[alife] Online Respository for Alife Guest Speakers

[Tom Barbalet]

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> From: "Swan, Liz" <Liz.Swan at ucdenver.edu>
> Date: January 11, 2010 2:36:20 PM PST
> To: "teaching at ccon.org" <teaching at ccon.org>, "value at ccon.org" <value at ccon.org>
> Subject: [vsig] Online Respository for Alife Guest Speakers
> Reply-To: value at ccon.org
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> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I want to propose that we create an online repository for Alife guest speakers that lists all Alifers in any given geographical location who are able and willing to give guest lectures on Alife to university classes (and possibly research institutes, etc.). 
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> The way I envision this repository working is that a simple browser search on Alife would bring up a link to, for instance, "Local Alife Guest Speakers". The webpage would have contact info for the local Alifers and possibly also some availability and specialization/background information. Arrangements could then be made for Alife researchers to tailor a lecture on Alife to what the students in that particular class are learning.
> 
> Though we'd like to see more Alife courses taught at the university level, this would be a good way to begin putting the word out there, and educating the general university community about Alife. I think there are many academics who are interested in Alife but are not prepared to teach a class, let alone an entire course, on Alife.
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> Tom Barbalet has expressed enthusiasm for this idea. If anyone has ideas, suggestions, and skills to make this happen, please contact me!
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Liz Swan
> 
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> Liz Stillwaggon Swan, PhD
> Department of Philosophy
> Univ. of Colorado, Denver
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