BayCon 2016: All About Space

The 34th Bay Area Science Fiction convention's theme is "All About Space" in fact and in Fiction.  The convention runs May 27 thru May 30.  Among the science talks offered are:

Black Holes and Interstellar: Spacewarps and Time Travel in Science and Fiction by Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College

Strange New Worlds, a panel with Michael Busch (SETI) , Sanjoy Som (Ames Research Center) and Keri Bean (Jet Propulsion Labs) on the recent exploration of the solar system, including Mars, Ceres, and newly-discovered near-Earth asteroids

The Latest in SETI - The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence by Seth Shostak of SETI Institute

The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: Where Bill Gates' Great Garnddaughter Might Go for Her Honeymoon by Andres Fraknoi

See weblink for schedule of these and hundreds of other events, registration, and costs.

Link to full program schedule.