past events

October 28-29, 2004
Technosapiens? The Face of The Future II, Beyond Bio - Nanotech, Cybernetics and the Future of The Human Race

Co-sponsored by the Institute on Biotechnology and the Human Future, the Center for Bioethics and Culture and the International Center for Technology Assessment. This two-day conference brought together key players in the next great debate - how we confront the technologies of the day after tomorrow - technologies being developed today. The leading advocates and critics of these technologies continued the conversation and debate.

Join us for the second round of discussions with key players in the technology revolution. Leading advocates and critics will continue the conversation and debate begun in California last October addressing the impact of nanotechnology, cybernetics, artificial intelligence and related technologies on the future of the human race.

Schedule of Events

Thursday October 28th

Conference Opens: 4:00 p.m.
Chairman: Nigel M. de S. Cameron

Session One
TECHNOLOGY AND THE PROSPECT OF A POST-HUMAN FUTURE
Panel discussion with Nick Bostrom, Lori Andrews, William Hurlbut

Session Two
THE PROMISE AND PERILS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Keynote presentation from Christine Petersen

Session Three
CYBORGS IN THE MOVIES
Moderator: Chris Hook
Panel discussion with Wrye Sententia, Andrew Kimbrell, Ben Mitchell, John Garcia

Friday October 29th

Session One
THE PROSPECT OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT
Moderator: Ben Mitchell
Leon Kass to comment on PCOB "Beyond Therapy"
Panel discussion with William Hurlbut, Wrye Sententia, Andrew Kimbrell, Nick Bostrom

Session Two
CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND HUMAN DIGNITY
Moderator: Lori Andrews
William Cheshire to comment on the NBIC report
Panel discussion with Christine Peterson, Chris Hook and Ellen Mitchell

Session Three
TECHNO SAPIENS? AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT
Moderator: Chris Hook
Panel discussion with Nick Bostrom, Ben Mitchell, Brent Blackwelder

Conference ends: 4:00 p.m.

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