Singularity Summit — please post about it on your blog, register for it, tell your friends about it, or, if you must, Twitter about it. If you post about it on your blog or tell your friends, tell them to list you in the “Who told you about us?” field, then email me for a $100 discount for every non-student referral. Like last time, I am serving as co-organizer of the conference.

Our venue is a 1,100-person ballroom. That means that this even has the potential to become the first 1,000+ person transhumanist/Singularity oriented gathering. In other words, a historic event: 1000 people for 2010. Regarding the cost of the event ($485 until July 1st), to put it into perspective, you have to remember that we are putting this on in San Francisco. Everything costs way more, and there are a lot of people who pay a lot for these events because they expect a lot. The Bay Area is filled with high-earning, highly educated technical professionals. Love it or hate it, that is the nature of this area. The price point is also part of the product, insofar as many of the people who pay the money for the tickets want to network with others who pay a similar amount for the same reason.

To bring down costs for our most enthusiastic supporters and for students, we have several generous discounts. It is extremely unusual for a conference to offer open-ended discounts on referrals like this. Refer five people and you can get it for free.

The conference lineup is filled with more science-oriented than ever before, showing our transition to more of an academic focus in the conference brand. Of the twenty currently confirmed speakers, eighteen are active scientists, researchers, or engineers. Only James Randi (JREF) and Michael Vassar (SIAI) fall into other categories.

Like many other conferences, one of the primary available benefits is networking. Outside of a few intellectual hubs like the SF Bay Area, Boston, and London, it can be hard to find more than a couple people well-versed in emerging technologies, such as BCI, biotech, nanotech, and robotics/AI. At the Singularity Summit, you will be very surprised by the average education and intelligence level of the attendees. Many of them will attend the conference with the intent to meet people — perhaps you? If you are looking for a link to moving to the Bay Area, or just want to explore options, note that a major percentage of Summit attendees are CEOs, non-profit leaders, or owners of their own small consultancies. With the right qualifications, it may be possible to get hired by a fellow Summit attendee.

Because the Singularity movement is so new, it’s hard to say anything with certainty. We are not a centuries-old organization, that’s for sure. This month, SIAI actually turns 10. That’s part of the excitement — being a part of something that is cutting-edge, and could transform overnight due to unforeseen variables. Occasionally, people on this blog ask, “where are all the transhumanists that are actually achieving things in robotics, implants, biotech, etc?” The answer is that many of them are too busy to play around with blogs/etc and just attend events and meet people, because that ultimately pays off better for them. Attend the Summit, and you will have the opportunity to meet a great many of them.

If you’re going to the Summit and want to make your attendance better known to the community that reads this blog, please mention it in the comments.