The Second NATIONAL BIOETHICS CONFERENCE.

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The Second NATIONAL BIOETHICS CONFERENCE.
Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

(SECOND NBC 2007)
Dates: December 6, 7 and 8, 2007

Venue: Convention Centre, NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences), Bangalore, Karnataka , India

Conference theme
MORAL AND ETHICAL IMPERATIVES OF HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGIES:
Scientific, legal and socioeconomic perspectives on use and misuse

Conference sub-themes
Technologies in medical practice
Research on health care technologies
Health care technologies, public health and policies

The National Bioethics Conference (NBC) is a broad, multi-disciplinary, independent, participatory and national bioethics platform of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME). The first NBC was organised in collaboration with 20 Indian institutions in November 2005 in Mumbai. As of March 3, 2007 33 institutions have joined hands and constituted the Organising Committee (OC) for the Second NBC. Membership to the OC will remain open to institutions interested in joining till March 31, 2007.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR PAPER PRESENTATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR HOLDING WORKSHOPS

Last date for submission: May 15, 2007

Date by which authors will be informed of selection: July 31, 2007

Abstracts are invited for paper presentations and proposals for holding workshops at the Second NBC on the topics related to the
conference theme as well as on any topic in bioethics. They may be submitted on the website of IJME ( www.ijme.in ) or sent by email (nbc.ijme@gmail.com ). All abstracts and proposals will be reviewed by a scientific committee. A total of 48 abstracts for papers and 30 for poster presentations; and eight proposals for workshops will be selected. The concept note, on the theme and sub-themes of the conference as well as the topics on which the papers may be prepared,is available in the January 2007 issue of IJME or on the website at www.ijme.in/2007CN.htm

The conference programme
Five plenary sessions will feature four keynote addresses each by Indian experts. The inaugural and closing sessions will be devoted to the main theme, and the rest to the sub-themes. Three academic Sessions will contain presentations of four papers each in four parallel groups. There will also be a fifth group in each for poster presentations. (c) Two workshop sessions will have four parallel workshops in each session. (d) One session with a maximum of four parallel panel discussions will be conducted by international bioethics experts. (e) Two media sessions will screen bioethics films, followed by discussions with experts. (f) In addition, there will be five pre-conference satellite meetings.

Conference registration fees
For all three days: On or before August 31, 2007: Rs 800 (orUS $ 20), thereafter: Rs 1,000 (or US $ 25).

Spot registration for one day : Rs 500 (or US $ 10).

Full cost registration (includes accommodation and in-country economy air travel): Rs 90,000 (or US $ 2,000).

All categories of registration are inclusive of conference material,food (lunch and tea) and access to all sessions.

Accommodation
Accommodation is available starting at Rs 800 per night (twin,multiple sharing) but must be booked early. Please contact theSecretariat for further details.

Sponsorships
A limited number of full or partial travel/accommodation sponsorships are available for those whose abstracts or proposals are selected by the Scientific Committee.

Conference organisers
The National Organising Committee, consisting of representatives of the collaborating organisations, the local organisation committee and conference coordinators, is fully entrusted with decision making and the conduct of the conference in consultation with the National Advisory Committee.

National Organising Committee (NOC)
(Collaborating Organisations and their representative on the NOC)
01. Bangalore Medical Sciences Trust, Bangalore (Latha Jagannathan)
02. Bapuji Dental College , Davangere, Karnataka (Tarun Kumar)
03. Belaku Trust, Bangalore (Asha Kilaru)
04. Centre for Enquiry into Health and Allied Themes, Mumbai(Sangeeta Rege)
05. Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management,Bangalore (PD Jose)
06. Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai (Hemlata Jiwnani)
07. Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu(Gigi Chandy)
08. Community Health Cell, Bangalore (Thelma Narayan)
09. Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Chennai; VR Muraleedharan
10. Emmanuel Hospital Association, New Delhi (Jameela George)
11. Environment Support Group, Bangalore (Bhargavi Rao)
12. FIAMC Biomedical Ethics Centre, Mumbai (Fr. Stephen Fernandez)
13. Forum for Medical Ethics Society, Mumbai (Jagruti Waghela)
14. Institute of Law and Ethics, National Law School of India University, Bangalore (V Nagaraj)
15. Institute of Legal Medicine, Chennai (K Mathiharan)
16. Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (Sivakami M)
17. Karnataka Health Promotion Trust, Bangalore (Sangameshwar BM)
18. LOCOST, Vadodara ( S Srinivasan)
19. LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad (Geeta Kashyap)
20. Mahila Sarvangeen Utkarsha Mandal, Pune (Ramesh Awasthy)
21. Manipal AcuNova KMC Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Mangalore (Ashok Shenoy)
22. NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (Kalpana Kannabiran)
23. National AIDS Research Institute, Pune (Sanjay Mehendale)
24. PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore ( S Ramalingam)
25. Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi (Kavita Sivaramakrishnan)
26. SAMA Resource Group for Wo men and Health, New Delhi (Deepa Venkatachalam)
27. School of Biotechnology, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Centre for Social Medicine and Community Health,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (K Uttampati/Amita Singh)
28. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology,Thruvananthapuram (Anoop Thekkuveetil)
29. St John's National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bangalore (GD Ravindran)
30. Swasti, Bangalore (Umashankar)
31. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Shalini Bharat)
32. Tele Health and Medical Informatics, Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur, Kerala (Nabeel MK)
33. Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre,Bangalore (Jagadeesh N)

Local Organising Committee of Bangalore Bioethics Forum
01. Asha Kilaru
02. Latha Jagannathan
03. Meera Pillai
04. Sanjay A Pai
05. Sanjeev Jain,
06. Sukanya
07. Umashankar
08. Vinay Chandran

Secretariat
01. Abraham Thomas, Bangalore
02. Jayanthi Bhat, Bangalore

National Advisory Committee
01. Dr. MS Valiathan: Former Vice Chancellore, Manipal Academy ofHigher Education, Manipal, Karnataka
02. Prof. Madhava Menon: Former Director, National Judicial Academy,Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and National Law School of India University,Bangalore.
03. Dr. Vasantha Muthuswamy: Senior Deputy Director General, IndianCouncil of Medical Research, New Delhi
04. Dr. Armida Fernandez: Former Dean, Lokmanya Tilak Medical College & Municipal Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Conference Coordinators
01. Amar Jesani: Coordinator, Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai
02. Neha Madhiwalla: Secretary, Forum for Medical Ethics Society & Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, Mumbai
03. Prabha Chandra: Professor, Dept of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore
04. Suneeta Krishnan: Visiting Faculty, Centre for Public Policy, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Conference Secretariat: National Bioethics Conference, C/O IIMB-Samata Project, No 42 (Ist Floor), Muniga Layout, M S Nagar,

Banaswadi Main Road, Bangalore 560033 Karnataka, INDIA Tel: +91 8025805925, Cell: +91 98440 64704, e-mail: nbc.ijme@gmail.com Website:www.ijme.in

Amar Jesani
Coordinator, Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights (An Institute of Anusandhan Trust), 4th Floor, 26 St.John Baptist Road, Bandra West, Mumbai 400050 India. Tel: (91)(22) 26406703, Cell: +91- 9833073773Email: amar.jesani@gmail.com