[extropy-chat] Current Problems With WTA and TV05

[Dirk Bruere]

Natasha Vita-More wrote:

> Friends - transhumanists and other futurists,
>
> Many of us are members of WTA and care about its success.  While we 
> have not always had smooth sailing with WTA due to  the lack of credit 
> given to transhumanism's philosophical author Max More, the erroneous 
> political positioning ExI, and the lack of acknowledgement and respect 
> of ExI as being the spearheading transhumanist organization who 
> introduced transhumanism to the world; putting all this aside, we need 
> to be supportive for a positive resolve to the current problems within 
> the structure of WTA.
>
> WTA has made beneficial contributions to transhumanism over the past 
> years.  James Hughes has worked hard along with Nick Bostrom and other 
> Directors of WTA.  Our goals for the future need the support and joint 
> efforts of organizations such as WTA.  It has always been my hope that 
> WTA would be a complimentary and collaborative organization of ExI and 
> that we could work together to  create the future.  I still hold onto 
> this hope.  It is also my hope that we can develop a game plan where 
> all transhumanist organizations have a place and that we get smart 
> about working together more efficiently, effectively and successfully. 
> As such, the stakes are high and so are the returns.
>
> Today, WTA is undergoing difficulties between some of its Board 
> members which affects the upcoming TV05 conference in Venezuela.  The 
> dispute is between the conference Chair Jose Cordeiro and WTA's 
> Executive Director James Hughes.
>
> Rather than fuel the fire of this current problem, let us try to 
> encourage peace between them and a fair and equitable resolution to 
> the problems.
>
> If you have any concerns or questions, please feel free to discussion 
> them openly or privately, but please let us work toward resolution and 
> do our very best to set an example of how society, in all its 
> differences, can manage to be iron out the kinks.
>
I think that the only thing that need be said is that too much power in 
the hands of one person is a bad idea in the long term, even if there 
are short term benefits.

-- 
Dirk

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