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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">This is the final announcement calling for papers for TransVision 2005 (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.transhumanismo.org/tv05 href="http://www.transhumanismo.org/tv05" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #003399">www.TransHumanismO.org/tv05</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">). The presenters’ deadline has been extended up to June 15, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:metricconverter ProductID="2005, in" w:st="on">2005, in</st1:metricconverter> order to accommodate some special requests, including those of performing artists.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">TV05 will be the largest international transhumanist meeting in the history of the world. So far, we have confirmed participants from 23 countries from the <st1:country-region w:st="on">Americas</st1:country-region> (North, Central and South), Asia, Africa and <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. There will be people coming all the way from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>, from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Brazil</st1:country-region> to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region>, from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region> to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region></st1:place>. TV05 will be a fantastic opportunity to meet and interact with fellow transhumanists from around the planet, and beyond: The opening
video-conference will be given by Sir Arthur C. Clarke if his health and weather permit!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Coming to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Venezuela</st1:country-region></st1:place> is a lifetime opportunity (see <A title="http://www.embavenez-us.org/Venezuela Video DSL.wmv" href="http://www.embavenez-us.org/Venezuela%20Video%20%20DSL.wmv" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399>www.embavenez-us.org/Venezuela%20Video%20%20DSL.wmv</FONT></A>). The country is beautiful and the people are incredibly friendly (and beautiful too, we have the largest number of official Miss Universes in the world, not per capita, but in total numbers, and the same with Mister Universes:-)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><st1:country-region w:st="on"><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Venezuela</SPAN></FONT></st1:country-region><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> (whose name means "Piccola Venezia" or "Little Venice") has extraordinary natural beauties like the <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place> beaches for scuba diving, snorkeling or just swimming (see </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.venezuelatuya.com/ href="http://www.venezuelatuya.com/" target=_blank><FONT color=purple><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: purple">www.venezuelatuya.com</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">). Venezuela also has the highest cable car in the world (up to <st1:metricconverter ProductID="15,000 feet" w:st="on">15,000
feet</st1:metricconverter> high), the highest waterfall in the world (Angel Falls in <SPAN class=spelle>Canaima</SPAN>, <SPAN class=spelle>Gran</SPAN> <SPAN class=spelle>Sabana</SPAN>, with close to <st1:metricconverter ProductID="3,000 feet" w:st="on">3,000 feet</st1:metricconverter> high in the <SPAN class=spelle>Orinoquia-Amazonia</SPAN>) and the longest cave in the world (Cueva del Guacharo, which was visited several times by French scientist Jacques Cousteau). We will organize scuba diving sessions for those interested on Monday, July 25 (only $50 with everything included: equipment, transportation, meals, boats and swimming pool classes for new and expert divers). Interestingly, last year, Sir Arthur C. Clarke told me in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Sri Lanka</st1:country-region></st1:place> that scuba diving is the most transhumanist activity that we can experience now on Earth.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY:
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">You can get a roundtrip airplane ticket from anywhere in North America to <st1:City w:st="on">Caracas</st1:City> for less than $500, and from <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> for less than $700. From North America, you can probably get the best deals if you book separately first from your city to Miami and then from Miami to Caracas (Miami-Caracas can be as little as $200 roundtrip in advance, for example, check </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.travelocity.com/ href="http://www.travelocity.com/" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #003399">www.travelocity.com</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> with flexible dates). From Europe, there are usually cheap direct flights via Frankfurt,
<st1:City w:st="on">Lisbon</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Madrid</st1:State>, <st1:City w:st="on">Paris</st1:City> and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rome</st1:place></st1:City>, but you need to book now since July is high season for travel, oil prices are still rising and the inexpensive tickets go fast.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Most TV05 participants will be staying in a fantastic four star hotel, built by Nelson Rockefeller himself, for as little as $55 single or $30 </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">shared double room, per person, per night</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">, if we book for you here in advance (otherwise it might be over $100 per night). The "Hotel Avila" (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.hotelavila.com.ve/ href="http://www.hotelavila.com.ve/" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #003399">http://www.hotelavila.com.ve</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">) is
considered the "Grand Dame" of hotels in Caracas and it is listed as Fodor's Choice in Venezuela (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=black size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=caracas@46&cur_section=lod href="http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=caracas@46&cur_section=lod" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #003399">http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=caracas@46&cur_section=lod</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">). No one can beat those prices, with free breakfast, swimming pool, gym and everything else expected from such hotels in a marvelous tropical setting.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The TV05 Caracas Organizing Committee is here to help you with any questions and/or doubts so that we will have a very successful TV05: the first international <SPAN class=spelle>transhumanist</SPAN> conference in the developing world.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=spelle><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Transhumanistically</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> yours,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Jose Cordeiro, M.Sc.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title="http://us.f328.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com
mailto:jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com" href="http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: #003399">jose_cordeiro@yahoo.com</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Conference Chair (</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A title=http://www.cordeiro.org/ href="http://www.cordeiro.org/" target=_blank><FONT color=purple><SPAN lang=EN-US style="COLOR: purple">www.cordeiro.org</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Santiago</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG></st1:place></st1:City><STRONG><B><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Ochoa, M.S.</SPAN></FONT></B></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Venezuelan Organizing Committee (<A title=http://www.transhumanismo.org/ href="http://www.transhumanismo.org/" target=_blank><FONT color=#003399>www.TransHumanismO.org</FONT></A>)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV>