As the first international scientific conference organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina after its formal inauguration, the Ethical and Social Responsibilities in Science and Technology conference co-organized with MURS-International, aimed to address the main issues of ethics in the present times regarding rapid change, the social contract between Science and Society, the responsibility and the role of scientists in the practice of scientific research, the deployment of new technologies and the role of public education.
In addition to the plenary sessions, the conference included four parallel sessions:
1) Bioethics, Human Health and Reproduction
2) Food, Agriculture and Genetically Modified Food
3) Energy and Climate
4) Informatics, Communication and Internet
The list of invited speakers included many of the most distinguished scientists in different fields.