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Lifeboat News #69

#69

Lifeboat News

This issue published on 04/01/08. Copyright 2008 Lifeboat Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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".

[email protected] Team

Scott Shippee joins our [email protected] 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.

[email protected] Team

Jim Rybarski joins our [email protected] 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.