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Brain Imaging and Society Part Two

Brain Imaging and Society Part Two

Law Programme

Day 1 Monday 7th June
9.00 am
 Arrival and Registration
9.30
 Welcome from the Institute for Advanced Studies
Prof Jane Morgan, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Strathclyde
Discussion Session 1: Imaging all the people? Brain Imaging in multi-stakeholder perspective
Chaired by: Prof Joanna Wardlaw, SINAPSE, University of Edinburgh
9.35 The view from the start: Best of Part 1, a PowerPoint medley
Burkhard Schafer, Co-Director, SCRIPT Centre for IT and IP law, and Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics		 pdfDownload Presentation... tvView Video...
10.05 The view from the Bench
Jed Rakoff, United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York		 tvView Video...
10.35 The view from the pulpit
Murdo MacDonald, Church of Scotland; Church and Society Council		 pdfDownload Presentation... tvView Video...
11.05 Panel Question and Answer Session
Speakers from first session
11.20 Coffee and Discussion Groups
Group lead discussants - Alison Murray, Till Vierkant, Peter Sandercock
Issues to be discussed: Creating a 'Brain Imaging and Law FAQ list'
12.10 pm Feedback from discussions and agreement on main points and points to carry forward
Chair: Dr Jane Haley, Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh
1.00 Lunch
Discussion Session 2: Mind, your own business?
Chaired by: Burkhard Schafer, SCRIPT, University of Edinburgh
2.00 Mind reading
Prof Hank Greely Director, Center for Law and the Biosciences, Stanford University		 tvView Video...
2.30 The truth machine
Prof Mike Nellis, Professor of Criminal and Community Justice, University of Glasgow		 pdfDownload Presentation... tvView Video...
3.00 In the Twilight Zone of Privacy Law
Judith Rauhofer, University of Central Lancashire
3.30 Panel Question and Answer Session
Speakers from second session
3.40 Coffee and Discussion Groups
Group lead discussants - Jed Rakoff, Burkhard Schafer, Joanna Wardlaw, Judith Rauhofer
Activity: Analysing a Brain image
4.30 - 5 Feedback from discussions and agreement on main points and points to carry forward
Chair: Dr Cyril Pernet, University of Edinburgh
6.00 Public Lecture
Neuroscience, Law, and Society - The Coming Revolution
Prof Hank Greely, Deane F. and Kate Edelman Johnson Professor of Law, Stanford University and Co-Director of the MacArthur Law and Neuroscience Project, USA
Lecture Theatre 1, McCance Building, 16 Richmond Street, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow		 tvView Video...
7.30 Speakers Dinner 

Day 2 - Tuesday 8th June
Discussion Session 3: Mapping the Landscape of Brain Imaging and the law - beyond crime and retribution
Chaired by: Dr Mike Nellis, University of Glasgow
9.30 am Brain Imaging: Consent Issues, and Licensing of Storage and Analysis
Michael Bromby, Glasgow Caledonian University		 pdfDownload Presentation... tvView Video...
10.00 Brain imaging and Insurance law
Gerard Porter, SCRIPT, University of Edinburgh		 pdfDownload Presentation... tvView Video...
10.30 Panel Question and Answer Session
Speakers from third session
11.00 Coffee
11.20 Discussion Groups
Group lead. Discussants - Klaus Kessler, Martin Pickersgill
Issues to be discussed: Drawing a conceptual map of Brain Imaging and the Law; Identifying training and teaching needs
12.00pm Feedback from discussions and agreement on main points and points to carry forward
Chair: Dr Janet De Wilde, SINAPSE, Central Administration Office, University of Edinburgh
12.30 Lunch
Discussion Session 4: A fine mess you got us into - Brain Imaging and the notion of responsibility
Chaired by: James Chalmers, University of Edinburgh
1.30 Brain Imaging and responsibility in criminal law
Hans Markowitsch, Prof for Physiological Psychology, Bielefeld
2.00 Brain imaging, philosophy and the criminal law
Till Vierkant, Depertment of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
2.30 Panel Question and Answer Session
Speakers from fourth session
3.00 Coffee and Discussion Groups
Group lead. Discussants - Hank Greely, David Shaw, Michael Bromby
Issues to be discussed: "Dear First Minister....." Requests and suggestions for politics and governments
3.45 Feedback from discussions and agreement on main points and points to carry forward
Chair: Burkhard Schafer, SCRIPT, University of Edinburgh
4.15 Round up of Conference: Lessons learned, road ahead.
5.00 Depart