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• International Conference on Applied Ethics. Dec. 28-30, 1999. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Keynote speakers: Peter Singer, Bonnie Steinbock, and Jenny Teichman. A call for papers is being issued for the following topics:
1. The ethics of life and death, including (but not limited to): abortion, euthanasia, surrogate motherhood, human cloning, genetic engineering, and capital punishment.
2. Sexual ethics, including (but not limited to): pornography, homosexuality, premarital and extramarital sex, and sexual perversion.
3. Environmental ethics and animal rights.
For additional information about the conference, contact Hon-Lam Li, e-mail: honlamli@ cuhk.edu.hk, or Kai-Yee Wong, e-mail: wongg31k @cuhk.edu.hk. Tele phone: (852) 2609-7144; (852) 2609-7145; or (852) 2609-7136. Fax: (852) 2603-5323. World Wide Web site for updates on the conference: http://www. arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~ phidept/.
• Eighth International Workshop on Chromosomes in Solid Tumors. Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2000. Tucson, AZ. The workshop is designed to assess the current state of progress in the field. The scientific program will include plenary lectures, proffered papers, and poster sessions related to molecular genetics and cytogenetics, chromosome banding of human tumors, and experimental cytogenetics. Sponsored by the Arizona Cancer Center and the National Human Genome Research Institute.
For additional information about the workshop, contact: Conference Coordinator, Arizona Cancer Center, P.O. Box 245024, Tucson, AZ 85724-5024.
• Developing Healthcare Ethics Programs, April 24-29, 2000. Sponsored by the Center for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in cooperation with the office of continuing medical education. The course is designed to facilitate implementation of ethics programs within health care organizations. Participants can choose to concentrate on clinical ethics, health care organizational ethics, or research ethics.
For additional information about the course, contact: Ann Mills. Telephone: (800) 982-3978. E-mail: [email protected].
• 13th Congress on Medical Law. Aug. 6-10, 2000. Marina Congress Center, Helsinki, Finland. A call for papers is being issued for the following topics.
1. Quality of and priorities in health care ethics, law, and policy.
2. Status and rights of patients.
3. Health care personnel.
4. Liability and enforcement; forensic medicine.
5. Forensic medicine and psychiatry.
6. Biomedicine and human rights.
7. Human dignity and the beginning and end of life.
For additional information about the congress, contact: Eva Lindberg, Stakes, P.O. Box 220, FIN-00531, Helsinki, Finland. Telephone: (358) 9 3967 2173. Fax: (358) 9 3967 2030. E-mail: eva.lindberg @stakes.fi. World Wide Web: www.stakes.fi/ medlaw.
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