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April 1, 2009
A special report, issued by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Conflict Management Program (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University, was released on March 31 at the National Press Club. A panel of prominent foreign policy experts—including Wesley Clark, Stu Eizenstat and Bill Zartman—are calling for the reset of North Africa Policy.
Potomac Institute’s Center for Neurotechnology Studies Leads Discussion on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues at Key Neuroscience and Cognitive Studies Conference
Arlington, VA—As a leading science and technology think-tank, the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies proudly co-sponsored the fourth Decade of the Mind symposium, which took place in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 13-15, in conjunction with the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Studies of George Mason University (VA) and Sandia National Laboratories (NM), among others. The Potomac Institute organized a pre-conference workshop on NeuroEthics, Legal, and Social Issues (NELSI-2). Dr. James Giordano, the director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute, chaired the NELSI conference, and set the scope and tenor of the meeting in an opening presentation on neuroethics entitled “Overview of the Field: Boundaries and Frontiers.” The Potomac Institute organized a pre-conference workshop on NeuroEthics, Legal, and Social Issues (NELSI-2). Dr. James Giordano, the director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) and Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute, chaired the NELSI conference, and set the scope and tenor of the meeting in an opening presentation on neuroethics entitled “Overview of the Field: Boundaries and Frontiers.”