Focus area(s)

• Science-focused Work

Contact Email

bridget@safsf.org

Join us for a critical conversation about new technologies that may sound like science fiction, but are already starting to change our bodies, our communities, our environments, and how we think about life at every scale.

Prepare to explore the brave new worlds of nanotechnology, synthetic biology, and geo-engineering. Find out what next generation products and industries could mean for you and your grantees, and how fellow funders are engaging in emerging technology issues.

Moderator:
Amy Shannon, environment program officer, CS Mott Foundation, MI

Speakers:
Maria Powell, founder, Nanotechnology Citizen Engagement Organization, WI
Jim Thomas, programme manager, ETC Group, Ontario
Pat Mooney, co-founder and executive director, ETC Group, Ontario
Andrew Kimbrell, founder and executive director, Center for Food Safety, and International Center for Technology Assesment, DC
Mike Wright, director of Health, Safety, and Environment, United Steelworkers, PA

Sponors:
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
Grantmakers without Borders
Environmental Grantmakers Association
The Funders Workgroup on Sustainable Consumption and Production

**University Club Dress Code:
The University Club has a dress code requiring that business attire be worn throughout the club Monday through Friday. For women this means a business or other pantsuit, dress, or a blazer with collared shirt or sweater with skirt or slacks. For men, either business suit with collared shirt and tie, or slacks, sport coat with a collared shirt are required.

RSVP by September 10 to:
Bridget Dobrowski, bridget@safsf.org
Monica Mooire, monica@csfund.org