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Conference
HumanEnhancementandEvolution
Scientific,Technological,Policy&ELSConsiderations
Lisbon
13th-14thDecember2017.
HostInstitution:CentreforPhilosophyofScienceoftheUniversityofLisbon(CFCUL)[http://cfcul.fc.ul.pt/],C1,3rdfloor
TheConferencewillhavetwoparts:
1. EvolutionandtheSciencesandTechnologiesofHumanEnhancement
Organismal dynamics are such that organisms incontrovertibly affect the very evolutionarypressuresthatshapethem,even ifonly indirectly.Butseemingly,amongstallorganismsandperhapsowing to their cognitiveevolution,humansbecameexceptionally fine controllersofboth theirs and other organisms’ evolutionary processes. In virtue of the sciences andtechnologies of human enhancement, more effective exertion of control over evolution isnowadaysbecomingevident,andthisisshownamongothersbytheriseofnewtechnicssuchasgeneticeditingtools. However,humanenhancementanditsbroadevolutionaryeffectsarestillunderstudied.
Weinvitecontributionstotheeffortofunderstandingtheplethoraofwaysinwhichevolutionrelatestohumanenhancement.Assuch,topicsofinterestmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:
• Thehumanevolutionarypossibilities:predictivemodels,challengesandlimitations;• Directedevolution,bothgenedriven (e.g.geneticengineering, inducedmutagenesis,
andreprogenetics)ornon-germlinebased;• Evolutionary trade-offs of assisted modes of human reproduction, immunity
engineering, medical and health technologies, and of longevity enhancements(interferences in senescence and lifespan), their demographics and populationdynamics;
• Natural and artificially induced reticulate evolution (e.g. human-non-humantransgenesis);
• Present&futurehumanevolution(e.g.k-selectionandspeciation);• Theimpactoftechnologicalevolutionquanicheconstructiononhumanevolutionand
ecology(e.g.geoengineering;non-Earth-boundedevolution);• Non-carbon-basedevolution(includingAIsofallkinds&alien);• Theevolutionof4Eandscaffoldedcognition;• Therelationbetweenfitnessandhumanenhancement(e.g.doeshumanenhancement
enhancefitness?);• Workingdefinitionsof“humanenhancement”forEvolutionaryTheories;• Isthereactualcontroloverevolution?Howcouldweunderstandit?• HumanevolutioninrelationtoTechnologyevolution(e.g.human-machineinterfaces);
KeynoteSpeaker(s):ProfessorJohnHarris;TBA.InvitedSpeaker(s):TBA.LocalOrganizingCommittee:JoãoPinheiro[CFCUL];Dr.AlexanderGerner[CFCUL].
2. Policy&ELSAofGenomeEditingandHumanEnhancement
Genome editing is a technology with the potential to promote and enhance health andunderstand disease. However, as many other disruptive advances in science, it also bringschallengesatanethical,legal,social,andpoliticallevel,particularlyregardingthetreatmentofhereditarydiseasesandtheintegrityofthehumangermline.Thepossibilitiesofgenome-editingand its limits and consequences, specifically to therapeutic applications and targetedinterventions in ecosystems are being broadly discussed by many. It will be important tocontributetothedebateinacriticalandtransparentwaywiththeparticipationofscientists,society and policy-makers. This will provide a platform to better assess the benefits andpotentialrisksofthetechnologytohelpsupportthedevelopmentofsoundpoliciesinthefuture.
Weinvitereflectionsuponthefollowingthemes(butnotlimitedto):
• Ethical,legal,politicalandsocialchallengesassociatedwithgenome-editing;• Geneticediting:evolutionoftechnologyandmedicineanditsImplicationsforhuman
health,andthenaturalenvironment;• Socio-ethicalandpolicy-relatedquestionsabouttheacceptabilityofgermline
modification;• Challengesondefining“Geneticidentity”,parenthoodandrespectiveresponsibilities:
limitsandconsequences;• “Humanenhancement”potentialofgeneticediting:Implicationsandscientific-
technologicalfeasibilitythereof;• Responsestothechallengeofestablishednorms.
KeynoteSpeaker(s):ProfessorBarthaMariaKnoppers;TBA.InvitedSpeaker(s):TBA.LocalOrganizingCommittee:Dr.AlexanderGerner[CFCUL];Dr.MaraAlmeida[CFCUL].
ScientificCommittee:ProfessorPhilipKitcher;ProfessorGregoryStock;ProfessorSusanKelly;ProfessorKevinM.Esvelt;ProfessorRitaZilhão;Dr.NathalieGontier;ProfessorMariaFernandaPalma.
Abstractsubmission
For your submission pleasemake sure to provide two separate documents: (1) InformationDocumentwith all authors' names and affiliations, aworking address for the correspondingauthor,andrespectivee-mailaddress;(2)AnonymizedDocumentwithatitleandanabstractof500 words max. (excluding bibliographical references). Both documents should be sent [email protected] until the 20th of October under the heading of “Submission toConferenceHumanEnhancementandEvolution”.
Theannouncementoftheresultsissettothe31stOctober.Theselectedabstractswillbeinvitedfora20min.presentation.
Authorsofselectedabstractstothe1stpartoftheconferencewilllaterbeinvitedtocontributetoapeerreviewedvolumeintheSpringerBookSeriesInterdisciplinaryEvolutionResearchon
the topic of Evolution and the Sciences and Technologies of Human Enhancement[http://www.springer.com/series/13109].Thecontributorstothe2ndpartoftheconferencewillalsobeconsideredforpublication.
Registrationandattendancearefreeofcharge.
Conferencedinnerisscheduledforthe14thDecemberinLisbon.
TheconferenceisorganizedbythePhilosophyofHumanTechnologyStrategicResearchLineoftheCFCULandwillbeheldinEnglishattheFacultyofSciencesoftheUniversityofLisbon,CampoGrande,AmphitheatreID-Ciências,BuildingC1,3rdfloor,Lisbon,Portugal.
Pleasefeelfreetocontacttheorganizersincaseyouhaveanydoubtsorusethegenerale-mailaddress:[email protected].
KindregardsfromLisbon,Theorganizingcommittee,
Dr.AlexanderGerner[[email protected]]Dr.MaraAlmeida[[email protected]]JoãoPinheiro[[email protected];http://cfcul.fc.ul.pt/equipa/jpinheiro.php]