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The Fall 2009 Issue of h+ Magazine features Erik Davis on Dollhouse, Tweaking Your Neurons, The Psychedelic Transhumanists, Sex and the Singularity, Jonathan Coulton’s Inner Squid, and more.

Mr. Lightman is an author, serial entrepreneur, and futurist, who has made significant contributions to the adoption of IPv6, written and spoken on the future of technology since 1985 and has authored numerous articles and a book on technology and society. He is the author of the first book on 4G wireless broadband, Brave New Unwired World: The Digital Big Bang and the Infinite Internet (John Wiley, 2002), which made predictions about the future of computers and communications that are consistent with the actual growth of Internet and mobile technologies.

As required by the Constitution in Article IX, section 7, I have reviewed the financial transactions and processes of the Association and have determined that: a) compensation and benefits are reasonable in that no compensation or financial benefits have been made b) all partnerships, joint ventures, and arrangements with management organizations do conform to the Association’s written policies, are propertly recorded, do reflect reasonable investment or payments for goods and services, do further charitable purposes and do not result in inurement, impermissible private benefit or in an excess benefit transaction.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association is now tweeting news and blog headlines. This is the latest of many communications channels that the association has established to collaborate among members and communicate with others. You can find the Mormon Transhumanist Association on Facebook, Google, Vimeo, Scribd, Picasa^[1][1], Second Life, Meetup^[2][2], and Rosetta@Home. You can also keep up with the latest information from and about the association, as well as information on the intersection of religion, science, spirituality and technology, by subscribing to our feeds. We invite you to help us identify other ways of advocating the purpose of the association.

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The summer edition of h+ Magazine is now live! Cover Stories:

• Designer Baby Controversy
• From X Prize to Singularity U
• Biohacking Arrives
• Legalize Sports Doping?
• Was That a Bot of a Human?
• Chris Conte’s Microbotic Art

Features:

• Here Come the Neurobots
• Real Discrimination Against Virtual People
• The Man Behind Biosphere 2
• Everything of the Dead: The Future of Humanity is Zombie
• Life On Mars with Pete Worden

The Mormon Transhumanist Association is pleased to announce the release of a new web site. In our 2008 member survey, members indicated that the most important offering of the association is its web site. The new site provides several improvements:

Humanity+ (formerly known as the World Transhumanist Association) is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director is responsible for managing the affairs of H+ under the Direction of the Board of Directors, including:

- directing the work of the Assistant Director - maintaining - the website fundraising - managing mailing lists, a newsletter, and member communications - aintaining contact with chapters and organizing committees, and facilitating chapter growth - maintaining contact with affiliates around the programmatic agenda outlined by the Board - representing H+ and transhumanism in the media and other outlets (such as seminars and conferences)

We are pleased to announce that Confreaks has released video recordings of the presentations and panel discussions from the Claremont Graduate University conference on Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering Vision. The Mormon Transhumanist Association thanks Confreaks for their generous contribution toward furthering Mormon understanding and advocacy of scientific and technological world views.

The Claremont School of Religion, The LDS Council on Mormon Studies and the Mormon Scholars Foundation are pleased to present:

Parallels and Convergences: Mormon Thought and Engineering Vision

A conference featuring keynote speaker Terryl Givens and a panel of LDS engineers

2009 Call for Papers (open to non-American Academy of Religion members) - Deadline March 2, 2009

Transhumanism and Religion Consultation--American Academy of Religion -November 7-10, 2009 annual meeting in Montreal