Call for Papers: Ways of World-ending

Sorry for cross-posting! Call for papers: Ways of World-ending A graduate student Conference on the issue of human extinction and related hazards, Central European University, Budapest, 26-27 March, 2004. Graduate students (especially: Philosophy, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Sciences, Economics, Political Science, International Relations Studies) are encouraged to submit abstracts of approximately 300 words on the topic of human extinction to both of the following e-mail addresses: nanocalypse(a)netscape.net fphari01(a)phd.ceu.hu It should have the following format: First name Last Name Institution Department Body text: Title of paper Abstract text The conference is "philosophy-biased", but we do accept more empirical proposals. The more specific topic may be related, but not limited, to one of the following: doomsday argument, simulation argument, nanotech risks, robot takeover, uploads, misguided global government, biological agents, extraterrestrial attack, cyborgization. However, we do not accept abstracts on history of philosophy/history of ideas end-of-the-world related topics. Keynote address by: Milan M. Cirkovic, astrophysicist, Astronomical Observatory Belgrade and Department of Physics & Astronomy, SUNY at Stony Brook (http://www.aob.bg.ac.yu/staff/mcirkovic/) The deadline for abstract submission is: 29th of February 2004, 24:00 h, Central European Time. Selection results will be announced on 4 - 5 March. The conference will take place at CEU (www.ceu.hu). There is no previous registration or any conference fee. The access is open to the public. There will be a total of 15 speakers selected. Selected abstracts should be of papers sufficiently short (long) to be presented in no more than 20 minutes, followed by a 10-minute long discussion, Q & A, etc. Information on Budapest: http://www.talkingcities.co.uk/additional_menu/links_budapest.htm http://www.fsz.bme.hu/hungary/budapest/bplinks/bp4.html With best whishes, István Aranyosi, organizer István A. Aranyosi Department of Philosophy Central European University Zrinyi u. 14, 1051 Budapest, Hungary Tel: (36-1) 327-3806 Fax: (36-1) 327-3072 Homepage: http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/03/Istvan_Aranyosi/