Norwegian animal ethics conference to be held November 21st

Dyreetikkonferansen 2019 (Norwegian animal ethics conference 2019) will take place on Litteraturhuset (Oslo) Thursday November 21st. The planning group consists of Kristian Ellingsen, Knut Bøe, Guri Larsen and me.

After Minding Animals Norway decided to shut down last autumn, the conference is now run solely by Norway´s Council for animal ethics.

Dyreetikkonferansen 2018 held; video online

Today I chaired and co-arranged Dyreetikkonferansen 2018, the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2018, which had the topic "Hvor like er mennesker og dyr?" (How similar are humans and animals?). Some 100 people attended. The venue this year was NMBU Veterinærhøyskolen.

The conference was streamed. Video is now available via YouTube.

Minding Animals Norway shuts down

Today I attended the annual meeting of Minding Animals Norway along with one more person. We decided to shut down the organization, which has had an inactive board for more than a year.

I have been the chair of Minding Animals Norway since its inception in 2011.

Minding Animals Norway annual report and financial report

Today I have drafted annual report and financial report for Minding Animals Norway for the last year, to be presented at the organization´s annual meeting this forthcoming Thursday.

Program for Dyreetikkonferansen 2018 (Norwegian animal ethics conference 2018)

The program for Dyreetikkonferansen 2018 has been announced online. I will chair and introduce  the conference.

Annual meeting for Minding Animals Norway

I have just called for an annual meeting for Minding Animals Norway, to be held in Oslo on Thursday November 22nd. Hopefully a full board can be elected (new people might be needed). Activity has been minimal the last year, except for my co-organizing of the annual Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference.

Facebook event for Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2018

Here´s the Facebook event for Dyreetikkonferansen 2018, "Hvor like er mennesker og dyr?" (the Norwegian Animal Ethics Conference 2018, "How similar are humans and animals?"). For the seventh year, I am one of the organizers, now representing both Council for animal ethics and Minding Animals Norway.

First planning meeting

Today I participated in the first planning meeting for Dyreetikkonferansen 2018, which will take place November 23rd at Adamstuen, Oslo. This will be the 7th annual conference.

Updated email signature

I have updated my email signature to read:

Morten Tønnessen

Associate professor of philosophy at University of Stavanger — Lead Editor-in-Chief of Biosemiotics — President of Nordic Association for Semiotic Studies — Chair of Minding Animals Norway

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Academic blog: Utopian Realism

14th newsletter of MAN

Some days ago I composed and distributed the 14th newsletter of Minding Animals Norway, via email, from Mexico City.

MAI board meeting attended

Today I attended a 5 hour long board meeting and planning session of the Board of Directors of Minding Animals International, in a non-voting role. Topics for discussion included the next Minding Animals Conference, in three years, tool kit plans, and possible reorganization of MAI. Norway (Stavanger or Oslo) might perhaps be a candidate host for MAC5 (or MAC6).

The meeting took place at Hotel Royal Pedregal.

Annual meeting of Minding Animals Norway held

On November 20th, the annual meeting of Minding Animals Norway was held at Domus Nova in Oslo. The meeting approved report of activities for the last year and plans for the next, plus budget. Financial report for the last year was presented, but not treated conclusively due to a mismatch between sums for assets last year on one hand and surplus plus assets by the time of the meeting on the other. Also, despite having 5 candidates for board posisions, election to the board was postponed. This means there will have to be an extraordinary general meeting, once again.

Minding Animals research seminar 2017 held; wolf ethics talk given

In the evening of Monday November 20th, I co-organized and presented at the annual research seminar of Minding Animals Norway. About 20 people attended. While my presentation was entitled "Merket for livet - Etiske spørsmål knyttet til forvaltning av og forskning på ulv" (a redo of my presentation at Vargsymposiet 2016), the research seminar also featured:

• Norun Pernell Haugen: "Lidelsen vi ikke ser - hvordan vi kategoriserer dyrs lidelse for å skjule den for oss selv"
• Martin Lee Müller: "Being salmon, being human"
• Kevin Hermansen: "Dyrepoliti i Norge og Sverige"

Chronicle on ethics of wolf issue

This weekend I drafted the chronicle "Et etisk blikk på ulvesaken" [An ethical look at the wolf issue], co-authored with Kristian Ellingsen-Dalskau, secretary of Norway´s Council for animal ethics. I sign as chair of Minding Animals Norway. Forthcoming in the daily Nationen.

MAN board meeting

I have just chaired a Minding Animals Norway board meeting. We discussed forthcoming events and such.

13th newsletter of MAN

I have just finished and distributed the 13th newsletter of Minding Animals Norway - which will from now on be sent as email (rather than PDF attachment).

General meeting in Minding animals Norway announced

I have just announced the annual meeting of Minding Animals Norway, which will take place at Domus Nova in Oslo on November 20th at 20.00.

Program for the Norwegian animal ethics conference 2017 - with wolf theme

The program for the 6th Norwegian animal ethics conference (2017), to be held in Oslo on Tuesday November 21st, has been announced. I will be chairing.

MAN board meeting

On August 29th I chaired yet another board meeting of Minding Animals Norway.

Change in MAN board

Shabana Rehman, who was elected as a member of the board of Minding Animals Norway this winter, has withdrawn from the board.