Hello Andrew, You've picked quite a day to join the BASFA list! It's not usually this contentious. Welcome! I'm a big fan of your work with the astronomy associations and teaching kids about the stars. Your name is all over events listed on SciSchmooze, Bay Area Science Festival, and I've heard you on Science Friday.
I hadn't heard of the Space theme to Baycon this year. Very exciting! I haven't been in a couple years but this may temp me to show up. Regards, Elise On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Andrew Fraknoi via Basfa < basfa@lists.basfa.org> wrote: > Dear BASFA Members: > > > > I am new to the list, so please forgive me for posting something you may > already know. I teach astronomy (and “Physics for Poets”) at Foothill > College. I use science fiction stories in my teaching and have long been a > science fiction fan. This past year, my first science fiction story was > published in a small-press anthology. > > > > Although I have spoken at BayCon before (as a science speaker), this will > be the first year I will also speak as an author (and, like naively > enthusiastic new authors, I am thrilled.) Just in case you don’t know > about the science parts of the upcoming convention, I wanted to share the > announcement that follows with you. > > > > Thanks, Andrew Fraknoi > > > > *Science at BayCon 2016* > > > > BayCon 2016, the Bay Area Science Fiction convention, will be held during > Memorial Day Weekend, May 27 – 30, 2016. The theme of this 34th Annual > BayCon gathering will be “All About Space” – in fact and in fiction. > > > > The location is the San Mateo Marriott (SF Airport), 1770 S Amphlett > Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94402. You can register in advance on line or at the > site. > > > > For more information and how to register, go to: http://www.baycon.org > > > > Among the science-oriented programs offered at the conference will be: > > > > Ø “Black Holes and *Interstellar: *Spacewarps and Time Travel in Science > and Science Fiction+ -- Andrew Fraknoi *(Foothill College) *-- > > > > Ø "Strange New Worlds" a panel with Michael Busch (SETI Institute), > Sanjoy Som (Ames Research Ctr.) and Keri Bean (JPL) on the recent > exploration of the solar system -- including Mars, Ceres, and > newly-discovered near-Earth asteroids. > > > > Ø “The Latest on SETI – The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence” – > Seth Shostak (SETI Institute) > > > > Ø “The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: Where Bill Gates’ Great > Granddaughter Might Go for Her Honeymoon” – Andrew Fraknoi *(Foothill > College)* > > > > Ø Dwarf Planets (Pluto and others) – Panel with Orkan Umurhan *(NASA > Ames)* and others > > > > Ø Scientists Writing Science Fiction – Panel with G. D. Nordley, Paul > Preuss, and Andrew Fraknoi > > > > There will also be a wide range of other presentations, panels, and > readings on science, science fiction, space art, and other topics at the > intersection of science and the imagination. > > > > Updates are available at: http://www.baycon.org (click on the program > link to see the full schedule) > > > > Please help us spread the word to interested audiences. > > _____________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Basfa mailing list > Basfa@lists.basfa.org > http://lists.basfa.org/listinfo.cgi/basfa-basfa.org > > -- http://www.linkedin.com/in/elisee Join the mailing list of the Silicon Valley Engineering Council http://eepurl.com/bbCLZz Check out my Meetups: http://www.meetup.com/STEMVolunteering/ http://www.meetup.com/BusinessofEngineering/ http://www.meetup.com/TechieFamilies/ http://www.makesf.org/
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