SGR Conferences
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) organises a conference roughly once a year on issues of concern related to science, design and technology. Keynote speakers are leading researchers/commentators in their field, and the event also includes SGR's Annual General Meeting, together with poster sessions or workshops.
This section of the website includes details of the current/forthcoming conference, together with reports of previous conferences. Links to conference presentations and related material are provided where available.
SGR Conference and AGM 2002
Friends Meeting House, London; 27 April 2002
Main presentation:
'What Does Society Need Science For?' by John Ziman, Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Bristol
Workshops: How Should Science Be Funded?; Biotechnology and the Influence of Vested Interests; Science Communication - should scientists listen more?
SGR Conference and AGM 2001
(Part of a conference organised by Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, and Yorkshire CND)
Leeds University; 4-6 May 2001
Summary by Patrick Nicholson, Philip Webber, Alan Cottey and Yunus Yasin
SGR Conference and AGM 1998
Mary Ward House, London WC1, November
Main presentations:
'Biotechnology and the Social Responsibility of Science' by Dr Mae-Wan Ho, Reader in Biology, Open University
'Genetically Modified Foods - What's the Problem?' by Prof Derek Burke, Former Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
Workshops: Genetic Engineering; The Climate Train to Kyoto; Transport and Climate Change; Getting SGR better known
Summary by Dani Kaye, Alan Mayne, and Stuart Parkinson
SGR Conference and AGM 1997
Mary Ward House, London WC1; 15 November 1997
Main presentation:
'A Richter Scale for Risk?' by Prof John Adams, University College London
Workshops: Climate Change - the track to Kyoto; SGR and Grassroots Activity; Non-Lethal Weapons
Summary by Alan Mayne and Philip Webber
SGR Conference and AGM 1996
Mary Ward House, London WC1; 16 November 1996
Main presentation:
'Climate Change - The Inter/Intra-National Politics of Contraction and Convergence' by Aubrey Meyer, Global Commons Institute
Workshops: Toxic Legacy - Military Bases; Wings of Death - Low-Level Radiation; SGR Policy 2000
Summary by Dani Kaye and Alasdair Philips
SGR Conference and AGM 1995
London; November 1995
Main presentations:
'Science and the Environmental Ethic' by George Monbiot, Oxford University
'The Natural Step' by Dr David Gladstone, The Natural Step
Workshops: Science Matters; Ethics Guide; Electro-Magnetic Fields and Health