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Meeting of Minds - ECD: a model for the future?  14/07/2006 Seminar at ESOF 2006: first assessment of results of the European Citizens' Deliberation on Brain Science
Second National Citizens' Assessment Meetings : reports now available 20/12/2005 The citizens of the 9 participating countries produced their national citizens' assessment report.
Full report and summary report from the Second Stakeholder Workshop 6 December 2005 19/12/2005 The full report and summary report of the interesting debates of the Second European Stakeholder Workshop held on 6 December 2005 in the European Parliament, are available.
Count Down to the Second European Citizens' Convention ! 15/12/2005 In January 2006, the 126 panelists will meet again in Brussels to review the national findings and develop a Europe-wide consensus on the issues and recommendations for action.
UK National Citizens' Report: Now available 25/10/2005 After 2 intensive weekends of deliberations and discussions with experts in the field of brain science, the UK citizens' panel has produced a National Report containing recommendations that will aid National and European policy making.
Announcement of second round of national assessment meetings 14/10/2005 After their first national assessment meetings, the national panellists will now further expand their discussions. Participants will be able to raise questions with the experts and policy-makers they have invited following the first national assessment meeting.
First round of national assessment meetings completed 13/10/2005 Between 2 September and 9 October 2005, the national citizens’ panel members have been meeting in their countries to further study and discuss the common issues identified during the First European Citizens’ Convention.
New Information leaflet on Meeting of Minds 26/09/2005 A new leaflet providing information on the Meeting of Minds project in a nutshell, can now be downloaded from our website under 'Publications'. It contains a short description of the project and its methodology and is written in an accessible language.
Results First European Citizens' Convention on Brain Science 06/06/2005 After a weekend of intense debate, the 123 citizens from nine European countries who form the first ‘live’ European Citizens Panel have identified the key ethical, social and legal questions surrounding brain science and research.