The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: Details Announced for the Third Annual Technology and Health Conference, October 2-4, 2013 in La Jolla, California

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Sep 10, 2013, 08:45 ET

WASHINGTON and LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Conversations exploring innovations in healthcare—from advances in cancer treatments to breakthroughs in brain mapping—are the focus of the third annual "The Atlantic Meets the Pacific," a national forum taking place October 2-4, 2013, in La Jolla, California. The program, presented by The Atlantic magazine and the University of California, San Diego, will showcase the people, tools, and ideas working to dramatically reshape health technologies.

The two-and-a-half day conference will feature interviews and panel discussions devoted to the following topics:

Scanning the Horizon: Accelerating Innovation in Cancer Care
Chronic Diseases: How Technology Is Changing the Patient Experience
What's Next in Medical IT: Wireless Health and Wearable Trends
Living Longer, Living Smarter: Innovations in Longevity Research
Brain Mapping: Pushing the Frontiers of Neurology
Big Data, Big Disease: Mining for Medical Breakthroughs

Joining the conversations are innovators who are revolutionizing technology and medicine. Confirmed speakers include:

Chris Anderson, former editor in chief, Wired magazine and co-founder and chairman, 3DRobotics
Deepak Chopra, best-selling author and founder, The Chopra Foundation
Mick Ebeling, founder, The Ebeling Group and the Not Impossible Foundation
Laurie Garrett, senior fellow for global health, Council on Foreign Relations
Ralph Greenspan, associate director of the Kavli Institute for Mind and Brain, UC San Diego
Eric Horvitz, distinguished scientist and managing co-director, Microsoft Research
Siddhartha Mukherjee, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" and assistant professor of medicine, Columbia University
Larry Smarr, founding director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), a partnership of UC San Diego and UC Irvine
Halle Tecco, co-founder and CEO, Rock Health
Eric Topol, director, Scripps Translational Science Institute
Peter Yu, director of cancer research, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and president-elect, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Roni Zeiger, former chief health strategist, Google, and CEO, Smart Patients

For the complete list of speakers, please visit http://atlanticmeetspacific.com/2013-speakers.html.

The event's conversations will take place at the Scripps Seaside Forum, an ocean-front conference center located in the heart of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology's (Calit2). The forum also includes behind-the-scenes tours at Scripps Oceanography, the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, Sanford Consortium, The Scripps Research Institute, and the La Jolla Playhouse, bringing attendees and some of the world's most creative scientists, thinkers, and artists together.

To register for The Atlantic Meets the Pacific, please visit the registration site. General admission, which includes access to all main-stage programming, a choice of lab tours, and a welcome dinner and subsequent meals, is $495.00. Members of the media interested in obtaining press credentials should contact Natalie Raabe at The Atlantic ([email protected]).

Join the conversation on Twitter via @Atlantic_LIVE and @UCSDNews using #TAMTP.

The presenting underwriters of The Atlantic Meets the Pacific are Qualcomm, Inc. and PACE, a Lilly Oncology Initiative.

Since 1857, The Atlantic has played a central role in shaping the national debate on current affairs and cultural trends. Dedicated to bold, independent, diverse, and highly reasoned perspectives, its writers, bloggers, and critics represent the best in American journalism. The Atlantic's award-winning commentary and coverage can be found in its magazine, on its website at www.TheAtlantic.com, and at more than 70 events a year produced by its industry-leading events division, AtlanticLIVE.

Innovation is central to the University of California, San Diego. UC San Diego (www.ucsd.edu) is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report and ranked number one in the nation for four years running for public service by the Washington Monthly. A billion-dollar research giant, UC San Diego ranks 6th among top U.S. universities in total research and development expenditures by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The event is co-hosted by the continuing education and public programs arm of the campus, UC San Diego Extension (www.extension.ucsd.edu).

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