1st Paris Appeal Congress Program (Download the pdf)
May 7th 2004
Cancer, Environment and Society
8h30 Welcoming of attendees
9h00-9h30 Cancer as an environmental disease
Opening addresses of Prs L. MONTAGNIER and L. ISRAEL
Moderators: D. BELPOMME, S. EPSTEIN and M. GOLDBERG
09h30-09h50 General introduction
Samuel EPSTEIN, University Professor, Right Livelihood Award Winner, Chicago (USA)
09h50-10h05 Cancer and environment, the epidemiological approach
Richard CLAPP, University Professor, Boston (USA)
10h05-10h20 Cancers resulting from occupational exposure
Marcel GOLDBERG, University Professor, Epidemiologist, INSERM (France)
10h20-10h35 Cancer and feeding, the toxicological approach
Jean-Francois NARBONNE, Toxicologist, University Professor, Bordeaux (France)
10h35-10h50 Cancer as an environmental disease
Dominique BELPOMME , University Professor, Paris (France)
11h00-12h30 ROUND TABLE : Cancer and Public Health and environment : Eviences from Associations of patients and medical doctors
Moderators: L. ISRAEL, Ph. SAINT MARC, Société Internationale de Recherches pour !’Environnement et la Sante (SIRES), F. SIMPEREJournalist.
With the participation of :
Association Nationale de Defense des Victimes de l’Amiante – NDEVA François DESRIAUX), France ; Association des medecins generalistes (Dr. Genevieve BARBIER), France Pesticides ct1on Network (PAN) UK, (Alison CRAIG) ; France-Nature-Environnement, FNE.J Dr. .bYlian Le GOIB France; Women cir the future (Dr. Cecile RENSON), France ;
Association de Parents d’Enfants lnadaptés, APEi (Dr.Patrick SOLDATI), France ;
Cientificos por el Medio Ambiente (Pr. Miquel PORTA), Espagne.
12h30-13h00 PRESS CONFERENCE
In presence of:
D. Belpomme, S. Epstein, N. Hulot, L. Israël, P. Lannoye, C. Lepage et L. Montagnier
12h30-13h45 LUNCH
THE REACH EUROPEAN PROGRAM AND THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
Moderators: S. EPSTEIN, C. LEPAGE, et Iand P. LANNOVE
14h00-14H20 REACH needs strengthEmlng, not weakening
Samuel EPSTEIN, University Professor, Right Livelihood Award Winner, Chicago (USA)
14h20-14h30 Chemicals in consumer products
Peter HINC.HCLIFFE, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, (UK)
14H30-14H40 Risk factors evaluation
Andre CICOLELLA, Toxicologue , Toxicologist, /NERIS (France)
14H40-14H50 Toward a reduction strategy of pesticides use
Francois VEILLERETTE , MDRGF, (France)
14H50-15H00 The substitution principle as a key element of REACH
Nadia HAIMA-NEUROHR , Greenpeace European Unit
15H00-15H10 The precautionary principle in REACH and SCALE programs
Stefn SCHEUER, (Europea) Environmental Bureau (EEB), Brussels, (Belgium)
15H10-15H20 Occupational exposure and cancers: The role of REACH
Henning WRIEDT, The European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety (TUTB)
15h20-15h30 Europe facing environmental pollution
Paul LANNOYE, Member of European Parliament, Brussels, (Belgium)
15h45-16h15 Cancer as an environmental disease
Visioconference with l’Hypocrates Foundation, Kos, Grece,
Pr. NICOLOPOULOU-STAMATI , National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, C.V.HOWARD, University of Liverpool, UK and D. GEE, European Environmental Agency (EEA), Brussels.
16H15-17H30 ROUND TABLE : Fight against environnmental pollution around the world : the viewpoint of NGO’s
Moderators : E. GOLDSMITH, Right livelihood Award Winner I Founder of “The Ecologist” review, (UK), A. ASCHIERI, AFSSE Administrator (France) and J-Y CASGHA, journalist.
With the participation of :
Environmental Health Fund (Joseph DI GANGI), Pesticide Action Network (PAN-Europe) (Catherine WATTIEZ), Nature et Progres (Guy KASTLER), Women in Europe for a Common Future (Sascha GABIZON), I’Alliance Europeenne de Sante Publique Reseau Environnement I European Public Health Alliance Environnemental Network (ENN) (Genon JENSEN), Association of European Consumers (AEC) (Daniel TOURNEZ).
17h30-18h00 Our society in danger :
17h30-17h40 The human race in danger
Gilles-Eric SERALINI, University Professor (France)
17H40-17H50 Polluting, a crime against humanity
Corinne LEPAGE, Lawyer (France)
17h50-18h00 Closing remarks
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PARIS DECLARATION ON THE SANITARY DANGERS OF CHEMICAL POLLUTION
Dominique BELPOMME, University Professor (France)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Coordinators for France
Genevieve BARBIER
General Practitioner, Paris
Membre du comite de redaction de PRATIQUES, les cahiers de la medecine utopique
Dominique BELPOMME
University Professor Paris V
President of the French Association for Research on Treatments Against Cancer (ARTAC), Paris
Expert oncologist for the SCALE program of the European Commission •
Philippe DESBROSSES
Eco-farming Specialist,
Doctor of Environmental Sciences
Expert for the European Commission
Thierry JACCAUD
Chief writer of The Ecologist, French edition
Corinne LEPAGE Lawyer
Former Minister of the Environment, Paris
President of CR/I-GEN, co-founder of OVALE
Cecile RENSON
Medical doctor, Paris
President of Women for the Future
Philippe SAINT MARC
Lawyer at the French bar, Paris
Conseiller maltre honoraire a la Cour des Comptes
Secretaire général de la Société Internationale de Recherches pour l’Environnement et la Santé (SIRES)
Patrick SOLDATI
Psychiatrist doctor
President de l’Association de Parents d’Enfants lnadaptés (APEi)
Franois VEILLERETTE
President of MDRGF, Paris
Representative of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe for France
Yannick VICAIRE
Toxic Campaign Expert, Greenpeace France
For Europe and others countries
Alison CRAIG
Representative of Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe for UK
Samuel EPSTEIN
Illinois University Professor. Chicago (USA)
Right Livelihood Award Winner
Edward GOLDSMITH
Founder of «The Ecologist,, review, (UK)
Right Livelihood Award Winner
Paul LANNOYE
European Member of Parliament (Brussels)
Catherine WATTIEZ
Doctor of Science, Brussels (Belgium)
Expert for the SCALE program of the European Commission
Representative of PAN-Europe for Belgium
Andre CICOLELLA
Chemist in Toxicology, /NERIS, Paris (France)
Chairman of the Social/y”aware Sciences Foundation
Jean-Paul ESCANDE
University Professor
Head of the Dermato-Venerology Department at Hospital Cochin, Paris, (France)
Jean GOASGUEN
Medical doctor of Army, Paris, (France)
General secretary of ARTAC
C. Vyvian HOWARD
Senior Lecturer de l’Universite de Liverpool (Grande-Bretagne) I Medical Doctor, Toxicologist, Senior Lecturer. University of Liverpool (UK)
Lylian LE GOFF:
Medical doctor, Britain Regional Conference of health, representative of France-Nature Environment (France)
Erik LOVGREN
University Professor
Member of the Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)
J-Franois NARBONNE
Chemist in Toxicology (France)
University Professor of Bordeaux /, (France)
Andre PICOT
Chemist in Toxicology
Research Director at the National Center for Scientific Research (France)
Maurice RABACHE
Toxicologist
Professor at the National School of Engineering and Technology, Paris, (France)
Jacques REYNIER
University Professor Paris (France)
Member of the Surgery Academy /Vice-President de l’ARTAC I Vice-Chairman of ARTAC
Laurent SCHWARTZ
Oncologist Paris hospitals (France)
Research Director at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
Gilles-Eric SERALINI
University Professor in Molecular Biology, Caen (France)
WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF :
For France
Association Nationale de Defense des Victimes de l’Amiante (ANDEVA) Association de Parents d’Enfants lnadaptes (APEi)
Comite de Recherche et d’lnformation lndependantes sur le genie GENetique (CRll-GEN) Femme Avenir
Fondation Sciences Citoyennes
Fondation Nicolas Hulot pour la Nature et l’Homme France-Nature-Environnement (FNE)
Intelligence Verte La Ligue ROC
Les Amis de la terre I Friends of the Earth
Le Mouvement pour las Droits et le Respect des Generations Futures (MDRGF) Nature et progres
Societe Internationale de Recherches pour l’Environnement et la Santa (SIRES) Terre d’Abeilles
Union Nationals de l’Apiculture Fram;:aise (UNAF)
For Europe and other countries
Association of European Consumers (AEC)
Bureau Europeen de !’Environnement (BEE) I European Environment Bureau (EEB)
Cientificos por el Media Ambiente (CiMA) European Public Health Alliance
Fondation Goldsmith I Goldsmith Foundation
Greenpeace La main verte
Pesticide Action Network-Europe (PAN-Europe)
The European Trade Union Technical Board for Health and Fafety (TUTB) World Wildlife Fund (WWF)