Sir Arthur C. Clarke in 3001: Don't Panic!
Read "Sir Arthur C. Clarke in 3001: Don't Panic!" which contains the
Arthur C. Clarke interview by our José Luis Cordeiro at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/arthur.c.clarke
Arthur C. Clarke's final novel is "The Last Theorem", coauthored with
our Frederik Pohl. It will be released late in 2008.
WorldFuture 2008 Lineup
Sheila R. Ronis, author of "Timelines into the Future: Strategic
Visioning Methods for Government, Industry and Other Organizations",
joins our Futurists Board. Sheila is also Director of the MBA/MSSL
Programs at Walsh College and is President of The University Group, a
management consulting firm and think tank specializing in strategic
management, visioning, national security, and public policy. Read
"Congress Hires A Scientist To Find Out What's Really Happening To The
Defense Industrial Base" at
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/0...rt1.html
Thanks to Sheila, our "WorldFuture 2008: Seeing the Future Through New
Eyes" lineup has reached 40 speakers, including Lawrence A. Baines, Raj
Bawa, Craig Bettles, Peter C. Bishop, Dennis M. Bushnell, Josh Calder,
Arthur L. Caplan, José Luis Cordeiro, William J. Cosgrove, William
Crossman, Irene J. Dabrowski, Yasmin Dada-Jones, Devin Fidler, Medard
Gabel, Ashok K. Gangadean, Jay Gary, Jerry Glenn, Ted Gordon, Terry
Grim, Linda Groff, William E. Halal, Don Heathfield, Jay Herson, Michael
Jackson, Shun-jie Ji, Tom Lombardo, Jim Mathews, Amy Oberg, Jonathan
Peck, John L. Petersen, Carrie Rathsack, Sheila R. Ronis, Karlin Sloan,
Rick Smyre, Stephen F. Steele, Mike Treder, Verne Wheelwright, James
Wright, Mariann Zanardo, and Michael Zey.
Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/upcoming
Cecos II
CeCOS II (Counter eCrime Operations Summit II) will be held in Tokyo, Japan from May 26 to May 27, 2008. Learn the details at http://www.antiphishing.org/events/2008...mit.html
Scientific Freedom Board
Donald W. Braben, author of "Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of
Civilization", joins our Scientific Freedom Board which he cofounded.
You can learn about Don at http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.donald.w.braben
Learn about our ScientificFreedomShield at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/scientific.freedom.shield
Interviews
Listen to Michael Anissimov's interview on FastForward Radio at
http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/001675.html
Read the transcript of the Michael Anissimov interview by Future Blogger
at http://memebox.com/futureblogger/show/250
Listen to Greg Bear on "The Future and You" at
http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/i...d=326671
Listen to Peter Norvig on "The Future And You" at
http://www.thefutureandyou.libsyn.com/i...d=319058
Space Services, Inc.
Charles Chafer, Chief Executive Officer of Space Services Inc., the
world's leading provider of public participation space missions, joins
our Space Settlement Board.
Learn about Charles at http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.charles.m.chafer
Jerry Pournelle
Acclaimed science fiction author Jerry Pournelle joins our Futurists
Board and Space Settlement Board. Jerry wrote the "Chaos Manor" column
for Byte magazine for over 20 years where he described his experiences
with computer hardware and software, was President of the Science
Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and coauthored "Fallen Angels",
"Footfall", "Lucifer's Hammer", and "The Mote in God's Eye".
Much more than simply a science fiction writer, Jerry earned advanced
degrees in psychology, statistics, engineering, and political science,
including two PhDs. He coauthored "The Strategy of Technology" which was
required reading in the U.S. service academies during the latter half of
the Cold War. From fighting in the Korean War as an artillery officer to
being the campaign manager of political campaigns to advising
congressional leadership on space policy to advising the Homeland
Security Department on how to combat terrorism, Jerry has done it all!
Learn about Jerry at http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.jerry.pournelle
White Background
Thanks to financial support from Joshua Fox and graphics support from
Tom McCabe, we will soon provide the option to view our website with
a white background. You can see an example of this technology by
going to the URL http://lifeboat.com/ex/bios.ray.kurzweil?print
You can donate towards these efforts by going to
https://lifeboat.com/ex/donations and selecting the Donation Purpose of
"Website Redesign".
Rosetta@Home Team
Scott Shippee joins our Rosetta@Home team at
http://lifeboat.com/ex/rosetta.home
Donate the unused CPU cycles on your computer(s) to help scientists
determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may
ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases. By
running the Rosetta program on your computer while you don't need it you
will help speed up and extend research in ways scientists couldn't
possibly attempt without your help. You will also be helping efforts at
designing new proteins to fight diseases such as HIV, Malaria, Cancer,
and Alzheimer's.
Fight@AIDS Team
Jim Rybarski joins our FightAIDS@Home team, using the spare clock cycles
on his computer to help discover new drugs that fight AIDS.
Learn more at http://lifeboat.com/ex/fight.aids
Growing Membership
Our Economy Class memberships have reached 20 members. Our Executive
Class and LF-500 members are also both double-digits.
Here are some of the recent donations/pledges we have received since
the last newsletter:
Humberto Castaneda: $200,
Sergio M.L. Tarrero: $170,
Michael Anissimov: $85,
Eric Bauswell: $85,
Michael Dickey: $85,
Chris Haley: $85,
Matthew L. McGuirl: $75,
Jason Gaverick Matheny: $85,
Philippe Van Nedervelde: $85,
Kenneth P. Weiss: $85,
Otto Valtakoski: $30,
C M Anderson: $25,
Vincent A. Cate: $25,
Adam Dobrin: $25,
Rick Hubbard: $25,
Peter Murray: $25,
Robert Hunt Robinson: $25,
James William Taylor: $25,
Mark A. Walker: $25,
Adrian-Bodgan Morut (Adi): $20,
Alexander Braitberg: $20,
Anonymous: $20,
Stephen Fleming: $10,
Joshua Fox: $10,
Christopher Dilkus: $10,
Sylvia Engdahl: $10,
Joseph P. Jackson III: $10,
Sheridan Layman: $10,
Glenn A. Miller: $10,
Sarah Jane Pell: $10,
John N. Philipps (Jack): $10,
Pennye Shaw: $10,
Kaj Sotala: $10,
Thoughtware.TV: $5,
Loren Bergeson: $1,
and Rok Resnik: $1.
Our Join Us page at https://lifeboat.com/ex/join.us now allows you to
pay for your membership anywhere from monthly to every ten years.
