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Appendix B
Program

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND ETHICAL ISSUES

Tuesday, October 14

Emerging Technologies

Moderator: Deborah G. Johnson, Anne Shirley Carter Olsson Professor of Applied Ethics, University of Virginia

9:00 a.m.

Keynote Address

Wm. A. Wulf, President

National Academy of Engineering

9:30 a.m.

The Ethical Dimensions of Earth Systems Engineering and Management

Braden R. Allenby, Environment, Health, and Safety

Vice President

AT&T

10:00 a.m.

Nano-Ethics: Framing the Issues

George Khushf, Humanities Director of the Center for Bioethics, and Associate Professor of Philosophy

University of South Carolina

10:30 a.m.

Break

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Program." National Academy of Engineering. 2004. Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering: Papers from a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11083.
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10:45 a.m.

Neurotechnology and Brain-Computer Interfaces: Ethical and Social Implications

Paul Root Wolpe, Senior Fellow, Center for Bioethics

University of Pennsylvania

11:15 a.m.

E3: Energy, Engineers, and Ethics

John F. Ahearne, Director, Ethics Program

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

State of the Art in Engineering Ethics

Moderator: Stephanie J. Bird, Editor, Science and Engineering Ethics

1:00 p.m.

Ethical Methodology for Case Studies in Engineering Ethics

Charles E. (Ed) Harris, Associate Professor,

Department of Philosophy

Texas A&M University

1:30 p.m.

Creativity and Responsibility in Engineering

Caroline Whitbeck, Elmer G. Beamer-Hubert H. Schneider Professor in Ethics, Department of Philosophy, and

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Case Western Reserve University

2:00 p.m.

Microethics, Macroethics, and Professional Engineering Societies

Joseph R. Herkert, Associate Professor of Multidisciplinary Studies

North Carolina State University

Ethics Challenges

2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions on Ethics and Emerging Small- and Large-Scale Technologies

4:30 p.m.

Film Incident at Morales

Developed and produced by the National Institute for Engineering Ethics

5:20 p.m.

Reception

6:00 p.m.

Dinner

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Program." National Academy of Engineering. 2004. Emerging Technologies and Ethical Issues in Engineering: Papers from a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11083.
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Wednesday, October 15

9:00 a.m.

Reports from Breakout Groups

Ethics in Engineering Education

Moderator: John F. Ahearne, Director, Ethics Program Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

10:00 a.m.

Ethics across the Curriculum

Vivian Weil, Director, Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions, and Professor of Ethics

Illinois Institute of Technology

10:30 a.m.

Integrating Ethics Education at All Levels

Stephanie J. Bird, Editor

Science and Engineering Ethics

11:00 a.m.

Facilitated Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here?

Led by John F. Ahearne, Stephanie J. Bird, Deborah G. Johnson, and Wm. A. Wulf

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

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Engineers and ethicists participated in a workshop to discuss the responsible development of new technologies. Presenters examined four areas of engineering--sustainability, nanotechnology, neurotechnology, and energy--in terms of the ethical issues they present to engineers in particular and society as a whole. Approaches to ethical issues include: analyzing the factual, conceptual, application, and moral aspects of an issue; evaluating the risks and responsibilities of a particular course of action; and using theories of ethics or codes of ethics developed by engineering societies as a basis for decision making. Ethics can be built into the education of engineering students and professionals, either as an aspect of courses already being taught or as a component of engineering projects to be examined along with research findings. Engineering practice workshops can also be effective, particularly when they include discussions with experienced engineers. This volume includes papers on all of these topics by experts in many fields. The consensus among workshop participants is that material on ethics should be an ongoing part of engineering education and engineering practice.

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