[sfevents] SETI Celebration July 19th, What's Up from Jane Jones

[Michael Portuesi]

From: Kenneth Frank

The public is invited to the SETI (Search for Extra- Terrestrial  
Intelligence) Institute on Saturday, July 19, from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.,  
for a celebration of science and the imagination!  "Celebrating  
Science 2008" is an interactive science fair for the entire family.
Meet SETI Institute scientists and learn about the Institutes's  
pioneering exploration for life, both in our solar system and beyond.

Fun, interactive activities for youth aged 8-15 will be set up. Come  
sign up on a first-come, first-serve basis for such activities as  
"Night and Day," "Oil Spill," and "Time Shadows."  There will also be  
a few activities for younger kids. And adults can enjoy virtual tours  
of the new Allen Telescope (that is searching for intelligent signals  
from civilizations among the stars) and the Cassini exploration of the  
amazing Saturn system.

Meet the father of SETI and author of the Drake Equation, Dr. Frank  
Drake. Visit the gift shop for a Drake Equation t-shirt and ask Dr.  
Drake himself to sign it! Other scientists from the Institute will  
also be available to talk with visitors.

Hear California Professor of the Year and SETI Board member Andrew  
Fraknoi speak at 1:30 p.m. about "What Really Happened with  
Pluto" (including the latest news on the new category of plutoids!)   
Fraknoi will be available between 1:45 - 2:30 to autograph his latest  
book, Disney's Wonderful World of Space, also available in the gift  
shop.

Admission is free, but reservations are available on a first come  
first served basis only.  For more information and to register now and  
reserve your spot, visit:

http://www.seti.org/celebratingscience2008

For directions to the Institute, see:
http://www.seti.org/about-us/directions-to-institute.php

The Staff of the SETI Institute

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Summer is here so it's the perfect season to talk about the Sun.   
Although this "What's Up" is designed for June, it's still an  
excellent video.

What's Up from Jane Jones:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/whatsup/whatsup20080630/


Happy 4th,

Ken Frank
VP AANC
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