Nanotechnologies, the media and public engagement Conference
Tuesday 13th September 2005
Watershed, Bristol, UK.
We held a one-day conference themed around issues related to nanotechnologies, the media and public engagement. It was one of the first conferences of its kind to be held in the UK, with an audience of social scientists, science communicators and researchers who are working in areas related to nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Please click on the links below for the conference presentations
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
9.30 – 10.00 am Conference Registration and Morning Tea/Coffee.
10.00 - 10.15 am Welcoming Remarks
10.15 – 11.00 am Professor Jeremy Baumberg, School of Physics, University of Southampton
‘Useful NanoTechnology: a view from the lab'
11.00 – 11.30 am Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist, Greenpeace
Greenpeace engaging with nanotechnology, media et al
11.30 – 12.00 pm Professor Stephen Wood, Co-Author (with Jones, R. and Geldart, A.) of The Social and Economic Challenges of Nanotechnology, ESRC
Title to be confirmed
12.00 – 1.00 pm Lunch
1.00 – 1.45 pm Professor Alan Petersen, School of Sociology, Politics and Law, University of Plymouth
‘Nanotechnology and News Production: A Report on Key Findings’
1.45 – 2.15 pm Dr David A. Kirby, Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Manchester
‘ Promises and Perils: Fictional Representation and the Construction of Nanotechnology’s Cultural Meanings’
2.15 – 2.45 pm Dr Simeon J. Yates, Communication and Computing Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University ‘Representing nano-technology in everyday life: A problem in art and science communication’
2.45 – 3.15 pm Afternoon Tea/Coffee
3.15 – 3.45 pm Dr Tee Rogers-Hayden, Centre for Environmental Risk, University of East Anglia
‘Nanotechnology Public Engagement as an 'Upstream' Issue’
3.45 – 4.15 pm Dr Matthew Kearnes, IEPPP, Lancaster University
‘Paddling Upstream: Encouraging Early Engagement with Nanotechnology’
4.15 pm Conference close