The December 2013 online discussion group of the Mormon Transhumanist Association will be on Saturday, December 28, 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 an association online discussion group, you know what to do. Otherwise, please join Google+ and the Mormon Transhumanist Association community on Google+, add Giulio Prisco and Lincoln Cannon to a circle, and let us know that you wish to participate so we can invite you.

We cordially invite you to submit papers, artwork, photography, poetry, and music for the 2014 Conference of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, which will be held on April 4th, 2014, in Salt Lake City, UT. The aim of this conference is to address the many issues and topics that lie at the intersection of technology and religion, and their impacts on society, and culture including art, music, and entertainment. Contributions need not focus only on specifically Mormon religious issues.

23 November 2013 Online Discussion Group of the Mormon Transhumanist Association

The November 2013 Discussion Group of the Mormon Transhumanist Association will be on Saturday, November 23, 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 an association online discussion group, you know what to do. Otherwise, please join Google+ and the Mormon Transhumanist Association community on Google+, add Giulio Prisco and Lincoln Cannon to a circle, and let us know that you wish to participate so we can invite you.

We will start with discussion on:

Religious, social, and cultural differences between Mormonism and mainstream Christianity. One of the objectives of the discussion will be to find ways to take advantage of the MTA experience to facilitate the launch of a Christian Transhumanist Association (CTA).

And continue with other topics brought by the participants.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association is co-sponsoring a lecture by Dr Amit Goswami on Thursday 14 November at 7pm Mountain Time in the Eccles Auditorium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. He will speak on the subject of quantum physics and health, including discussion of integrating conventional science, spirituality and healing.

The October 2013 Discussion Group of the Mormon Transhumanist Association will be on Saturday, October 26, 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 an association online discussion group, you know what to do. Otherwise, please join Google+ and the Mormon Transhumanist Association community on Google+, add Giulio Prisco and Lincoln Cannon to a circle, and let us know that you wish to participate so we can invite you.

The Mormon Transhumanist Association and the Teilhard de Chardin Project have formed an institutional partnership to promote familiarity with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a twentieth century philosopher and Jesuit priest whose life and works continue to inspire modern Transhumanism, an ideological identity that reflects Teilhard de Chardin's observations that humanity is approaching a critical "trans-human" stage in our evolution.

Association CIO Carl Youngblood will be presenting at the upcoming European Mormon Studies Conference, taking place Saturday, 14 December 2013 from 10am to 6pm at the Hyde Park LDS Chapel in London.

Adam Ford, a director of Humanity+, interviewed Karl Hale, director and chief financial officer of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, for a Mormon Transhumanist perspective on Calico, Google's anti-aging initiative. Humanity+ and the Mormon Transhumanist Association are affiliates. The interview is available on YouTube. It is also embedded below for your convenience.

Metro World News interviewed Carl Young, director and chief information officer of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, on the subject of Mormon Transhumanism. Carl briefly addressed the challenges of working to bridge religious and scientific worldviews, while sharing some thoughts on God and human potential. Read more at the Metro World News website about "[Transhumanism: Mormons and scientists unite for life-extension](https://www.metro.us/philadelphia/news/national/2013/09/30/transhumanism-mormons-and-scientists-unite-for-life-extension/".

Carl Youngblood, director and chief information officer of the Mormon Transhumanist Association, will present to the London Futurists at the Birkbeck College of the University of London on Saturday 21 September 2013. His presentation will be part of a conference on the topic of "Futurism, Spirituality and Faith".