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Symposium Imaging the Future 2006 : Le Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF), la Maison d'Ailleurs (MDA) et le Musée d'ethnographie de Neuchâtel (MEN) proposent les 5 et 6 juillet au MEN le symposium Imaging the Future: More than human ? / Plus qu'humain ?

A l'aube du 21e siècle, la science semble promettre à l'être humain une amélioration sensible de ses facultés cognitives, motrices ou perceptives. A l'image des super-héros de la science-fiction, l'Homme va-t-il bientôt transcender les limites biologiques de la condition humaine ?

Voir le programme complet sur la page
http://www.men.ch/actualites.asp/1-0-23-99-5-4-1/

SCHEDULE IN ENGLISH
Symposium Imaging the future: More than Human ?
5 - 6 July 2006, Museum of Ethnography Neuchâtel (MEN)
Day 1: Extending the senses
1400 - 1415 Welcome & Introduction (by Marc-Olivier Gonseth, Patrick Gyger and Olivier Müller)
1415 - 1445 Lecture by Warren Mahy, Senior Designer (WETA Digital, New Zealand)
1445 - 1500 Discussion & link to panel 1
1500 - 1520 Break
Panel 1: Extending the senses
1520 - 1545 Jean-Luc Josset, Space X, Switzerland
1550 - 1615 George Kotroutsios, Head of Marketing, CSEM, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1620 - 1650 Bruno della Chiesa, Learning Sciences & Understanding the Brain project, OECD
1655 - 1725 Marc Berthod, anthropologist, Switzerland
1725 - 1800 Panel discussion, moderation by David Spring, Journalist, L'Hebdo, Switzerland
1815 - 2000 Cocktail (open to audience)
2000 - 2030 Transportation to NIFFF
Envir. 2030 Movie at NIFFF
Day 2: Augmenting the body
1000 - 1045 Video conference lecture by Stelarc, artist, Australia
1045 - 1100 Audience questions & discussion, moderation by Honor Harger
Panel 2: Cultural and Artistic augmentations
1100 - 1135 Sally Jane Norman, Director, CultureLab, Newcastle, UK
1135 - 1210 Suzanne Chappaz, Ethnologist, Switzerland
1210 - 1230 Panel discussion, moderation by David Spring
1230 Lunch
Panel 3: Cyborgs
1400 - 1420 Michel Guinand, Fondation Suisse des téléthèses, Switzerland
1425 - 1455 Daniela Cerqui, Anthropologist, Switzerland
1500 - 1530 Jill Scott, Artists-in-Labs project & Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Zürich, Switzerland
1535 - 1600 Olivier Simioni, Sociologist, Switzerland
1600 - 1630 Panel discussion, moderation by David Spring
1630 - 1650 Pause
Panel 4: Overcoming death, the final augmentation?
1650 -1720 Pr. Alexandre Mauron, Head of the Biomedical Ethics Institute, Geneva University
1725 -1755 Lecture by George Romero, filmmaker, USA
1800 -1830 Panel discussion, moderation by David Spring

Raymonde Wicky
Bibliothèque de l'Institut d'ethnologie et du Musée d'ethnographie
Saint-Nicolas 4
CH-2000 Neuchâtel
tél. +41 32 718 17 13 fax +41 32 718 17 11
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http://www.unine.ch/ethno/
http://www.men.ch

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