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Please let me know (by Weds) if this interests you...... <span
style="color:black">"the interface between science fact and
science fiction"</span><br>
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Rob<br>
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<td>Speakers for Science Convention</td>
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<td>Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:04:48 +0000</td>
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<td>Christine Dowds <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk"><christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<td>John Murphy <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:John.Murphy@strath.ac.uk"><John.Murphy@strath.ac.uk></a>, Philip
Winn <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:philip.winn@strath.ac.uk"><philip.winn@strath.ac.uk></a>, Robert Martin
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk"><r.w.martin@strath.ac.uk></a>, Ian Ruthven
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ian.ruthven@strath.ac.uk"><ian.ruthven@strath.ac.uk></a>, Xuerong Mao
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:x.mao@strath.ac.uk"><x.mao@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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<td>Bronagh Dallat <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:b.dallat@strath.ac.uk"><b.dallat@strath.ac.uk></a></td>
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HoDs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As
part of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations for the University
we asked Departments to suggest ideas for events we could
hold in the Faculty. Dr Christine Davidson (PAC) suggested
we could work in collaboration with the British National
Science Fiction Convention which will be in Glasgow in
April, please see below for further details:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span
style="color:black">Strathclyde Golden Jubilee event at
the 2014 British National Science Fiction Convention</span></b><span
style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The 2014 British
National Science Fiction convention – Satellite 4 – will
take place in the Crowne Plaza hotel, Glasgow, over the
Easter Bank Holiday weekend (18<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup>
April 2014). Satellite 4 is a genre arts festival, featuring
a multi-stream programme of guest speakers, panel
discussions, readings, workshops, games, and other events,
expected to attract some 900 members. More information can
be found at
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.satellite4.org.uk" target="_blank">www.satellite4.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Each year the
convention has a different theme, decided by the local
organising committee. In 2014, the emphasis will be on the
interface between science fact and science fiction. There
will be programme items exploring how developments in
real-world science inform literature, and how science
fiction sometimes becomes science fact.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">As part of the
Golden Jubilee celebrations, Science Faculty has agreed to
host a mini-symposium at the convention showcasing some of
the cutting edge science taking place at Strathclyde. This
will take place on Monday 21<sup>st</sup> April 2014. We are
looking to recruit 2 or 3 enthusiastic and dynamic speakers,
preferably from different departments, to give presentations
on recent developments in their research areas. The
convention membership will consist mainly of science fiction
fans, authors, and publishers. Hence, the talks should be at
a level accessible to members of the public with a general
interest in science but no specialist knowledge.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Speakers will
receive a day membership of Satellite 4, allowing them to
attend all the events taking place on the Monday of the
convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I would be
grateful if you suggest any colleagues in your Department
who you think may fit the bill. We wondered if Teaching
Award Winners (last year in Science they were Owain
Millington and Christine Dufes) would be suitable
candidates? If you could forward me any suggestions for
speakers by next Wednesday, 12th February, that would be
much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Christine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray">Christine Dowds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray">Assistant
Faculty Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray">Faculty of
Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray"><a
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href="mailto:christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk"><span
style="color:blue">christine.dowds@strath.ac.uk</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray">0141 548 2817 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray">Twitter
@StrathScience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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University of Strathclyde is a charitable body,
registered in Scotland, with registration
number SC015263.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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