“Contact” Screening & Talk | SFSU

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Join astronomer Jill Tarter, whose work and life was a key model for the character Jodie Foster plays in the film Contact, for a very special evening of science fiction and cutting-edge science.

There will be a screening of the full-length film about the discovery of intelligent life among the stars, and then hear Dr. Tarter discuss her ongoing work at the SETI Institute to find radio signals from alien civilizations. After the film and talk, there will be time for questions from the audience.

Seats are available on a first come, first served basis.

Notes:
• After 5 pm, all lots at San Francisco State are open to the public, but you must buy a parking permit for the day. See: http://www.sfsu.edu/~parking/text/parking.html. Street parking is very difficult around the university’s perimeter.

The campus is served by Muni Metro M-Oceanview & Muni bus lines the 17, 18, 26, 28 and 29.

Search for Life Among the Stars (and Screening of the Film Contact)
Date: 11/02/2011
McKenna Theater, San Francisco State University
Holloway Avenue & Tapia Drive
Cost: Free

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