Applied Cryobiology – Scientific Symposium on Cryonics

1.10.2010 – 3.10.2010 in Goslar, Germany

The German Society for Applied Biostasis (DGAB) organizes its first scientific symposium. It has the title “Applied Cryobiology – Scientific Symposium on Cryonics” and will be held in autumn 2010.

The DGAB was established in May 2006. Aim of the association is the promotion of  research and application of biostasis methods, especially of cryonics, for life-extension.

The symposium is a pioneering event. Its aim is to emphasize the scientific fundamentals of cryonics. Scientists from universities and cryonic research-facilities all over the world present the state of the art of science.

During the symposium the “Robert-Ettinger-Medal“ for outstanding merits in the field of cryonics will be awarded for the first time. Robert Ettinger is regarded to be the “father of cryonics“. He established the Cryonics Institute in Michigan (USA) and is known to be a pioneer of transhumanism. His books “The Prospect of Immortality“ and “Man into Superman“ are essential works in the fields of cryonics and transhumanism.

The symposium “Applied Cryobiology“ will be held at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Goslar, Germany,  from 1st to 3rd October.

Talks and Program

• Ben Best, director of Cryonics Institute, Detroit – Technical Challenges in Cryonics
• Prof. Peter Gouras, Department of Ophthalmology, Columbia University, New York – Experimental Research in Cryonics
• Holger Zorn, formerly perfusionist at Halle University – Ice Age in Cardiac Surgery and Rescue Medicine
  
• Dr. Klaus Mathwig, ETH Zürich – Cryonics and Nanotechnology
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Meißner, director of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Würzburg University – Legal Postmortem Problems
• Dipl.-Math. Torsten Nahm, DGAB – Cryonics and Transhumanism
• Prof. Dr. Gabriele Rune, Director of the Institute for Anatomy I, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf – In vitro Studies in Living Brain Tissue
• Dr. Sebastian Sethe, Director/Chair/Advisor ImmInst – Ethical Problems in Cryonics
• David Styles, Organiser Cryonics UK – A New Development in Cryonics Standby, Stabilisation, and Transport Capabilities in Europe
• Robert Vöth, lecturer at the Federal Education Center of the Federal Alliance of German Morticians – Techniques of Embalming

Schedule:

• October 1, 2010 from 4pm: registration, opening address, welcome address, awarding of the Robert Ettinger Medal
• October 2, 2010: talks and press conference
• October 3 until 12 am: round table discussion and closing address 

The program is subject to changes. Most of the talks will be held in English.

Arrival and accommodation

Tagungsort ist das Hotel Kaiserworth (Markt 3, 38640 Goslar).

The Symposium will take place at Hotel Kaiserworth (Markt 3, 38640 Goslar, Germany). The Hotel Kaiserworth is about 1km away from Goslar train station. Hotels in the vicinity are:

http://www.kaiserworth.de/
Single 81 – 101 EUR
Double 122 – 207 EUR

http://www.hotel-der-achtermann.de/
Single 79 – 89
Double 104 – 114

http://www.niedersaechsischer-hof-goslar.de/
Single 79+ EUR
Double 104+ EUR

http://www.hotel-gosequell.de/
Single 44 – 59 EUR
Double 64 – 85 EUR

Arriving from the North: Autobahn A7 Hamburg/Hannover direction Kassel, AS Rhüden/Goslar, B82 to Goslar

Arriving from the South: Autobahn A7 Kassel/Göttingen direction Hannover, AS Rhüden/Goslar, B82 to Goslar

Arriving from the West: Autobahn A2 Dortmund/Hannover, from Hannover Autobahn A7 direction Kassel, AS Rhüden/Goslar, B82 to Goslar

Arriving from the East: Autobahn A2 Berlin direction Hannover, AK Wolfsburg/Königslutter on A39, AK Braunschweig-Süd on A395 direction Bad Harzburg, AS Goslar via B6 to Goslar

Registration and attendance fee

The attendance fee is 20 EUR. Please transfer the amount to the following bank account, subject "symposium fee":

Please register early via email. Deadline is 1st September 2010.

Contact