The topic of BCAE 4th edition is "Ethical Aspects in New and Emerging Technologies". This will be the first public debate on this topic in the Central and Eastern Europe.The five main directions of discussion are:
1. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES & GAMES
2. MEDICINE & PHARMACEUTICS
3. ROBOTICS & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
4. BIOTECHNOLOGIES & ARTIFICIAL LIFE
5. NANOTECHNOLOGIES
BCAE 2011 will take place between October 28-29, 2011, at the same location as the previous editions, i.e., the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest.
This edition is being organized by a consortium of organizations with Smart Solutions & Support Romania, and the Research Centre in Applied Ethics of the University of Bucharest as coordinators.
The academic lecture proposals are expected no later than October 7, 2011, though a 400-words abstract should be sent in by September 16, 2011. For more details, you should consult the official website at www.bcae.ro.
Companies and their representatives are encouraged to participate with conference lectures or presentation panels about their technologies and the ethical frameworks they employ in assessing their technologies.
The 4th edition of the Bucharest Conference in Applied Ethics will provide the platform to make this debate as rich as possible for both specialists and the public, as the conference is open to anyone who is interested in this year’s topics of discussion.
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