Pax Partnership Forum to Examine Drone Ethics
Posted by The Patuxent Partnership
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X-47B UCAS-D carrier-launched strike drone
The 7th Annual Patuxent Defense Forum, co-sponsored by The Patuxent Partnership and The Center for the Study for Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, will address the topic: “The Future of Conflict: The Ethics of Robotic Defense and Unmanned Warfare.”
The event is scheduled for Tuesday, April 24 at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Campus Center, Cole Cinema, St. Mary’s City, Maryland.
Here are links to Directions and a Campus Map.
The registration cost is $75. Meals are complimentary to our attendees thanks to the forum sponsors. Advance registration and payment is required. Payments must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18 to confirm your registration. Sorry, no refunds. If you prefer to pay by check, please send it payable to The Patuxent Partnership, 21789 North Coral Drive, Suite 2C, Lexington Park, MD 20653.
You can register here.
Questions? Call Kathryn at 301-866-1739 x303.
The Patuxent Defense Forum qualifies as a continuous learning event and may count towards DAWIA Continuous Learning requirement through RegisterNow, the DAWIA Registration System.
Partial Agenda:
Remarks
VADM Joseph Dyer, USN (ret), iRobot Corporation
Panel I – The Future of Technology and Remote Warfare
Moderator
VADM Joseph Dyer, USN (ret)
Panelists
RADM Timothy Heely, USN (ret), Cobham LLC
Noel Sharkey, University of Sheffield, England
Jack Thomas and Timothy Dunigan, SAIC
Lunch, Great Room, Campus Center
Panel II – Unmanned Systems and International Law
Moderator
Dr. Matthew Fehrs, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Panelists
Michael Noone, Catholic University, Columbia School of Law
Guy Seidman, Radzyner School of Law
Panel III – Frameworks for Determining Ethical Limits for Remote Systems
Moderator
Dr. Michael Cain
Panelists
Peter Asaro, The New School, International Committee for Robot Arms Control
Benjamin Farley, New Organizing Institute
Mary Manjikian and Wendi Lawson See, Regents University
Reception and Dinner, The State House Green Historic St. Mary’s City
Speaker
Lieutenant General John C. Koziol, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) for Joint and Coalition War fighter Support; Director of the Department of Defense Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Task Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
