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Past Events (Ethics)
- Seoul Bioethics Education
- UNESCO Bangkok Consultation Workshop on Codes of Ethics in Engineering, Science and Technology
- New Delhi Meeting 24-25 April, 2006
- First UNESCO Bangkok International Bioethics Roundtable
- Ethics of Science and Technology Regional Consultation
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Bangkok Consultation Workshop on Codes of Ethics

UNESCO Bangkok Consultation Workshop on Codes of Ethics in
Engineering, Science and Technology

Venue: Fifth Floor Conference Room, UNESCO Bangkok,
920 Sukhumvit Rd, Prakanong, 10110 Thailand

15-16 May, 2006

Draft Agenda

Monday, 15 May
8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-12:00 Session 1: Ethical Codes of Science and Technology

UNESCO Programmes in Ethics of Science and Technology and Consultation Goals Darryl Macer, Regional Advisor in Social and Human Sciences for Asia and the Pacific, a.i., UNESCO Bangkok

The Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
Warwick Anderson, Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Monash University, AUSTRALIA

Codes of Ethics in New Zealand
Nadja Tollemache, NEW ZEALAND (Member - World Commission on the Ethics of Science and Technology, COMEST)

Reflections on the Feasibility of Codes of Ethics in Science and Engineering in Thailand
Somsak Chunharas, National Health Foundation, THAILAND (Member - COMEST)

Codes of Ethics in Indonesia
Amru Nazif, Secretary, Indonesian National Bioethics Committee, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIDI)

Discussion with focus on mapping existing codes of ethics and conduct relating to engineering and science in the South East Asian and Oceania region

Lunch

13:00-17:45 Session 2: Discussion and Review of the 1974 Recommendation on the Status of Scientific Researchers

Reflections on the 1974 Recommendation and International Codes of Ethics
Song Sang-Yong, SOUTH KOREA (Vice-Chair, COMEST)

Gender Perspectives on Codes of Ethics and Scientists
Tran Han Giang, Institute of Gender Studies, VIET NAM

Philosophical and Practical Reflections from Malaysian Science
Siti Nurani Mohd Nor, Dept of Science and Technology Studies, University of Malaya, MALAYSIA

Plenary Discussion of the 1974 Recommendation including the following themes:

• Publication ethics and the Internet
• Commercialization
• Scientific/professional responsibility
• Identification of specific elements of codes relating to certain professions

Brief conclusions from Day 1

18:00 Conference Dinner ( at UNESCO Bangkok)

Tuesday, 16 May

9:00-12:00 Session 3: Discussion on Implementation and Practicality of Ethical and Professional Codes

Codes of Ethics, Communication and Genetically Modified Plants
Paul Piang-Siong Teng, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, SINGAPORE

Violations of Human Subjects Protection
Thomas A. Gionis, Chairman, Joint Study Committee Clinical Research Ethics, USA

Challenges in the Implementation of Codes of Conduct in Nursing in the Clinical Environment of Asia
- Speaker to be confirmed

Codes of Ethics in Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environment, Industrial, Mechanical, Metallurgical, Mining, Nuclear, and Water Resource)
Direk Lavansiri, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND (TBC)

Follow-up to the Bangkok Declaration on Ethics in Science and Technology
Suchinda Chotipanick, Ministry of Science and Technology, THAILAND

Discussion with focus on mapping existing codes of ethics and conduct, and mechanisms for implementation

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