SIAI Newsletter: June-July 2010 Edition
A bi-monthly publication on noteworthy happenings in the world of SIAI

Where to Find Us

The Singularity Institute has been extending its web and outreach presence these past two months. As always, you can find us at the SIAI homepage and at the SIAI blog.
Hip readers may want to follow us via Twitter (@singinst) or Facebook Causes.  Recently, we have set up a Crowdrise crowdsourcing and crowdfunding account for volunteers and fellows and a YouTube channel to host our collection of videos – with a few future surprises.

Singularity Summit 2010 is only a week away, so this could be your last chance to arrange attendance. Your friends at SIAI have been working hard to make this Summit the best and most exciting yet, with a spacious and centrally located venue in downtown San Francisco, the Hyatt Regency.  To bring down costs for our most enthusiastic participants and for students, we have $100 discounts for students, for non-student referrals, and for those who register for discounted hotel rooms at the Hyatt.  To obtain  discounts, send us a scan of your student ID, or let us know if you have referred someone or are planning to reserve a Hyatt room.  You can help us promote the Summit by visiting our Facebook page for the event and clicking the "like" button.

The conference lineup is filled with more scientists than ever before, showing our transition to a more academic focus in the conference brand. Of the twenty currently confirmed speakers, eighteen are active scientists, researchers, or engineers. Only James Randi (JREF) and Michael Vassar (SIAI) fall into other categories.
Like many other conferences, one of the primary available benefits is networking. It can be hard to find more than a couple people well-versed in emerging technologies, such as BCI, biotech, nanotech, robotics, and AI, but at the Singularity Summit, you will be surprised by the knowledge and intelligence of the attendees. A significant percentage of Summit attendees are CEOs, non-profit leaders, or owners of their own small consultancies; many of them  attend the conference simply to meet similarly intelligent people who are interested in the future of science and technology. Don’t miss the chance to take advantage of this excellent networking opportunity.

Meet & Mingle with the Summit Speakers

Do you wish you could personally discuss developments in robotics, biotech, or artificial intelligence with your favorite Singularity Summit 2010 speakers? Now you can. We are offering a rare opportunity to meet with this unique group of visionaries and leaders at this year’s Meet the Speakers event. Hosted at a private lounge in downtown San Francisco’s Infinity Towers, the event will be an exclusive open bar party for Summit attendees looking for a special way to extend their Summit experience. Meet the Speakers will be held after the first day of Summit activities on August 14. Tickets are offered at a reduced price of $100 for Summit attendees and expected to sell out quickly. Reserve yours online today.  Attendance is optional for speakers, so not all will attend, but most will.

- The Singularity Summit