Got an interesting new event coming up in Second Life on Wednesday:

ESRC Research Seminar Series, Seminar I
Complexity and Policy: the Global Governance of New Health Technologies
Date: 26th November
Time: 9:15 – 6pm GMT / 01:15 – 10am SLT
Location: LSE and Second Life.

This is one of six seminars on the topic of Complexity Theory as a Framework for Management and Public Policy and as well as a live event at the London School of Economics, will also be broadcast live into Second Life, at Nature’s home, the Elucian Islands

There will be four sessions and a panel discussion: full programme below

9:30: Welcome and intro
09.45: Session 1: Personal Genomics and Policymaking: the practice of Complexity
11.00 Coffee
11.15 Session 2: Patently Complex? : Emerging questions on patents on biotechnological inventions
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Session 3: Predicting Complex Futures: the role of regulation in health technology foresight
14.45 Session 4: Panel Discussion on the contribution of complexity and to identify main challenges
15.30 Tea
15.45 Session 5: Exploring Topics for Joint Projects
17.15 Overview
17.30 End of seminar

All the sessions sound fascinating and there is a flier with the detailed blurb and speakers for each one.

All are very welcome to attend one or more sessions: no need to RSVP, but it would be helpful if you could let me know if you are thinking of coming to give a rough idea of numbers.