Friday, October 14th, 2011 (reception party)

AUDITORIUM: EPISODE IV (auditoriummusic.org)

Auditorium is a new loft party for lovers of ambient, experimental, downtempo and slow electroacoustic sounds.  Expect an evening of inspired music, immersive eight-channel sound, enchanting lighting, surreal decor and mountains of pillows.  Our audiologists for the evening are Ben Neill, Rowan, Watson, and Zemi17.

The reception party is included with all conference passes. Reception-only walk-in tickets for your friends without conference passes are $15, cash only.

8:00pm:  Doors open
8:30pm:  Welcoming remarks
9:00pm:  Performances begin
1:00am:  Adjourn

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

10:00am:  Doors open
10:30am:  “New Frontiers In Psychedelic Research: Letting Go of the Medical Model.”  Jim Fadiman, Ph.D.
11:20am:  “MAPS’  International Psychedelic Clinical Research: The Past, Present, and Future.”  Berra Yazar Kolosinski, Ph.D.
12:05pm:  Lunch
1:15pm:  “Effects of Psilocybin and other Selective Serotonin  Agonists on Hippocampal Neurogenesis.”  Juan R. Sanchez-Ramos, M.D., Ph.D.
2:05pm:  “Recent Findings from the Johns Hopkins Hallucinogen Research Group.” Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D.
2:50pm:  Break
3:20pm:  “Lullaby for a Mouse: Anthropological Observations of an Animal Model of Psychosis.”  Nicolas Langlitz, Ph.D.
4:10pm:  “Art Under the Influence: 1965 to Now.” Ken Johnson
5:00pm:  Adjourn

Sunday, October 16th, 2011

2:00pm:  Doors open
2:30pm:  “Ayahuasca in a Global Context: Controversies, Public Debate, and Regulation.”  Biatriz (Bia) Caiuby Labate, Ph.D.
3:20pm:  “Legal Issues Regarding the Santo Daime Church.”  Roy S. Haber, LLB
4:05pm: Break
4:20pm:  “Ayahuasca, Cognitive Psychology, and the Ontology of Hallucination.”  Stephan V. Beyer, Ph.D.
5:10pm:  “All-Speaker Panel: Answers to Questions from the Audience”
6:00pm:  Adjourn

Tickets

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