Loading…
BDYHAX 2016 has ended
Daily Schedule
avatar for Richard MacKinnon

Richard MacKinnon

BorgFest Human Augmentation Expo
Executive Director
Austin, TX
Websitehttp;//borgfest.com
Richard is the founder of Borgfest, a festival and expo that celebrates and supports people interested in human augmentation, enhancement, body modification, and wearable technology. In graduate school, Richard studied political theory and identity in cyberspace, which led him to his interest in all things cyborg.
Friday, February 19
 

9:00pm

Interactive Wearables Concert with Elite Force (aka Simon Shackleton) Vulcan Gas Company
 
Saturday, February 20
 

9:00am

Day 1 Welcome and Intro BallroomQuinn Norton

9:15am

Life in the Age of Cyborgs BallroomNeil Harbisson

10:30am

Epidermal Sensor Systems for Bodyhacking Meeting Room 12BDr. Nanshu Lu

11:45am

Radical Human Transformation BallroomMark Atkinson

1:45pm

An Introduction to DIY Labwork and Grinding Meeting Room 12AGabriel Licina

4:15pm

DIY Cyborgia BallroomConor Russomanno

5:30pm

The Phantom Limb Project BallroomJames Young

9:00pm

The Wormhole Party Vulcan Gas Company
 
Sunday, February 21
 

9:00am

Day 2 Welcome and Intro BallroomQuinn Norton

9:15am

Should we build a better human? BallroomDavid Ewing Duncan

10:30am

Where We're Going, They Don't Have Roads: Are There ANY Ethical Constraints on Bodyhacking? BallroomRichard Thieme

11:45am

Panel: Prosthetics and Transhumanism Meeting Room 12BLuke Robert Mason • Angel Giuffra • Rich Lee • James Young

2:45pm

Meetup: Grinders Meeting Room 12BJustin Atkin • Amal Graafstra • Gabriel Licina

4:15pm

Panel: Cyborg Pride & Identity BallroomRichard MacKinnon • Neil Harbisson • Quinn Norton
 

My Moderators Sessions

Sunday, February 21
 

4:15pm

Panel: Cyborg Pride & Identity BallroomRichard MacKinnon • Neil Harbisson • Quinn Norton