WTA News

WTA NEWS December 16, 2002

Monday, December 16, 2002

CONTENTS:

Events
NBIC Converging Technologies for Improving Human
Performance Conference 2002: Feb 2003
NYTA World Futures Symposium: February 2003
TransCentral: Midwestern Winter Gatherings
Transvision 2003 is Exploding!

WTA News
WTA Officers Group
JBS Haldane Award
Transhumanity Magazine - Volunteers Wanted

News from the Field
Jose Cordeiro’s Travelogue of
Transhumanists Around the World
New York: NYTA
Toronto: Toronto Transhumanist Association
TransCentral

New Chapters Organizing
Beijing
Nigeria

News from Affiliates and Friends
New Additions to Betterhumans

Things to Read and Watch
New in Transhumanity - Book reviews, articles and interviews
New in Betterhumans
Michael Crichton’s Prey
New Kass Book: Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity

More...

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Older News

• Ray Kurzweil wins 2007 H.G. Wells Award for Outstanding Contributions to Transhumanism [ August 03, 2007 ]
• FTA opens a Transhumanist Library [ June 04, 2007 ]
• Report on the 3rd Israeli Transhumanist Seminar [ April 03, 2007 ]
• 1st International Summit of the Planetary Collegium []
• Giulio Prisco at the University of Lausanne [ January 30, 2007 ]
• New WTA Board of Directors [ January 21, 2007 ]
• Calling All Potential TV07 Grassroots Organizers! [ November 27, 2006 ]
• 2007 WTA Board Elections []
• Natasha Vita-More on UK’s AnOtherMan Magazine and Brazil’s FAQ Conference [ November 22, 2006 ]
• What does it mean to be Human? [ November 18, 2006 ]
• The Mormon Transhumanist Association affiliates with the WTA [ November 15, 2006 ]
• WTA News 3 November 2006 [ November 11, 2006 ]
• H.G. Wells Award for Outstanding Transhumanist Contributions of the Year: Charles Stross [ August 24, 2006 ]
• Transvision 2006 Most Successful Yet [ August 21, 2006 ]
• Winner of the 2006 J.B.S. Haldane Award announced []
• Update on the Spanish Apes legislation [ June 14, 2006 ]
• BetterHumans just got better! [ February 24, 2006 ]
• Nouvelles ATQ Jan-Fev 2006 / QTA News Jan-Feb 2006 [ February 08, 2006 ]
• WTA NEWS October 30, 2005 [ October 30, 2005 ]
• Remi Sussan’s “Les Utopies Posthumaines” [ October 19, 2005 ]
• WTA NEWS October 1, 2005 [ October 01, 2005 ]
• WTA NEWS May 12, 2005 [ May 13, 2005 ]
• WTA NEWS March 30, 2005 [ March 30, 2005 ]
• Hyink responds to Thomas’ attack on transhumanism [ December 03, 2004 ]
• Romanian transhumanist wins 2004 best SF short story award []
• UKTA Submits Advisory Brief to UK Commission on Genetics and Reproductive Technology [ November 30, 2004 ]
• WTA NEWS November 18, 2004 [ November 18, 2004 ]
• Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies [ November 13, 2004 ]
• New Institute to Provide Balanced Views on Human Enhancement Technologies [ November 08, 2004 ]
• Transhumanism Evolves in Silence at Transvision 2004 [ August 18, 2004 ]
• Kip Werking wins 2004 JBS Haldane Award for Best Undergraduate Transhumanist Paper [ August 11, 2004 ]
• Aubrey de Grey wins 2004 H.G. Wells Award for Outstanding Transhumanist of the Year []
• UK Transhumanist Association Founded [ July 27, 2004 ]
• J. Hughes’ book Citizen Cyborg available for preorder [ May 17, 2004 ]
• New Transhumanist Blog in Spanish []
• Roy Walford, M.D. (1924-2004) [ April 29, 2004 ]
• WTA NEWS April 26, 2004 [ April 26, 2004 ]
• New Lists for Hungarian, Dominican and Costa Rican Transhumanists [ April 06, 2004 ]
• Call for Papers on Religion and Transhumanism [ April 03, 2004 ]
• Welcome to our newest chapter, the Finnish Transhumanist Association [ April 01, 2004 ]
• WTA NEWS March 4, 2004 [ March 04, 2004 ]
• WTA NEWS January 7, 2004 [ January 07, 2004 ]
• WTA NEWS November 18, 2003 [ November 18, 2003 ]
• WTA NEWS September 20, 2003 [ September 20, 2003 ]
• WTA News May 28, 2003 [ May 28, 2003 ]
• WTA News April 4, 2003 [ April 04, 2003 ]
• WTA News January 27, 2003 [ January 27, 2003 ]
• WTA NEWS December 16, 2002 [ December 16, 2002 ]
• WTA NEWS November 15, 2002 [ November 15, 2002 ]
• WTA NEWS September 22, 2002 [ September 22, 2002 ]
• WTA News 5/20/2002 [ May 20, 2002 ]
• WTA News 4/8/2002 [ April 08, 2002 ]
• WTA News 3/8/2002 [ March 08, 2002 ]
• WTA News 03/07/2002 [ March 07, 2002 ]
• WTA News February 28, 2003 [ February 28, 2002 ]
• WTA News 1/26/2002 [ January 26, 2002 ]
• WTA News 2/27/2001 [ February 27, 2001 ]
• WTA News 7/1/1999 [ July 01, 1999 ]
• WTA News 2/20/1999 [ February 20, 1999 ]
• WTA News 10/10/1998 [ October 10, 1998 ]
• WTA News 5/29/1998 [ May 29, 1998 ]

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"There are still numerous naysayers, who assert that it is wrong to "play God". Since this objection is seriously proposed by apperently intelligent people, it requires the formality of an explicit answer. At first, let us think primarily of improvement of future generations, although not excluding the question of remodelling living adults. The first and most obvious comment is that a hands-off policy does not avoid responsibility. Passivity is just one alternative among many, and it also has its consequences. To choose to do nothing is still a choice, with its advantages, disadvantages and probable sequelae. Unless these have actually been weighed, estimated and compared with alternatives, those who choose not to "play God" are choosing, instead, to play ostrich." Robert C.W. Ettinger in "Man into Superman" (1972)

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