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MEETINGS Meetings of the Committee are open to all members of both Houses of Parliament, but attendance from outside Parliament is restricted to representatives of member organisations. Please note that Members of P&SC are invited to participate in the online discussion forum, on matters presented at meetings, or on more general questions. If you have logged in already, please click here for further information. Otherwise, login and click on the FORUM link This page also includes details of recent meetings of the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee. For previous meetings, not listed here, you can find further information in Annual Reports and in past issues of Science in Parliament. You may also search (by author or title) published articles from Science in Parliament. The next scheduled meetings of the Committee will be :- (outline programme for 2013)
Recent Meetings2013TUESDAY, 11th JUNE 2013 AT 4.30 pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING PLEASE LOGIN FOR AMENDED AGENDA Members - please login to download AGM papers TUESDAY, 11th JUNE 2013 AT 5.30 pm ANTIBIOTICS Addresses by Professor Dame Sally Davies DBE Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health Dr Nick Brown President, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Dr Richard Bax Senior Partner, TranScrip Partners and Member, BSAC Antibiotic Action Advisory Board PLEASE NOTE- CHANGE OF ROOM Download meeting notice TUESDAY 14th MAY 2013 AT 5.30 pm WATER PURITY Addresses by Clive Harward Head of Water Quality and Environmental Performance, Anglian Water Kevin Prior Chair, Royal Society of Chemistry Water Sciences Group Professor Helen Jarvie Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford Download meeting notice TUESDAY 23RD APRIL 2013 AT 5.30 pm SKILLS Addresses by Diana Garnham Chief Executive, the Science Council Bill Twigg Apprenticeships Director, Semta Dr Julian Braybrook Head of Measurement Research and Development, LGC Limited Download meeting notice THURSDAY, 21ST MARCH 2013 10.00 am to 13.40 pm National Science and Engineering Week Seminar: SPEED Download meeting notice WEDNESDAY 13TH MARCH 2013 AT 3.00 pm HOW MUCH TESTING DO WE NEED? The recent debacle about horse meat entering the food chain unannounced has thrown up several issues:
Dr Duncan Campbell Past President, Association of Public Analysts Dr Liz Moran President, Association of Public Analysts Dr Patrick Miller Head of Science Strategy and Governance Food Standards Agency Andrew Miller MP Chairman Download meeting notice TUESDAY, 26th FEBRUARY 2013 AT 5.30 pm "SPACE WEATHER" Addresses by Professor Paul Cannon FREng Senior Fellow, Radio Science and Systems, QinetiQ David Wade Space Underwriter, Atrium Space Insurance Consortium Chris Train Network Operations Director, National Grid Download meeting notice TUESDAY, 22nd JANUARY 2013 AT 5.30 pm "THE COMMERCIALISATION OF RESEARCH" Addresses by Professor Stephen Caddick Vice-Provost (Enterprise) University College London Dr Bina Rawal Director of Research, Medical and Innovation Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Steven Tait Business Manager MRC Technology Download meeting notice 2012 Tuesday 11th December 5.30 pm "Climate Change and the Polar Regions" Addresses by Dr Emily Shuckburgh Head, Open Oceans, British Antarctic Survey Professor Peter Wadhams Professor of Ocean Physics, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge Dr Sheldon Bacon National Oceanography Centre Download meeting notice Wednesday, 28th November 2012 5.00 pm Joint Briefing with THE PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POST) A Seeping Canker? Tree Disease Biosecurity Addresses by Dr Martin Ward UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Defra Dr Joan Webber Principal Pathologist, Forest Research Hillary Allison Director of Policy, Woodland Trust Dr Steve Woodward University of Aberdeen Download meeting notice Tuesday 27th November 3.00 - 5.00 pm Joint Briefing with THE PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POST) Ash Trees and the effects on them of Chalara fraxinea Addresses by Dr Martin Ward UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Defra Dr Peter Freer-Smith Chief Scientific Adviser, Forestry Commission Dr Monique Simmonds Director of the Kew Innovation Unit, Deputy Keeper & Head of Sustainable Uses of Plants Group, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and Sara Redstone Plant Health & Quarantine Officer, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew NB - revised meeting notice 26/11/12 Download meeting notice Tuesday 6th November "Energy - How to use less" Addresses by Gillian Kelleher BASF Sustainable Construction Ashley Pocock Head of Industry Change, Regulation and External Affairs Smart Metering Project, Transformation, EDF Energy Professor Roger Kemp University of Lancaster Download meeting notice Wednesday 31st October Annual Lunch in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords Guest of honour: Professor John Womersley, Chief Executive Officer, Science and Technology Facilities Council Download notice (for non-parliamentary members) Tuesday 16th October "Energy - The Next Generation" Addresses by Dr Gordon Edge Director of Policy, RenewableUK Frans van den Heuvel Chief Executive Officer, Solarcentury Francis Egan Chief Executive Officer, Cuadrilla Resources Limited Download meeting notice Tuesday 10th July 2012 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting on BRITISH SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS Speakers:
Tuesday 12th June 2012 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting on ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION: ARE EU REGULATIONS ADEQUATE? Speakers:
You may view or download Minutes of the 2011 AGM from here. Tuesday 15th May 2012 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting on FOOD AND GUT HEALTH Speakers:
Tuesday 24th April 2012 5.30 pm Discussion Meeting: WHY WOULD HS2 BE GOOD FOR BRITAIN? Speakers Download meeting notice Thursday 15th March 2012 - NSEW SEMINAR: MATHEMATICS MATTERS Sponsored by the Council for Mathematical Sciences To be chaired by Andrew Miller MP Speakers will include:
Download invitation letter Tuesday 28th February 2012 - GROUND ENGINEERING - WHY IT MATTERS Addresses by:
Tuesday 24th January 2012 - PEER REVIEW: IS IT WORKING? Addresses by:
2011 Tuesday 13th December - WHAT IS THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF RISK? Addresses:
TUESDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER 2011 AT 5.30 pm - IS SCIENTIFIC FREEDOM THE ELIXIR OF CIVILISATION? Addresses by Professor Don Braben, Professor James Ladyman Professor Ben Davis, and Professor David Delpy Download meeting notice. TUESDAY 8th NOVEMBER. Annual Lunch in the Cholmondeley Room, House of Lords. The Guest of Honour was Dr Mike Weightman, HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and Executive Head at the Office of Nuclear Regulation. TUESDAY, 18th OCTOBER 2011 AT 5.30 pm - WETTER, WARMER, WINDIER … WILL THE UK'S INFRASTRUCTURE COPE? Members - download presentations from the special papers page. Addresses:
Download meeting notice Engineering the Future - briefing TUESDAY, 12th JULY 2011 AT 5.30 pm - WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR PHARMA IN THE UK? Addresses by Dr Richard Barker MA, Dr Michael Hutton, Richard Ascroft, and Dr Simon Campbell CBE FRS FRSC PLEASE NOTE - CHANGE OF ROOM Download updated meeting notice. The Meeting will be followed by an informal reception. Tuesday 14 June 2011 10.00 am - 2.30 pm VISIT TO LGC Queens Road, Teddington, London TW11 0LY Download notice For information: First female scientist appointed Deputy Government Chemist Powerpoint presentation Download LGC map and directions (PDF format) Tuesday 14th June - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 4.30PM - MEMBERS PLEASE LOGIN AND SEE AGENDA AND PAPERS ABOVE. Tuesday 14th June, 5.30PM - NUCLEAR ENERGY: WHAT ARE THE RISKS? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES? Addresses by Malcolm Grimston, Robin Grimes, and John Roberts Download meeting notice. Click to see background paper by Giles Chichester MEP Tuesday 17th May - STRATEGIC METALS - HOW CAN GEOSCIENCE HELP INCREASE RESOURCES? HOW WILL A SUPPLY SHORTAGE IMPACT ON THE UK? Addresses by Andrew Bloodworth MSc CGeol, Dr Hazel Prichard, Anthony Hartwell Download meeting notice. Tuesday 26th April - INFLUENZA: What are the likely threats of flu for the UK and how can science help ameliorate the consequences? Members - login and go to Publications/Special papers page to download powerpoint presentations Download meeting notice. 17th March 2011 - The Annual NSEW Seminar "SPACE - HOW CAN WE USE IT?" National Science and Engineering Week Seminar, Thursday 17 March 2011, Westminster Hall, 10.00 to 13.00 hrs. This will be followed by an Open Reception in the Jubilee Room from 13.00 to 14.00 hrs. The Meeting and Reception are co-sponsored by The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Download meeting notice and reply form. 14th March 2011 - SET for BRITAIN 15th February 2011 - CAN THE ECONOMY SURVIVE WITHOUT A NATIONAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM? Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm
Download meeting notice. 1st February 2011 - Discussion Meeting, Reception and Dinner. Medical Physics: From Blue-Skies to Bedside. Turning Today's Cutting-Edge Science into Tomorrow's Healthcare Technology Members - login and go to Publications/Special papers page to download powerpoint presentations Download meeting notice. 2010 7th December - SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY DIALOGUE WHAT IS THE PUBLIC PERSPECTIVE? Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm Addresses Professor Robert Winston FMedSci House of Lords; Professor of Science and Society, Imperial College London Dr Brian Johnson Chair of Public Dialogue Steering Group Professor Douglas Kell BBSRC Chief Executive; The University of Manchester Professor David Delpy EPSRC Chief Executive Download meeting notice 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 Addresses Professor Molly Stevens Professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Imperial College London Professor Lionel Tarassenko FREng Director, Institute of Biomedical Engineering University of Oxford; Chair, RAE's "UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering" Professor John Fisher FREng Director, Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering University of Leeds Download meeting notice 27th October - Annual Lunch, Guest Speaker: The Rt Hon David Willetts MP. Download lunch letter and reply form 19th October - IS GLOBAL WATER SECURITY ACHIEVABLE? and THE CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House commencing at 5.30pm Download meeting notice There will be a brief 15 minute Council Meeting in the Boothroyd Room Commencing at 17.00 hrs, immediately prior to the Discussion Meeting which commences at 17.30hrs 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 Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. 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. Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. 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:
09.30 - 13.00 Grand Committee Room in Westminster Hall Programme commences at 10.00 12.30 - 14.30 Lunchtime Reception: Jubilee Room next door Click here to view or download the full meeting notice in Acrobat Reader (pdf) format. 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.
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 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. |
