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beamjockey) wrote2015-08-16 10:26 pm
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My Schedule for Sasquan
Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, starts Wednesday, 19 August, in Spokane, Washington. Here are the program items I'm scheduled to participate in. (Keep an eye out for last-minute changes…) "CC" refers to rooms in the Spokane Convention Center. "M" designates a moderator.
Pluto in Your Rear-View Mirror: News from the New Horizons Mission
Thursday 11:00 - 11:45, 302AB (CC)
Pluto has always been the planet...errhhh...dwarf planet of mystery. On July 14, the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed past Pluto and its satellites 9 years after blasting off from Earth. Find out what science has learned in 2015 about the worlds on the solar system's frontier, and where the New Horizons will journey next. This panel will open with a presentation on the New Horizons spacecraft mission by Bill Higgins and will include a discussion among the panelists.
Bill Higgins (M), Alan Boyle, Tony Lewis, Guy Consolmagno, David Clements
What’s New in Astronomy
Thursday 13:00 - 13:45, Bays 111B (CC)
What are the latest astronomical discoveries? What are the upcoming events in the exploration of the solar system? Find out what is happening out there and what we are doing about it.
David Clements (M), Mark L. Olson, Bill Higgins, April Faires, Bobbie Benton Hull
SF/Fantasy Set in Washington & Environs
Thursday 20:00 - 20:45, Bays 111C (CC)
From classics like Hal Clement's Iceworld to Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson books, Washington state has been the setting for many works of SF & fantasy.
Bill Higgins (M), Helen Gbala
[Hmm, this is looking a bit thin.]
100 Years of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Friday 13:00 - 13:45, Bays 111C (CC)
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the theory of relativity by exploring what physicists have been doing for the last 100 years, the status of the theory today, and what might change in the future.
Mark L. Olson (M) , David Clements, James C. Glass, Bill Higgins, Lori White
[I'm by no means a relativity expert, and can only hope I will be able to add a few remarks to the conversation.]
Pluto Isn't Just a Disney Dog
Friday 19:00 - 19:45, 207 (CC)
Pluto has now been explored! Join scientists to see what NASA has learned about the famous icy world on the edge of our Solar System.
Bill Higgins, Guy Consolmagno
[This is an item in the children's program, so Guy and I will be discussing Pluto with young people.]
Dawn of the Asteroid Belt: Exploring Vesta and Ceres
Saturday 10:00 - 10:45, 207 (CC)
Asteroids are relics of the ancient Solar System. NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbited Vesta for a year. Now its ion thrusters have propelled it across the Asteroid Belt to Ceres, the largest asteroid, where Dawn has again entered orbit. Join Bill Higgins to explore Dawn's findings at Vesta and its plans for doing science at Ceres.
Bill Higgins, Guy Consolmagno
Tech Talk for Teens
Saturday 15:00 - 15:45, 401C (CC)
Join us for a fun discussion that delves into the mysteries of teaching science and technology to kids. What's a good starting point? Does it always have to be "fun"? Which sci-fi concepts might today's teens be turning into reality twenty years from now? We'll discuss all of these things and more!
Torrey Stenmark (M), Bill Higgins, Tim Griffin , E. C. Blake
Pluto in Your Rear-View Mirror: News from the New Horizons Mission
Thursday 11:00 - 11:45, 302AB (CC)
Pluto has always been the planet...errhhh...dwarf planet of mystery. On July 14, the New Horizons spacecraft whizzed past Pluto and its satellites 9 years after blasting off from Earth. Find out what science has learned in 2015 about the worlds on the solar system's frontier, and where the New Horizons will journey next. This panel will open with a presentation on the New Horizons spacecraft mission by Bill Higgins and will include a discussion among the panelists.
Bill Higgins (M), Alan Boyle, Tony Lewis, Guy Consolmagno, David Clements
What’s New in Astronomy
Thursday 13:00 - 13:45, Bays 111B (CC)
What are the latest astronomical discoveries? What are the upcoming events in the exploration of the solar system? Find out what is happening out there and what we are doing about it.
David Clements (M), Mark L. Olson, Bill Higgins, April Faires, Bobbie Benton Hull
SF/Fantasy Set in Washington & Environs
Thursday 20:00 - 20:45, Bays 111C (CC)
From classics like Hal Clement's Iceworld to Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson books, Washington state has been the setting for many works of SF & fantasy.
Bill Higgins (M), Helen Gbala
[Hmm, this is looking a bit thin.]
100 Years of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity
Friday 13:00 - 13:45, Bays 111C (CC)
Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the theory of relativity by exploring what physicists have been doing for the last 100 years, the status of the theory today, and what might change in the future.
Mark L. Olson (M) , David Clements, James C. Glass, Bill Higgins, Lori White
[I'm by no means a relativity expert, and can only hope I will be able to add a few remarks to the conversation.]
Pluto Isn't Just a Disney Dog
Friday 19:00 - 19:45, 207 (CC)
Pluto has now been explored! Join scientists to see what NASA has learned about the famous icy world on the edge of our Solar System.
Bill Higgins, Guy Consolmagno
[This is an item in the children's program, so Guy and I will be discussing Pluto with young people.]
Dawn of the Asteroid Belt: Exploring Vesta and Ceres
Saturday 10:00 - 10:45, 207 (CC)
Asteroids are relics of the ancient Solar System. NASA's Dawn spacecraft orbited Vesta for a year. Now its ion thrusters have propelled it across the Asteroid Belt to Ceres, the largest asteroid, where Dawn has again entered orbit. Join Bill Higgins to explore Dawn's findings at Vesta and its plans for doing science at Ceres.
Bill Higgins, Guy Consolmagno
Tech Talk for Teens
Saturday 15:00 - 15:45, 401C (CC)
Join us for a fun discussion that delves into the mysteries of teaching science and technology to kids. What's a good starting point? Does it always have to be "fun"? Which sci-fi concepts might today's teens be turning into reality twenty years from now? We'll discuss all of these things and more!
Torrey Stenmark (M), Bill Higgins, Tim Griffin , E. C. Blake