THE CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES

THE CENTER FOR CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES

presents

TOWARD A SCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Tucson Convention Center April 13-17, 2010
Registration at the Leo Rich Theater



MONDAY April 12 Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00 am - 6:00 pm Session 1, Session 2

TUESDAY April 13 Pre-Conference Workshops

9:00 am -1:00 pm Session 3

TUESDAY Conference opening

April 13 Plenary Program

1:45-4:10 pm PLENARY 1 William James Centennial

Taylor, Baars, Mangan

4:30-6:35 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS 1 - 7

6:30-7:30 pm Welcome Reception

7:00-9:00 pm ART-TECH 1

9:30-11:30pm Club Consciousness 1



WEDNESDAY

April 14

8:30 -10:40 am PLENARY 2 DOUBLE KEYNOTE

Marcus Raichle Brain dark matter and default networks Robert G. Shulman Brain energy supporting the state of consciousness

11:10 - 11:40 am, Break

11:40 am-12:35 pm PLENARY 3 Body Consciousness

DeVignemont, Ehrsson

12:35-2:00 pm, Lunch

2:00-4:10 pm PLENARY 4 Machine Consciousness

Modha, Chalmers, Goertzel,

4:30-6:35 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS 8 - 15

7:00-10:00 pm POSTER SESSION 1 ART-TECH 2

9:30-11:30 pm Club Consciousness 2



THURSDAY

April 15



8:30-10:40 am PLENARY 5 Multimodal experience

Duffy, Stein, O'Callaghan, Prouix

11:10-11:40 am, Break

11:40 -12:35 pm PLENARY 6 Keynote

Karl Deisseroth Circuits of the mind

Thursday afternoon Side trips

free

Thursday evening Conference Banquet

6-10 pm



FRIDAY

April 16

8:30-10:40 am PLENARY 7 Consciousness & Transformation

Vieten, Martin, Za Rinpoche

11:10-11:40 am, Break

11:40- 12:35 pm PLENARY8 Keynote

Antonio Damasio The conscious self

12:35-2:00 pm, Lunch

2:00- 4:10 pm PLENARY 9 Theories of Consciousness

Kouider, Ebner, Strawson

4:30- 6:35 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS 16 - 21

7:00- 9:30 pm POSTER SESSION 2 ART-TECH 3

10:00-11:30 pm Club Consciousness 3

Saturday

April 17

8:30-10:40 am PLENARY 10 Theories of Consciousness - NCC 2

Gruberger, Bhandyophady, Cerf, Prettyman

11:10-11:40 am, Break

11:40 am - 12:35 pm Plenary 11 Keynote

Robert J Sawyer Consciousness and science fiction

12:35- 2:00 pm, Lunch

2:00-4:10 pm PLENARY 12


Evening

8:00 pm till ??? End of Consciousness Party


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SPRING 2010



2 W E B C O U R S E S Registrations starting Feb. 5

MARCH 13 - MAY 16, 2010

Dr. Bernard J. Baars

live weekend classes



1. Science and Positive Conscious Experiences: An introduction.

2. Advanced WebSeminar on Mind, Brain and Consciousness.



CLICK HERE: REGISTRATION FORM SPRING 2010

CLICK HERE: TAKE OUR CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES S U R V E Y

EMAIL US: to put you on the notification list-- --> center@u.arizona.edu

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CLICK HERE: iTunes - Univ of AZ PODCAST

with Dr. Bernard Baars



Weekend Discussion Schedule ReCap:

a) Science and Positive Conscious Experiences

Discussions on Saturday and Sunday 10-12 PST

b) Advanced Seminar

Discussions on Sundays 2-4 PST



B. Baars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Baars

Call the Center: 520-621-9317 - Email the Center: center@u.arizona.edu


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JUST COMPLETED



WINTER 2009-2010

2 Webcourses on Consciousness



CLICK HERE: iTunes - Univ of AZ PODCAST with Dr. Bernard Baars

1) Consciousness: The Webcourse

2) Advanced Seminar - Mind Brain



CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WEBCOURSE WINTER - 2009-2010

DESCRIPTION, SYLLABUS, REGISTRATION FORMS

B. Baars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Baars

Call the Center: 520-621-9317 - Email the Center: center@u.arizona.edu