CONTACT IX
March 6-8, 1992 - Palo Alto, CA

Friday
Symposium 1: Partnerships in Education: Potentials and Payoffs
Reed Riner - "SolSysSim"
Don Scott - "Educating for the 3rd Millenium: Towards the New Paradigm"
Denise Aedan, Christina Garza & Gail Rice - "Project Mars"
Greg Barr - "Coti Jr"
Workshop 1: Worldbuilding - Poul Anderson

Symposium 2: Exo-Biology and Terraforming
Chris McKay - Mars: Its Once and Future Life
Bob MacElroy - "Ecosynthesis: The Ecological Perspective"
Martyn Fogg - "Planetary Engineering Techniques"
Workshop 2: History in Science Fiction - Harry Turtledove

Symposium 3: Virtual Reality: How Virtual, How Real?
Carol Stoker - "Telepresence in Space Exploration"
Alluquerre "Sandy" Stone - "Sex and Death Among the Cyborgs"
Workshop 1: Worldbuilding - Poul Anderson
Reports: Bateson Project News and COTI Updates
Workshop 3: Computer Graphics - Joel Hagen

Saturday
Symposium 4: Contact and Space
Al Harrison - "Spaceflight Habitability Scale: Perceptions of Acceptability"
Josh Summit - "Weightlessness and Interaction Distance"
Doug Raybeck - "Problems in Extraterrestrial Communication"
Lyn Miles - "Problems in Intraterrestrial Communication"
Workshop 2: History in Science Fiction - Harry Turtledove

Symposium 5: Robotics/AI: Visions for Enhancing Work in Space
Chris McKay - "Robotics/Artificial Intelligence: A Scientist's Perspective"
Michael Sims - "Robotics/Artificial Intelligence: A Developer's Perspective"
Panel Discussants: Stephen Ellis, Butler Hine & Michael Lee
Workshop 1: Worldbuilding - Poul Anderson

Symposium 6: Perspectives on the Future
Ken Koenig - "Deanna Troi: Where Are You When We Need You?"
Dennis Rohatyn - "A Philosopher Looks at Archaeoastronomy"
Michio Shimizu - "Two Headed Humanoids and Rejuvenation"
Workshop 2: History in Science Fiction - Harry Turtledove
Reports: Bateson Project News and COTI Updates
Banquet & Keynote Address - Ben Finney - "Russian Cosmicism"
"Buttonwillow," an original musical by James Lee Stanley

Sunday
Bateson Project Final Session: Summary
Cultures of the Imagination Final Session: Contact