X-Message-Number: 21411 From: "George Dvorsky" <> Subject: Steve Mann & Sterlac, Toronto, March 21 Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2003 15:43:32 -0500 On Friday, March 21, 2003 at 7:00 PM, the McLuhan Program in Culture and Technology at the University of Toronto presents an evening's dialogue between Stelarc, an internationally recognized Australian performance artist and public intellectual in the area of new media and technology, and Steve Mann, the acclaimed inventor of the wearable computer and the world's first photographic cyborg. Stelarc and Mann have both probed the nature and workings of the body and mind through technological mediation. The dialogue will be a probe into a future of awareness, the nature of consciousness reacting to technological extensions, and the ensuing effects upon individuals, culture and society. Audience questions and participation are encouraged, and a glogged transmission of the evening's event as seen through Steve Mann's wearable EyeTap system will be broadcast to the Ad Astra 2003 Fantasy and Science Fiction Convention. This event follows the opening of Stelarc's "The Prosthetic Head" at Interaccess Gallery. The event will be held at 330 Dundas Street West, located directly across the street from the main entrance to the Art Gallery of Ontario. For more information, visit http://wearcam.org/deconism.htm. **IMPORTANT** We must reserve tickets in advance, so please RVSP with me asap (). Regards, George Dvorsky, Vice-president Toronto Transhumanist Association http://toronto.transhumanism.com http://www.sentientdevelopments.com _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=21411