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Report of the 1st Convention

A 123-strong European citizens’ panel met in Brussels from June 3-5, 2005 to consider what they think should be done with our new-found knowledge of the brain. The panel includes 123 ramdomly selected citizens drawn from nine European countries – Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

mom report 080605(2).pdf (pdf - 2452,83kb)

Policy advice

The citizens' deliberation phase ended in January. The Meeting of Minds Partner consortium is committed to disseminate the citizens' findings and recommendations to national and European policymakers. This is being achieved using different means such as:

online webmeeting with expert panel of neuroscientists
online webmeeting with expert panel on ethics
presentations at national and international events
organisation of a seminar at ESOF
input into the Green Paper on mental health

Keep an eye on the website for an update on future initiatives

Meet the Citizens

Weblog

Get an impression of the European Citizens' panel's views on their Meeting of Minds experience before and after the Second Convention.

Videos

View them in action.

National reports

Reports from Second National Citizens' Assessment Meetings in ENGLISH version.

Country sites

Belgium Flemish Community
Belgium French Community
Denmark
European Site
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom