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Asia/Bio:Fiction film session
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Latest revision as of 03:00, 8 October 2011
iGEM 2011 Regional Jamboree – Asia
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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
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
Mr. 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
