CONFERENCE THEME:
"Reverse Engineering the Brain: Sowing the Seeds for Technology Innovation"
Pre-Conference Session: Neuroethics, Legal, and Social Issues (NELSI)-2
Session 1: Potential Benefits
Session 2: Current Hurdles to Overcome
Session 3: Science and Technology Seeds of Success
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
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 |
8:30-9:00 |
Overview of the Field: Boundaries and Frontiers (pdf) James Giordano, Ph.D. Georgetown University and Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS) Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
9:00-10:00
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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
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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 |
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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 Hosted by the Santa Fe Institute |
Wednesday, 14 Jan 2009 |
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Hosted by the Sandia National Laboratories |
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| 7:00-8:00 | Buffet Breakfast (Tamaya ABCD) |
| 8:00-8:30 | Welcome Alton D. Romig, Ph.D. Executive Vice President and Deputy Laboratories Director for Integrated Technologies & Systems, Sandia National Laboratories |
Session 1: Potential Benefits |
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| 8:30-9:15 | Decade of the Mind: History & Technology Opportunities James Olds, Ph.D. George Mason University |
| 9:15-10:00 | The Neural Basis of Memory: Computation, Genetics, Physiology and Behavior (pdf) Jay McClelland, Ph.D. Stanford University |
| 10:00-10:45 | Education Applications from Understanding the Human Mind (pdf) James Giordano, Ph.D. Georgetown University and Center for Neurotechnology Studies (CNS)/Potomac Institute for Policy Studies |
| 10:45-11:30 | Moderated Discussion |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch |
Session 2: Current Hurdles to Overcome |
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| 12:30-1:15 | Studying the Brain Basis of Consciousness: Present State and Future Challenges (pdf) Christof Koch, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology |
| 1:15-2:00 | Brain Energy Supports the State of Consciousness (pdf) Robert Shulman, Ph.D. Yale University |
| 2:00-2:45 | Engineering Perspective on Reverse Engineering the Brain James Albus, Ph.D. Senior Fellow, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason University |
| 2:45-3:30 | Moderated Discussion |
| 3:30-4:00 | Break |
| 4:00-5:00 | Keynote Address (pdf) Rick Stephens Senior Vice President, Boeing |
| 5:00-7:00 | LANL Poster Session and Reception (Tamaya ABCD) FINAL ABSTRACTS |
Thursday, 15 Jan 2009 |
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Hosted by the Sandia National Laboratories |
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| 7:00-8:00 | Buffet Breakfast (Tamaya ABCD) |
| 8:00-8:45 | Keynote Address: The Most Beautiful Exeriments in the Study of Mind (pdf) 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 | Cognitive Architecture (pdf) John Laird, Ph.D. University of Michigan |
| 10:15-11:00 | Neuromorphic Cognitive Engineering: Large-Scale Silicon Neural Systems (pdf) 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 |
| 11:45-12:30 | Moderated Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30 | Working Group Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30 | Working Group: Strategic Plan for Infusing Neurotechnology into Industry, Education, and Society |
| 3:30-4:00 | Afternoon Break |
| 4:00-5:30 | Working Group: Strategic Plan for Infusing Neurotechnology into Industry, Education, and Society |