May 27, 2015 International Symposium on GMO Controversy and the Future of Food
"The Struggle Over GMOs and the Future of Food" International Symposium
International Symposium on the Struggle Over GMOs and the Future of Food
The "GMOs and the Future of Food" International Symposium invites MIT scholar Dr. Stephanie Seneff as the keynote speaker. Dr. Seneff is a senior scientist at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. During her studies she majored in biology at MIT with a minor in food and nutrition, and later earned her doctorate from MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Her recent research has focused on exploring the links between toxic environmental chemicals and contemporary diseases, and over the years she has published numerous papers on this topic together with collaborating scholars. Because it is widely and mistakenly believed that Roundup is non-toxic and it is therefore used indiscriminately, Seneff points out that it is in fact the most important chemical toxin in today's environment.
Professor Guo Huaren of the Department of Agronomy at National Taiwan University, Swedish scholar at NTU GMBA Prof. Miriam Garvi, and partners from local agriculture, civic action, education and other fields will also speak from their individual professional perspectives, jointly raising questions and imagining the future of Taiwan's GMO issues and food under the influence of globalization.
[Date] May 27, 2015 (Wed) 9:30-16:30
[Venue] Taipei NGO House (No. 8, Qingdao East Road, Taipei, near MRT Shandao Temple Station Exit 5)
[Fee]General public 500 yuan* / Students 200 yuan** (includes lunch and snacks; please be sure to bring your own tableware.)
*Early bird discount
For those who complete payment and registration from now until 5/17 (Sun), receive 1 handmade cotton tote bag and 1 copy of "The One-Straw Revolution" (the two items have a total original price of 600 yuan). (Click here to see the gifts)
*Regular ticket price
For those who complete registration and payment after 5/18 (Mon), choose one of the two gifts (handmade cotton tote bag or book).
**Students: please bring relevant identification on the day for verification.
No gift; you are welcome to purchase related items on site, with a special combined price of 500 yuan for both items.
[Registration] All registration is done via online registration
[Event Contact] If you have any questions, please write to [email protected], with the subject line "GMO Controversy and the Future of Food International Symposium".
[Organizer] Green Formosa Front Association
[Co-organizers] NTU Seed Laboratory, Campus Lunch Goes Non-GMO, Qiupu Foundation, Hsinchu Logistics, Haoran Foundation, No-GMO Promotion Alliance
| "GMOs and the Future of Food" International Symposium Agenda | |
| 9:00-9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30-10:20 | [Keynote Speech] The Pervasive Herbicide, Roundup: Evidence that It Is Toxic to Humans Roundup herbicide residues: evidence of toxic effects on humans Speaker: Dr. Stephanie Seneff / Senior Scientist, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA |
| 10:20-10:40 | [Discussant Comments] Dr. Yan Zonghai / Director of the Clinical Toxicology Department, Linkou Chang Gung |
| 10:40-10:50 | Break / Tea |
| 10:50-11:40 | [Keynote Speech] Taiwan's Experience with GMO Products Professor Guo Huaren, who has long followed GMO issues in Taiwan and internationally, offers an in-depth analysis of the situation and development of GMO products within Taiwan's specific context. Speaker: Dr. Guo Huaren / Professor, Department of Agronomy, National Taiwan University |
| 11:40-12:10 | [Discussion Panel] Dr. Seneff / Professor Guo Huaren / Dr. Yan Zonghai |
| 12:10-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-14:40 | The Campus Lunch Non-GMO Movement - Course and Reflections Since 2013 it has promoted non-GMO action for campus food safety, and during the nine-in-one local public office elections it launched civic action that won positive responses from various local governments. Speaker: Huang Jialin / Co-initiator of the action, PhD candidate at the College of Education, University of Washington, USA |
| Experience of Using Organic Soybeans in Campus Lunches Former principal of Hexing Elementary School in Hukou Township, Hsinchu County, who during his tenure actively promoted zero-food-waste organic campus lunches and had the capacity to supply students with organic soy milk. Speaker: Wu You / Principal, Puhe Elementary School, Xinfeng Township, Hsinchu County | |
| 14:30-14:40 | Tea and networking time |
| 14:40-15:40 | Golden Rice, BioCassava Plus; Do we really need genetic bio-fortification?– Examples from the Sahel regarding GMOs as the solution to food security and malnutrition A Swedish management scholar who grew up in Africa explores global agriculture and food, ecology, community development and GMO issues from a sustainable and pluralistic perspective. Speaker: Dr. Miriam Garvi(Dr. Miriam Garvi) / Assistant Professor, College of Management, National Taiwan University |
| Land-Use Crop Production(Taking Non-GMO Soybeans, Forage and Green-Cut Corn as Examples) Sharing Taiwan Sugar's recent experience in promoting the return of local edible soybean cultivation and the production of livestock forage crops. Speaker: Dr. Jian Minghong / Director of the Department of Agricultural Operations, Taiwan Sugar Corporation | |
| 15:40-16:10 | [General Discussion] Dr. Garvi / Director Jian Minghong / Farmer Su Rongcan (Jiali Coarse Grains Production Team, Tainan) |
| 16:10-16:30 | Open exchange |