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A Special Online Event:
The Richard Feynman 90th Birthday Party/
Astronomy and Physics Virtual Conference
(or Dick’s Digital Nonagintennial Commemoratory Colloquium!) May 10-11, 2008 SciArt Media Center In the virtual world of Second Life Come Celebrate Richard Feynman’s 90th Birthday Party Take Part in Discussions, Talks and More Without Ever Leaving the Privacy of Your House or School!
Come join us for a weekend-long celebration on what would have been his 90th birthday weekend without ever leaving your home. SciArt Media, of Temple, NH is sponsoring this event at their virtual Media Center in the digital world of Second Life. Ordinary people, teachers, speakers, and presenters from around the world, each in the form of a unique digital persona designed by them, will take part in this unique and wholly modern event. The event will be held on the grounds of the new SciArt Media Center (http://secondlife.sciartmedia.com) which is made up of nearly 2.5 virtual acres containing classrooms, science publishing displays, a virtual volcano, science and nature related digital goods, music, an art gallery, aquarium, and lots more. Entrance to the event itself is free, although a voluntary $5 ($L1250) donation is requested to help cover costs. Entrance to special events may require a cover charge to cover expenses related to the speech. NOTE: The keynote speaker has changed from Alex Filippenko to George Djorgovski. View the schedule below: Announced guests so far include (all times are PDT/SLT): George Djorgovski (Curious George) Prof. of Astronomy at Caltech (RL) and a member of MICA (SL) Speaking on: "The Dark Mysteries: What is the Universe Made Of?" Modern cosmology has made a great progress in our understanding of the physical universe and its constituents. We now know that only about 5% of the entire matter and energy content of the universe is made out of the atoms and particles we know about; nearly a quarter is made out of the mysterious dark matter, and nearly three quarters is an even more mysterious dark energy, which drives the expansion of the universe. Their physical nature remains unknown, and this is one of the greatest outstanding puzzles in physical sciences today. George Djorgovski's Personal Webpage Date: May 10th Place: The SciArt Media and Learning Center, Feynman Hall Time: 1pm The American Chemical Society Gus Rosania (Caia Alter) Speaking on: Drug Travel: An Amazing Voyage Across Intracellular Space Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Taking a "Fantastic Voyage" through the space of the human body. What would it be like to travel in a ship around our human systems? Gus Rosania of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor will bring us on this journey of exploration first dreamed up by Isaac Asimov. Gus' Blog Date: May 10th Place: The SciArt Media and Learning Center, Asimov Center Time: 10am Kat Lemieux Founder of the International Spaceflight Museum in Second Life Speaking on: History of the International Spaceflight Museum Rockets, rockets everywhere - the ISM is a museum dedicated to space flight, with many, many scale models of RL rockets, as well as Second Life rockets that can actually launch. Their Low-Earth-Orbit space platform is one of the best in the entire metaverse. Come learn about the history ond purpose of this ground-breaking museum. Information about, and by, Kat Date: May 11th Place: The SciArt Media and Learning Center, Asimov Center Time: 1pm The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium (tentative) More info coming soon! More guests to be announced soon Talks at conferences will take place in the three speaking areas: The Sagan Room, The Asimov Center and The Feynman Lecture Hall. In addition, several events will be occurring in other areas of the Center – The Starry Night Art Museum, Cousteau Park, and more. We’ll have science-related vendors, displays, virtual skydiving, a computer-generated monorail, and lots more! Registration as an attendee, presenter or vendor may be made by mailing this form to the address at the end of the form or by contacting Sciartmedia Sands in Second Life. More information about the virtual world of Second Life (and free game registration) may be found at: www.secondlife.com. Come on down! The bongos are ready! Attendee Registration: |
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