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Conference Announcement "Global Catastrophic Risks" Interdisciplinary Conference Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford Oxford (UK) 17-20 July 2008 __________________________________________________ The conference will bring together leading experts working in a number of different disciplines, but who all study possible catastrophes that would inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. The conference will provide delegates with an overview of the key risks and the state of current thinking on each of them. It will also be a forum to bring together scholars from different disciplines to discuss the common problems and methodologies which affect the study of global catastrophic risks. Topics treated will include: - Nuclear terrorism - Cosmic threats such as supernova, comets and asteroids - The long term fate of the universe - Pandemics - Nanotechnology - Ecological disasters which drastically reduce biodiversity - Climate change - Biotechnology and biosecurity - The cognitive biases associated with making judgements in the context of global catastrophic risk - Social collapse - The role of the insurance industry in mitigating and quantifying risk For more detailed information about our speakers and their lectures and to register for the conference visit: http://www.global-catastrophic-risks.com The deadline for registration is Monday, 26 May, 2008. The conference programme will be added to the website at the beginning of May. Any other enquiries should be directed to Victoria Bristow, the Conference Coordinator, at [email protected]. Conference Convenors Dr Nick Bostrom, Director, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford Dr Rafaela Hillerbrand, Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford Contact: Victoria Bristow, Conference Coordinator Future of Humanity Institute University of Oxford Littlegate House, Suite 8 St Ebbes Street Oxford OX1 1PT UK Phone: +44 (0)1865 286279 Fax: +44 (0)1865 286983 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.global-catastrophic-risks.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
