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Field testing site selection: Including social criteria among other criteria for selecting field sites for testing gene drive organisms

April 13, 2021 at 10:00 am - 11:30 am EDT

This is the third in a series of Panel Discussions—Considering the Case of Gene Drive Technologies Through Social Science Theories on Stakeholder Engagement.

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health-GeneConvene Global Collaborative and The Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents (GBIRd) Partnership cordially invite you to participate in Considering the Case of Gene Drive Technologies Through Social Science Theories on Stakeholder Engagement.  Through The Gene Drive Research Forum, The Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents (GBIRd) Partnership and The FNIH GeneConvene Global Collaborative are co-hosting a series of virtual panel discussions to provide a forum for social scientists, researchers and developers, funders, and other stakeholders engaged in or contemplating work in the gene drive technologies space to explore the case of gene drive technologies through social science theories on stakeholder engagement. A different panel will meet for 1.5 hours on the second Tuesday of each month for five months starting in February 2021 at 10 am US east coast time to discuss a specific topic and entertain questions from participants.

Panel discussions will be held virtually on February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11 and June 8, 2021.

Considering the Case of Gene Drive Technologies Through Social Science Theories on Stakeholder Engagement.

DATES & TIMES

Stakeholder engagement and controversy: Lessons from the ground
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET

Stakeholder engagement and risk assessment: What are the lessons for gene drive research engagement efforts?
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET

Field testing site selection: Including social criteria among other criteria for selecting field sites for testing gene drive organisms
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET

What is the role of consensus in stakeholder engagement?
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET

Investigating the independence of stakeholder engagement activities
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
10:00 – 11:30 AM ET