Events - February 2011
Kim Hill hosts “A big discussion about small things”
- Views on nanotechnology from across the spectrum of scientists, Maori, government regulators, business, NGOs, toxicity researchers, and more.
- Participants include: Kim Hill, Hans van der Voorn, Georgia Miller, Shaun Hendy, Jamie Ataria, Sally Gaw, Lynne Waterson.
- Note the change of venue.
The Jack Mann Auditorium, University of Canterbury College of Education, Wednesday 16 February 2011, 6pm.
Map and directions to the Jack Mann Auditorium (opens a new web page).
- Entrance by ticket only. Book your FREE ticket online at Eventbrite.
Public Lecture: Georgia Miller, Friends of the Earth, Australia “Nanotechnology in sunscreens and cosmetics: big name brands taking risks”
- Unlabelled, largely untested and effectively unregulated, 'nanoparticles' are now found in products that many of us use every day. Come learn about the next big small thing, and why its use in consumer products is stirring up increasing controversy.
- Georgia Miller coordinates Friends of the Earth Australia's nanotechnology project.
- Note the change of venue.
The Jack Mann Auditorium, University of Canterbury College of Education, Tuesday 15 February 2011, 6pm.
Map and directions to the Jack Mann Auditorium (opens a new web page).
- No ticket required.
Public Lecture: Diana Bowman, Colin Gavaghan, and Jennifer Moore, “Regulating Nanotechnology in New Zealand” Cancelled
- Diana Bowman, is a Senior Research Fellow in Public Health Law at the University of Melbourne, and is one of the authors of the “Monash Report”, which was the first comprehensive analysis of the challenges presented by nanotechnology to government regulations in Australia.
- Colin Gavaghan and Jennifer Moore are in the Emerging Technologies Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Otago and have recently produced the first detailed analysis of New Zealand’s regulatory system in relation to nanotechnology.
