Transvision Conferences

Transvisions have become the annual international conference of Humanity Plus (WTA). Transvisions are also the occasion for the presentation of the annual JBS Haldane Award for Best Undergraduate Paper, and the HG Wells Award for Outstanding Contributions to Transhumanism.

TransVision 2006

Late July or early August, 2006
Helsinki, Finland

The theme of TV06 will be emerging technologies of human enhancement.

TransVision 2005

July 21-25, 2005
Caracas, Venezuela

The theme of TV05 was the contributions of emerging technologies to sustainable development in the developing world, and in particular the impact of human enhancement technologies on global health an economic development.

TransVision 2004

August 5-8, 2004
Art and Life in the Posthuman Era
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

TransVision 2004 sought to capture and highlight the emergence of transhumanist culture and philosophy by bringing together a wide array of transhumanist thinkers, artists, scientists and ethicists. In a celebration and investigation of the new culture, TV04 provided captivating and avant-garde performance art and exhibitions, in concert with academic discussions, debates and presentations.

TransVision 2004 was co-sponsored by Humanity Plus (WTA), Extropy Institute, Immortality Institute, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Longevity Meme, Changesurfer Radio, Betterhumans, Transhumanist Arts and Culture and The McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology.

Coverage of Transvision 2004

• "No Death Please, I'm Bionic," by Stephen Humphrey, Now Toronto, Aug 12 - 18, 2004 | VOL. 23 NO. 50
• "The Transhumans are Coming!," by Ron Bailey, Reason, August 11, 2004
• "Transvision 2004 Coverage," by Shannon Larratt, BMEzine, August 11, 2004

Some participants in Transvision 2004
Foreground, left to right: Shannon Bell, Jose Cordeiro, Stelarc, Shannon Larratt

Transvision 2003

2003, June 27-29
The Adaptable Human Body: Transhumanism and Bioethics in the 21st Century
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sponsored by Humanity Plus (WTA) and co-sponsored by the Yale Interdisciplinary Bioethics Program Working Research Group on Technology and Ethics.

The focus of TV03 was "transhumanist bioethics".

Coverage of Transvision 2003

• "Alive and Ticking," Hartford Advocate, June 26, 2003
• "Making the Future Safe", Reason Magazine, July 1, 2003
• "More than Human," TechCentralNews, July 6, 2003.
• "Tripping on Transvision," Betterhumans, July 7, 2003.
• "Cyborg Liberation Front: Inside the Movement for Posthuman Rights," Village Voice, July 30, 2003.

Transvision 2001

2001, June 22-24
Berlin, Germany
Co-sponsored by Humanity Plus (WTA) and DeTrans, the GermanTranshumanist Association.

TVMM

2000, July 15-16
London, UK
Co-sponsored by Humanity Plus (WTA) and Alcor-UK.

TV99

1999, June
Stockholm, Sweden
Sponsored by Aleph, the Swedish transhumanist organization.

TV98

1998, June 5-7
Weesp, The Netherlands
Sponsored by Transcedo, the Dutch transhumanist organization.