Registration Opens California Ballroom Registration Desk 100 Year Starship Store (Store opens at 7:30 AM) Participant Assistance Local Area Tours and Outings Will be announced October 20 for sign up.
100YSS Classes-100YSS Salons 1-3 Classes focus on fundamental principles of disciplines that underlie the capabilities of interstellar flight. The classes help attendees build a greater understanding and appreciation of the... Read More
Finding Earth 2.0: Evolutionary Step or Societal Imperative Mae Jemison, M.D., Principal 100YSS, Physician, Engineer, Educator, Entrepreneur and Former astronaut Technical Track Show & Tell Pam Contag, Ph.D., 100YSS Technical... Read More
Playing with the Stars: Realities of Human and Childhood Education Development in Finding Another Earth. Moderator, Kathleen Toerpe, Ph.D. An exploration of human learning, creativity, achievement, play and mental health.... Read More
Ron Cole, Moderator. Prof. Michael Flynn, (Stanford Univ. & Maxeler Dataflow): Robust techniques for Massive Data Handling Mmboneni Muofhe (Deputy Director General, Dept of Science & Tech- South Africa)- Discussion... Read More
100YSS celebrates the Inaugural year of our Canopus Awards for Writing. Meet the finalists in the Original Fiction and Non-Fiction writing and Previously Published Original Fiction and Non-Fiction categories. We... Read More
(Open to the Public- Tickets Available) Science fiction frequently leads to science fact. And the extremes of scientific discovery today fuel the imagination and possibilities that science fiction writers catapult... Read More
100YSS Classes-100YSS Salons 1-3 Classes focus on fundamental principles of disciplines that underlie the capabilities of interstellar flight. The classes help attendees build a greater understanding and appreciation of the... Read More
Facilitated by Jill Tarter, PhD (Astronomer and Co-founder, SETI Institute) this is a discussion where are we on the road to Earth 2.0? of the latest finds in astronomy and... Read More
Conversations facilitated by Hakeem Oluseyi, PhD (Chief Science Officer, Discovery Channel, Astrophysicist and Professor Florida of Technology, TED Fellow), focus on current issues or trends in science, engineering, economics, human... Read More
Amy Millman, Moderator Purposeful Inclusion: The Key to Achieving Radical Leaps in Technology and Enhancing Life on Earth • Marianne Caponnetto – Digital • Ronke Olabisi, PhD – Professor Bioengineering,... Read More
These are the researchers, technologies and systems pushing the very sharp edge of knowledge, engineering and capabilities. Stroll through an overview of the tech and then take a Deep Dive... Read More
Independent two-hour workshops making deep dives into subject matter from the symposium—Space Law and Policy Talks; Relativistic Speeds; Communicating Science
Program: Artificial Intelligence & Seeking New Worlds: Mickey Fisher, creator of the CBS space drama series EXTANT, in conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison and Dr. Karl Aspelund consider the potential... Read More
The Ideas, people and organizations set to continue the journey Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides and South Africa’s Deputy Director General for Science and Technology Mmbonene Muofhe will discuss the... Read More
Moderator: Karl Aspelund, Ph.D., Anthropologist, Industrial Design, Asst. Prof Textile & Design, Univ. of Rhode Island Lt. General Patrick O’Reilly, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Louis Friedman, PhD, Author and Co-founder,... Read More