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2008 World Stem Cell Summit: Special Events
Lab on the Lake
Stem cell enthusiasts will enjoy Lab on the Lake - a free public forum and festival as part of the 2008 World Stem Cell Summit. Governor Jim Doyle will open this kickoff event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Pyle Center on Sunday, September 21, 2008.
Participants will experience hands-on methods that scientists use to grow and study stem cells. Additionally, Lab on the Lake will include a dynamic career and education fair, revolutionary stem cell documentaries, leading experts panels, and live music on the Memorial Union Terrace.
2008 World Stem Cell Summit Awards Dinner
For the fourth consecutive year, the Genetics Policy Institute will recognize organizations and individual leaders advancing the cause for cures. Past recipients include Michael J. Fox, Bob Klein, Don Reed, Dr. Ralph Dittman, the Coalition for Advancement of Medical Research, Student Society for Stem Cell Research, Hadassah, Parkinson's Action Network, Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures, and Texans for Advancement of Medical Research. The Awards Dinner is included free with your registration.
Poster Session
Provides the stem cell community with a forum for advancing thought beyond the bench. Researchers and students of law, ethics, public policy, government, political science, and related arts and sciences present their work at the World Stem Cell Summit Poster Forum. Posters will focus on varying legal, public policy, and ethics regimes that have emerged around the world in pursuit of stem cell science and regenerative medicine. Abstracts due August 18, 2008.
Release of the 2008 World Stem Cell
From one breath-taking scientific discovery to another, new pathways continue to emerge in policy and funding, patenting and regulation, ethics and social attitudes. The 2008 World Stem Cell Report will give readers a complete picture of the latest developments in this rapidly progressing field. Published by the Genetics Policy Institute, the Report will be a multifaceted in-depth course in stem cell science, policy, ethics, law, and business--a 360-degree approach you won't find anywhere else. This valuable publication is included free with your registration. Click here to advertise in the World Stem Cell Report.
Advocacy Networking Breakfast
The Advocacy Networking Breakfast provides a special opportunity for the world stem cell community of advocates, policy-makers, researchers, and business leaders to gather, discuss issues, forge friendships, and foster collaborations.
Lunch with the Experts
Join a table discussion guided by some of the world's leading stem cell experts in ethics, law, science, business, politics, patient advocacy, philanthropy, and medicine. Each year, this event is considered one of the Summit highlights. This is a unique opportunity to get your questions answered by experts in the field.
Planned subjects include: Strategies for your institution's ESCRO Committee, Morality of Embryo Use in Research, Solving the Riddle of Aging, Religious Positions About Stem Cell Research, Canada- Emerging Leadership in Stem Cells, Australia- What's Happening Down Under, How Regenerative Medicine May Find a Cure for Blindness, McCain vs. Obama: Stem Cells and the 2008 Election, Michigan- Frontlines in the Stem Cell War, Tools for NIH Funding, The Price for State Funding, Building Student Support for Stem Cell Research, Asia: the Engine for Stem Cell Advancement, VC Perspectives, Opportunities in Stem Cell Law, Core Stem Cell Technologies, European Stem Cell Update, UK Collaboration Opportunities, Wisconsin- the Stem Cell State, Weeding the Patent Thicket, Constitutional Battles Ahead, The Law Firm and Client's Essential Guide to Stem Cell Law, Stem Cells as Tools for Drug Discovery, Tools: it's All About the Delivery, What's Scary About Stem Cell Tourism, Secrets to Grassroots Success.
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