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Decade of the Mind Conference--Updated

By Adam Kolber

Update: Steve Fiore has sent me this additional information:

(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

Tuesday, 13 Jan 2009
Hosted by the Potomac Institute Pre-Conference Session: Neuroethics, Legal, and Social Issues (NELSI)-2 Theme: Defining the Boundaries and Facing the Frontiers 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.
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
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
9:00-10:00	Neuro-genethics Kevin FitzGerald, Ph.D. Georgetown University
10:00-10:30	Break
10:30-11:30	Stimulating Brain science: The Future of Neurotechnology Vincent P. Clark, Ph.D. Mind Research Network & University of New Mexico
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
1:00-2:00	Catered Lunch
2:00-3:00	Neuro-enhancement or Neuro-education? Layne Kalbfleisch, Ph.D. Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University
3:00-4:00	Surety and Protocols for Ethical Analyses Wendy Shaneyfelt Sandia National Laboratories
4:00-4:30	Break
4:30-5:30	Plenary: Mind, Meaning and Morality Edmund Pellegrino, M.D. Chair, Presidents? Council on Bioethics
5:30-7:30	Catered Reception

Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009
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
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
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
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

Full post as published by Neuroethics and Law on December 09, 2008 (boomark / email).