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MEETINGS
The next scheduled meetings of the Committee will be :- SET for BRITAIN 2010 Event: Monday 8th March 2010 SET for Britain Exhibition of Posters by early-stage and early-career research scientists, engineers and technologists The day will be divided into three separate areas with the following timings. Each poster may only be entered for one section of the competition.
The final of the 2010 SET for BRITAIN event will take place in the House of Commons Marquee on Monday, 8th March 2010, sponsored by Dr Douglas Naysmith MP, Chairman of the SET for BRITAIN organising group of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. More information from www.setforbritain.org.uk THURSDAY 18th MARCH 2010 9:30am - 2:30pm NSEW - National Science & Engineering Week - SEMINAR "What is Seamless Weather Forecasting?" "How Can We Forecast Years Ahead and Manage the Global Financial Risks Profitably?" Chaired jointly by Ian Taylor MBE MP, Professor John Beddington FRS and BIS Civil Servant (TBC) Speakers will include:
TUESDAY 15th JUNE 2010 Provisionally: "If Catastrophic Disasters are Inevitable, but Unpredictable, How Can We Be Protected?" - Speakers to be confirmed. Recent Meetings2010 TUESDAY, 9th FEBRUARY 2010 AT 5.30 pm INNOVATIVE MARINE ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE - ARE WE SWIMMING OR SINKING? Addresses by Professor Peter Liss University of East Anglia; The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology IMarEST (Click to download Powerpoint slides - note: 8 Megabytes) Colin Summerhayes President, Society for Underwater Technology; The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology IMarEST (Click to download Powerpoint slides - note: 8 Megabytes) Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. TUESDAY, 19th JANUARY 2010 AT 5.30 pm WHAT ARE THE PROBABLE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE LATEST BRAIN RESEARCH? Addresses by Professor David Nutt FRCPsych FMedSci The Edmond J Safra Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College Professor Colin Blakemore FMedSci FRS Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford Chairman, Neuroscience Research Partnership, Singapore Rudi Fortson Independent Practising Barrister; Visiting Professor of Law, Queen Mary, University of London Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. 2009 TUESDAY, 15th DECEMBER 2009 AT 5.30 pm COME BACK GM - ALL IS FORGIVEN? Addresses by Professor Peter Shewry Acting Director, Head of Centre for Crop Genetic Improvement Rothamsted Research Professor Howard J. Atkinson Lead, Africa College, University of Leeds Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER 2009 9.00 am - 12.00 pm VISIT TO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. TUESDAY, 10th NOVEMBER 2009 AT 5.30 pm ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS - HOW BEST TO ADAPT TO THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING? Addresses by Lord Broers FREng FRS Chairman Diamond Light Source Ltd Professor Paul Ekins Professor of Energy and Environment Policy UCL Energy Institute, University College London Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Tuesday 14th July Discussion Meeting - Carbon Capture and Storage Addresses by Charles Hendry MP Shadow Minister for Energy, House of Commons Dr Andy Read E.ON UK Clean Coal Development Manager, Project Manager, CCS Project, Kingsnorth Power Station, Kent Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Tuesday 7th July at 08.30 am PARLIAMENTARY BREAKFAST BRIEFING NANOTECHNOLOGY - Should we be worried? Addresses by Dr Alec Reader Director Nanoktn Dr Stephanie Lacour University Research Fellow of the Royal Society, Nanoscience Centre, University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering and Research Fellow of Kings College Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Tuesday 16th June Discussion Meeting - Medical Testing Addresses by Professor Michael Baum MB ChB FRCS MD FRCR(Hon) Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Visiting Professor Of Medical Humanities University College London Professor Karol Sikora MA MBBCh PhD FRCR FRCP FFP Dean of the Medical School at the University of Buckingham; Scientific Director, Medical Solutions PLC Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Tuesday 19th May Discussion Meeting - TAKING SCIENCE TO THE STREET Addresses by Professor Anthony J Ryan OBE Pro-Vice Chancellor, Faculty of Science, Sheffield University; Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer 2002, Street Science Lecturer BBC Radio 4 Dr Daniel Glaser Head of Special Projects in Public Engagement, Wellcome Trust Co-chair of Café Scientifique at the Photographers’ Gallery Dr Maewan Ho Editor & Art Director for Science in Society; The Institute of Science in Society Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Tuesday 21st April Annual General Meeting followed by Discussion Meeting - Security Technology and Individual Freedom Addresses by Professor John Pethica FRS Chief Scientific Adviser National Physical Laboratory Dr David Murakami Wood ESRC Research Fellow, Global Urban Research Unit Visiting Scholar, Postgraduate Programme in Urban Management Newcastle University Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Thursday 12th March 2-6 pm: National Science and Engineering Week Seminar: Do we Need Multiskilled Scientists and Engineers to manage Economic Recover and Climate Change? jointly chaired by Dr Douglas Naysmith MP and Lord Drayson Speakers include: Lord Drayson, Dr John Wood CBE FREng, Dr Andrew Taylor OBE FRSE, John Pethica FRS, David Bott, and Philip Wolfe Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. Monday 9th March SET for BRITAIN Poster Exhibition Click here for further information Tuesday 20th January 2009 HAVE WE PASSED PEAK OIL YET? Dr Steven Koonin Chief Scientist, BP Steven Sorrell Senior Fellow, Sussex Energy Group Science & Technology Policy Research (SPRU) University of Sussex Download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. This site is prepared and managed by Resources Computing International Ltd. |
