6:30pm-6:45pm: Socializing/networking. We encourage you to interact with Leonardo ISAST board members. 6:45-7:10: Therese Lahaie (Affiliation) on "Title" Abstract 7:10-7:35: Presenter (Affiliation) on "Title" Abstract 7:35-7:50: BREAK 7:50-8:15: Anna Couey on Communication systems as social sculpture" Abstract 8:15-8:45: Helena Carmena (California Academy of Sciences) on "Title" Abstract 8:45: Piero Scaruffi on the next Leonardo Art/Science evening I will simply preview the line-up of speakers for the next Leonardo evening. 8:45pm-9:30pm: Discussions, more socializing You can mingle with the speakers and the audience Bios: Helena Carmena is Anna Couey is Therese Lahaie is Presenter is Presenter is Piero Scaruffi is a cognitive scientist who has lectured in three continents and published several books on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, the latest one being "The Nature of Consciousness" (2006). He pioneered Internet applications in the early 1980s and the use of the World-Wide Web for cultural purposes in the mid 1990s. His poetry has been awarded several national prizes in Italy and the USA. His latest book of poems and meditations is "Synthesis" (2009). As a music historian, he has published ten books, the latest ones being "A History of Rock and Dance Music" (2009) and "A History of Jazz Music" (2007). He has also written extensively about cinema, literature and the visual arts. An avid traveler, he has visited 121 countries of the world. Directions: See the Campus Map. Maraschi room in Fromm Hall University of San Francisco 2130 Fulton Street SF, CA 94117 Confirmed so far: