The Program Committee is responsible for the annual meeting, including identifying suitable topics and speakers, reviewing suggestions, and reviewing abstract and poster submissions from the Society’s membership. Members of the committee are responsible for finding a suitable venue, managing event advertisement/promotion, and media outreach.
The responsibilities of the committee are to:
- Identify session and speaker topic areas for the core program of the Annual Meeting and the public session.
- Solicit speakers.
- Review abstract and poster submissions from the Society’s membership.
- Fundraise for the Annual Meeting.
- Work with the Executive Director to identify a suitable venue, manage event planning, advertise and promote the event, and reach out to the media and other communicators.
Members
Profiles
José M. Muñoz
International Neurotechnology Governance Observatory (INEGOV)
International Center for Neuroscience and Ethics (CINET)
José M. Muñoz, PhD, is Founding Director of the International Neurotechnology Governance Observatory (INEGOV), based at the International Center for Neuroscience and Ethics (Spain). His work focuses on the ethical, legal, and social implications of neurotechnology, with a particular emphasis on global governance. He has held research positions at Harvard University, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Navarra, and has advised or spoken for institutions including the United Nations, INTERPOL, the Organization of American States, the Government of Spain, the Royal Spanish Academy, and several national parliaments.
Laura Cabrera
Pennsylvania State University
Laura Y. Cabrera, MA, PhD, is an associate professor within the department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Pennsylvania State University. Her work focuses on the ethical and societal implications of advances in neurotechnology, Latino’s views about Alzheimer’s disease, and the timing of deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease.
Tamami Fukushi
Tokyo Online University
Tamami Fukushi, PhD is a Professor at the Faculty of Human Welfare, Tokyo Online University. Her current interest in neuroethics is Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in addition to ethics education of advanced technology of neuroscience in the context of engineering ethics, science policy and regulatory science. She is a member of the Ethics Committee of the Japan Neuroscience Society, International Advisory Council at Centro Internacional de Neurociencia y Ética (CINET) and of the panel of Center for Neurotechnology and Law, by drawing on her research experience in cognitive neuroscience as well as in science policy and research on research.
Appointments
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