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Forthcoming Events

Here you find forthcoming events in which IDC is involved.

For past events, visit our event archive.

Seminar about Synthetic Biology: Building a Safe and Secure Future. Geneva, Switzerland. 25th August 2010. Organised by the BWC Implementation Support Unit, Office for Disarmament Affairs of the United Nations Office at Geneva, the seminar on the margins of the 2010 meetings of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) marks the culmination of 3 years of engagement on synthetic biology.  This first seminar of 2010 will brief the BWC community on non-security challenges raised by synthetic biology and illustrate how they are being dealt with. Among the invited speakers will be Markus Schmidt from IDC. More...

TARPOL final project meeting. Valencia, Spain. 20th September 2010. The EC-FP7 funded project TARPOL will be completed soon, the last meeting will be a chance to discuss final results and further activities in the field of synthetic biology among the 18 European partners. Markus Schmidt will represent IDC at the Vlencia meeting. More...

Does your research raise security concerns? Strategies for promoting responsible research in the life sciences. Dual use research in synthetic biology is the main topic of this international webcast, where Markus Schmidt from IDC will discuss European perspectives on dual use. The webcast will be broadcasted on the web on September 22, 2010, 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM (Eastern Daylight Time) (14:00 - 1630 CET). The meeting is sponsored by the United States Government and hosted by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. More...

Klausurwoche: Was ist Leben – im Zeitalter seiner technischen Machbarkeit? Alte Universität Marburg, Germany. 27th September to 3rd October 2010. Organized by the Philipps University of Marburg, the event will deal with the ethical, legal and social challenges of the Synthetic Biology. As expert, the IDC member Dr. Markus Schmidt will take part on the agenda of the meeting. More...