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Dr. Vj Anma, one of the 40 students selected to attend Singularity Univeristy (SU) over summer, will be sharing the lessons he learned and experiences he had while at SU. Singularity University aims to "assemble, educate and inspire a cadre of leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies and apply, focus and guide these tools to address humanity’s grand challenges."
The University was founded by futurist Ray Kurzweil, author of the book "The Singularity is Near" and Peter Diamandis, Founder and CEO of the X-Prize foundation. The inaugural class consisting of medical doctors, entrepreneurs, advisers to prime ministers and CEOs, were selected from more than 1200 candidates. SU located in Silicon Valley is backed by Google and NASA Ames Research Center.
Who: Vj Anma
When: 6:00 pm, Tuesday November 3rd, 2009
Where: StartPad offices -- 811 First Avenue, Suite 480, Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: Free!
Pizza and drinks will be served.
About the presenter: Dr. Vj Anma is an entrepreneur and is working on a startup idea for visual navigation. He holds a Masters Degree from University of Illinois at Chicago specializing in Human-Computer Interaction. He is a member of Mensa, a Mind Mapping enthusiast and a philanthropist. Vj was recently awarded "Most Inspiring Student" while attending Singularity University.
StartPad Countdown 3 - Lessons from Singularity University from StartPad on Vimeo.
It seems fitting to interact with live humans to explore this topic...while that option remains available.
Should be a interstesting talk. I've been curious about the goings on at Singularity U. Might have to make a live appearance for this one, instead of streaming online. Thanks for hosting!