The March 2014 Discussion Group of the Mormon Transhumanist Association will be on Saturday, March 22, at 10:30am mountain time (9:30am PST, 12:30pm EST, 5:30pm UK, 6:30pm EU), in Google+ Hangouts. If you have already participated in a MTA discussion group, you know what to do. Otherwise, please join Google+ and the MTA community on Google+, add Lincoln and Giulio to a circle, and let us know that you wish to participate so we can invite you.

We will start with discussion on:

• Fictional media tropes of mind uploading and cyborgization.

• The upcoming MTA conference on April 4.

And continue with other topics brought by the participants.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association has released its annual report for 2013. The report includes highlights from the year, as well as demographic and financial information about the association. Questions about the annual report or the association generally may be directed to [admin@transfigurism.org]. Click on the following link to access the report:

2013 Annual Report of the Mormon Transhumanist Association

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.