EXTRO I

The First Extropy Institute Conference on Transhumanist Thought

Sunnyvale, California, April 30 - May 1 1994

PURPOSE: Extro 1 will be a rich, intellectually invigorating gathering designed to help push outward the boundaries of progress and possibility. It will be both a serious study and a joyful celebration of humanity’s limitless potential and how it will be achieved. Besides presentations of accepted papers, the conference will feature lectures by leading thinkers, panel discussions, the first Extropy Awards banquet, and other events.

LOCATION:

The ballroom at the Sunnyvale Sheraton, in Sunnyvale, California.

TIMES:

Saturday April 30, 8am-9am: Registration and welcome. Saturday, 9am-8pm: Sessions.

Saturday 8.0-10.0pm: Banquet, Extropy Award Ceremony. Sunday, 8.45am-1.0pm: Sessions.

(Pre- and post-Extro parties can be expected too.)

SESSIONS:

Only those sessions currently (Jan 7) certain are listed here. Many others are under consideration and development. We will not announce our invited speaker until after confirmation.

The Extropians E-mail List: Past, Present, & Future

Is There an Extropian Epistemology? Pan-critical rationality and the Extropian Principles

SIMNET — a neural network simulator for modeling complex dynamical systems

Cryptographic Techniques for Resuscitation of Biostasis Patients

Keynote speaker

Extropy Awards presentation

ACCOMMODATION:

Extro 1 attendees are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements. If you are on tight budget, you might try asking local Extropians to take you in (but don’t expect this for free). Bay Area Extropians can be contacted via Exl’s local events e-mail list: exl-bay@gnu.ai.mit.edu

ATTENDENCE FEES

These rates include attendance at all talks and panel discussions, one copy of the conference Proceedings volume (which will include considerably more than just the papers delivered at the event), and light refreshments (coffee, juice, fruit), but not the banquet. (Banquet meals will start at $15.)

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

You may register immediately by mailing your payment (check, cash, or money order in U.S. currency) to:

Extropy Institute — Extro 1

11860 Magnolia Avenue, Suite R

Riverside, CA 92503-4911

Extropy Institute members will see further developments reported in Exponent — Exl’s members’ newsletter. To receive further information on Extro 1 as it becomes available, write to the same address, or phone 909-688-2323.

PROCEEDINGS:

Extro 1 Proceedings will be available at the event and afterwards. If you do not expect to attend but want to reserve a copy, contact us by April 1.

In addition, the Extro 1 team will make available audio and video tapes of the proceedings.

TABLE SPACE:

If you or your organization would like table space at Extro 1, contact the Extropy Institute office as soon as possible.

QUESTIONS & SUGGESTIONS:

Contact either Max More at the Exl office, or at more@extropy.org, or Derek Zahn at derek@cs.wisc.edu

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