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[Shepard]

Bruce, do we have any updates from the other organizations about a joint conference?

[Mind]

The Imminst Board has approved a joint conference (with the preliminary idea that it will be held in the Bay area in October). No other organization has yet to approve a joint conference. I had been pushing for approval by all interested orgs by the end of February, alas, it is March 1st. However, Chairwoman Shannon Vyff, James Clement (WTA), and I had a conference call last week to discuss things. James informs us that Tyler Emerson of Singinst has been beating the pavement in the Bay area to get more orgs on board. Some of the ones mentioned were Singinst, Methuselah Foundation, and Foresight. Shannon and I laid down the guantlet to get the joint conference approved by all interested orgs by March 15th, so that we can start publicity and planning in earnest by April 15th (giving us approximately 6 months to get it set-up).

[Mind]

I see the BIL conference had to close it's doors because of so many attendees. They only had space for 150. If you recall, the first Imminst conference had 150 or so. I would tend to think if we have a joint conference in the Bay area, it will draw at least several hundred this time around. I know Singinst alone drew a little over 1,000 last year for the Singularity Summit.

[brokenportal]

Engineering Specialty Rankings: Biomedical/Bioengineering
Ranked in 2008

1 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) Baltimore, MD 4.7
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 4.6
University of California--San Diego (Jacobs) La Jolla, CA 4.6
4 Duke University Durham, NC 4.5
5 University of Washington Seattle, WA 4.3
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 4.2
7 Boston University Boston, MA 4.0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 4.0
9 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3.9
Rice University (Brown) Houston, TX 3.9


These schools keep popping up in my googling. Proximity to one of these should be a heavy factor shouldnt it?

[Shepard]

Engineering Specialty Rankings: Biomedical/Bioengineering
Ranked in 2008

1 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) Baltimore, MD 4.7
2 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 4.6
University of California--San Diego (Jacobs) La Jolla, CA 4.6
4 Duke University Durham, NC 4.5
5 University of Washington Seattle, WA 4.3
6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 4.2
7 Boston University Boston, MA 4.0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 4.0
9 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH 3.9
Rice University (Brown) Houston, TX 3.9


These schools keep popping up in my googling. Proximity to one of these should be a heavy factor shouldnt it?

The first ImmInst conference was at the GA Tech Conference Center. I do think that the Boston area would be good for future events, though.

[Shepard]

I wanted to link to this thread in case people missed it:

http://www.imminst.o...nce-t21368.html

[Heliotrope]

Laz does have a point about walk-ins. I would love to be on or near a university campus where we can pull in a few dozen students (and professors!). That makes me think of San Fran, though there is a university in Vegas.

only 1 uni in vegas? big on sin and low on education huh?

btw, i know a few community colleges around the area, like Grand Canyon CC, and GCC , and Northern Arizona University

Edited by HYP86, 19 April 2008 - 02:21 PM.

[Mind]

At this point there are 4 orgs committed to the conference: WTA, Imminst, Foresight, SIAI. Looking good.

[John_Ventureville]

What is the latest regarding plans for a possible/probable 2008 Immortality Institute Conference? Is October of this year still the target date? I like the idea of a joint effort with another group like the WTA and/or the Singularity Institute. "Immortality Institute Super-Future Conference: Combined Arms and Cooperative Minds!" hee


John Grigg

[Mind]

It looks like a joint conference in either October or November.

[JohnDoe1234]

It looks like a joint conference in either October or November.

Good good good!

My only suggestion for a location is as near to a college campus as possible! It will be much easier to rally the support of younger people (since us youngins are all naive and stuff...)

I'm not entirely sure I will be able to attend a conference this year (especially in Oct/Nov), but next year I would like to see a summer conference, I have a feeling the out turn of members would be much higher during that time since many of us are in school.

I have yet to go to one of these conferences, but I can't wait until I can find the time to goso I can meet some of you all!

[Shepard]

I know you mentioned something in the chat the other night, Mind. Do we have a concrete date so that everyone can go ahead and make arrangements?

[brokenportal]

Does anybody have any kinds of plans in the works for advertising this conference at the UCLA conference?

If theres nothing concrete then hopefully somebody remembers to try to find an opportunity to get somebody to give them some mic time so they can plug it at UCLA.

Are there posters for the san fransisco conference?

[JMorgan]

It's official. I just got an email advertising the Foresight conference (which we'd be a part of) for Nov 15-16 at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley.

[Mind]

Yes, just as Imminst is having it conference on November 15th and 16th, all are going to be under one banner: "Convergence 08". So it is not that we are "part of the Foresight Vision Weekend". Just didn't want people to be confused.

[brokenportal]

Is that green "C" on the front page here at imminst going to be an official logo for the convergence conference?

If it is then could somebody make a banner with that and the info from this following link and then post it? Ill try if I can figure it out but Im not very good with banners.

http://www.imminst.o...onference-2008/

[Richard Leis]

Is that green "C" on the front page here at imminst going to be an official logo for the convergence conference?

If it is then could somebody make a banner with that and the info from this following link and then post it? Ill try if I can figure it out but Im not very good with banners.

http://www.imminst.o...onference-2008/

I think that is the official logo, but we need confirmation from the Convergence08 team. As soon as we know more, I will let you know.

[brokenportal]

Are there any promotional materials for convergence itself, like pens, hats, tshirts, or things like that. Also, are there anythings like that being taken there to distribute for imminst?

If not then we should definently get something like that going.

I can start cranking out imminst flyers and business cards if I am able to afford a new printer cartridge for my printer by then. If any body wants to support a good imminst trifold effort then send me a printer cartridge or two and I will crank them out and send them to mind or somebody in the conference area to distribute or set out. Heres a link to the printer cartridge information: http://www.imminst.o...showtopic=23922

If Im able to do this then Ill be updating the imminst trifold wording for review before hand. If anybody else wants to do that in the mean time then please do as soon as you can, it will help get things rolling, the time will close in fast.

I would encourage everybody to keep cranking out pamphlets and posters and stuff when they can. Its a relatively cheap, simple, important, effective thing that every body can do to get the word out.

[Mind]

Eric. We will be finalizing any tri-fold or flyer designs by the middle of October (the 15th) and then we will figure out where and how to print them. Thanks for the offer to help.

[brokenportal]

So somebody is updating it then? I want to make up cards with the imminst logo, name, web address and mission statement on it. Is there a template on white background around here like that?

I want to make them to hand out to people I tell about life extension, and if need be I can make some up to send to the conference.