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  • Announcements

Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics

The Department of Medical History & Ethics, School of Medicine, University of Washington, will hold its annual Summer Seminar in Health Care Ethics, July 31-August 5, 1995 in Seattle, WA. The seminar is an intensive introduction to the concepts, methods, and cases of bioethics. Applications are due by mid-June. For information, contact: Marilyn J. Barnard, Program Coordinator, Medical History & Ethics, SB-20, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel. 206-616-1864; FAX 206-685-7515; Internet: mbarnard@u.washington.edu.

European Bioethics Seminar

A European Bioethics Seminar: Health Care Issues in Pluralistic Societies, organized by the International Program in Bioethics Education and Research, will be held August 7-11, 1995, in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. The seminar will provide participants with both a formal and practical understanding of contemporary bioethics issues. Special attention will be paid to European traditions in health care ethics. All lectures and plenary sessions will be in English. For information, contact: Mrs. J.C.M. Delet-de Haard, Catholic University of Nijmegen, 232 Dept. of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Tel. 31-(0)80-615320; FAX 31-(0)80-540254.

Annual Meetings

The Society for Health and Human Values' 1995 annual meeting, Values of Health Care: Diverse Perspectives, will be held October 12-15, in San Diego, CA. For membership and meeting information, contact: Society for Health and Human Values, 6728 Old McLean Village Drive, McClean, VA. Tel. 703-556-9222; FAX 703-556-8729. The 1995 annual meeting of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics will be held September 29-30, in Boston, MA. For information, contact: Rebecca Loud, ASLME, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215. Tel. 617-262-4990; FAX 617-437-7596.

World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use

The Second World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences will be held October 20-24, 1996, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Congress aims to promote an exchange of information on recent developments in the field of alternatives to animal use, and to contribute to the ongoing dialogue among the animal protection movement, the scientific community, regulatory authorities, and industry. For information, contact: World Congress Alternatives 1996, FBU Congress Bureau, Box 80.125, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands, Tel. 31-30-53-5044/2728; FAX 31-30-53-3667; Internet: l.donkers@pobox.ruu.nl. [End Page 179]

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