Convergence 2008
CONFERENCE SUCCESS!
Keynote
Paul Saffo, Long-term technology forecaster
Artificial Intelligence Debate
Ben Goertzel, Novamente, Singularity Institute
Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google
Steve Omohundro, Self-Aware Systems
Barney Pell, Founder of Powerset, Strategist at Microsoft
Jonas Lamis, SciVestor, Moderator
Synthetic Biology Debate
J. Christopher Anderson, UC Berkeley
Denise Caruso, Hybrid Vigor Institute
Gregory Benford, UC Irvine, Genescient
Andrew Hessel, Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute, Moderator
Longevity Intervention Debate
Bruce Ames, UC Berkeley
Gregory Benford, UC Irvine, Genescient
Aubrey de Grey, Methuselah Foundation
Terry Grossman, Frontier Medical Institute
Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute, Moderator
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ImmInst.org - as well as Acceleration Studies Foundation, Foresight Nanotech Institute, Humanity+, Long Now Foundation, Methuselah Foundation, and Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence - is co-sponsoring Convergence08, a two day unconference to be held Saturday, November 15 through Sunday, November 16, 2008 at:
Computer History Museum
1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard
Mountain View, CA, USA
From the Convergence08 website:
"Join a historic convergence of leading long term organizations and thought leaders. Two days with people at the forefront of world-changing technologies that may reshape our career, body and mind – that challenge our perception of what can and should be done.
"Convergence08 is an Unconference: each day starts and ends with an eye-opening debate or keynote to inspire us, and the remaining agenda is created by YOU."
Please join other ImmInst.org members and leadership for this historic event!
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