January 16-17, 2003
Meeting Agenda Agenda

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16    

9:00 am	Session 1: Early Embryonic Development: An Up-to-Date Account. John M. Opitz, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Human Genetics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Utah.
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Session 2: Procuring Organs for Transplantation: Ethical Considerations. Council Discussion.
12:15 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Session 3: Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Human Improvement: Discussion of a Paper Prepared by Leon R. Kass, M.D.
3:30 pm	Break
3:45 pm	Session 4: Beyond Therapy: Controlling Sex of Children. Discussion of Staff Working Paper, "Ethical Aspects of Sex Control"
5:15 pm	Adjournment

FRIDAY, JANUARY 17    

8:30 am	Session 5: Biotechnology and Public Policy: Role of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Richard A. Merrill, M.A., LL.B., Daniel Caplin Professor of Law and Sullivan & Cromwell Research Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, and Of Counsel, Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C. James S. Benson, former Acting Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
10:30 am	Break
10:45 am	Session 6: Neuropsychopharmacology and Public Policy. Council Discussion.
11:30 pm	Public Comments.
12:30 pm	Adjournment