H+ (WTA) Elections
I'm running for the board of the H+ (formerly WTA), and I'm out stumping for a few votes. My candidacy statement is on the H+ website, but if you'd like to discuss any component of my vision don't hesitate to e mail or FlickrMail me.
www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/hbrdc/
Elections start tomorrow, so if your membership has expired you'll need to renew today.
While all the candidates look great, I'm particularly excited about working with Sonia Arrison, George Dvorsky, Patri Friedman, Ben Goertzel, Stephane Gounari, Jonas Lamis, and Mike LaTorra.
My candidacy statement...
In my early teens I became conscious of the limits of the human condition and became increasingly interested in how humans could grow past those boundaries. One of the greatest joys I had was the discovery I wasn’t alone. Others also saw a future where we would be able to transcend the limitations of our current state of violence, disease and hate through a thoughtful but ambitious application of human effort. The WTA has been instrumental in providing a framework for making cognitive and moral decisions over the last decade of my life, and I’ve decided I’d like to carry the torch as a member of the WTA Board.
Over the last decade I’ve worked on a variety of projects to extend human capabilities, in both conventional science and in more forward leaning fields. In the conventional sciences I’ve worked with a number of cutting edge laboratories at UCLA, ASU and Texas A&M with degrees in Neuroscience and Bioinformatics. More related to the WTA I’m an active adviser to the Methuselah Foundation, worked with the cryonics organizations Alcor Life Extension Foundation and Suspended Animation, as well as a variety of other transhumanist projects. I am currently commercially developing interfaces for mobile computing as part of my lifelong fascination with wearable computers. I also spend considerable amounts of time cultivating memetic substrates, most notably with the BIL Conference (next occuring Feb 7-8, ‘09, www.BILconference.com) but in other less-anarchic technology conferences PodCampAz and GeekWeek.
Humanity needs a place where ideas of consequence can be subject to rational (and sometimes irrational) debate and dissemination. As a board member for the WTA I’ll foster a haven for curious minds by supporting efforts to bring our message to university environments, a place where learned debate is flagging. I also support efforts to maintain relevancy to the rest of humanity and improve accessibility by being mindful of language and brand identity. I’ll help evolve the WTA structure to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
H+ (WTA) Elections
I'm running for the board of the H+ (formerly WTA), and I'm out stumping for a few votes. My candidacy statement is on the H+ website, but if you'd like to discuss any component of my vision don't hesitate to e mail or FlickrMail me.
www.transhumanism.org/index.php/WTA/more/hbrdc/
Elections start tomorrow, so if your membership has expired you'll need to renew today.
While all the candidates look great, I'm particularly excited about working with Sonia Arrison, George Dvorsky, Patri Friedman, Ben Goertzel, Stephane Gounari, Jonas Lamis, and Mike LaTorra.
My candidacy statement...
In my early teens I became conscious of the limits of the human condition and became increasingly interested in how humans could grow past those boundaries. One of the greatest joys I had was the discovery I wasn’t alone. Others also saw a future where we would be able to transcend the limitations of our current state of violence, disease and hate through a thoughtful but ambitious application of human effort. The WTA has been instrumental in providing a framework for making cognitive and moral decisions over the last decade of my life, and I’ve decided I’d like to carry the torch as a member of the WTA Board.
Over the last decade I’ve worked on a variety of projects to extend human capabilities, in both conventional science and in more forward leaning fields. In the conventional sciences I’ve worked with a number of cutting edge laboratories at UCLA, ASU and Texas A&M with degrees in Neuroscience and Bioinformatics. More related to the WTA I’m an active adviser to the Methuselah Foundation, worked with the cryonics organizations Alcor Life Extension Foundation and Suspended Animation, as well as a variety of other transhumanist projects. I am currently commercially developing interfaces for mobile computing as part of my lifelong fascination with wearable computers. I also spend considerable amounts of time cultivating memetic substrates, most notably with the BIL Conference (next occuring Feb 7-8, ‘09, www.BILconference.com) but in other less-anarchic technology conferences PodCampAz and GeekWeek.
Humanity needs a place where ideas of consequence can be subject to rational (and sometimes irrational) debate and dissemination. As a board member for the WTA I’ll foster a haven for curious minds by supporting efforts to bring our message to university environments, a place where learned debate is flagging. I also support efforts to maintain relevancy to the rest of humanity and improve accessibility by being mindful of language and brand identity. I’ll help evolve the WTA structure to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.