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SGR organises events and conferences (roughly every year) on issues of concern in science and technology. We are also involved in organising other conferences. Below is a list of the more recent ones. Online reports are available for some of the presentations/workshops.
SGR also takes part in other conferences and events - for information on any such forthcoming events, click here
SGR Conference and AGM 2008Sustainable
buildings and communities:
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Main speakersSocial housing: from paternalism to co-operatives
POSTER SESSIONThe conference will include a poster session. If you wish to apply to present a poster, please send a brief description (not more than 100 words) to AlanC@sgr.org.uk, if possible by 30 September but later submissions may be considered. Posters on any subject within SGR's remit are acceptable but it is expected that most will be on the conference theme. Note - interesting ideas are more important than professional graphics. The exhibition area available for a poster will be A1 portrait, ie 594 mm wide and 840 mm high. Some double areas may be available so let Alan know if you are interested in this possibility. The means of affixing the posters will be supplied by SGR. For all other enquiries, please contact the SGR Office |
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SGR Conference and AGM 2007Fighting over the Leftovers: Resource Depletion and the Potential for Conflict Saturday 6th October, 10.00-16.30 |
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SGR Conference and AGM 2006Positive
futures: Successful applications of ethical science, design and technology
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Professor Sloboda's Presentation (PDF, 1.99MB) |
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SGR Conference and AGM 2005Science, design and technology: pursuing an ethical agenda(Saturday 22nd October)This was a joint event with Architects and Engineers for Social Responsibility (AESR). The AGMs of both organisations were held back-to-back in the morning, with main speakers in the afternoon. |
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| Summary of Conference | Plenary Abstracts and Plenary Speakers | Professor Barnham's presentation (Powerpoint, 2.48MB) |
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SGR is very grateful to The
GAEIA Partnership for sponsoring this event
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Soldiers in the LaboratoryMilitary involvement in science and technology — and some alternativesA new report by Scientists for Global Responsibility was launched at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 19 January 2005 (read the Launch Report here) The report documents the power and influence of the military in science, engineering and technology (SET) in the UK over the past 15 years, and investigates whether some reallocation of the resources that the military currently devotes to weapons-related SET would contribute better to the goals of peace, social justice and environmental sustainability. Speakers included: VENUE: The Report and Executive Summary can be downloaded as PDF documents. Paper copies of the full (81-page) Report can also be ordered from the SGR Office at £13.75 inc. P&P, or at a specially discounted rate of £8.25 inc. P&P to Members of Architects and Engineers for Social Responsibility (AESR), Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) and International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES). Please send your order and payment to: Scientists for
Global Responsibility |
SGR Conference and AGM 2004From Greed to
Need:
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Extended Summary Report on the 2003 Conference and AGM
| Guest Speakers | The
Risk of Nuclear Terrorism An End
to the UK's Nuclear Weapons? |
A discussion meeting organised by Scientists for Global Responsibility and supported by the UK National Commission for UNESCO, a summary of which can be read here.
Seminar organised by the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) in co-operation with SGR, Dept of Peace Studies, Bradford University. The seminar was arranged so that member groups of INES could discuss security issues in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. In particular it was focussed on discussing alternatives to militarisation, including conflict prevention, disarmament and peace in the context of sustainable development. A summary is available here.
Science today is at a crossroads. More and more questions are being asked about
whether scientific research is 'ethical'. In a world increasingly geared towards
economic globalisation, there is great pressure for scientific research to be
geared towards corporate needs, often at the expense of wider social and environmental
goals. Further, much existing funding of science and technology, particularly
in the UK, comes from the military. And with the tragic events of September
11th, the pressure will be for this source of funding to expand.
- So can scientists now be trusted to contribute to a more just and sustainable
society?
- If not, what changes need to occur?
- And how can we make sure these changes are not simply Public Relations exercises?
| Keynote Speaker | ‘What Does Society Need Science For?’ |
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How should science be funded? - Dr Stuart Parkinson
(Chair, SGR) |
Extended Summary Report on the 2002 Conference and AGM
The conference was part of a weekend of events to give academics and peace activists an opportunity to discuss the proposed US National Missile Defence (NMD) system and UK involvement with the system.
Lectures covered a range of political, technical and legal aspects relating to the NMD system. Speakers included Atsushi Fujioka, Bruce Gagnon, Karl Grossman, Regina Hagen, Bruce Kent, Dave Knight, Edward Appiah-Brafoh, Hilde Varney, Cheong Wooksik, Stacey Fritz, Jeremy Corbyn, Caroline Lucas, Bahig Nassar, Lindis Percy, Alice Slater, Dave Webb, Philip Webber and Alla Yaroshinskaya.
The conference included workshops on
Extended Summary Report on the 2001 Conference and AGM
Starting in 1999, SGR embarked on a major internal review, whose purpose was to find the best ways of raising our level of activity in pursuit of ethical science and technology.
In 2000, instead of a conference SGR continued this internal review including 2 members 'awaydays'. This resulted in changes to the constitution and organisational priorities.
| Keynote Speakers | Prof Derek Burke Former Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes 'Genetically Modified Foods - What's the Problem?' |
| Dr Mae-Wan Ho Reader in Biology, Open University 'Biotechnology and the Social Responsibility of Science' |
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| Guest Speaker | Ben Matthews SGR The Climate Train |
| Workshops | Genetic Engineering (Dr Helen Wallace,
Greenpeace) Transport and Climate Change (Dr Tim Foxon, SGR) Getting SGR better known (Dr Phillip Webber, SGR) |
| Keynote Speaker | Prof John Adams Dept of Geography, University College London 'A Richter Scale for Risk?' |
| Workshops | Non-Lethal Weapons - The Revolution in
Flexible Tools for Political Control (Steve Wright, The Omega Foundation) Climate Change - The Track to Kyoto (Dr Tim Foxon & Dani Kaye, SGR) SGR & Grassroots Activity (Dr Phillip Webber, SGR) |
| Keynote Speaker | Aubrey Meyer Global Commons Institute 'Climate Change - The Inter/Intra-National Politics of Contraction and Convergence' |
| Workshops | Wings of Death - Low-level Radiation
(Dr Chris Busby) Toxic Legacy - Military Bases (Dr Philip Webber, SGR) SGR Policy 2000 (Dr Tim Foxon & Dr Jenny Nelson, SGR) |
| Keynote Speaker | Dr George Monbiot Oxford University 'Science and the Environmental Ethic' |
| Guest Speaker | Dr David Gladstone 'The Natural Step' |
| Workshops | Science Matters (Dr Jenny Nelson, SGR) Ethics Guide (Dr Philip Webber, SGR) Electro-Magnetic Fields and Health (Alasdair Philips, SGR) |
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