2009 Working Conference on Nanotech Regulatory Policy
April 17, 2009
California NanoSystems Institute | UC CEIN | UCLA School of Law

Preliminary Agenda


Morning Sessions at UCLA School of Law

Registration from 8:00 to 8:30
  • Introductions (8:30-8:45)
    • Opening: Professor Timothy Malloy
      UCLA School of Law
    • Welcome: Dean Michael Schill
      UCLA School of Law
  • Overview of Science Issues Affecting Policy (8:45-9:30)
    • Introduction: Dr. Andre Nel
      Director, UC Center for the Environmental Impact of Nanotechnology
    • Dr. Andrew Maynard
      Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
      Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
    • Questions and discussion
  • Toxicology and Policy Short Panel (9:35-10:30)
      Paper: Dr. Bernard Goldstein,
      University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
    • Commentary
      • Dr. John Froines
        UCLA School of Public Health
      • Dr. Jeffrey Wong
        California Department of Toxic Substances Control (invited)
    • Public discussion
    • Moderator: Dr. Hilary Godwin
      UCLA School of Public Health
  • Private Regulation of Nanotechnology Panel (10:45-12:15)
    • Paper: Dr. Diana M. Bowman and Dr. George Gilligan
      Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies
      Monash University
    • Paper: Professor Gary Marchant
      Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
      Arizona State University
    • Commentary:
      • Dr. Magali Delmas
        UCLA Institute of the Environment
      • Thomas R. Jacob
        Government Affairs Manager, Western Region
        DuPont Company
    • Public discussion
    • Moderator: Professor Timothy F. Malloy
      UCLA School of Law
Afternoon Sessions at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
  • Lunch (12:30-1:40)
    • Buffet Lunch
    • Welcome and Speaker Introduction: Dr. Leonard Rome (1:00)
      Director, California NanoSystems Institute
    • Luncheon Speaker: Honorable Mike Feuer
      California State Assemblymember, 42nd District
  • Regulatory Policy for Nanotechnology Panel - Part I (1:45-3:20)
    • Paper: Professor Douglas Kysar
      Yale Law School
    • Paper: Professor David Dana
      Northwestern University School of Law
    • Commentary
      • Professor Timothy Malloy
        UCLA School of Law
      • Joseph Guth
        Science and Environmental Health Network
    • Public discussion
    • Moderator: Professor Sean Hecht
      UCLA School of Law
  • Regulatory Policy for Nanotechnology Panel - Part II (3:40-5:15)
    • Paper: Professor Lee C. Paddock
      George Washington University Law School
    • Paper: Dr. Oren Perez
      Bar Ilan University
      Faculty of Law
    • Commentary
      • Professor J.R. DeShazo
        UCLA School of Public Affairs (invited)
      • Dr. Hilary Godwin
        UCLA School of Public Health
    • Public discussion (25 minutes)
    • Moderator: Professor Sean Hecht
      UCLA School of Law
  • Concluding Remarks: Moderator: Professor Sean Hecht (5:20-5:30)