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Special Sessions on Science and Society

EMBO Special Sessions are an opportunity for issues of social importance to be communicated and discussed among scientists and other professionals.

Previous Events

EMBO symposium: Molecular Biology and Global Health Challenges–Can Advanced Technology Improve Worldwide Development ?
Saturday 6 September 2008
Tampere-Talo, Tampere, Finland

EMBO Members Workshop Frontiers of Molecular Biology
Communication Workshop
28 October 2007

Dealing with difficult topics in public: a communication workshop focused on controversial issues in science

Presentations:

Media communication analysed: facts, figures and insights
Andrew Moore, workshop organiser and Programme Manager for Science & Society, EMBO

Attitudes, understanding and shared values – meeting your audience on equal terms
Eric May, consultant and trainer, Bammental, Germany
Presentation Toolkit

A case study in difficult media communication – the story of Alba, the GFP rabbit
Louis-Marie Houdebine, Director of Research, Laboratory of Cellular Differentiation, INRA, Paris, France
Presentation

Communication Workshop
14th October 2006
University of Sheffield, UK

Genes and Behaviour
Warsaw, Poland, 15 October 2005
International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IIMBC)

Conference Booklet

Getting the message across
Getting the message across:
workshop in communication with the public and politicians

Vienna, Austria, 16 October 2004
Conference booklet
Communication and trust
Communication and trust in molecular biology
19 October 2003, Killarney, Ireland
Conference booklet
From biotech to shopping basket
From biotech to shopping basket: genetic modification and global food production
12 October 2002, Oslo, Norway
Conference booklet
  The economic impact of basic research
14 October 2001, Heraklion, Crete
  Stem Cells: Future Prospects
October 2002, Sophia Antipolis, France
 

Biotechnology and the environment
October 1999, Prague, Czech Republic