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Deadline:
May 1
When
submitting your papers please indicate if you are a student enrolled at
a high school, college or university, and will not have not received
your baccalaureate degree by January 1, 2003, and we will submit your
paper to the Haldane award committee. The Haldane award will be
given to the student paper that best advances transhumanist thought,
analysis or applications. Previously published papers are
eligible.
Please submit your complete paper to james.hughes@trincoll.edu
by May 1, 2003. The winner will be contacted by May 1, 2003. The award ceremony will be held the evening of Saturday, June 28,
2003 during the Transvision 2003 USA conference. To be
eligible for the award authors must be members
in good standing of the World Transhumanist Association, but do not have
to attend the Transvision conference. The awardee
will receive $250, and the paper will be considered for inclusion in the
special transhumanism issue of the Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare
Ethics.
TRANSVISION
2003 USA
"The Adaptable Human Body: Transhumanism and Bioethics in the 21st
Century"
June
27-29, 2003
Luce
Hall, Yale University
New Haven, CT USA
DEADLINE
PASSED
CALL
FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: February 1, 2003
Include
all of the following information in a two-page proposal for your
presentation
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Title of presentation |
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Program track to which topic
relates:
Biotechnology Track
Cybernetic Track
Other
(See
list of suggested topics for examples) |
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Objective(s) of the presentation |
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Description of the content and
format (300 words or less) |
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Abstract (25-50 words) for inclusion
in the conference program |
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Media to be used and audiovisual
equipment needed (if any). |
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Designated contact person (only one
per proposal) |
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Complete name, title, organization,
address, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address for each session
presenter |
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Brief biographical sketch
(50-100 words) of each
presenter |
Please
submit your proposals electronically to conference chair:
James
Hughes Ph.D. james.hughes@trincoll.edu.
Deadline February 1, 2003
If necessary, you may submit your conference proposal to Dr.
Hughes by mailing it to him at: Trinity College, 71 Vernon St., Hartford CT 06106,
or by faxing it to: 860-297-4079.
Please
attach the paper the presentation is based on if it is already written.
[Publication
of conference papers]
[Paper formatting]
After notification of acceptance of your paper, all presenters (at least one per presentation) will be required to
pre-register for the conference.
Presenters not registered by April 1, 2003 will not be included in the
program.
For
more information see the conference website at http://www.transhumanism.org/tv/2003usa/index.htm
or contact the conference chair James
Hughes Ph.D. james.hughes@trincoll.edu.
Proposal
Selection Criteria
Proposals
will be selected based on the following criteria
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A clear and concise description of
the proposed presentation |
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Relevance to conference goals and objectives |
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Evidence of presenter experience
with topic |
| Completion of all information
requested |
Timeline
Proposals
due by: February 1, 2003
Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2003
Deadline
for conferees to pre-register: April 1, 2003
Publication
of Proceedings
If
your presentation is accepted, you are strongly encouraged to submit it
as an electronic text by June 1, 2003. Electronic contributions will be
considered for one of the following publication venues:
Call
for Videos and Performances
The
conference will also have a space for viewing videos, both documentary
and non-documentary format, and performances that explore the themes of
the conference. Please submit proposals, including videos or DVDs to James
Hughes Ph.D., Trinity College, 71 Vernon St., Hartford CT 06106, james.hughes@trincoll.edu.
Formatting of Papers
Papers
submitted for presentation at the conference may be formatted as the
author sees fit. However, if the paper is selected for inclusion in the
special issue of the CQHE then they will need to be formatted
according to CQHE guidelines described here.
Taping
of the Proceedings
Conference
panels and presentations will be audiotaped, and in some cases
videotaped, and made available on the web.
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TV2003USA is co-sponsored by the World Transhumanist
Association and the
Yale Interdisciplinary Bioethics Program's Working
Group on Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology and Transhumanism.
Media Sponsors
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