The European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (EurSafe) is an independent organisation, which provides a network for those who have an interest in the ethical issues involved in agriculture and food supply. The Society is an international, interdisciplinary and cross-cultural organisation, which bridges academia and the world of practice. After a successful first Congress in Wageningen in 1999, EurSafe was established in 2000 during the second Congress in Copenhagen.
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Aims
- To encourage international academic research and education on the ethical issues involved in agriculture and food supply
- To encourage international scientific and public debate on the ethical issues involved in agriculture and food supply
Activities
EurSafe strives to achieve its aims through various activities
- Organising a communication network for people from professional practice, academic disciplines, social organisations and public administration
- Organising Scientific Conferences
- Publishing Newsletters
- Initiating incentive prizes, such as the Vonne Lund Prize for best student paper and poster at the EurSafe Congress
- Promoting visiting fellowships and special professorships at prominent universities
Organisation
The Society is legally based in the Netherlands. The first Statutes of the Society were written in 2000 and approved by the General Assembly. Thereafter, the Statutes were amended and changed in 2007.
The current version is available here.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee is elected by the General Assembly. The composition of the Executive Committee aims to maintain a balance between disciplines, languages, nationalities, and gender.
President -
Matthias Kaiser (Norway)
Centre for the Study of the Sciences and Humanities (SVT), at the University of Bergen, Norway
Vice president -
Kate Millar (UK)
University of Nottingham, Centre for Applied Bioethics
Secretary - Franck L.B. Meijboom (The Netherlands)
Utrecht University, Ethiek Instituut
Treasurer - Jos Metz (The Netherlands)
Wageningen University and Research Center
Members
Helena Rocklinsberg (Sweden)
Lund University, Centre for Theology and Religious Studies
Johan de Tavernier (Belgium)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Science, Technology and Ethics
Susanne Waiblinger (Austria)
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
Kristin Hagen (Germany)
Europäische Akademie zur Erforschung von Folgen wissenschaftlich-technischer Entwicklungen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
Anna Olsson (Portugal)
Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology (IMBC)
Former Presidents
• Prof. Cees Veerman, NL (1999-2000), former Minister of State of Agriculture, Nature, and, Food Quality and former Chair of the Executive Board of the Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands
• Prof. Peter Sandøe, DK (2000-2007), Director of the Centre for Bioethics and Risk Assessment, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen , Denmark
Honorary Members
• Prof. Ben Mepham, UK (2009), Centre for Applied Bioethics, University of Nottingham, UK
Given his extraordinary services to the Society, the General Assembly of the European Society of Agricultural and Food Ethics agreed (in Vienna, 15 September 2007) on the proposal of the Executive Committee to appoint Prof. dr. T. Ben Mepham as Honorary Member of the Society. The rights and position of Honorary Membership are formulated in the Statutes