9th Annual Workshop on Geoethical Nanotechnology
Terasem Island Ampitheatre, Second Life
July 20, 2013 1PM – 4PM EDT

Nanotech Safe Harbors

The workshop is an exchange of scholarly views regarding the risk/benefit management of nanotechnology across geographic spaces, including the impact of its use on others, the accessibility of it to all and independent means of monitoring its compliance with widely agreed-upon norms.

Biologists, Cryobiologists, Neuroscientists, Physical Scientists, Nanotechnology, Computing Scientists/Professionals and Ethicists interested in geoethical applications of nanotechnology are invited to submit a title and 100-word abstract for up to a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation. The workshop will take place at the Terasem Island Conference Center in Second Life (http://secondlife.com, coordinates: 121.155.30), an on-line virtual community. Submission deadline is June 1, 2013. Authors of accepted submissions will receive email notifications by June 15, 2013.

Each year on July 20th, Terasem conducts a workshop on the subject of geoethical nanotechnology. The purpose of the event is to provide the public with informed perspectives regarding geoethical nanotechnology via expert presentations, challenges and discussions. It also seeks to develop a set of geoethical guidelines that will provide a “safe harbor” within which curative nanotechnology can develop.

For information related to previous Workshops, please visit the Archive page.

 

9th Annual Colloquium on the Law of Futuristic Persons
Terasem Island Ampitheatre, Second Life
December 10, 2013 1PM – 4PM EST

Immortality and the Law

The colloquium is an exchange of scholarly views regarding the manner(s) in which the law must evolve to accommodate the natural and/or artificial means of transcending physical and mental capabilities or limitations, commonly referred to as the convergence of nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science.

Lawyers/Legal Professionals, Scientists, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Neuroscientists, Civil Rights Activists, Computer Science and Information Technologists interested in the law of futuristic persons are invited to submit a title and 100-word abstract for up to a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation. The colloquium will take place at the Terasem Island Conference Center in Second Life (http://secondlife.com, coordinates: 121.155.30), an on-line virtual community. Submission deadline is October 15, 2013. Authors of accepted submissions will receive email notifications by November 1, 2013.

Each year on December 10th, International Human Rights Day, Terasem conducts a colloquium on the law of futuristic persons. The event seeks to provide the public with informed perspectives regarding the legal rights and obligations of "futuristic persons" via audio/video webcast (including transcripts) of expert presentations, challenges and discussions. We also hope to facilitate development of a body of law covering the rights and obligations of entities that transcend, and yet encompass, conventional conceptions of humanness. (Read more)

For information related to previous Workshops, please visit the Archive page.

 

Techno-Freedom Seder, March 10

Each year on March 10th, Terasem celebrates the Techno-Freedom Seder. The Freedom Seder is inspired by a 3000 year-old Jewish ceremony to commemorate freedom from Egyptian slavery. It expands on the Jewish tradition and contemplates more diverse aspects of freedom.

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Cryonics Technology Progress Conference, April 11

Cryonics technology has advanced to a degree than even most cryonicists who are current members realize. Even many within the scientific community aren’t aware of the developments in protocols and technologies toward making cryonics a true "evidence based technology." Details in cryonics protocols, procedures, and logistics, from start to finish, will be discussed during the conference.

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Celebration of Life Seder, June 10

On June 10th of each year, Terasem holds the Celebration of Life Seder, inspired by an ancient Jewish ceremony, Tu B’Shevat, to commemorate the gifts of trees. This Seder expands on the Jewish tradition and contemplates more diverse aspects of nature.

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Techno-Obligation Meeting, September 10

The Techno-Obligation meeting is held each year on September 10th. The meeting devoted to increased understanding of the obligations of technology.

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