[extropy-chat] Extropy Institute Newsletter

Sat Apr 17 21:07:44 UTC 2004

Extropy Institute Newsletter
SPRING NEWS! (04-17-04)
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Greetings!

Spring is here, flowers are blooming, birds chirping and 
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have been 
lighting up the night sky.<br>

<br>Back home at ExI central, we are compiling 
material from the VP Summit I, which will appear in next 
week's newletter, along with the PreCautionary Principle 
and draft Summit Statement.<br>

VP Summit II, to be held this summer, is considering 
changing the focus from debating an array of religous 
keynotes to focusing on world futurist scenarios in
addressing transhumanism and "caution."  Send us your 
thoughts on this.<br>

By the say, Sumit I is still going on! 
You can participate by using the quick link in this 
newsletter.

ExI is pleased to announce its new Board of 
Director's member Jose cordeiro.

<br>We also welcome ExI's three new advisors:<br>

<b>Mark Miller</b> - Long-time ExI Board Member  
will now advise ExI's Board;<br>

<b>Harvey Newstrom</b> - ExI's Future Technologies 
Security Advisor; and<br>

Philippe Van Nedervelde - ExI's Interactive 
Cybermedia 
Advisor 
 
And a warm welcome to ExI's newest 
Benefactor, Thomas D. Brown.

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New Board Member, New Advisors, Spain's Ciber at RT Conference
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* Welcome Jose Cordilero New Director
* Ciber at RT Conference! Challenges for a Ubiquitous Identity
* Conference focus

Welcome Jose Cordilero New Director
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Transhumanist with extropic know-how, José Luis is 
ExI's new director.

Cordeiro was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 
1962. He studied at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, USA, where he
received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science 
degrees in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in 
Economics and Languages.

During his studies, Jose worked with the United Nations 
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Vienna, 
Austria. His thesis consisted of a dynamic modeling for 
NASA's "Freedom" Space Station.

Jose Cordeiro >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.iozkwwn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extropy.org%2Fdirectors.htm

Ciber at RT Conference! Challenges for a Ubiquitous Identity
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The Ciber at RT Conference 2004 is in Bilbao, Spain, April 
24-30. Presenters include Roy 
Ascott, Natasha Vita-More, Mark Amerika, Derrick de 
Kerckhove, Kelly Dobson, Kjell Yngve Petersen...

"The International Festival of New Technologies, Art 
and Communication: Ciber at RT Bilbao 2004 is preparing 
its next edition which, under the heading "Challenges 
for a Ubiquitous Identity," will take place in the city of 
Bilbao from Friday 23rd to Friday 30th of April.
  Since the beginning, in 1995, the main aim of this 
festival has been to deal with the essential elements in 
artistic production through digital media and to reflect 
on the changes society undergoes as a consequence of 
the presence of technological resources, processes and 
mediations.  Ciber at RT Bilbao 2004 is a multidisciplinary 
festival, as 
it becomes obvious from the great variety of 
programmed activities in its various sections: Net-Art, 
Off-line Multimedia Projects, International Conference, 
Computer Animation, Minimisation and Interactive 
Installations."

VENUES FOR THE FESTIVAL <br>
Ciberart Bilbao 2004 will be held at two venues: the 
Festival at the Mercado del Ensanche and the 
Conference at the <b>Palacio Euskalduna 
Jauregia</b><br> 

EXHIBITION - A total of 237 works will be on show at 
the Mercado del Ensanche<br>

"Ciber at RT Bilbao 2004 will bring new proposals 
and sections with the aim of updating the contents in 
keeping with the artistic-scientific development. 
 Our objectives are: to be a world-wide showcase for 
the art of the new media; to take on the multiplicity of 
media, systems, tools, medium, forms and modes, which 
are present in the context of contemporary creation 
and research all over the world; to serve as a 
springboard for the sectors involved; to provide a 
hedge for the creators who apply the new technologies 
in their works and to help to spread and show their 
works of art."

Speakers, Papers, Performances & Exhibitions: >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.dob65zn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciberart-bilbao.net%2Fponencias_en.htm

Conference focus
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The International Conference of the Festival 
Ciber at RT Bilbao 2004 is a biannual event and is a 
space for debate and reflection.

"Under the name Challenges for a Ubiquitous Identity it 
will focus on the challenges posed by cyberculture and 
the new artistic practices that use digital technologies 
and emerging technologies for their development. These 
technologies and the discussions, which they generate, 
have a wide-reaching social repercussion."

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Quick Links...
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Extropy Institute >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.nlr4mzn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fnew.extropy.org%2F
Membership >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.hozkwwn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extropy.org%2Fmembership.htm
How do I join ExI? >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.hozkwwn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extropy.org%2Fmembership.htm
VP Sumit I - still going on! >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.plr4mzn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fsummit.extropy.org
What about the Extropy email list? >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.lozkwwn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.extropy.org%2Femaillists.htm
Ciber at RT Conference - Spain >> http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=moua6zn6.rmatvyn6.cob65zn6.yb4rxun6.2058&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ciberart-bilbao.net%2F
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