Conference Presentations
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Monday 14 October 2019
First plenary session: The Precautionary (“Foresight”) Principle 1974-2019: use, neglect & lessons learned?
Chair: Dr. Andreas Gies, Dahlem Science Berlin and (Ret.) German Environment Agency
Second plenary session: The Precautionary Principle: its use and neglect in five current controversies
Chair: Dr. Arnaud Apoteker, Justice Pesticides, France
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) – Dr. Theodore Metsis PhD, Athens, Greece
Nanotechnology – Prof. Steffen Foss Hansen, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) – Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Public Evening Event: Better safe than sorry – precaution undermined
A round table and public discussion with introductory presentations
Co-Chairs: Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland & Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, University of Athens and Secretary of Board of Directors of Mariolopoulos Kanaginis Foundation for Environmental Sciences, Greece
Prof. Andreas Fisahn, University of Bielefeld, Germany: “Legal challenges to the Precautionary Principle”
Round table:
Prof. Erik Millstone, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Nina Holland MSc, Corporate Europe Observatory, Brussels, Belgium
Prof. Andreas Fisahn, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Tuesday 15 October 2019
Third plenary session: Myths and threats to the Precautionary Principle in EU governance
Chair: Christine von Weizsäcker, Ecoropa, Germany
Parallel workshops on current controversies
With introductory statements by speakers and discussion among participants
- Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and health:
Dr. Theodore Metsis PhD, Athens, Greece
Alja Hoeksema MA, Hoogland, The Netherlands
Moderator: Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, University of Athens and Secretary of Board of Directors of Mariolopoulos Kanaginis Foundation for Environmental Sciences, Greece
- Genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Mareike Imken, Save Our Seeds, Germany
Moderators: Dr. Angelika Hilbeck and Prof. em. Brian Wynne
- Pesticides:
Moderator: Prof. András Szekács, Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
- Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs):
Prof. George Chrousos MD, ScD, University of Athens, Greece
Élise Vitali LM, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Brussels, Belgium
Moderator: Dr. Nicolas Defarge, deputy chair, ENSSER
- Nanotechnology:
Prof. Steffen Foss Hansen, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark
Moderator: Diederick Sprangers MSc, ENSSER
Final plenary session: What needs to be done?
Chair: Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK
Dr. Dr. Rene von Schomberg, EC Directorate General Research & Innovation, Brussels – “The Governance of responsible innovation: towards an inter-disciplinary and inclusive approach?”
Closing words
Prof. Neni Nicolopoulou-Stamati, acting chair of ENSSER
Further information on the conference
Attachments
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Alja Hoeksema MA, Hoogland, The Netherlands
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Prof. Nicolas de Sadeleer, University of Louvain, Belgium: "The precautionary principle: a legal fake or a genuine general principle of law?"
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Hans Joachim Bannier, horticulturist, Bielefeld, Germany: "Genetic pauperization of apple varieties in modern horticulture and the value of traditional varieties"
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Dr. Robin Mesnage, King's College, UK: "New scientific approaches to improve the regulatory assessment of pesticide toxicity"
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Prof. Erik Millstone, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK: "The rhetorics and realities of ‘precaution’ and ‘innovation’: a cautionary tale"
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Final program of the conference in Bielefeld October 14-15, 2019
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Nina Holland MSc, Corporate Europe Observatory, Brussels, Belgium: "Under-the-radar attempts in Brussels to undermine the Precautionary Principle, environmental and social safeguards"
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Nanotechnology – Prof. Steffen Foss Hansen, Danish Technical University, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Prof. em. Brian Wynne, Lancaster University, UK: "False dogmas of science in understanding, and practising, the Precautionary Principle"
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Prof. George Chrousos MD, ScD, University of Athens, Greece
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Pesticides – Dr. Angeliki Lysimachou, Pesticide Action Network Europe, Brussels, Belgium: "Failing to apply the precautionary principle in pesticide authorisation: the costly consequences for whom?"
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Dr. Angelika Hilbeck, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland: "Introduction Workshop: Genetic Engineering"
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Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) – Élise Vitali LM, European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Brussels, Belgium: "Endocrine disruptors under REACH: precautionary in principle, flawed in fact"