The Virtual Asian Bioethics Conference August 29 – September 1
This will be a virtual conference on:
29 August 2021 (Sunday)
30 August 2021 (Monday)
31 August 2021 (Tuesday)
1 September 2021 (Wednesday)
Each Day will run for 5 hours (300 minutes) with no break time, starting at:
6:00AM Istanbul = 7:30AM Tehran = 8:30AM Chennai = 9AM Dhaka = 10AM Bangkok, Jakarta; 11:00 KL, Seoul, Beijing, and Manila = 12:00 midday Tokyo = 15:00 Christchurch = 20:00 California (a day before)
If necessary additional day(s) will be added, but we will not have parallel sessions.
Please submit in writing a 300-word abstract in English, which if approved after peer review, will be also included in the EJAIB September 2021 issue. Currently it is planned that presentations will either be assigned to a 20 minute or 30 minutes slot (e.g. 15 minutes with 5 minutes Q&A or 20 minutes with 10 minutes Q&A) – all in plenary.
The 2021 ABA General Meeting will be held during the conference. We may also accept some papers that are not related to COVID-19 or the current pandemic related issues.
Media: Skype.
We know that some members prefer Skype and some prefer Zoom. (The rationale for Skype is that Zoom is blocked in Iran, among the countries of ABA members that normally participate; and second that the Chat history and Recording is preserved off-line throughout all days for those who are members of the group). Participants will be only able to be added by the secretariat and not by other participants for security reasons.
Rules: The speaker may choose to use visual aids or not. If possible, the speaker should provide an electronic copy of their presentation (text or slides) in the skype chat; and the presenter may also decide to share screen if their network signal is strong enough. Participants who are not speaking will usually turn off their video and audio (though on Skype anyone can turn off all incoming video if you have a weak signal). The slides may contain words in any language, but nothing obscene.
In case a speaker or person asking a question has privacy concerns they can request the recording be stopped while they make their comment; but in general, if you do not agree to recording please use an unlinked skype user name.
Presenter fees
ABA paid members (any amount): USD50; USD100 for non-ABA members. An electronic certificate of presentation will be prepared.
Attendance fees
No fee for persons who just wish to attend and do not want a certificate
Certificate fees
USD20 for members who request an electronic certificate of attendance (USD40 for non-ABA members who want a certificate of attendance)
The method of payment will be determined later, and there will be no payment unless the paper is accepted for presentation. Applications for waiver of payment, or delayed payment because of financial transaction fees and difficulties, will be considered.
Secretariat: Prof. Darryl Macer: darryl@eubios.info
Note: Because of the COVID-19 pandemic the ABC that was originally scheduled to be held in Malaysia in 2020 is now planned as an in-person Asian Bioethics Conference in 2022.
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