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<P><FONT size=2><FONT size=3>I’m chairing a session on May 29 at the National
Space Society's International Space Development Conference 2008 (</FONT><A
href="http://www.isdc2008.org/"><FONT
size=3>http://www.isdc2008.org/</FONT></A><FONT size=3>) in Washington DC on
using the resources of the solar system to benefit humanity over the next few
hundred years or more (such as backing up civilization in space settlements or
by storage of data and DNA on the Moon). The NSS is particularly interested in
innovative transhumanist ideas, such as ways humans can be augmented to
survive and better function in space or uploading into a space-compatible
intelligent substrate. Participants in the session so far are Robin Hanson and
Jerry Glenn. I welcome all suggestions.</FONT> </FONT></P></BODY></HTML>