A six page conference summary from the European Neuroscience and Society Network conference I spoke in London last November has been published here. Here is a snippet (needless to say it was quite the thought provoking conference):

"The session that drew some of the most provocative dialogue of the meeting was the third, entitled, 'Neuroeconomies: markets, choice and the distribution of neurotechnologies.”..Lynch’s talk was followed by a lecture on the “the birth of neuroeconomy” by Dr Philippe Pignarre, who has often taken a critical approach to the commercial development of new technologies, and his talk thus offered a measured counterargument to the focus of Mr. Lynch. The talks in this session led to a productive and heated dialogue in the Q & A, with sociologists in the audience reflecting on the ways that both hype and hope are playing a productive role in fostering consumer expectations about the therapeutic benefit of new neurotechnologies."

Upcoming ENSN events are planned for 2008 and 2009:
1) "Our Brains, Our Selves?" Invitational Workshop co-hosted by the ENSN and the Department for the History and Philosophy of Science, Harvard University. May 1-3, 2008.
2)"ENSN Interdisciplinary Neuroschool" September 28-October 5, 2008. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Rome, Italy.
3)"Neurosocieties II: Second ENSN General Conference." Centro de Estudos Sociales, University of Coimbra, Portugal. April 2-4, 2009.

Also Germany just open up a Research Centre for Neurotechnology in Frankfurt/Main with funding totalling several million Euros over a period of five years.