Toronto Transhumanist group on Facebook

The Toronto Transhumanist Association is now on Facebook. Be sure to join the TTA Facebook group and network with transhumanists in and around the GTA.

Monthly meetups

The Toronto Transhumanist Association holds meetings on the second Saturday of every month. Meetings start at 5pm and are held at the Centre for Inquiry Ontario, 216 Beverley St., Toronto ON M5T 1Z3.

The TTA regularly invites speakers, conducts round-table discussions and organizes social outings.

All meetings are open to the general public. No membership is required and there are no entrance fees.

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Justin Trottier appointed acting Executive Director

The Toronto Transhumanist Association is proud to announce the appointment of Justin Trottier to the position of acting Executive Director as of November 12, 2007.

Mr. Trottier will work closely with George Dvorsky, the President of the TTA, as he works to manage its operations and oversee its growth. He will also engage in public outreach and collaborate with Mr. Dvorsky to establish a strong leadership base. With the addition of Mr. Trottier, the TTA is in a better position to support transhumanists in the Greater Toronto Area and work to be a powerful, rational, pro-technology force for effecting positive change.

The TTA is an official chapter of the World Transhumanist Association and was founded by Dvorsky and Simon Smith in 2002.

A graduate of Engineering Science (nanoengineering option) from the University of Toronto, Trottier is a long-time organizer and activist whose passion for science and technology has led him to transhumanism and the TTA.

He is the founder and executive director of the Centre for Inquiry Ontario, Canada's first venue promoting reason, science, free inquiry and secular humanism, through which he has had television appearances on CBC, CTS, OMNI, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, metropolitan and national newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star.

Mr. Trottier is a contributor to Humanist Perspective and Free Inquiry magazines and is on the editorial board of the Canadian Freethinker.

Additionally, as a long-time space sciences and engineering enthusiast, he is External Director of the Canadian Space Society and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Space Gazette.

George Dvorsky on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos

George Dvorsky defends Ashley's parents on the BBC

TTA President George Dvorsky appeared on the BBC this week in defense of Ashley X's parents. A video clip is available from the BBC website.

More information is available on George's blog, Sentient Developments.

George Dvorsky, co-founder and President of the Toronto Transhumanist Association

Canada's leading futurist, activist and award winning blogger, George has written and spoken extensively about the impacts of cutting-edge science and technology.

He is the Director of Operations for Commune Media, an advertising and marketing firm that specializes in marketing science. George has more than 10 years' experience in media, arts and communications. With relationships forged across several continents, he has managed international accounts for leading brands.

In addition to his work with Commune, George serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and has served on the Board of Directors for the World Transhumanist Association.

George has been interviewed by such publications as The Guardian, the BBC, Radio Free Europe, and Beliefnet. He made an appearance on the CBC's The Hour and has been profiled in NOW and This Magazine.

Articles about George

No Death, Please, I'm Bionic: Cyborg-Obsessed Transhumanists Push Bioethical Limits While Fending Off Foes From All Sides in Now Magazine.

The Great Byte Hope in Next Magazine.

The Right to Human Enhancement: And also uplifting animals and the rapture of the nerds in Reason Online.

Humanizing Animals: Is it wrong to make intelligent animal slaves? in Reason Online.

Contact

Email George.

Blog: Sentient Developments.

Justin Trottier, acting Executive Director of the Toronto Transhumanist Association

A graduate of Engineering Science (nanoengineering option) from the University of Toronto, Trottier is a long-time organizer and activist whose passion for science and technology has led him to transhumanism and the TTA.

He is the founder and executive director of the Centre for Inquiry Ontario, Canada's first venue promoting reason, science, free inquiry and secular humanism, through which he has had television appearances on CBC, CTS, OMNI, CH and CityTV, as well as dozens of radio appearances and coverage in campus, metropolitan and national newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen and the Toronto Star.

Mr. Trottier is a contributor to Humanist Perspective and Free Inquiry magazines and is on the editorial board of the Canadian Freethinker.

Additionally, as a long-time space sciences and engineering enthusiast, he is External Director of the Canadian Space Society and Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Space Gazette.