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Title: Introductions


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  • h Phoenix?
  • A Phoenix-area transhumanist club, for
    transhumanist and non-transhumanist individuals
    alike
  • Futurism, science, technology, transhumanism
  • Discussion? Journal club? Speakers? Whatever
    you want.
  • http//hplusclub.com/phoenix/
  • http//transhumanism.meetup.com/73/

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  • h?
  • Lowercase h individual, small, local
  • Based on H.
  • Also, an organization separate from h Phoenix
    and h Tucson.

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  • H!? Isnt this getting ridiculous?
  • Humans plus
  • Shorthand for transhumanism

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  • Oh, sweet jeebus. Transhumanism?
  • From Wikipedia
  • "Transhumanism (sometimes symbolized by gtH or
    H), a term often used as a synonym for "human
    enhancement", is an international intellectual
    and cultural movement supporting the use of new
    sciences and technologies to enhance human mental
    and physical abilities and aptitudes, and
    ameliorate what it regards as undesirable and
    unnecessary aspects of the human condition, such
    as stupidity, suffering, disease, aging and
    involuntary death."

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  • Stupidity!?
  • Uh, wellsure! But only if you want.

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  • How do transhumanists define transhumanism?
  • Transhumanism is a way of thinking about the
    future that is based on the premise that the
    human species in its current form does not
    represent the end of our development but rather a
    comparatively early phase. Transhumanist FAQ

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  • Seven Definitions of Transhumanism
  • 7. Transhumanism is about taking control of our
    own evolution and vastly increasing
    civilizations diversity and capability by
    introducing new beings such as cybernetic
    persons, genetically engineered intelligent
    species, and artificial intelligence. Michael
    Anissimov

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  • Back to this h being an organization separate
    from h Phoenix and h Tucson
  • http//hplusclub.com/
  • An affiliation of local transhumanist clubs
    (currently h Phoenix, h Tucson, and the
    Cambridge University Transhumanist Society.)
  • A website hosting service for local transhumanist
    clubs
  • A reference website and gallery
  • A selection of other services for local clubs

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  • What the!? Picture, please.

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  • Are there official transhumanist organizations?
  • Extropy Network
  • World Transhumanist Association (WTA)
  • Transhumanist Student Network (TSN)
  • Defunct Extropy Institute

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  • TSN sounds a lot like h.
  • Indeed. That is why both organizations are
    considering a merger. More information soon

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  • What are some current global transhumanist
    activities?
  • Revamping of WTA and TSN
  • 25,000 Matching Grant until January 31
  • Student Outreach
  • Identity and Website Update
  • Transvision 2008
  • H Digital Magazine

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  • Any politics?
  • Yep. Youve got your technoprogressives,
    singularitarianists, nanosocialists, democratic
    transhumanists, technogaianists, technorealists,
    techno-utopianists, and more.

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  • Where can I learn more?
  • http//hplusclub.com/links/overview/
  • http//hplusclub.com/events/
  • h Reference coming soon
  • Search engines - transhumanism

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  • Enough of this text. Show me some pictures.
  • http//hplusclub.com/gallery/
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