Posted by Alexander 'Sasha' Chislenko on April 28, 1997 at 16:18:35:
The largest gathering of extropians/transhumanists is drawing near.
This is the first formal announcement of EXTRO 3 -- Extropy Institute's
3rd conference.
WHEN: August 9-10 1997
WHERE: Red Lion Hotel, San Jose, CA
WHO: See below.
We're still confirming speakers, so the list here and on the web site is
not complete. Even so, this will clearly be the best conference yet.
EXTRO 3 has two themes, one for each day: On Saturday it will be The Future
of the Body and Brain. On Sunday we'll cover Future Infrastructure,
including artificial intelligence, environment, and investing.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: We're delighted to announce that Dr. Eric Drexler has
agreed to be our Keynote Speaker. Eric Drexler is author of Engines of
Creation, and Nanosystems, and is a fellow of the Institute for Molecular
Manufacturing.
Saturday: Future of the Body and Brain
Gregory Stock: Engineering the Human Germline. (Author, Metaman.)
Max More: Mind Morph: Technologically Refined Emotion and Personality.
(Author of The Augmented Animal (HardWired, 1998))
Anders Sandberg: Amplifying Cognition: Extending Human Memory and
Intelligence.
Future of Gender Panel: Sharon Presley (Resources for Independent
Thinking), Natasha Vita More (Founder, Extropic Art Movement).
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Eric Drexler. (Institute for Molecular Manufacturing)
Not confirmed:
Gregory Fahy, Red Cross Laboratories: Life Extension
Gregory Kovacs, Stanford Electrical Engineering Dept./Ted Berger, USC
Neurosciences: Neural-Computer Integration.
Joseph Rosen (Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center): Today’s and Tomorrow’s
Prosthetics.
Sunday: Future Infrastructure
Mark Miller: Computer Security as the Future of Law
Alexander "Sasha" Chislenko, Firefly, Inc.: Cyborgs, Agents, Processors:
Incorporating Technological Evolution Into Ourselves.
Investing in the Future: Peter Voss, Courtney Smith, [Maybe: Gayle Pergamit]
Chris Peterson: The Future of the Environment.
Probably but not confirmed:
Paul Churchland (U.C. San Diego): Shaping the Development of Artificial
Intelligence.
Kevin Kelly, Executive Editor, Wired.
AI: Speed of Development panel discussion.
Plus the Saturday night banquet, and parties before, during, and after the
conference.
Don't miss out on this unique gathering. Come and be powerfully
intellectually stimulated! Come and meet a couple of hundred other people
who don't think your ideas are crazy! Come to an island of intellectual
energy, forward-thinking, and brainstorming for a massive recharging of
your batteries!
Much more information and regular updates can be found on the EXTRO 3
CONFERENCE WEB PAGES:
http://www.extropy.org/extro3.htm
You can REGISTER online via the website, or by sending email to:
more@extropy.org
or by telephoning (310) 398-0375
Please visit the EXTRO 3 web pages for more complete information, including
hotel accommodation information.
Max More, Ph.D.
more@extropy.org
http://www.primenet.com/~maxmore
President, Extropy Institute, Editor, Extropy
exi-info@extropy.org, http://www.extropy.org
(310) 398-0375
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Alexander Chislenko
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