EthicSchool has announced a virtual summer school on Ethics of Emerging Technologies. Here are the pertinent details:

• Dates: 9-13 September 2013:  14.00-17.00 CEST (Central European Summer Time)
• Location: Internet – webinar system (for registered participants)
• Participants: max. 20 per session
• Free of charge – voluntary contributions such as lectures, scientific committee membership, open access teaching materials & literature or sponsorship are welcome.

To register for the course, please visit the course’s official webpage. The preliminary programme is listed below (with a PDF available here).

Preliminary Programme

Monday 9 September 2013 – Introductions

14.00‐17.00 CEST: lectures, Q&A

• Introduction to EthicSchool, welcome to Western participants
• Lecture 1: Introduction in Applied Ethics – Ethics and Law
• Lecture 2: Engagement, Communication and Dialogue on Emerging Technologies
• Lecture 3: Recent trends in Social Studies of Science and related areas

Tuesday 10 September 2013 – Nanotechnologies in multicultural perspective

14.00‐17.00 CEST: lectures, exercise

• Lecture 4: Nano and Health from a non‐Western perspective
• Lecture 5: Sustainable Nanotechnologies for All: barriers and opportunities
• Exercise 1: Case study of Responsible Nano‐innovation with the Nanometer self‐assessment tool

Wednesday 11 September 2013 – Conflicting nano‐interests

14.00‐17.00 CEST: lecture, exercise, master class

• Lecture 6: Nanoelectronics, Peace and Security
• Exercise 2: Dialogue on nanoethics using the Ethics Toolkit
• Masterclass 1: Participants present their research in 5‐10 minutes and receive feedback from lecturers

Thursday 12 September 2013: What it means to be Human

14.00‐17.00 CEST: lecture, exercise, master class

• Lecture 7: Perspectives on Human Nature and Dignity
• Exercise 3: DEMOCS card game on Human Enhancement
• Master class 2: Participants present their research in 5‐10 minutes and receive feedback from lecturers

Friday 13 September 2013: Nature and Techno Revisited

14.00‐17.00 CEST: lectures, master class

• Lecture 8: From Bio to Techno (e.g., synthetic biology, 3D printing biological materials)
• Lecture 9: From Techno to Bio (e.g., robotics, AI)
• Master class 3: Participants present their research in 5‐10 minutes and receive feedback from lecturers
• Wrap‐up