RoboFest 7 Guest speakers

All of the discussions and panels for the guest speakers were hosted in the Speaker Room, Suite #130, in Dobie Mall on the Lower Level. Admission to the room was included with admission to the festival.

The schedule, like any, was subject to change; however, as of Friday 9/13/1996, this is what was confirmed for our line up.

Speaker / affiliationTopictime
Michael Benedikt
University of Texas,
School of Architecture
"The Freedom of Robots, and Ours"SUN 4:00 PM
Gary Chapman
Director, The 21st Century Project
"Robotics & Social Responsibility"SAT 4:00 PM
Jim Choate & Ben Combee
Austin Cypherpunks
"Panel Discussion
Cryptography Q & A"
SAT 11:30 AM
& SUN 2:30 PM
Spike Gillespie
Self-employed Writer
"How the Internet Changed My Life"SAT 2:00 PM
Dr. Benjamin Kuipers
University of Texas,
Computer Sciences
"Robot Exploration and Mapping Strategy"SAT 1:30 PM
Jon Lebkowsky
HotWired Forum & EFF-Austin
"Cyberpunks & Cyborganics"SUN 2:00 PM
Forrest Mims III
Self-employed Writer
"Electronics &
Technical Publications"
SAT 2:30 PM
Dr. Raymond J. Mooney
University of Texas,
Computer Sciences
Artificial Intelligence
"Computers That Learn to Understand English"
SAT 1:00 PM
Marcos Novak
University of Texas,
School of Architecture
"Dancing With The Virtual Dervish : Worlds in Progress"SUN 1:00 PM
Mark Pauline & Mike Dingle
Survival Research Laboratories
"Austin SRL Show in 1996 &
Video from the Phoenix Show in 1996"
SUN 3:00 PM
Steve Ryan
ProtoAndroid Attorney
"Legal Rights of Silicon Citizens"SAT 3:00 PM
David Smith
EFF-Austin
"Civil Liberties in Cyberspace"SAT 4:30 PM

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