Here is something for those of you who will be in the New York area this time next month: "The Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence is co-sponsoring a program on ending aging with gerontology researcher Aubrey de Grey and the New York Academy of Sciences, on the evening of Tuesday, September 22nd in New York City. ... Could it be possible for humans to live hundreds of years in the very near future? Is aging a curable disease? Iconoclast Aubrey de Grey predicts it's only a matter of decades before regenerative medicine extends human life expectancy indefinitely. This event is one of five events in the 2009 Provocative Thinkers Series presented by Science & the City, a program of the New York Academy of Sciences. Cosponsored by the Singularity Institute." A large number of de Grey's past presentations to groups large and small can be found at YouTube - you might want to take a look.

Link: http://www.singinst.org/blog/2009/08/18/the-end-of-aging-an-evening-with-aubrey-de-grey/