This is an official event. More info on badges, wristbands & priority access.
Fairmont
Manchester AB
101 Red River.
Speakers
Margaret A. Weitekamp
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Mark Cherry
Boeing
Ytasha L. Womack
Karina Perez
Aerospace Industries Association
Science fiction has inspired tech ranging from cellphones to space travel, demonstrating that innovation doesn’t happen without imagination. Similarly, science has inspired legendary comic book heroes. Join acclaimed author & afrofuturist, Ytasha Womack; National Air & Space Museum’s Margaret Weitekamp; NASA engineer & Hollywood science advisor, Kevin Grazier; and Boeing Phantom Works' Mark Cherry for a conversation on how science and science-fiction influences and shapes each other’s narrative.
Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Interactive Badge
Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Film Badge
Format: Panel
Event Type: Session
Track: Intelligent Future presented by me Convention
Level: Beginner