Fifteen Asian Bioethics Conference (ABC15) of the Asian Bioethics Association
1-‐9 November 2014 in Beppu and Kumamoto, Japan
The Asian Bioethics Association (ABA)1 , Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Kumamoto University, Eubios Ethics institute and American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the forthcoming Fifteen Asian Bioethics Conference.
ABC15 will be held between the 1st to 9th November, and be spread between two cities and Universities. The intensive academic sessions (plenary with extensive discussion) will be held 1-‐3 November in Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Beppu, and in Kumamoto University, 7-‐9 November. On 4 November there will be sight seeing in hot springs in Beppu and a discussion of geoethics, 5 November a trip from Beppu to Kumamoto via natural forests and Mt. Aso (an active volcano) with discussion of environmental ethics, arriving in the evening at Kumamoto. On 6 November will be a full day excursion by ferry boat to Nagasaki, the site of the second atomic bomb dropped on Japan, and a discussion of nuclear ethics.
We hope that most people may wish to join the entire conference, where there will be scholars from more than 40 different countries of the world. We welcome everyone from any region and specialty of the world, regardless of age, gender, religious beliefs, and philosophy, to engage in dialogue on research and policy to make the world better …
The first Asian Bioethics Association Conference was held in 1995 in Beijing, and in the past two decades bioethics has rapidly developed in Asia. The previous conferences in China, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Iran and Taiwan. The conference brings together scholars and policy makers from many disciplines all around the world (beyond just Asia and the Pacific) to discuss and deliberate on the latest issues facing humanity.
The themes of ABC15 will include all topics of bioethics, especially those reflecting on different
cultures. These will also includes themes of Genetics and ethics, Biotechnology, Environment Ethics, Sustainability, Human Security, Medical Ethics, Robotic Medicine, Bioethics Education in Schools and
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Universities, Public Health Ethics, Neuroethics, Disaster Ethics, Gender and bioethics, Peace and Conflict resolution, Global studies, and Asia-‐Pacific Studies. ABC15 will integrate several meetings under the same umbrella, including the Annual Meeting of the Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS), and the Ninth Kumamoto International Bioethics Roundtable.
For direct international flights, Fukuoka is a convenient point of access, with a direct highway bus from the airport to APU. For domestic flights (and for those flying into other international airports taking a connecting domestic flight), Beppu is closest to Oita airport. Kumamoto airport has also direct flights from Korea. (Detailed information will be provided later).
We are also coordinating with the Asian Society of Mind Studies and International Society of Biocosmology so that there will be registration and/or travel packages for those presenting papers at the conferences in Chung Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 11-‐13 November, in which case travel could be via Fukuoka airport (2 hours by bus from Kumamoto) to Seoul, Korea; or direct from Kumamoto airport), with 14 November sightseeing being offered in Seoul. (Please see the attached flier). We look forward to welcoming you in ABC15. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the cochairs of ABC15: Prof. Nader Ghotbi, Director, Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS), Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), 1-‐1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu city, Oita 874-‐8577, Japan at [email protected] or Ms. Kimiko Tashima at ktashima@kumamoto-‐u.ac.jp for Prof. Takao Takahashi, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences, Health Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented (HIGO) Program, Kumamoto University, Japan. You can join the Asian Bioethics Association at the same time as registration, inquiries to Prof. Darryl Macer, Provost, American University of Sovereign Nations, Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Director, Eubios Ethics Institute; Secretary, Asian Bioethics Association.
Abstracts -‐ ALL ARE WELCOME Abstract review is underway, do not miss out on the chance to join us to discuss the state of bioethics in the world! Paper presentation and participation are welcomed from academics, scholars, policy makers, students and enthusiasts in any disciplines, from expert to novice. Both members and non-‐members of ABA are welcome. Bioethics is the love of life, and examines the ethical, legal, scientific, and social and dimensions of decisions that affect life, society, environment, in all communities.
Abstracts should not be more than 300 words in English with 3-‐5 key words. It should also carry the full name(s) and contact details of the author(s). Kindly indicate 3 preferred sub-‐themes (from the list) that your abstract fits into. The Full paper should be approximately 5000 words. In addition, the papers will be automatically included into the Best Paper competition. A proceedings volume will be published. Selected papers will be offered to be published in special issues of the Eubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics (EJAIB)-‐ the official journal of ABA.
Kindly submit your application and abstract using the form (also available on ABA website, www.eubios.info/ABA.htm) Proposals for sessions can also be made.
First abstract deadline – 30 June 2014; to [email protected]
CONFERENCE AND LODGING FEE (Includes accommodation, breakfast, lunches and dinners for 10 days at the venue, tourist admission fees for hot springs and other sites; and travel between Beppu and Kumamoto via Mt. Aso, and day trip to Nagasaki) Early-‐bird registration for full package (31 Oct to 10 Nov check out) and ABA 2014 annual membership is only JPY45,000 payable by credit card by 30 June 2014 On site fees are: ABA Members: JPY50,000 = JPY25,000 (31 Oct-‐5 Nov check out); JPY25,000 (5 Nov-‐10 Nov check out) Non-‐ ABA Members: JPY60,000 = JPY30,000 (31 Oct-‐5 Nov check out); JPY30,000 (5 Nov-‐10 Nov check out) Students JPY30,000 = JPY15,000 (31 Oct-‐5 Nov check out); JPY15,000 (5 Nov-‐10 Nov check out) There are limited numbers of fee waivers still available, submit your cover letter and resume together with maximum of two abstract(s). You may require a letter to apply for a visa to enter Japan, which will be issued after your abstract is accepted for presentation. Early notifications of acceptance will be made upon receipt of applications.
A sample of the confirmed speakers for ABC15 include: Prof. Atsushi Asai, Tohoku University, Japan Dr. Jayapaul Azariah, Founding President, AIBA and former President, Asian Bioethics Association; India Dr. Alireza Bagheri, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran Sr. Daphne Furtado, Society of the Sacred Heart, ABA Vice President for India Dr. Miko Ferine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia Indonesia Prof. Nader Ghotbi, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan; Iran Prof. Thomas A. Gionis, President, American University of Sovereign Nations, USA Prof. Abhik Gupta, Assam University, India Dr. Soraj Hongladarom, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Prof. Akiko Ishihara, Dept. Peace and Conflict Studies, Kumamoto University, Japan Dr. Aamir Jafarey, President, Asian Bioethics Association; CBEC, SUIT, Karachi, Pakistan Prof. Umar Angarra Jenie, Chair, Indonesian National Bioethics Commission, ABA Vice President for Indonesia Prof. Bang Ook Jun, ABA Vice President for Korea Dr. Konstantin Khroutski, Novgorod State University after Yaroslav-‐the-‐Wise, Veliky Novgorod, Russia Dr. Masayuki Kodama, National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Japan Dr. On-‐Kwok Lai, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Kobe, Japan Prof. Shamina Lasker, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ABA Vice-‐President for South Asia Prof. Shui Chen Lee, ABA Vice President for Taiwan Prof. H. Lee, Chung-‐Ang University, Korea Prof. Marlon Patrick P. Lofredo, St. Paul’s University, the Philippines Prof. Darryl Macer, Provost, American Univ. Sovereign Nations, USA; Director, Eubios Ethics Institute, New Zealand Dr. Ravichandran Moorthy, UKM, Malaysia, ABA Vice-‐President for South East Asia Dr. Amalia Muhaimin, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, Purwokerto, Indonesia Indonesia Prof. Sivanandam Pannerselvam, Head, Dept. Philosophy, University of Madras, Chennai, India Dr. Irina Pollard, Macquarie University, Australia, ABA Vice-‐President for the Pacific Prof. Jason Roberts, Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, Arizona State University, USA Prof. Sankai, Tsukuba University, Japan; designer of robotic suit “HAL” for patient rehabilitation. Dr. Bakhyt Sarymsakova, Astana, Kazakstan, ABA Vice President for West Asia Dr. Bushra Shirazi, Vice-‐President of Asian Bioethics Association, Pakistan Dr. Jasdev Rai Singh, UK, ABA Vice President for Asian Ethnic and Religious Minorities Prof. Yati Soenarto (Ms), UGM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Prof. S. Soenarto, UGM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Prof. Miyako Takagi, Tokyo, ABA Vice President for Japan Prof. Hana Tran, Vietnam; AUSN Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, Eubios Ethics Institute, Thailand Prof. Duujian Tsai, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan Prof. Yanguang Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China Prof. Kwon Jong Yoo, Dean, Department of Philosophy, Chung-‐Ang University, Korea Prof. Ryuichi Ida, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan Prof. Takao Takahashi, HIGO program, Kumamoto University, Japan
Kayo Uejima, Coordinator, Lablink, Japan Prof. Naoji Yamawaki, Seisa University (Faculty of Life Network Science), Professor Emeritus Univ. Tokyo, Japan Prof. Chutatip Umavijani, Thammasat University, Thailand Many more are expected…
Attendance at the ABC15 conference will also count as a 2 credit course towards a Certificate in Bioethics and Global Public Health at American University of Sovereign Nations, Scottsdale, Az, USA (with assignments). Write to [email protected] See: http://au-‐sn.com ABA membership is encouraged…(return the form before hand…2014 is also election year for ABA). The results will be announced at ABC15, including for a new ABA President who will succeed Prof. Jafarey, meaning we will have two ABA Presidential addresses, at the beginning BY Prof. Jafarey and another at the end of ABC15 by the new President.
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There is wonderful history, culture and sights…See other websites: Beppu Navi http://english.beppu-navi.jp See video on Japan Hell Tour (8 hot springs) Kumamoto sightseeing http://www.manyou-‐kumamoto.jp/contents.cfm?id=222