To: [email protected] Subject: TSC Shanghai 2017 - Science of Consciousness Conference - Call for Abstracts Sent Thursday, November 3, 2016 9:16:17 PM From: Center for CONSCIOUSNESS STUDIES <centerrgemail.arizona.edu> tsc2017.iou For release: November 3, 2016 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS TSC 2017 SHANGHAI 'The Science of Consciousness' June 6-9, 2017 Disneyland Shanghai Resort, Shanghai, China Sponsored by Crystal Globe Conscious Enterprises, Shanghai, China and The Center for Consciousness Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 'The Science of Consciousness' ('TSC') is the world's largest and longest-running interdisciplinary conference on all aspects of the nature of conscious awareness, feelings and existence. These include how the brain produces consciousness, how consciousness can causally affect brain processes, the best empirical theories, do we have free will, evolution of life and consciousness, the origins of moral and aesthetic values, how to improve mental, physical and cognitive function, and whether consciousness can persist after bodily death, e.g. through 'uploading' to machines, or via mental processes tied to the structure of reality. These and other relevant questions are approached through many disciplines in science, philosophy, business, the arts and contemplative practices. TSC began in 1994 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, and returns to Tucson in even-numbered years, alternating with TSC conferences around the globe (Italy, Denmark, Japan, Hungary, Hong Kong, Sweden, Czech Republic, India and, most recently, Helsinki, Finland in 2015). Now, co-sponsored by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, and Crystal Globe, Shanghai, China, the 23s annual TSC will be held at the new Shanghai Disneyland Resort, June 6-9, 2017, emphasizing modern concepts in the light of ancient traditions. For example, many see the brain as a computer, with consciousness emerging from com