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Dear colleagues,
The Chinese Medical Association, the Chinese Society of Medical Ethics, and the International Association of Bioethics invite you to participate in the 8th World Congress of Bioethics, the first to be held in China. The Congress will take place from 6 to 9 August 2006 in Beijing, in conjunction with other important bioethics events.
Like its biennial predecessors, this World Congress will offer a comprehensive examination of the full range of issues in bioethics. From stem cells to health inequalities, from sex selection to pandemic flu, leading experts from the world over will gather in Beijing for stimulating analysis and debates. Dozens of symposia and hundreds of paper presentations will be sure to include the topics that interest you most. And the Chinese venue for the 2006 Congress adds another fascinating dimension, as this fast-developing, technology-minded nation grapples with urgent ethical issues in its health care system and broader society.
Join us in Beijing, August 6-9, for what is certain to be a landmark event both for bioethics and for China!
Highlights of the 8th World Congress of Bioethics:
· 4 days of lectures, debates, and formal and informal meetings
· Plenary addresses by leading figures in China's health care system and by leading bioethicists from around the world
· Special sessions on Pandemic Diseases; Biobanks; Living Donor Organ Transplantation; Neuroethics; TB Ethics; Health Reform and much more
· Many opportunities to network with colleagues from around the world
· A first-hand introduction to China's current national debate over the state's role in the health care system
· A special memorial symposium on the barbaric bio-warfare experiments on civilians in occupied during WWII. . . and on why you probably don't know about them, as well as an opportunity to tour one of the sites
· Come early and stay late to take part in the many satellite conferences – from Feminist Approaches to Bioethics to AIDS Vaccine Research
Sign up for pre- and post-conference tours throughout , and see this fascinating land in the company of your fellow bioethicists
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