Extending the Soar Cognitive Architecture by John Laird of University of Michigan Technical Session II: Architecture of AGI Systems at the The First Conference on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI-08) This room is The Zone, at the FedEx Institute of Technology, University of Memphis. It was a very good venue for this conference. Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) research focuses on the original and ultimate goal of AI -- to create intelligence as a whole, by exploring all available paths, including theoretical and experimental computer science, cognitive science, neuroscience, and innovative interdisciplinary methodologies. AGI is also called Strong AI in the AI community.