Subject: Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:46:22 -0700 From: Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010 Second Announcement and Call for Abstracts Toward a Science of Consciousness, April 12-17, 2010 Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona Abstract Submission Deadline December 31, 2009 www.consciousness.arizona.edu Notification by January 10, 2010 Sponsored by The Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona www.consciousness.arizona.edu The ninth biennial Tucson conference Toward a Science of Consciousness will take place April 12-17, 2010 at the Tucson Convention Center and Hotel Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Known for rigorous, inter-disciplinary andbroad-ranging approaches to conscious experience, the Tucson conference will again include Pre-Conference Workshops, Plenary and Keynote Sessions, Concurrent Talk Sessions, Poster Presentations, Technical Demos, Art Exhibit, Experiential Workshops, Side Trips, Social Events, Book and Exhibitor Booths, and for the first time, late night Club Consciousness. Keynote Speakers Antonio Damasio - The Conscious Self Karl Deisseroth - Circuits of the Mind Marcus Raichle - Brain Dark Matter - Default Networks Robert J. Sawyer - Consciousness in Science Fiction Robert G. Shulman - Resting State Default Networks in the Brain Plenary Sessions William James Centennial Default Networks Machine Consciousness and the Singularity Mind Wandering/Stimulus-Independent Thought Body Consciousness Multimodal Experience Consciousness Transformation Theories of Consciousness Plenary speakers will include Bernard J. Baars David Chalmers Frederique DeVignemont Patricia Lynn Duffy Henrik Ehrsson Ben Goertzel Sid Kouider Malia Mason Dharmendra Modha Casey O'Callaghan Jonathan Schooler Barry Stein Eugene Taylor Cassi Vieten Pre-Conference Workshops - April 12 and 13, 2010 Tucson Convention Center and Hotel Arizona Monday April 12 9 am to 1 pm Lucid Dreaming - Theory and Practice Stephen Laberge Selective attention Christof Koch Western Introspectionism Eric Switzgebel, Russell Hurlburt Transforming Consciousness: Personal Mythology, Neuroscience, and Organizational Culture (Part 1 - Part 2 Monday afternoon)) Frank Echenhoffer, Stanley Krippner, Sunil Ahuja, Stacey Sterling Research on Psychedelics Moves into the Mainstream? How to Use Psychedelics Wisely and Well (Part 1 - Part 2 Monday afternoon) James Fadiman, Thomas B. Roberts Monday April 12, 2 pm till 6 pm Imaging and fMRI analysis of Transcendental Meditation David Hubbard, Alarik Arenander Voices, Visions, Dreams, and the Limits of Consciousness: Explaining Anomalous Neurological Phenomena Through the Work of Julian Jaynes Brian McVeigh, Marcel Kuijsten Neural Basis of Suppression, Repression and Dissociation Heather Berlin, Michael C. Anderson A Victorians Guide To Consciousness: James, Myers, and The Fin De Siecle Gang - Then and Now (Part 1) Stanley Krippner, Arthur Hastings, Allan Combs, Pim Van Lommel, Adrian Parker, Jonathan Bricklin, Gary E. Schwartz Update on Microtubules and Quantum Biology (Part 1) Jack Tuszynski, Stuart Hameroff, Travis Craddock, Anirban Bhandyapadyay, Nancy Woolf Psychedelics in Mainstream Part 2 Transforming Consciousness Part 2 Tuesday Morning April 13, 9 am to 1 pm Experimenting with endogenous experience Abraham Zangen, Talma Hendler New Evidence for Conscious Global Broadcasting in the Brain Bernard J Baars, Katie McGovern Why Synesthesia Matters: Art, Science and Spirituality Maureen Seaberg, Sean Day, Patricia Lynne Duffy Philosophical Theories of Consciousness Josh Weisberg, Uriah Kriegel Update on Microtubules and Quantum Biology (Part 2) Victorians Guide Part 2 Experiential Workshops (Times, locations TBA) Biofeedback, Mindfulness and Consciousness: An Interactive Approach Keya Maitra, Connie Schrader Yoga Asanas as Tools for Transforming Consciousness Siegfried Bleher Imperience: Effecting Self-Transformation through Pranahuti Aided Meditation K. Madhava, K. Mannur, S. Bhamidipati, B.S. Murty, N.V. Raghava Rao, W. Zeng Social Events Tuesday April 13, 2010, 7 pm - 10 pm Welcome Party, Hotel Arizona Tuesday April 13, 2010, 10:00 pm - 11:30 pm Club Consciousness I, Leo Rich Theater Jeff Warren - The Wheel of Consciousness Wednesday April 14, 2010, 10 pm - 11:30 pm Club Consciousness II, Club Congress (Hotel Congress) Stand-up Consciousness Comedy/Music Thursday April 15, 2010, 6 pm - 10 pm Conference Banquet Westin La Paloma Hotel and Resort Friday April 16, 2010, 10 pm - 11:30 pm Club Consciousness III, Leo Rich Theater Poetry Slam, Zombie Blues, Talent Show, Saturday April 17, 2010 End-of-Consciousness Party - Saturday April 17, 2010, 8 pm till..?? Maynards at the Depot Hospitality Suite Hotel Arizona, Location and times TBA Side Trips Thursday afternoon, April 15, 2010 For details and exact times see www.consicousness.arizona.edu Sabino Canyon Nature Walk and Tram Tour Desert Jeep Adventure San Xavier Mission and Historic Tucson Tour Mt. Lemmon, The Santa Catalina Mountains and Nature Walk Contact: Abi Behar-Montefiore, Manager, Center for Consciousness Studies, University of Arizona center@u.arizona.edu Conference Program Committee Stuart Hameroff - Co-chair David Chalmers - Co-chair Bernard Baars Anthony Freeman Al Kaszniak Christof Koch Uriah Kriegel Hakwan Lau Marilyn Schlitz TSC 2010 Conference Abstract Submission System is OPEN www.consciousness.arizona.edu Schedule of Deadlines -- Tentative December 31 Abstracts Due January 10 Decisions February 15 Early Registration Due March 1 Final Edits/Abstracts Due Toward a Science of Consciousness 2010 April 12-17, 2010 Plenary program opens Tuesday April 13 at 1:45 pm