This week at the Progress Educational Trust (24 September 2018)

The Progress Educational Trust (PET) is busy preparing for its next public events - two free-to-attend evening events in Edinburgh (on 27 September and 10 October), and the charity's Annual Conference in London (on 5 December).

• 'Modern Surrogacy Needs a Modern Law: How Should We Regulate Surrogacy in the 21st Century?' is taking place this coming Thursday evening (27 September) in Edinburgh. See here for details.

  This event is supported by the Scottish Government, and will be chaired by PET Director Sarah Norcross. Speakers include Professor Nick Hopkins, Claire Kelly, Dr Kirsty Horsey, Robert Gilmour and Dr Agomoni Ganguli Mitra.

  Places at this event are going fast - book your free place(s) now by emailing sstarr@progress.org.uk

• 'Whose Genome Is It Anyway? Big Data and Your DNA' is taking place in Edinburgh on the evening of Wednesday 10 October. See here for details.

  PET is producing this event in partnership with Genomics England and it forms part of the Genomics Conversation, discussing the UK's 100,000 Genomes Project and the imminent launch of the new national NHS Genomic Medicine Service.

  The event will be chaired by Professor John Mattick, with speakers including Dr Sarah Chan, Natalie Frankish, Dr Austin Diamond, Professor Zosia Miedzybrodzka and Phil Booth.

  Please email sstarr@progress.org.uk to book your free place(s).

• 'Make Do or Amend: Should We Update UK Fertility and Embryo Law?' is PET's 2018 Annual Conference, taking place all day in London on Wednesday 5 December. See here for details.

  The keynote speakers will be Sir James Munby (former President of the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales) and Sally Cheshire (Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority).

  The stellar lineup of speakers and chairs for this conference also includes Dr Kathy Niakan, Baroness Ruth Deech, Dr Andy Greenfield, Emily Jackson, Professor Christian de Geyter, Barbara Connolly QC, Professor Ellie Lee, James Lawford Davies, Natalie Gamble, Tim Child, Satu Rautakallio-Hokkanen, Erika Tranfield, Dr Roger Highfield, Dr Kylie Baldwin, Professor Robert Spaczyński, Fiona Fox and Sarah Norcross.

  Conference sessions include 'Society Marches On: Key Social Changes', 'Science Marches On: Key Scientific Developments', 'A Patchwork of Policies: Assisted Conception and Embryo Research in Europe', and 'The Future of Fertility Law: What Must Change and When?'.

  The conference is supported by the Anne McLaren Memorial Trust Fund, the Edwards and Steptoe Research Trust Fund and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) (silver sponsors), and by Ferring Pharmaceuticals, the European Sperm Bank, JMW Solicitors, the London Women's Clinic and Vitrolife (bronze sponsors).

  Book tickets here, and email sstarr@progress.org.uk if you have any queries.