Battlestar Galactica Science Advisor Kevin Grazier

Battlestar Galactica Science Advisor Kevin Grazier

Kevin Grazier – Dr. Kevin R. Grazier was the scientific advisor for “Battlestar Galactica”, “Eureka”, and “The Event”, and co-author of The Science of Battlestar Galactica—a book detailing the science both depicted and hinted at in the re-imagined series. For 15 years he was an Investigation Scientist on the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan, [...]

Hugo and Nebula winner Robert J. Sawyer

Hugo and Nebula winner Robert J. Sawyer

Robert J. Sawyer – one of only eight writers in history to win all three of the science-fiction field’s top awards for best novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. He frequently writes about SETI, including in the Hugo Award finalists Rollback and Factoring Humanity. The ABC [...]

Planet Hunter Debra Fischer

Planet Hunter Debra Fischer

Debra Fischer- Debra Fischer is a professor of Astronomy at Yale University. Her research is centered on the detection and characterization of planets orbiting other stars. Since 1997, she has participated in the discovery of more than 150 planets, working with colleagues Geoff Marcy (UC Berkeley), Paul Butler (Carnegie Institution) and Steve Vogt (UCSC). Working [...]

Friday Night Launch Party

Friday Night Launch Party

Headliner band is TBD but sure to be a crowd pleaser and a great way to launch the SETIcon II weekend.

SETIcon Gala

SETIcon Gala

Don’t miss the SETIcon Gala banquet on Saturday night (June 23, 2012)! Join us in celebrating and honoring amazing achievements in science, space exploration and science education. The gala banquet will be one of the highlights of SETIcon II with special guests and fascinating scientists AT YOUR TABLE! More details to come, so stay tuned…


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Tickets Now Available

Tickets Now Available

“Space” may be infinite but at SETIcon II it is not. Get your tickets NOW!

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What is SETIcon II?

What is SETIcon II?

SETIcon, envisioned and organized by the SETI Institute, is a unique, entertaining and enlightening public event where science and imagination meet. SETIcon brings together innovative scientists, science fiction authors, space and science artists, space lovers, and the curious and adventurous everywhere for a 3-day public celebration and exploration of space, real science, technology, imagination, and science education.

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What do the panelists have to say?

What do the panelists have to say?

Hello SETI Institute Fans and Supporters – Are you curious about life in the universe?  What would happen if a virus from another planet was somehow introduced here on earth?  Just when will you be able to purchase a ticket to the moon?  These questions, and many others, will be debated, deliberated, and discussed at [...]

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An Invitation from Frank Drake

An Invitation from Frank Drake

I am very excited for the upcoming SETIcon II event and I hope you are too! In 2010, we had an excellent turnout, and we are looking forward to an even larger gathering this year. I trust you will join us for what is sure to be an enlightening and entertaining weekend.

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Science Educator Andrew Fraknoi

Science Educator Andrew Fraknoi

Andrew Fraknoi – Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College and Senior Educator at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. He teaches courses on “astronomy and physics for poets” to about a thousand students each year. In 2007, he was selected as the Professor of the Year for the state [...]

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Astronaut Mae Jemison

Astronaut Mae Jemison

Mae Jemison - an American physician and NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel in space when she went into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on September 12, 1992. She has appeared on television several times, including as an actor in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. She is a dancer, [...]

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Actor Robert Picardo

Actor Robert Picardo

Robert Picardo – an American actor best known for his portrayals of The Doctor, on UPN’s Star Trek: Voyager, The Cowboy in Innerspace, Coach Cutlip on The Wonder Years (where he received an Emmy nomination), Ben Wheeler in Wagons East, and as Richard Woolsey in the Canadian-American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, [...]

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