan
Youmans at EOS Systems. Any further inquiries can be directed to the
conference or the Working Group on Science, Technology & Faith (ST&F),
contact smithmoran@earthlink.net or Eosystems@aol.com (Susan Youmans) or
http://ecusa.anglican.org/science.
Hope it is of interest:
Adam Honigman
GENETIC ENGINEERING AND FOOD FOR THE WORLD
19-21 January 2001--
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine -- New York City
Presented by the Episcopal Church Working Group
on Science, Technology & Faith in partnership with
the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
To provide discernment skills for taking part in decisions about the use of
genetic engineering in food production. This is a crucial opportunity to
revisit questions of the last 50 years about responsibility for the
consequences of technological choices.
Decisions about genetic engineering affect the roles of food and farming in
daily life, human and ecosystem health, and practices of trade and
technological innovation. Theological and ethical reflection on "the new
genetics" is a priority in the development of the teaching ministry of the
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
A conference for congregations and congregational leaders, citizens,
consumers, professional & lay people in agriculture, science and technology,
the bio-tech industry, government, environmental and other non-governmental
organizations, ethics and theology from the global North & South,
industrialized & developing nations.
PRIMERS:
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Friday
(1) Genetic Engineering -
Sandra Michael, Binghamton University (SUNY
(2) The Web of Life -
Allison Snow, Ohio State University
(3) Ethical &Theological Tools - Eliezer Risco, Diocese of
California,
and
Mary Terrell White, Wright State University
(4) Globalization - Kamal Malhotra, United Nations Development
Program
(5) Case Study: Stockholders Challenging Strategic Decisions of Biotech
Firms - Ariane van Buren, Interfaith Center on Corporate
Responsibility
PLENARIES
8:00 p.m. Friday
The New Genetics and Faithful Living -
Rosemari Sullivan, The General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Commissioning Oneself to a Ministry of Knowing and Teaching-
Susan Youmans, researcher-activist, Environmental Partnerships, Inc.,
Episcopal Diocese of MA
9:00 a.m. Saturday
A Philosopher Listening for What on Earth Is Happening Here -
Elizabeth Minnich, philosopher, The Union Institute
11:30 a.m. Saturday
Promises of Genetic Engineering for the Poor of the Tropics -
Paul Chavarriaga-Aguirre, plant genetics researcher,
Food in Todayıs Cultures as a Lens on Globalization -
Solomon Katz, , anthropologist, University of Pennsylvania
Potential Impact of Information Dissemination by
Multinationals to Developing Nations -
Neil James, agricultural scientist, The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
University
4:00 p.m. Saturday
Genetically Engineered Plants in the Ecological Web -
Allison Snow, biologist, Ohio State University
Driving Progress in Biotechnology - for Investors or Consumers? -
Kate Fish, Monsanto Company
Serving the New Technology's Constituencies: An Ethical Critique -
Eric Beresford, ethicist, Anglican Consultative Council
8:00 p.m. Saturday
Dinner speech by Fred Kirschenmann,
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
9:00 a.m. Sunday
The Food Crisis: Whose? Why?-
Jeffrey Golliher, priest and theologian, Cathedral Church of St. John the
Divine,
4p.m. 6p.m. Registration & light supper,'Friday
Refreshments and coffee breaks
7p.m. Dinner Saturday
11 a.m. Worship on Sunday
12:30 p.m Coffee hour
WORKSHOPS
9:30 a.m. Saturday January 20
Luddites, techies, and the ideal of control
Frederick Burnham, priest and historian of science,
Director, Trinity Institute; and Barbara Smith-Moran,
priest and chemist, CTNS Science and Religion
Course Program
Environmental justice and genetic engineering of food: the emerging
discussion -Tba
Envisioning G.E. futures: the art of building best and worst-case scenarios
Ron Cole-Turner, clergy, theologian, and bioethicist, Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary
Perspectives on the Precautionary Principle -
Fred Kirschenmann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture; and Mary
Terrell White, ethicist
10:15 a.m. Saturday
Using the green revolution as a model: pros and cons -
Joan Gussow, food systems educator, Columbia University, and Fred
Kirschenmann, agricultural theorist,Leopold Center for Sustainable
Agriculture
Awards program: teaching science & religion to undergraduates &graduates on
G.E. food -
Barbara Smith-Moran, priest and chemist,CTNS Science and Religion Course
Program
G.E. food, GNP, & changes in agribusiness sectors in developing & developed
countries -
Paul Chavarriaga-Aguirre, International Center for Tropical Agriculture,
plant genetics researcher; and Peter Matlon, United Nations Development
Program
The roles of advocacy -
Julie Miles, Campaign on Genetically Modified Foods,National PIRG Research
Center; and Linda Setchell, GE food campaign, Clean Water Action, MA.
3:00 p.m. Saturday
Gaps between regulation and practice: testing and the regulation of research
Katherine Smith, Director Resource Economics Division, Economic Research
Service, USDA
Health risks and benefits: who defines whatıs dangerous? -
Tba
How do different generations see the issues? -
Linda Setchell, GE food campaign, Clean Water Action, MA., Susan Youmans,
researcher-activist, Environmental Partnerships, Inc., Episcopal Diocese of
MA, Norm Faramelli,priest, chemical engineer and ethicist, Boston
University;
and Joan Gussow, food systems educator, Columbia University
10:00 am Sunday January 21
How faith communities are working toward policy statements -
Rosemari Sullivan, General Convention Episcopal Church;
David Byers, US Conference of Catholic Bishops,
Eric Beresford, Anglican Consultative Council,
Ron Cole-Turner, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
How professions deal institutionally with ethical questions -
Mary Terrell White, ethicist, Wright State University
Labeling of G.E. foods as an issue for policy-makers and consumers -
Julie Miles, Campaign on Genetically Modified Foods, PIRG, and Neil James,
agricultural scientist, the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Whatever can be done, must be done: the Technological imperative
Norm Faramelli, priest, chemical engineer, and ethicist, Boston University
Conference Registration Costs and Scholarship Help.
Special fees are given to full-time students. Bishops have been asked to
make
scholarships available for participants from their dioceses.
The Cathedral is located at 112th St. at Amsterdam Ave. Parking available
on
the street or nearby parking garages.
Housing Information for those on a budget: The General Theological Seminary,
175 9th Ave., between 20th and 21st St. Dormitory rooms with two twin
beds.
$75/room/night. Make reservations with Michael Walsh, 212-243-5150, ext.
208, or walsh@gts.edu. Other accommodations in the Chelsea area (near the
Seminary and Penn Station): Leo House (a guest house operated by the
Sisters
of St. Agnes), 332 W. 23rd St. (between 8th & 9th Ave.), 212-929-1010;
Chelsea Savoy Hotel, 23rd St. & 7th Ave., 212-929-9353; The Inn on 23rd, 121
W. 23rd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.), 877-387-2323.
For more information on the conference or the Working Group on Science,
Technology & Faith (ST&F), contact smithmoran@earthlink.net or
Eosystems@aol.com (Susan Youmans) or http://ecusa.anglican.org/science.
GENETIC ENGINEERING & FOOD FOR THE WORLD, 19-21 JANUARY 2001
Registrar: stsaviour@earthlink.net
Name :________________________________
Diocese (if Episcopalian):__________________
Postal address:__________________________
Phone :________________________________
Fax:____________Email address:___________
Organization:___________________________
Registration includes conference fees,
coffee breaks, Fri .reception, & Sat. dinner:
Registration ____$100 Student __________$40
Please send this form with a check,
payable to Working Group on Science,
Technology & Faith, to:
Food Conference
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY 10025
Adam Honigman
Bowne Publishing Division
345 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
Tel: (212) 414-8933
Fax: (212) 229-3421
email: adam.honigman@bowne.com
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