This conference is organized by brain health and IQ researcher Hank Pellissier, and its aim is to bring all kinds of quirky and visionary folks – “Biohackers, Neuro-Optimists, Extreme Futurists, Philosophers, Immortalist Artists, Steal-the-Singularitarians” – together in one place and have them give speeches and interact with each other and the interested public.
One of the lecturers is going to be Aubrey de Grey, the guy who almost singlehandedly transformed radical life extension into a “respectable” area of research, so it’s shaping up to be a Must-Not-Miss event for NorCal futurists.
Also in attendance will be Zoltan Istvan, bestselling author of The Transhumanist Wager, and Rich Lee, the famous biohacker and grinder. The latter will bring a clutch of fellow grinders and switch-blade surgeons with him to perform various modification procedures on the braver and more visionary among us.
Your humble servant will also be speaking. The preliminary title of my speech is “Cliodynamics: Moving Psychohistory from Science Fiction to Science.” Other conference speakers include RU Sirius, Rachel Haywire, Randal A. Koene, Apneet Jolly, Scott Jackisch, Shannon Friedman, Hank Pellissier, Roen Horn, and Maitreya One.
Time/Location: February 1, 2014 (Saturday) from 9:30am-9:30pm at the Firehouse, Fort Mason, 2 Marina Blvd., in San Francisco.
Buy Tickets:
Tickets are on sale from November 1-30 for $35. Only 100 tickets are available due to limited seating. In December tickets will cost $40 (if they’re still available). In January they’ll cost $45, with $49 the at-the-door price.
To obtain a ticket, PayPal $35 to account # [email protected] – include your name. You will quickly receive a receipt that you can print out as your ticket, and your name will be added to the guest list.
Below is a photo gallery of everyone on the lecture list and some further details:
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- Aubrey de Grey – His reputation precedes him.
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- RU Sirius – Prolific cyberpunk, futurist journalist. Was editor of H+magazine.
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- Rachel Haywire – Author, director, journalist, poet, model; founder of Extreme Futurist Festival.
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- Randal A. Koene – Neural regeneration researcher; founder of whole brain emulation research.
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- Zoltan Istvan – Journalist and author of bestselling The Transhumanist Wager.
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- Apneet Jolly – Biohacker, Social Butterfly, famed Abdominal Model, and a frequenter of futurist conferences.
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- Rich Lee – Grinder, tech pirate, Black Hat basement biohacking open source body-modifying entrepreneur.
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- Scott Jackisch – Blogger at the Oakland Futurist; head of East Bay Futurists.
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- Shannon Friedman – Specialist in brain optimization and curing anxiety/depression.
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- Hank Pellissier – Director of Brighter Brains Institute, and organizer of the conference.
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- Anatoly Karlin – This is my blog. Look around.
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- Roen Horn – Indefinite life extension activist and publicist.
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- Maitreya One – Transhumanist hip hop rapper.
Extras & Freebies:
- SPECIAL PERKS – FREE PIRACETAM & CREATINE (limited amount) + BULLETPROOF COFFEE [TM] AVAILABLE + UPGRADED CHOCOLATE
- RICH LEE PROMISES RFID IMPLANTS AVAILABLE for stoic volunteers + he’s bringing his HALLUCINATION MACHINE (“A clutch of Grinders and switch-blade surgeons will be in attendance to perform various modification procedures. Whether it is physical, mental, or emotional, we promise this presentation will leave everyone with some kind of scar!”)
- HANK PELLISSIER will encourage the mob to select policy for a “NEURO-OPTIMAL UTOPIA” – heated disagreements guaranteed
- NEW GUEST – FROM HARLEM – MAITREYA ONE will rap his transhumanist Hip Hop songs
- Brain Healthy “ketogenic” food will be available at the conference – avocados, hardboiled eggs, walnuts, olives, coconut oil, etc. Biohack and QS research will be featured on display tables, alongside transhumanist t-shirts.
Additional Questions: Contact brighterbrainsinstitute AT gmail DOT com (3 volunteers with technical skills are needed, if you can help with sound and visual equipment).
Sponsors: The Bulletproof Executive (aka IT businessman/biohacker Dave Asprey, he of the Bulletproof Coffee mentioned above) is the lead sponsor. Brighter Brains Institute and East Bay Futurists are co-sponsors.
