[AANC Contacts] Announcing SETIcon, Aug. 13 - 15 in Santa Clara

[Andrew Fraknoi]

Save the Dates Announcement from the SETI Institute:

SETIcon
Our Search for Life in the Universe in Science Fact and Science Fiction

August 13 - 15, 2010
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara, California 
(discount rates available for the weekend)

·           Major speakers
·           Panels and smaller question and answer sessions
·           Family-friendly activities
·           Only $20 per day or $35 for a weekend 
pass. See website for discounts and packages.

Go to 
<http://www.seticon.com/>http://www.seticon.com 
for more information and tickets.

Space is limited!  Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis!
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SETIcon features:

·           Noted scientists explaining new developments in everyday language
·           Stars of science fiction TV series 
and movies, plus the advisors who helped with the science
·           Panels to air controversial issues and share perspectives
·           Special sessions where you can ask 
questions of your favorite guests in a smaller setting
·           A family room with hands-on 
activities (for kids 12 and older), including the 
kind of special inflatable star theater the Obama 
family recently enjoyed during the White House star party

Some of the confirmed guests so far:

·           Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweikhart, 
on saving the Earth from asteroid impacts
·           Frank Drake, the astronomer who 
undertook the first project to listen for alien radio messages
·           Jill Tarter, the scientist on whom 
Jodi Foster’s character in Contact is based
·           Philip Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”
·           Seth Shostak, SETI Scientist and the 
host of the “Are We Alone” radio program
·           Astronomer Andrew Fraknoi on the Top 
10 Tourist Sights in the Solar System
·           Tim Russ, Star Trek actor and amateur astronomer
·           Kevin Grazier, scientist on the 
Cassini Mission and science advisor for Battlestar Galactica
·           David Morrison of NASA on “Doomsday 2012”
·           Astronomer Alex Filippenko, who 
helped discover the dark energy that is speeding up the universe

Make contact at SETIcon with other fans of 
science fact and science fiction in a comfortable 
setting. Enjoy a wide range of mind-expanding 
activities, plus a banquet where you can rub 
elbows with the speakers and other enthusiasts, 
an evening party, and lots of time for discussion.

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Special Note to AANC Clubs:

There are plans to have a public star party on 
Saturday evening during the SETIcon 
weekend.  Also there will be a need for some 
teers to help during the convention, and they 
will be able to get in free.  More details will 
be forthcoming in the spring.  For now, the 
organizers just wanted everyone to have the dates in their calendars.

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