Update: Steve Fiore has sent me this additional information:
Theme: Defining the Boundaries and Facing the Frontiers
January 13, 2009, Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Albuquerque, NM
See the DOM IV website for further details on agenda, travel and lodging.
For further information or to RSVP, please email CNS@potomacinstitute.org.
UCF is sponsoring a student travel grant-
(Note from AK: I also made a small adjustment to the posting time of this blog entry, so as not to hide a post from Peter Reiner, which now appears immediately after this one.)
Original Post Below:
The fourth Decade of the Mind conference will be held in New Mexico on Jan. 13-15, 2009. You can find more information here. There's a deadline for applying for travel grants that is coming up soon.
Here is the schedule:
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009 | |
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Hosted by the Potomac Institute Please note registration for the ELSI pre-session is separate from the main DOM-IV registration page. To RSVP for the ELSI pre-session, please email CNS@potomacinstitute.org. There is a separate $25 fee, payable on-site, to cover meals for this session. | |
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8:00-8:30 |
Welcome James Giordano, Ph.D. Georgetown University and Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and James Olds, Ph.D. George Mason University |
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8:30-9:00 |
Overview of the Field: Boundaries and Frontiers James Giordano, Ph.D. Georgetown University and Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
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9:00-10:00
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10:00-10:30 |
Break |
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10:30-11:30 |
Stimulating Brain science: The Future of Neurotechnology Vincent P. Clark, Ph.D. Mind Research Network & University of New Mexico |
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11:30-12:30 |
Towards a Trans- or Post- Human Future: Potential and Problems Roland Benedikter, Dr. Phil., Dott. Lett., Dr. Rer. Pol. Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy |
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1:00-2:00 |
Catered Lunch |
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2:00-3:00 |
Neuro-enhancement or Neuro-education? Layne Kalbfleisch, Ph.D. Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University |
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3:00-4:00 |
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4:00-4:30 |
Break |
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4:30-5:30 |
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| 5:30-7:30 | Catered Reception |
Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 | |
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Hosted by the Sandia National Laboratories | |
| 7:00-8:00 | Buffet Breakfast (Tamaya ABCD) |
| 8:00-8:30 | Welcome Alton D. Romig, Ph.D. Senior Vice President and Deputy Laboratories Director for Integrated Technologies & Systems, Sandia National Laboratories |
| 8:30-9:00 | TBD US Senator |
| 9:00-9:30 | Keynote Address Rick Stephens Senior Vice President, Boeing |
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Session 1: Potential Benefits | |
| 9:30-10:15 | Decade of the Mind: History & Technology Opportunities James Olds, Ph.D. George Mason University |
| 10:15-11:00 | Computational Neuroscience Jay McClelland, Ph.D. Stanford University |
| 11:00-11:45 | Education Applications from Understanding the Human Mind James Giordano, Ph.D. Georgetown University and Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS)/Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
| 11:45-12:30 | Moderated Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30 | Catered Lunch |
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Session 2: Current Hurdles to Overcome | |
| 1:30-2:15 | Theoretical Gaps in Neuroscience Christof Koch, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology |
| 2:15-3:00 | Role of Neuroimaging and Energy in Brain Function Robert Shulman, Ph.D. Yale University |
| 3:00-3:45 | Engineering Perspective on Reverse Engineering the Brain James Albus, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University |
| 3:45-4:15 | Break |
| 4:15-5:00 | Moderated Discussion |
| 5:00 | LANL Poster Session and Catered Reception (Tamaya ABCD) |
Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 | |
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Hosted by the Sandia National Laboratories | |
| 7:00-8:00 | Buffet Breakfast (Tamaya ABCD) |
| 8:00-8:45 | Keynote Address George Johnson New York TImes |
| Session 3: Science and Technology Seeds of Success | |
| 8:45-9:30 | Reverse Engineering the Fruit Fly and the Study of Mind Kevin Moses, Ph.D. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia Farm |
| 9:30-10:15 | Perspectives on Cognitive Modeling John Laird, Ph.D. University of Michigan |
| 10:15-11:00 | Neuromorphic Engineering: Neurons on a Chip Gert Cauwenberghs, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego |
| 11:00-11:45 | Neurorobotics and Modeling Cognitive Function Jeff Krichmar, Ph.D. Univeristy of California, Irvine |
| 11:45-12:00 | Moderated Discussion |
| 1:30-3:00 | Working Group: Strategic Plan for Infusing Neurotechnology into Industry, Education, and Society |
| 3:00-3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 | Working Group: Strategic Plan for Infusing Neurotechnology into Industry, Education, and Society |

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