Signed Up For Convergence08
John Smart, the prime mover behind the old Accelerating Change conferences, sent an e-mail reminder about Convergence08 unconference November 15-16 at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View.
It has a broad focus on some emerging technology areas that I hope will make for an eclectic and thought-provoking mix:
- synthetic biology
- artificial intelligence
- longevity intervention
Early registration ends tomorrow ($145 early vs. $195 normal), Monday October 20 so take a look and sign up for what I believe will be a two day look at some interesting possible futures.
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