On Thursday 20 March 2014, Lincoln Cannon, president of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, will respond to questions from the Reddit community at [/r/latterdaysaints] from 10am to noon and from 2pm to 4pm Mountain Time. He has previously responded to questions from the Reddit community at [/r/transhumanism].

The Mormon Transhumanist Association is pleased to announce an excellent lineup of speakers for its 2014 Conference, which will be held on 4 April 2014 from 9:00am to 6:00pm in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Salt Lake City Public Library. All will present on the themes of Mormonism, Transhumanism and Transfigurism, with particular attention to topics at the intersection of technology, spirituality, science and religion. Keynote speakers will be Mormon philosopher Adam S. Miller and Transhumanist designer Natasha Vita-More. The conference is open to the public.

Register now for the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association!

Transhumanist designer Natasha Vita-More will be a keynote speaker at the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, which will be held on 4 April 2014 from 9:00am to 6:00pm in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Speakers and artists will present on the themes of Mormonism, Transhumanism and Transfigurism, with particular attention to topics at the intersection of technology, spirituality, science and religion. The conference is open to the public.

IMAGE: PHOTO OF ADAM S. MILLER

Mormon philosopher Adam S. Miller will be a keynote speaker at the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, which will be held on 4 April 2014 from 9:00am to 6:00pm in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the Salt Lake City Public Library. Speakers and artists will present on the themes of Mormonism, Transhumanism and Transfigurism, with particular attention to topics at the intersection of technology, spirituality, science and religion. The conference is open to the public.

Register now for the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association!

The first 80 registrants will receive a free t-shirt featuring a quote from Brigham Young, who led the Mormon pioneers to Utah: "My religion is natural philosophy." See the t-shirt and learn more at the registration website.

The conference proceedings from the Association's 2013 annual conference are now available on Scribd! When you visit the collection, you can read and share:

The Religious Brain Project is holding a symposium on Religion and the Brain at 7pm on Friday 28 February 2014 at the Clinical Neurosciences Center (175 N Medical Drive) on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. An interdisciplinary panel will discuss religion from a neuroscience and social science perspective. The public is welcome.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association has joined a broad coalition of activist groups, companies, and online platforms to hold a worldwide day of activism in opposition to the NSA's mass spying regime on February 11th. Dubbed "The Day We Fight Back", the day of activism was announced on the eve of the anniversary of the tragic passing of activist and technologist Aaron Swartz. The protest is both in his honor and in celebration of the victory over the Stop Online Piracy Act two years ago this month, which he helped spur. Find out how you can help at The Day We Fight Back website.

The 2014 Call for Papers for the Transhumanism and Religion Group at the American Academy of Religion is online. The deadline for proposals is March 3rd, 2014, at 5pm EST. For more information, please follow this link:

[http://papers.aarweb.org/content/transhumanism-and-religion-group]

Please note that this year, the Christian Systematic Theology Section is focusing on theological anthropology. The Transhumanism and Religion Group is co-sponsoring a special joint session with them on their call for papers:

"We are interested in receiving proposals that put Transhumanism issues in dialogue with aspects of Christian theological anthropology (doctrines, theologians, or aspects of the tradition that make claims about the reasons for, constitution of, calling, purpose, or destiny of humanity). We also welcome papers on the theme of Transhumanism and cloning."

For more information, follow this link:

[http://papers.aarweb.org/content/christian-systematic-theology-section-and-transhumanism-and-religion-group]

The conference will be held in San Diego, 22-25th November, 2014. We look forward to seeing many of you in sunny San Diego.

The deadline for proposals for the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association has been extended to Saturday 15 February 2014. Proposals should be submitted to [[email protected]]. Additional information on submitting proposals is available in the original call for papers.