CANADA

11-15 May 1998
66è Congrès de l’Acfas, Université Laval, Québec. La place du Québec dans la science. Contact: Acfas, 425, rue De La Gauchetière Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 2M7. Tel: (514) 849-0045 ; Fax: (514) 849-5558 ; Web Site: http://www.acfas.ca/congres

27 May 1998
Wanted Research Subject: Issues in Recruitment and Consent", The Office of Research Services, University of Toronto and the Faculty of Medicine Research Office. Room 3154, Medical Sciences Building. Everyone welcome. No registration fee. Contact: Susan Pilon, Ethical Review Officer. Tel.: (416) 987-5585 ; Fax: (416) 971-2010 or Email: susan.pilon@utoronto.ca

27 May - June 6 1998
Congress of Social Sciences and Humanities, (formerly Congress of Learned Societies), University of Ottawa. The Congress is part of the history of joint scholarly meetings in Canada. The Congress’ special events include the Colloquia on Health, on Migration/ Immigration, and on the Public Good. Contact: Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities, Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada, 151 Slater Street, Suite 415, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5H3. Tel.: (613) 238-6112 Ext. 312; Fax: (613) 236-4853; Web Site: http//www.hssfc.ca/cong/CongressInfoEng.html.

10 - 13 septembre 1998
Second International Conference on DNA Sampling, The Commercialization of Genetic Research : Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues.. Hotel MacDonald, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Please note space is limited and there will be no on-site registration. Registration Fees (Canadian funds): $350 if sent before June 1, 1998; $400 if sent after June 1, 1998 and $80 for Students. Contact: Nina Hawkins, Conference Administrator, Health Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H5. Tel.:(4013) 492-8343; Fax: (403) 492-9575; Email: nhawkins@law.ualberta.ca

INTERNATIONAL

23-24 April, 1998
The Human Genome Project: Science, Law and Social Change in the 21st Century, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Conference jointly sponsored by George Washington University Medical Center, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics. Topics to be covered include: keeping abreast of new genetic tests, medical records, privacy and informed consent in the post-genome world, the impact of genetics upon drug development : new corporate interest in patient records, training Institutional Review Boards how to evaluate genetic study protocols, creation and use of DNA data banks, genetic discrimination in employment, the effects of genetic testing upon insurability of individuals, the limits of gene therapy, and related areas. Contact: Gus Gervini, Office of Public Affairs, Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge, MA 02142. Tel: (617) 258-0633.

27-28 April 1998,
The Interface of Science, Ethics, and Law in Human Subjects Research, Miami, Florida. Workshop cosponsored by the Office for Protection from Research Risks (OPRR) of the National Institute of Health (NIH), the University of Miami in Miami, and Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. Meetings to be held at The Westin Hotel in Miami Beach. Focus will be on contemporary issues facing human subjects research such as subject recruitment and obtaining consent from special populations.

Contact: Division of CME, University of Miami School of Medicine, PO Box 016960 (D23-3), Miami, FL 33101-9839.
Tel: (305) 243-6716;
Fax: (305) 243-5613.

21-23 May, 1998
Third International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences, Changes in the Circumpolar North. Culture, Ethics and Self Determination. University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Contact: Frank Sejersen, Coordinator IASSA secretariat, c/o Department of Eskimology, Strandgade 100H, DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark. Tel: +45 32 88 01 67 ;Fax: +45 32 88 01 61 ; Email: iassa@coco.ihi.ku.dk.

3-7 June, 1998
Graduate Research Ethics Education, A Workshop at Indiana University. Contact: Brian Schrag, PhD, Project Director, "Graduate Research Ethics Education". Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 410 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 4705. Tel.: (812) 855-6450 ; Fax: (812) 855-3315 ; Email: appe@indiana.edu

7-12 June 1998
Contemporary Challenges in Health Care Ethics - Intensive Bioethics Course, Washington, D.C. Special Topics include: Bioethics Education, BioethicsLine Training, Bioethics and the World Wide Web, Cloning, Ethics Committees, Ethics of Care, Feminist Bioethics and Physician-Assisted Suicide. Contact: Course Coordinator, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Box 571212, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057-1212. Tel: (202) 687-5477; Fax: (202) 687-8089 Email: KICOURSE@gunet.georgetown.educ;
Web Site: http://guweb.georgetown.edu/kennedy/

9-10 June 1998
Medicines from Nature: Scientific, Legal and Ethical Aspects, London, England. Contact: Mrs Yvonne Perks, Academic Conference Department, Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1M8AE. Fax:+44 (0) 171 290 2977.

24-27 June 1998
Teaching Research Ethics: Fifth Annual Workshop, Bloomington, Indiana. Workshop will be held at the Indiana University Campus, and is sponsored by the University’s Poynter Center. Session topics will include an overview of ethical theory; using animal subjects in research; using human subjects in research; responsible data management; and resolving conflict in graduate education. Several sessions will feature techniques for teaching and assessing the responsible conduct of research, and a panel will describe model curricula in research ethics. Attendance at the workshop will be limited to 45 participants; the workshop fee is $350.00.

Contact: Kenneth D. Pimple, "Teaching Research Ethics" Project Director, Poynter Center, Indiana University, 410 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Tel: (812) 855-0261; Fax: (812) 855-3315 ; Email: pimple@indiana.edu ;
Web Site: http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter/index.html

2-6 August, 1998
The 12th World Congress on Medical Law, Siófok, Hungary. Some topics of the Congress will cover such topics as health care policy and legislation, informed free consent, nursing law and ethics, law and ethics in psychiatry, dentistry, pharmacy and beginning and end of life. Co-sponsored by the World Health Organization, Council for International Organization of Medical Sciences, and International Council of Nurses. Contact: Organizing Secretariat. MOSTESZ Congress Bureau, H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u.36, Hungary. Tel: + (36 1 ) 111 6687;
Fax: + (36 1) 183 7918.
Mailing address: H-1443 Budapest,
P.O. Box: 145 Hungary.

3-7 August, 1998
European Bioethics Seminar - Health Care Issues in Pluralistic Societies, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Seminar organized by the International Programme in Bioethics Education and Research, with presentations by scholars from numerous countries. All lectures and plenary sessions will be held in English. Contact: Bert Gordijn, PhD, Catholic University of Nijmegen, 232 Dept of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 24 361 53 20; Fax: +31 24 354 02 54; Email: b.gordijn@efg.kun.n1; Web Site: http://www.azn.n1/fmw/maatschp/bioeth1.htm

3-7 August, 1998
Ethics in the Profession and Practice, The University of Montana - Missoula. Contact: Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, 410 North Park Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405. Tel: (812) 855-6450 ; Fax: (812) 855-3315 ; Email: appe@indiana.edu.

15-19 August, 1998
Tenth Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Boston, Massachusetts. Contact: Carol Rougvie, JSI Research and Training Institute, 44 Farnsworth Street, Boston, Mass 02210-1211, Email: isee&isea98@jsi.com ; Web Site: http://www.med.ualberta.ca/PHS/ISEE

27-29 September, 1998
European Congress on Agricultural and Food Ethics, Wageningen, the Netherlands. Contact: Congress Office, Wageningen Agricultural University, Joost Meulenbroek, Costerweg 50, NL-6701 BH Wageningen. Tel: +31 317 482029;
Fax: +31 317 487884;
Email: Joost.Meulenbroek@Alg.VL.WAU.NL.

4-7 November, 1998
Fourth World Congress of Bioethics, Nihon University Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Organized by the International Association of Bioethics (IBA4) in conjunction with the Asian Bioethics Association (ABA3). Like former IAB Congresses, IAB4 is open to all people who are interested in any topic of bioethics, and offers a forum for interdisciplinary discussion and refection within a general focus on cross-cultural bioethics of the whole global biosphere. The conference theme is "Global Bioethics: East and West, South and North". Some of the symposiums inside the meeting will cover the following topics: Bioethics in Asia, Environmental Ethics, Bioethics Education on Cross-Cultural Bioethics, Feminist Approaches to Bioethics, and Indigenous Ethics in China. Contact: Post or fax: IAB4 Secretariat Office: Dept. Philosophy, Nihon University, 3-15-40, Sakurajosui, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156, Japan. Tel/Fax: Int+81-3-3329-3320; Email: kasamatu@chs.nihon-u.ac.jp.or Web Site: http://www.biol.tsujuba.ac.jp/~macer/IAB4.html