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Call for Papers

International Bioethics Roundtable:

Bioethics Across and Between

Continents and Peoples for the

Betterment of All

American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN),

Arizona and California, USA, 2-5 September 2017 Organizers:Thiseventisco-organisedbytheAmericanUniversityofSovereignNations(AUSN,USA); Eubios Ethics Institute (NewZealand, Japan andThailand); and Youth’sUNESCOClubNepal.IfyouareinterestedpleaseemailtoDr.DarrylMacer(Darryl@eubios.info).

FeaturesIncludes not only stimulating lectures and dialogue,butalsoafieldtriptotheGrandCanyon,oneofsevenwondersoftheworld,Sedona,andotherculturalandnaturalsites.TherewillalsobevisitstotheGilaRiverIndian Community, Casa Grande, Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community, San Carlos Apache andtheNavajoNations.Weinviteyoutojoinacademicsandempowered professionals from around the world.Participantsfromallcontinentswillshareexperiences.

Arrival

Some delegates will arrive in Los Angeles (LAX) on 31Augustintimetotraveltogetherbylandstoppingatvarioussites and communities en route to Phoenix, Arizona, themain site of the conference. If you are flying or drivingdirectly toPhoenix (SkyHarbor airport), be ready to starton the morning of the 2 September. Further details andoptionswillbeprovidedtoregisteredparticipants.

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AUSN is strongly based in the promotion of respect for human rights, fundamentalfreedoms, peace, the sense of human dignity, and the promotion of understanding,tolerance and friendship amongst all nations and all Peoples. AUSN is deeplycommitted to offering excellence of education, academia and scholarship, throughwhichwewill, provide our students, researchers and staff the intellectual freedomsandabilitytorejoiceinthediscoveryofcriticalthoughtandthepursuitofexcellence;andproperlyprepare future leadersofour communitieswhowillbe committedandvigorouslyengaged inhelping thosewhosuffer,areburdenedbysocial injustices,orwhoarestrickenbydisease,anddosoforthebenefitofallpeoplesandpopulations.Thefieldtripswillofferaglimpseintothecontrastsinthelivesofpeopletodayandinthepastandhowtheyhaveshapedthebioethicsofourworld.Facilitatorsinclude:

Prof. Darryl Macer, President, AUSN and Director, Eubios Ethics Institute,Aotearoa/NewZealandProf.NilzaMariaDiniz,StateUniversityofLondrina,Londrina-ParanaState,BrazilProf.WendslerNosie,FormerChair,SanCarlosApacheTribalCommunityLauraRamnarace,M.A.,DirectorofNonviolentActionNewMexico,SilverCity,NewMexico,USAConfirmedpaperstodateinclude:1

Therewillbefacilitateddiscussionandanumberofspeakers.Theproceedingswillbedevelopedintoabook.Additionalpapersareinvitedtocoverabroadrangeoftopics,asillustrationsofpracticaldilemmasandhowwecanaddressthem.Session:IndigenousCulturesandDecolonizationofEducation,Landand

Government

Prof.WendslerNosie,FormerChair,SanCarlosApacheTribalCommunityMs.CarmelaRoybal,TewaNation,NewMexicoProf. Darryl Macer, President, AUSN and Director, Eubios Ethics Institute,Aotearoa/NewZealandSession:PublicHealthEthicsforCommunitiesTheEthicalImplicationsofGenerationalandCulturalIdentities,Ms,MargaretBaylon,MaritimeAcademyofAsiaandthePacific,thePhilippines

EvidenceBasedHealthPlanningandit'seffectonstrengtheningtohealthsystem

andpolicymaking,Dr.SherMostafaSadiqKhan,DeputyDirector(Planning&

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Research),DirectorateGeneralHealthServices,MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,BangladeshAssociatedfactorsforperiodontitisamongthediabeticpatients:Across-

sectionalstudyinBangladesh,Dr.NusratA.Chowdhury,North-SouthUniversity,Bangladesh RoleofcommunityclinicsinensuringprimaryhealthcareinBangladesh,Dr.ArafaturRahman,DeputyProgramManager(Planning),DirectorateGeneralHealthServices,MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,BangladeshSession:Ethics,GeneticsandGovernanceofNewTechnologiesProf.NilzaMariaDiniz,StateUniversityofLondrina,Londrina-ParanaState,BrazilProf. Darryl Macer, former member of Human Genome Organization (HUGO) EthicsCommittee,NewZealandSession:PeacethroughNonviolence

TheEthicalandPracticalPowerofNonviolentAction,Ms.LauraRamnarace,Director,NonviolentActionNewMexico,SilverCity,NewMexicoYouthparticipationinPeaceBuildinginBangladesh:ChallengesandProspects,Md.RobiulIslam,Bangladesh;YouthPeaceAmbassador

Session:EnvironmentalEthicsandAnimals

UniversalAnimalethicsandAnimalRights,Prof.ArunaSivakami,Formervice–chancellor,MotherTeresaWomen’sUniversity,Kodaikanal,TamilNadu,India

RoleofYouthinHospitalWasteManagementinNepal,Mr.RamjiSapkota,Youth’sUNESCOClub;MinistryofPublicHeath,Nepal

EthicalandMoralConsiderationsforRoadSafetyinBangladesh,Ms.TanyaAhmed,Bangladesh

TheOilandGasIndustryinSoutheastAsiaasaCatalystforPeaceand

Sustainability,Dr.AgnesCincoSequiñoDirector,CenterforPolicy,ResearchandDevelopmentStudies,UniversityofSanJose-Recoletos,CebuCity,Philippines;AUSNVisitingProfessorofBusinessEthics,SustainabilityScienceandInnovationDevelopment, CO2, and Health: How can the United Nations help? Mr. Osama Rajkhan, Social Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok

Session:Bioethics,MedicalEthicsandClinician-PatientRelationships

DentalDilemmasInOralHealthCare,Dr.RawfunNahar,ToothFairyDentalFoundation,BangladeshSectorwidehealthprogrammetoaddressSDGsandResearchEthicsin

Bangladesh,Dr.MohammadSaifulIslam,ResearchOfficer&DeputyProgramManager,PMRDirectorateGeneralHealthServices,MinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare,Bangladesh

Session:EducationandEthicalEmpowerment

EthicsandChildren’sEducationandNurturingonIndianReservationsinthe

USA,Ms.LataSitake,DakotaNation;TongaEthics,autismandspecialneedkidseducation,Mr.MuhammadRezkiAchyana,Director,PutrakamiFoundation;FounderABABatam,Batam,RiauArchipelagoProvince,Indonesia;YouthPeaceAmbassadorEthicsEducationforbettermedicineandhealthcare:LessonsfromIndia,Prof.AnnaswamyNalini,DirectorofEducation,SaveethaUniversity,Chennai

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Session:GenderandCommunity

ChallengesintheGay,LesbianandTransgenderNativeAmericanCommunity,

Ms.EndreyaM.McCabe,DelawareNation,UnitedStatesofAmericaAwarenessofWomenonGenderBasedViolenceinNepal,Mr.BikashThapa,Nepal

AccommodationandMealsPackageThe conference fee including accommodation, travel, entrance fees, andmeals fromaccommodation on the evening 1 September to breakfast and check out on 6September is USD400. Therewill be an additional cost sharing for travel from LosAngeles(ViatheColoradoRiverIndianCommunity)andreturntoLosAngeles,whichmayincludearouteviaLasVegasdependingonthedemand.SomeparticipantswillreturnbylandtogethertoCaliforniaaftertheConferenceThereare235museumsinLosAngeles,offeringsomethingforeverytaste.Forthosewho like history the Presidential Library of Richard Nixon or Ronald Reagan areinteresting. Hollywood is the land of Glitz. San Diego Zoo, Sea World or the USSMidway,aresomeofthehighlights inSanDiego.DisneylandorUniversalStudiosarefullofexcitement,manyridesandiconiccharacters.

Somephotosfromprevious Conferences…

Furtherbackground

ThereareseveralyoutubevideosontheAUSNyoutubechannelincluding:SustainabilityinspiredbytheGrandCanyon https://youtu.be/yQCPNO6NvfgWaterEthics-ReflectionsfromArizona https://youtu.be/veG4ZqfOHkUOakFlat(ChiefWendslerNosie)

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Furtherbackground(underdevelopment)

Darryl R.J. Macer is President, American University of Sovereign Nations, USA; formerUNESCO Regional Advisor on Social and Human Sciences in Asia and the Pacific. He is alsoAffiliatedProfessor inPhilosophyatKumamotoUniversity, Japan;FoundingDirector,EubiosEthicsInstitute,Japan,NewZealandandThailand(http://www.eubios.info).HehasaPh.D.inBiochemistry at theMRCLaboratory ofMolecularBiology, andTrinity College,University ofCambridge, U.K., 1987; and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy fromKumamotoUniversity,Japanin2009.HehassinceworkedinUK,NewZealand,Italy,JapanandThailand;andisamemberofmanyinternationalbioethicscommittees. Hehaspublished20authoredbooks,30editedbooks,and300academicpapers.