April 1-2, 2004
Meeting Agenda

Hyatt Regency Crystal City at
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 418-1234

9:00 a.m.	Session 1: Biotechnology and Public Policy: Council’s Report to the President Release of Reproduction & Responsibility: The Regulation of New Biotechnologies
10:15 am	Break
10:30 am	Session 2: Neuroscience, Brain, and Behavior I: Brain Development in Children Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, and Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
12:15 pm	Lunch
2:00 pm	Session 3: Neuroscience, Brain, and Behavior II: Emotional and Cognitive Development in Children Jerome Kagan, Ph.D., Daniel and Amy Starch Research Professor of Psychology, Harvard University Elizabeth S. Spelke, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
4:00 pm	Break
4:15 pm	Session 4: Neuroscience, Brain, and Behavior III: Council Discussion
5:15 pm	Adjournment

8:30 am	Session 5: Bioethical Issues of Aging I: Dementia and Human Personhood Council Discussion
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	Session 6: Bioethical Issues of Aging II: The Wisdom of Advance Directives Council Discussion led by Rebecca Dresser
11:30 am	Session 7: Public Comments
12:30 pm	Adjournment