[Academic] Fwd: Speakers for Science Convention

[Robert Martin]

Please let me know (by Weds) if this interests you...... "the interface 
between science fact and science fiction"

Rob


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Subject: 	Speakers for Science Convention
Date: 	Fri, 7 Feb 2014 14:04:48 +0000
From: 	Christine Dowds <christine.dowds at strath.ac.uk>
To: 	John Murphy <John.Murphy at strath.ac.uk>, Philip Winn 
<philip.winn at strath.ac.uk>, Robert Martin <r.w.martin at strath.ac.uk>, Ian 
Ruthven <ian.ruthven at strath.ac.uk>, Xuerong Mao <x.mao at strath.ac.uk>
CC: 	Bronagh Dallat <b.dallat at strath.ac.uk>



Dear HoDs,

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:

*Strathclyde Golden Jubilee event at the 2014 British National Science 
Fiction Convention*

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^th -21^st 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 
www.satellite4.org.uk <http://www.satellite4.org.uk>

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.

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^st 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.

Speakers will receive a day membership of Satellite 4, allowing them to 
attend all the events taking place on the Monday of the convention.

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.

Best wishes,

Christine.

Christine Dowds

Assistant Faculty Manager

Faculty of Science

christine.dowds at strath.ac.uk <mailto:christine.dowds at strath.ac.uk>

0141 548 2817

Twitter @StrathScience

/The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in 
Scotland, with registration number SC015263./

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