Dear friends,
I am delighted to announce that a series of transhumanist conferences is being organized by IconTLV – Israel's International Science Fiction Festival, on October 15-27, 2011. These will include broad public sessions on Transhumanism, the academic conference on Transhumanism and Posthumanism, and the Unconference on Singularity.
These will be the very first broad public and academic events dedicated to Transhumanism in Israel and it is very exciting. You are cordially invited!
More details will be forthcoming soon, but here are some preliminary information and links.
The IconTLV – Israel's International Science Fiction Festival website:
http://www.icon.org.il/2011/en
Broad public presentations on Transhumanism
On October 15-27, with the main events taking place on October 16-18 at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque, 2 Sprinzak St., Tel Aviv, and other locations (more program details coming up soon).
http://www.icon.org.il/2011/en
The academic conference on Transhumanism and Posthumanism
On Monday, October 24th, 2011, at the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem,
43 Jabotinsky Street, Jerusalem.
http://www.icon.org.il/2011/en/CFPposthumanismcon2011
Israel’s Singularity Unconference
On Monday, October 17 · 9:30am – 5:00pm, at the HEMDA Center for Science Education, HaPardes St. 7, Tel-Aviv, in collaboration with The Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis & Forecasting at the Tel-Aviv University and the IconTLV Festival
http://www.icon.org.il/2011/en/singularityuncon1
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123049974458811
Conference organizers:
Uri Aviv
Ahuva Goldstand
Adi Avnit
Hoping to see you there!
Ilia Stambler
H+ Israel