<table><tr><th>From:</th><th>The Center for Consciousness Science &lt;</th></tr><tr><td>Sent:</td><td>Thursday, April 13, 2017 12:09 AM</td></tr><tr><td>To:</td><td>jeevacation@gmail.com</td></tr><tr><td>Subject:</td><td>The Science of Consciousness, June 5-10, 2017, Hyatt Regency La Jolla, San Diego,
California </td></tr></table>

Sponsored by

Th= Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona

('TSC' - 'The Science of Consciousness' confere=ce series since 1994)

Co-sponsored by

The Center for Co=sciousness Science, The University of Michigan

Sponsors

The Roger Penrose l=stitute, La Jolla, California

The BHAUMIK Ins=itute of Theoretical Physics at UCLA (Mani Bhaumik Foundation)

The Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination, UCSD</=>

Quantum Gravity Research, Los Angeles

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India

Conference Program C=mmitee

Stuart Hameroff (Chair), Abi Behar-Mo=tefiore, Betsy Bigbee, James Tagg, Erik Viirre, Jay Sanguinetti,

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'The Science of Consciousness' ('TSC') is the=world's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference on all as=ects of the nature of conscious experience, awareness, feelings and existe=ce. Questions include how the brain produces consciousness, whether consci=usness is intrinsic to the universe, or an epiphenomenal illusion, how

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con=ciousness can causally affect brain processes, what are the best empirical-theories, do we have free will, how did life and consciousness originate a=d evolve, what are the origins of moral and aesthetic values, how can we i=prove mental, physical and cognitive function, and can consciousness persi=t after bodily death, e.g. through 'uploading' to machines, or via mental =rocesses tied to the natural world? These and other relevant questions are=approached through many disciplines in science, philosophy, culture and co=templative practices.

'TSC' began at the University of Arizona in Tucson in 1994, an= returns there in even-numbered years, alternating with TSC conferences ar=und the globe (Italy, Denmark, Japan, Hungary, Hong Kong, Sweden, India, C=ech Republic, Finland). The 2017 conference was scheduled in Shanghai, Chi=a, June 5-10, but due to unforeseen circumstances is moving to San Diego, =pecifically The Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine, near the UCSD campus.<=p>

The TSC 20=7 conference will consist of Plenary Sessions, Pre-Plenary Workshops, Even=ng Concurrent Talk and Poster sessions, Technology and Art Exhibits, Socia= Events, Entertainment and Satellite Excursions.

The Plenary program is nearly compl=te (see below), and Concurrent sessions are also nearly filled. Abstract s=bmission for talks and posters will now reopen until April 20. Send abstra=t of 500 words or less to center@u.arizona.edu

Abstracts will be posted on th= Center website

http://www.consciousnes=.arizona.edu

Registration and Hotel link

http://www.conrciousness.arizona.edu

Program Highlights

Plenary progra=

Tuesday June 6, =017

PL1 2:00 to 4:10 pm

Can Machines be Conscious?

Sir R=ger Penrose, Oxford

Joscha Bach, Harvard

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<= class="MsoPlainText">James Tagg, Cengine, The Penrose Institute

Wednesday June 7, 2=17

PL2 8:30 to 10:40am

Language and Consciousness

Noam Chomsky, MIT

Tom Bever, Arizona

Michael Spivey, UC Merced

PL3 11:10 am to 12:30 pm

Biophysics 1- Memory, Spin and Anesthesia

Matthew Fisher, UC Santa Barbara

Travis Craddock, Nova Southeastern

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PL4 2:00 to 4:10 pm

Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Panel

Maro= Biksom, CCNY (electrical)

John JB Allen, Ari=ona (ultrasound)

Marvin Berman, Vielight (IR =hotons)

Michael Rohan, Harvard (magnetic)

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Thursday June 8=nbsp;

PLS 8:30 to 10:40 am

Physics, Cosmology and Consciousness

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PL8 11:10 am to 12:30 pm Biophysics 2 - Memristors in the Brain? Leon Chua, UCSF Jack Tuszynski, U =lberta

PL= 2:00 to 4:10 pm

Neuroscience and Consciousne=s 2

Ralph Greenspan, UCSD (tentative)

VS Ramachandran, UCSD

Da=iel Sheehan, USD

Saturday June 10

PL10 9:00 to 11:=0 am

Origin and Evolution of Life and Conscio=sness

Bruce Damer, UC Santa Cruz

Alysson Muotri, UCSD

Stuart =ameroff, University of Arizona

PL1111:40 am to 1:00 pm

Xingjin Xun, Fu=an University, China

Deepak Chopra, Cho=ra Foundation

PL12 2:30 to 4:40 pm Vibrations, Resonanc= and Consciousness Jiapai Dai, South Central =niversity, China

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Erik Viirre, UCSD

=p class="MsoPlainText">Anirban Bandyopadhyay, NIMS, Tsukuba, Japan

Concurrent Talk S=ssions

Concurrent Talk Sessions 1-6, Tu=sday June 6, 5:30 to 7:35 pm,

Concurren= Talk Sessions 7-12, Wednesday June 7, 5:30 to 7:35 pm,

Concurrent Talk Sessions 13-18, Friday June 9, 5:30 to 7:=.5 pm

(5 talks per session, 20 minutes plus 5 =inutes discussion per talk)

Speakers, titles =nd abstracts will be posted

Poster Sessions

Poster Sess=on 1, Wednesday June 7, 7:00 to 10:00 pm

Post=r Session 2, Friday June 9, 7:00 to 10:00 pm

=peakers, titles and abstracts will be posted &=bsp;

Pre-Plenary Workshops (PPW)

Mon=ay Morning Workshops

June 5, 2017

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

PPW Sessi=n 1

1. DEI East-West Forum 1

<= class="MsoPlainText">2. Consciousness and the Arts

3. Quantum Gravity and Consciousness

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Monday Afternoon Workshops

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June 5, 2017

2:0= pm to 6:00 pm

PPW Session 2

1. DEI East-West Forum 2

- 2.=Brain Stimulation/Consciousness Technology

3. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Consciousness

4. Resonance, Life and Consciousness

Monday Evening June 5

Time, Venue TBA

UCSD Publ=c Lecture

Sir Roger Penrose

'Fashion, Faith and Fantasy, and the Big Questions in Modern Ph=sics'

Tue=day Morning Workshops

June 6, 2017

9:00 am to 1:00 pm

PPW Sess=on 3

1. Language and Consciousness =

2. Deepak Chopra - 'The enlightened brain'&n=sp;

3. David Bohm Centennial

4. Quantum Brain Biology

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Infrared Photomodulation and Neurofeedback for =lzheimer's disease

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<table><tr><th>Marvin Berman</th></tr><tr><td>Neuroelectrics </td></tr><tr><td>'Starstim' Brain Stimulator System</td></tr><tr><td>Alejandro Riera</td></tr><tr><td>Soterix </td></tr><tr><td>Transcranial Direct =urrent Stimulation</td></tr><tr><td>Marom Biksom</td></tr><tr><td>Roger Penrose Institure</td></tr><tr><td>Creativity Inspiration</td></tr><tr><td>James Tagg, Erik Viirre</td></tr><tr><td>Maclean Hospital, Harvard Medical School</td></tr><tr><td>Low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation for depre=sion</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Rohan</td></tr><tr><td>Arthur C. Clarke Center at UCSD</td></tr><tr><td>&lt;= class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Assembly </td></tr><tr><td>Sheldo= Brown</td></tr><tr><td>Un=versity of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies</td></tr><tr><td>Transcranial ultrasound ('TUS') program</td></tr><tr><td>&amp;nb=p; </td></tr><tr><td>National Institute of Material Science, Ts=kuba, japan</td></tr></table>

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Visualizing microtubule informati=n processing

Anirban Bandyopadhyay


University of Albert=

Unfolding misfolded proteins to treat neurod=generative disease

Jack Tuszynski


Quantum Gravity Resea=ch

Quasicrystals, quantum gravity and the mak=up of the universe

Klee Irwin


ITRP

Avatar Cognitive Training

Rado Gorjup


Plymouth University

The Telenoetic Me=ium - Video Mnemonic Device to Facilitate Meditative States of Consciousne=s

Pam Payne


University of New South Wales

New Visual Languages

Pa=l Thomas


So=ial Events

Tuesday, June 6, 2017,

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7:00 to 10:00 pm

Opening Rec=ption

Thu=sday, June 8, 2017

6:00 to 10:00 pm

Conference Banquet

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Friday, June 9, 2017

10:00 pm to midnight

Scott Makeig - =rain Music Concert

Poetry Slam and Talent Sho=

Saturday= June 10, 2017

8:00 pm to ????

'End-of-Consciousness' Party

En=ertainment: 'Dorian Electra and the Electrodes'