ISSCR Convenes Task Force on Public Engagement; Adds Session to Annual Meeting

The ISSCR has expanded programming at the 2023 annual meeting to include a new Policy, Ethics, and Standards concurrent track at the society’s hallmark event taking place 14-17 June 2023 in Boston, USA. The new programming offers attendees an opportunity to learn more and provide feedback on the society’s initiatives including the newly formed Public Engagement Task Force, chaired by Robin Lovell-Badge, Francis Crick Institute, UK.

The task force aims to provide information and support for ISSCR members and other organizations interested in public engagement. Members include experts who are working on this topic in the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, Canada, United States, and Japan. The group will collaborate to help define what is meant by public engagement around ethically sensitive stem cell research and design a framework for how to initiate a dialogue with the public to enhance understanding of this emerging science. One essential element of this work is to solicit feedback from the stem cell community during the ISSCR 2023 Annual Meeting as this important topic is discussed.

Registration for ISSCR 2023 is open. The session on public engagement will take place on Thursday, 15 June from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. EDT and all attendees are encouraged to engage in dialogue at the session during the annual meeting.