Science, Astronomy and Technology
Panel Listings
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room | Title | Description | Panelist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Oakville | Tomorrow we fry. | A discussion about the coming climate upheaval and how to survive it with a smile, while consuming beer at a dollar a can. | David Stephenson, Paul Roberts, Karl Schroeder, Jeff Beeler |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Aurora | Blood Bank 101: The ABOs of Transfusion Medicine | TDo you know your blood type? What do those letters mean? Everyday, numerous patients are transfused with donated blood. Find out more about who gets what type of blood and why, the laboratory testing involved in those decisions, and the importance of blood donations. | Yaroslav Sokolskyy |
| Friday | 8:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Oakville | What Happened to Space Tourism | It's been 15 years since Spaceship One first flew to space. At the time, commercial civilian tourist flights to space were only "a couple of years away" and still not a single paying passenger has been flown. What happened, what's going to happen and why. | Eric Choi (m), Paul Roberts, David Stephenson, Gillian Clinton |
| Friday | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Sheraton Parkette | Parking lot astronomy | Friday and Saturday night, round 9:30PM, weather permitting. Solar viewing around 11:30 AM, weather permitting. | Patrick McDonald |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Aurora | Antibiotic-Resistant Organisms - Not as Fictional as We'd Like | In science fiction, the idea of incurable disease isn't new, but most frighteningly it's becoming more "science" and less "fiction". Highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria (often referred to as superbugs) are a topic of great concern today, with the WHO announcing it as a major threat to global health. This presentation would cover MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), VRE (Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus), and CPO (Carbapenemase-producing organisms) | Yaroslav Sokolskyy |
| Saturday | 11:00 AM | 12:00 PM | Markham A | We're Not Alone | Up to date information and discussion about life beyond our planet. Reference article in March issue of National Geographic by Jamie Shreeve. How close are we to receiving definitive proof? | Eric Choi (m), Gillian Clinton, Julie Czerneda, Karl Schroeder |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Aurora | Fermi's Paradox by the author | The phrase "Fermi's Paradox" was first printed under my name in 1977. Why can't we detect the activities of intelligent aliens in the galaxy? I will review the past and continuing quest to understand our place in the universe. | David Stephenson |
| Saturday | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Aurora | What's New in New Space? | 20 year ago the was a rush of new companies planning to "do space differently". Some have prospered, some have not. What's the current state of the new space industry and what ahs happened to some of the old companies of this new industry? | Eric Choi (m), David Stephenson, Gillian Clinton, Paul Roberts, Karl Schroeder |
| Saturday | 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM | Sheraton Parkette | Parking lot astronomy | Friday and Saturday night, round 9:30PM, weather permitting. Solar viewing around 11:30 AM, weather permitting. | Patrick McDonald |
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