Exploring Futurisms - Mini Symposium

Organised by Edinburgh Napier university and The University of Glasgow.

Dr Ita Jansen (Edinburgh Napier University) and Dr Anna McFarlane (University of Glasgow) invite you to join them for a Futurisms Symposium at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. We are bringing together researchers interested in some of the key issues facing us today: the climate crisis, the rise of artificial intelligence, and the future of reproduction. Our goal is to foster future interdisciplinary collaboration and to build a network of academics in Scotland with an interest in ideas of the future, and how these have a bearing on our present behaviour.

The event will be held at The Royal Society of Edinburgh, from 9:00 to 13:00

Coffee, Tea and Pastries will be served.

PROGRAMME

9:00 - 9:20 UPPER GALLERY

Arrival and Coffee & Tea in Upper Gallery

LECTURE THEATRE

9:20 - 9:30

WELCOME by Dr Anna McFarlane and Dr Ita Jansen

9:30 - 10:20

PANEL - Exploring New Technologies and Ethics

• Professor Shannon Vallor (The University of Edinburgh)

• Paul Gray (Edinburgh Napier University)

• Respondent Dr Anna McFarlane (The University of Glasgow)
• Respondent Dr Lynda Clark (The University of Edinburgh)

10:20 -11:00

CONVERSATION with the Audience

Moderated by Dr Pascal Cicchetti (Edinburgh Napier University)

11:00 -11:30 BREAK in UPPER GALLERY

with Coffee, Tea & Pastries

LECTURE THEATRE

11:30- 12:20

PANEL - Exploring Planetary Futures

• Professor Jarita Holbrook (The University of Edinburgh)

• Dr Ita Jansen (Edinburgh University Napier)

• Respondent Dr Daniel M. Knight (University of St Andrews)
• Respondent Dr Gavin Miller (The University of Glasgow)

12:20 - 13:00 CONVERSATION

CONVERSATION with the Audience

Moderated by Dr Pascal Cicchetti (Edinburgh Napier University)

Bios will be added shortly

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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