I'll be in Waterloo, Ontario on 22 Oct 2009 for the Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos event, which will also feature Neal Stephenson, Stewart Brand, Neil Gershenfeld, Stephen Hawking, Tara Hunt, Jaron Lanier, and many other distinguished scientists and writers. I'm doing a solo talk on copyright at 4PM and then a panel on AI and robotics for TVO's The Agenda at 8PM.
Speaking at Waterloo's Quantum to Cosmos, Oct 22
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Sold out! :( Any unofficial side-events, receptions, or the like?
TVO is the broadcast partner for the festival. We'll be streaming Cory's talk live and archiving it. His appearance on the Agenda will be available as a video stream or podcast download the following day.
You'll be able to find the Q2C lecture here:
http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=1044
And the Agenda episode here:
http://www.tvo.org/agenda
And, yes, there are going to be several side events. Many of them happening in a local pub. Check out q2cfestival.com for more details.
Hey, me too! I'm hoping to use my speaker status to snag a ticket to your talk (and to say hi to you, if I get the opportunity). Maybe I'll see you there.
Is there anything like this happening in the new york area?? Such a great line up!!!
Q2C just release some tickets to events and you can also wait in the waiting line for those who don't show up. There's always seats and they never turn people away. Its a great event