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2010 (15 June) AGM Minutes

The next scheduled meetings of the Committee will be :-



19th October - IS GLOBAL WATER SECURITY ACHIEVABLE? and THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE.
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm

27th October - Annual Lunch, Guest Speaker: The Rt Hon David Willetts MP

16th November - HOW ENGINEERING PROVIDES BETTER HEALTHCARE
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
Reception and Dinner sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering

7th December - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY - WHAT NEXT?
Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm

18th January 2011 - subject tba

15th February 2011 - subject tba

14th March 2011 SET for BRITAIN

17th March 2011 - the Annual NSEW Seminar

Unless otherwise notified, P&SC meetings will take place in the Boothroyd Room


Recent Meetings



2010
13th July, 4.30pm - SET for Britain meeting, Room 571 Portcullis House (office of Andrew Miller MP). Non pass holders will be met at the Portcullis House Main Entrance.

13th July - Science, Engineering and Politics
Addresses by
Lord Oxburgh FRS House of Lords
Professor Richard Kitney Director of Graduate School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Imperial College, London
Dr Julian Huppert MP Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge
With a contribution, dependent on availability by
Pallab Ghosh Science Correspondent, BBC News
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TUESDAY 15th JUNE 2010 AT 6.30 pm
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, CATASTROPHIC EARTHQUAKES & TSUNAMIS - HOW CAN WE REDUCE THE TOLLS ON HUMANITY?
Speakers:
Professor Steve Sparks FRS University of Bristol
Dr Rui Pinho Secretary-General of the Global Earthquake Model
Dr Tiziana Rossetto Director of Earthquake and People Interaction Centre (EPICENTRE) Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering University College London

Please note: this meeting will be preceded by the P&SC AGM between 6:00 and 6:30.

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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:
  • John Hirst, Chief Executive, Met Office
  • Dr Vicky Pope Head of Climate Change Advice Met Office
  • Dr Matt Huddleston FRMetS, Principal Consultant, Climate Change, Met Office
  • Stephen Leonard, Chief Executive, IBM UK and Ireland
  • Matt Foote, Research Director, Willis Research Network
  • Christopher N Bray, Environmental Risk, Policy Management, Barclays
  • Peter Gibbs, Broadcast Meteorologist
  • Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor, The Independent
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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 was divided into three separate areas with the following timings.
  • 12.30 pm - 2.30 pm Physical Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
  • 3.30 pm - 5.30 pm Engineering
  • 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm Biological and Biomedical Science

The final of the 2010 SET for BRITAIN event took 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


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
Colin Summerhayes President, Society for Underwater Technology; The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology IMarEST
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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

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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
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WEDNESDAY, 25th NOVEMBER 2009 9.00 am - 12.00 pm
VISIT TO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD

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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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Monday 9th March
SET for BRITAIN Poster Exhibition
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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
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