Asia/Bio:Fiction film session

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<p>Guests: Dr. Piers Millett, United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs</p>
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Dr. Lei Pei, Organization for International Dialogue and Conflict Management
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Dr. King Ming Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Dr. Edward H. You, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate</br>
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<p>Program rundown:</p></br>

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2010 iGEM Asia regional meeting

iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree – Asia


Bio:Fiction Film Session and Panel Discussion


Date: 14 October 2011 (Friday)


Time: 7:10-8:40pm


Venue: Lecture Theatre D (map), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


Moderator: Dr. Markus Schmidt, Organization for International Dialogue and Conflict Management, Austria.


Guests: Dr. Piers Millett, United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs

Dr. Lei Pei, Organization for International Dialogue and Conflict Management Dr. King Ming Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Dr. Edward H. You, FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate

Program rundown:


7:10-7:25

Opening film
The life alchemists
Synopsis:
A theatre group explains the principles of synthetic biology in a comprehensive way.

7:25-7:30

Film 1
E-Chromi
Synopsis:
A short film describing the collaboration between designer/artist King & Ginsberg and the 2009 Cambridge University iGEM team.

7:30-7:40

Film 2
Local Unit
Synopsis:
In 2072 all computers are made of protein. This is the story of how a man buys a black market brain.

7:40-7:43

Film 3
Bruce
Synopsis:
Advances in open source synthetic biology allow a young man to grow his very own action hero.

7:43-7:51

Film 4
5 questions (the departure to an utopian synthetic biology future)
Synopsis:
The story explores the possible future for synthetic biology through an uncanny paradigm shift. This made it possible to create a synthetic world tailored to the holistic mindset of the anthroposophical society.

7:51-7:52

Film 5
Gilles Co-oporation
Synopsis:
To overcome the economic crisis, old Gilles, a farmer from Troyes dans l’Aube, starts a mass production of “Parisians” destined for the Chinese market.

7:52-8:40

Panel discussion
Ethical questions in synthetic biology: Safety and Security, Social and Ethics, Ownership and Sharing…

Presented in association with the Bio:Fiction Science, Art & Film Festival


Registration:

Please return the registration form to igem2011asia@ust.hk

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