ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>The Appignani Bioethics Center </title> <link href="stylesheet1.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style1 { font-size: 12px } --> </style> <link href="newstylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body { margin-top: 10px; } --> </style> </head> <body leftmargin="0" style="background: white url(#) top left repeat-x;"> <table width="800" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#000000" class="maintable" style="border: 1px solid #888888;"> <!--DWLayoutTable--> <tr bgcolor="#9A0000"> <td height="24" colspan="3" class="topcell_M"><div align="left"><span class="style1"><span class="style3">A Project of the American Humanist Association</span> <a href="http://www.americanhumanist.org" target="_blank" class="style4"><strong>www.americanhumanist.org</strong></a></span></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="133" colspan="3" valign="top"><!-- #BeginLibraryItem "/Library/Top Banner new.lbi" --> <a href="index.html"><img src="images/banners/banner5b.png" alt="Appignani Humanist Center for Bioethics" width="800" height="133" border="0" /></a><!-- #EndLibraryItem --></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="155" height="797" class="leftcol_M"><table width="135" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="index.html" class="but">Home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="about-the-center.html" class="but">About the Center</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="appignani-staff-advisers.html" class="but">Staff &amp; Advisers </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="appignani-upcoming-events.html" class="butA">Events </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="appignani-Gallery.html" class="but">Gallery </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="iheu-appignani-news.html" class="but">News &amp; Articles</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="iheu-appignani-internships.html" class="but">Internships</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="resources.html" class="but">Resources </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" class="buttonBG"><a href="contactus.html" class="but">Contact Us </a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></td> <td width="490" height="797" valign="top" class="maincell"><p align="left"><span class="TopSubLinks"><a href="#futureeve">Future Events</a> &bull; <a href="#pastev">Past Events</a></span> <br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"> The <strong>Appignani Bioethics Center</strong> organizes lecture series, conferences and panel discussions to facilitate public understanding of current bioethical issues. These are usually held in or around the <em>United Nations</em> headquarters in New York.<br /> <br /> In addition, the Advisory Board experts participate in conferences and meetings relating to bioethical issues at the <em>UN</em>,<em> UNESCO</em> and other international forums. <br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left" class="pagetitle"><a name="futureeve" id="futureeve" />Future Events</p> <p align="left">

<!-- start --> <!-- end --> <p align="left"><span class="pagetitle"><a name="pastev" id="pastev"></a><b>Past Events</b><br /> </span><br /> <p align="left" class="ItemTitle">The Age of Bio(in)security: Science, Citizens, and the Future (November 9, 2009)</p> <p>The Appignani Bioethics Center, a project of the American Humanist Association, will hold a press conference and panel discussion to examine controversies in biomedical and environmental science and policy, including stem cell research, brain and cognition, and climate change technologies.</p> <p align="center"><img src="images/Bioethics_and_Biopolitics.png" alt="Bioethics and Biopolitics" width="450" height="178" /></p> <p><b>Date & Place:</b> Monday, November 9, 2009 at the National Press Club (529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045)</p> <p>9:30am-10:00am (press conference) and 10:00am-11:30am (panel discussion)</p> <p><b>The Appignani Bioethics Center welcomes two distinguished speakers to lead this discussion:</b></p> <p>Jonathan Moreno, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, David and Lyn Silfen University professor of ethics, professor of medical ethics and of history and sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, and formerly a member of President Barack Obama's transition team for the Department of Health and Human Services and Andrew Light, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and director of the Center for Global Ethics at George Mason University.</p> <p>Ana Lita, Ph.D., director of the Appignani Bioethics Center at the United Nations in New York City, will moderate.</p> <p>---------</p> <a href="RevisitedBioethics_and_Biopolitics_Poster_SN_091005.doc" target="_blank">Flyer</a><br /> <a href="bios-edited.doc" target="_blank">Speakers</a><br /> <a href="immediate-release.docx" target="_blank">Press Release</a> <br /> <br /> <span class="ItemTitle">Annual Conference: Food, Famine and Future Technologies: Ethical Dilemmas in a Hungry World (May 22-23, 2009).</span><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.humanistbioethics.org/images/world_hunger_map.jpg"><img src="images/world_hunger_map.jpg" alt="World Hunger Map" width="450" /> (Click for full image)</a></p> <p align="left"><br /> </p> <p>The Appignani Bioethics Center in collaboration with the University of Montreal, Canada is organizing a conference entitled: <strong><em>Food, Famine and Future Technologies: Ethical Dilemmas in a Hungry World </em></strong>from May 22 to May 23, 2009 under the auspices of the United Nations Headquarters in NYC. The conference provides an international forum for the exchange of ideas, experiences and views regarding the priority needs and possible strategic means of enhancing the capacities of developing countries and countries with transitional economies to assess risk and monitor genetic modified organisms (GMOs). The conference will identify and suggest a number of concrete steps to alleviate world hunger. </p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Conference</strong>: Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, 8:30 AM-6.30 PM</p> <p>Location: 777 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor, (44th St and 1st Ave), New York 10017</p> <p><strong>Cocktail Reception</strong>: Friday, May 22, 2009, 6:00-9:30 PM</p> <p>Location: Tudor Hotel at the United Nations, New York City, 304 E 42nd St. (between 1st and 2nd Ave), New York, NY 10017. Mediterranean food and wine will be served. </p> <p>Featured at the reception will be an Argentinean Tango performance by Laura Real: <a title="blocked::http://www.lauratango.com/" href="http://www.lauratango.com">www.lauratango.com</a> at <a href="http://www.tudorhotelny.com">www.tudorhotelny.com</a></p> <p><br /> Taking a broad and cross-disciplinary approach to addressing ethical dilemmas raised by genomic applications in agriculture, conference topics include agri-genomic innovations and their impact on society as a whole; environmental, economic, ethical, and social issues within agri-genomics. </p> <p><br /> These topics will be addressed through paper presentations and panel discussions. The deadline for the submission of abstracts (no more than 150 words) is April 15, 2009. You can send them electronically at: <a href="mailto:alita@americanhuamnist.org">alita@americanhuamnist.org</a>, <a href="mailto:beatrice.godard@umontreal.ca">beatrice.godard@umontreal.ca</a> </p> <p><br /> Accepted papers will be peer-reviewed and published in our conference proceedings. Virtual registrations will be also available for those unable to attend the conference &ndash; this allows you to submit a paper for review and possible publication. The address for the submission of papers, registration and inquiries is: <br /> <br /> P.O. Box 4104 <br /> Grand Central Station<br /> New York, NY 10162<br /> Phone: (212) 687 3324<br /> <a href="mailto:analita@americanhumanist.org">analita@americanhumanist.org</a><br /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="/events/Conference_Program.pdf"><em>Conference program</em></a></p> <p><a href="/events/Speakers_bios_abstracts.pdf"><em>Speakers' bios, abstracts, and photos</em></a></p> <p><a href="/events/Conference_flyer_2009.pdf"><em>Flyer</em></a></p> <p><a href="/events/Call_for_Papers_Conference_2009.doc"><em>Call for papers</em></a> </p> <p><a href="/events/Conference Rationale for the UN.doc"><em>Conference rationale</em></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align="left"><span class="ItemTitle"><u>Feminization of HIV &amp; Macroeconomic Policies </u> (March 10, 2009).</span><br /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The Appignani Bioethics Center, Guttmacher Institute and Population Council co-sponsor a panel discussion on &quot;Feminization of HIV &amp; Macroeconomic Policies.&quot; under the auspices of the fifty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, from 2 to 13 March 2009. <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm">http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/53sess.htm</a> </p> <p><br /> Date &amp; Place: Tuesday, &nbsp;March 10, 2009, 6.00-8.00 PM, 777 UN Plaza, 10th floor - Conference Room, NY 10017 </p> <p>The feminization of HIV relates to gender discrimination and social restrictions. These result in women's lacking access to education and employment as well as decision-making power. Victims of gender violence, women are deprived of sexual and reproductive rights. International agreements and decisions on gender equality must be translated into national legal frameworks and action plans. The focus of this panel is the social, economic, cultural and legal aspects of the epidemic, but to truly understand its feminization we need to consider how macroeconomic policies might improve women's access to resources and political influence.<strong></strong></p> <p><br /> <strong> The panel discussion is followed by a cocktail reception (cheese and wine will be served). The event is open to public and is free. A </strong><strong>U.N.</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Grounds</strong><strong> </strong><strong>Pass</strong><strong> is not required to attend. <br /> <br /> Contact:&nbsp; 212-687-3324 (tel)<br /> <a title="mailto:alita@americanhumanist.org" href="mailto:alita@americanhumanist.org">alita@americanhumanist.org</a></strong><strong>&nbsp; </strong><strong></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="/events/HIV-AIDS flyer.pdf"><em>Flyer</em></a> </p> <p><a href="/events/Press Release_Mar10_2009.doc"><em>Press Release</em></a> </p> <p><a href="/events/Speakers_Mar10_2009.doc"><em>Speakers</em></a> </p> <p><a href="/events/Organizations_Mar10_2009.doc"><em>Organizations</em></a></p> <br /> <p><span class="ItemTitle"><u><br /> Medical Ethics &amp; Human Rights: Impact on the Doctor-Patient Relationship</u></span><br /> </p> <br /> <p>The Appignani Bioethics Center and NGO Health Committee co-sponsor a panel discussion on human rights and their impact on doctor-patient relationship. </p> <br /> <p>Date &amp; Place: Wednesday, October.29, 2008, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM, 777 UN PLAZA, 10th Floor, 10th floor - Conference Room, NY 10017 </p> <br /> <p>A 15 minutes documentary film will be presented entitled <strong>&quot;Children of the Decree&quot;</strong> by Romanian filmmaker Florin Lepan. In 2004 the film was selected for screening in NYC by the Margaret Mead Film &amp; Video Festival. This documentary analyzes Romania's quest during Ceausescu's dictatorship to increase their population by over fifty percent in a single decade through imposing a ban on abortion from 1966 till 1989. It was a unique experiment in human reproduction infringing upon women's rights.</p> <p><br /> <a href="/events/Flyer_Medical_Ethics_and_Human_Rights.pdf" target="new"><em>Flyer</em></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.respiro.org/decret1.WMV"><em>Children of the Decree (video clip)</em></a> </p> <p><a href="/events/Revised_BIOS_for_Panel_oct_29,_2008.doc" target="new"><em>Speakers</em></a><br /> <br /> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p><a href="http://www.iheu.org/node/2803"><span class="ItemTitle">17th World Humanist Congress 2008</span></a><br /> <br /> </p> <p><a href="http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term204"><em><acronym>IHEU</acronym></em></a> in association with member organization <a href="http://www.iheu.org/node/1456"><em>American Humanist Association</em></a> held the <em>17th World Humanist Congress </em> in Washington, DC, USA on June 6-8, 2008. The Congress theme was <em>E Pluribus Unum: Reclaiming Humanist Values</em>.</p> <br /> <p>On Saturday, June 7, 2008 &ndash; <em>IHEU Appignani Center for Bioethics</em> presented a panel entitled: <em>Leading Bioethical Issues Today,</em> convening prominent experts in bioethics and the medical sciences.</p> <br /> <p>Biotechnology, nanotechnology, reproductive health technology, and the entire gamut of ever-advancing medical sciences have not only afforded novel ways for solving old problems, but have also unveiled new areas of controversy. From face-transplants to IQ-enhancing genome manipulations, society faces plethora of choices but, unfortunately, little accompanying guidance on how to approach them.</p> <br /> <p>The humanist bioethics perspective holds that careful analysis and ethical consideration can at least help frame and possibly make progress in conceptualizing and understanding many of these issues. This moral framework is informed by science and rationality, with the aim of promoting core human values such as freedom and autonomy, while recognizing that the needs of individuals and societies may often conflict, requiring resolution. Read more about the panel and program at <a href="http://www.americanhumanist.org/conference/">www.americanhumanist.org/conference/</a></p> <br /> <p><a href="/events/2008_world_humanist_congress.html"><em>Speakers and Topics from the Congress</em></a></p> <br /> <span class="ItemTitle"><u>New Dilemmas in Medicine: Three Current Controversies in Genetics, Religion, and Big Pharma</u> </span> <br /> <br /> IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics and Bioethics International, both headquartered in New York City, cordially invite you to attend a one-day conference on Friday, May 23rd 2008, from 9:30 AM to 6:45 PM. Location: 777 UN Plaza (corner of 44th Street and 1st Avenue), 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017. <br/> <br /> Following the conference there will be a Cocktail Reception from 7 PM to 9:30 PM featuring an Argentinean Tango performance by Laura Real at a location still to be announced. For more information, click on any of the following links: <br/> <br /> <p><a href="/events/Flyer_May_2008_2.pdf" target="new"><em>Conference Flyer</em></a></p> <p><a href="/events/Program_May_2008.pdf" target="new"><em>Conference Program</em></a></p> <p><a href="/articles/Panel_Descriptions.doc"><em>Panel Descriptions</em></a></p> <p><a href="/articles/Revisited_Good_Registration_Form-[1].doc"><em>Registration Form</em></a></p> <p><a href="/events/speakers_bios_photos.pdf" target="new"><em>Conference Speakers</em></a></p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <p><span class="ItemTitle"><u>Panel Discussion at the UN: The Impact of Obstetric Fistula and Economic Empowerment</u></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>On March the 3rd, 2008, at 777 United Nations Plaza, 10th Floor, the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics, the NGO Health Committee, the Working Group on Girls of the NGO Committee on UNICEF and Women's Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church presented a unique panel discussion on obstretic fistula. <br /> For more information, click on any of the following links:<br/> <br /> </p> <p> <a href="/articles/Revisited_Obstetric_Fistula_Flyer_Latest.doc"><em>Poster</em></a></p> <p> <a href="/articles/Speakers_Bios.doc"><em>Speakers</em></a></p> <p> <a href="/articles/A_Walk_To_Beautiful_Synopsis.doc"><em>&quot;A Walk to Beautiful&quot; Synopsis</em></a></p> <p> <a href="/articles/Synopsis.doc"><em>Synopsis</em></a></p> <br /> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> </p> <p><u><span class="ItemTitle">Human Rights for the 21st Century: Rights of the Person to Technological Self-Determination</span></u></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p align="left">The <em> <a href="http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term204"><acronym>IHEU</acronym></a>-Appignani Center for Bioethics</em> and <em></em>The<em> Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies</em> presented<a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/rights2007"> Human Rights for the 21st Century: Rights of the Person to Technological Self-Determination</a> - May 11-13, 2007 in New York City. </p> <p>Keynote speaker: Jonathan D. Moreno Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the <em>Center for American Progress</em>, Professor of Medical Ethics, History and Sociology of Science at the <em>University of Pennsylvania</em>.</p> <p><a href="http://ieet.org/archive/20070512confprog.pdf"><em>Program</em></a><br /> </p> <a href="http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/rights2007"><em>Speakers</em></a><br /> <p></p> <br /> <br /> <p><img src="images/eventsone.jpg" alt="peopleatevent" width="294" height="153" align="left" /><span class="style6">At the Conference Reception at the <em>Romanian Consulate</em> in NYC, on May 12, 2007: <br /> (l. to r.) Pietro Pavoni (Romanian Consul, NY), Eris Rurka (student), Ana Lita (director of the <em>IHEU Appignani Center)</em>, <br /> and Jonathan D. Moreno, keynote speaker.</span><br /> </p> <p></p> <br /> <br /> <br /> <p><br /> </p> <p><u><a href="http://www.humanistbioethics.org/events/Flyer%20NEW.doc.pdf"><span class="ItemTitle"> Intersecting Human Rights Crises: Organ Transplantation and Organ Trafficking</span></a></u> </p> <br /> <p>On Decmber 11, 2007, at at 777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017,&nbsp; 2nd Floor, from 6:00 PM to 8.00 PM,&nbsp; the IHEU-Appignani Center for Bioethics in NYC co-sponsored by the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women (OSAGI) and the Council of Europe &nbsp;invite you to attend a&nbsp; panel discussion on organ trafficking and transplantation. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><a href="http://www.humanistbioethics.org/events/12-11-07%20Intersecting%20Human%20Rights-rev1.pdf" target="new">Press Release</a></em></p> <p> <em><a href="http://www.humanistbioethics.org/events/Panelists_nbsp_Dec_nbsp_11_nbsp_Finalized.pdf" target="new">Speakers' Bios</a></em></p> <p><em><a href="http://www.humanistbioethics.org/events/Appignani_conference_flyer.pdf" target="new">Flyer</a></em></p> <p><em><a href="http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-2-9/65405.html" target="new">Synopsis</a></em></p> <p></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <span class="ItemTitle"><span class="pagetitle"><a name="unitednatev" id="unitednatev"></a><u>United Nations Related Events</u></span></span><br /> <br /> As a non-governmental organization with <em>UN</em> consultative status, <em> <a href="http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term204"><acronym>IHEU</acronym></a>-Appignani Center for Bioethics</em> interacts in various ways with diverse <em>UN</em> bodies including the <em><a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/">Office of the Gender Advisor of the Secretary General (OSAGI)</a></em>, the <em>Human Rights Committee, Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)</em>, and the <em>Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)</em>. <br /> Read below about some recent past events: <p><strong>&bull; </strong>On February 28, 2007, Dr. Ana Lita, Director of the <a href="http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term204"><acronym>IHEU</acronym></a>-<em>Appignani Center for Bioethics</em>, in collaboration with <em>PCI-Media Impact and Femme Afrique&nbsp; Solidarite (FAS)</em> moderated a panel on &quot;Health and Empowerment: The impact of HIV/AIDS Epidemic Worldwide and Female Genital Mutilation in African Diaspora Communities&quot; at the <em>United Nations</em> under the auspices of the <em>Division for the Advancement of Women, Commission on the Status of Women</em>. The panel discussed the health and empowerment of women, focusing on the international HIV/AIDS epidemic, female genital mutilation (FGM) in Africa and immigrant communities living in Western nations. </p> <p align="left"><br /> <strong><img src="images/untalkrachel.jpg" alt="rachel" width="172" height="166" align="left" /><img src="images/untalknew.jpg" alt="conferencetable" width="268" height="166" align="absbottom" /><br /> <br /> </strong><strong>&bull;</strong> On June 6, 2006 Dr. Ana Lita, Director of the<em> <a href="http://www.iheu.org/glossary#term204"><acronym>IHEU</acronym></a>-Appignani Center for Bioethics</em>, spoke at the <em>UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for the Advancement of Women</em>. The meeting (top right) was chaired by Ms. Rachel Mayanja (top left), <em>UN Assistant Secretary General and Special Advisor to UN Secretary on <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/">Gender Issues and Women's Advancement (OSAGI)</a></em>.<a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/network/vol.10_no2_2006.pdf"></a> Over 20 high-ranking <em>UN</em> officials attended the meeting. The text of her article, &quot;New vaccines for cervical cancer and new controversies&quot;, <em>Network, The UN Newsletter</em>, Vol 10, No 2, 2006&nbsp; is available at: <a href="http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/network/vol.10_no2_2006.pdf">http://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/network/vol.10_no2_2006.pdf</a><br /> <br /> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p></td> <td width="133" bgcolor="fde7b5">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" colspan="2" class="copyright"><a href="#" class="cr">Disclaimer</a> <span class="gold">|</span> <a href="#" class="cr">Terms and conditions</a> <span class="gold">|</span> <a href="#pp" class="cr">Privacy policy</a><br /> Copyright &copy; 2009 Appignani Bioethics Center </td> <td bgcolor="#000000" align="center"><!--DWLayoutEmptyCell-->&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>