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DESCRIPTION:[]Inspired by the recent Netflix series: &quot;3 Body Problem&quot;\, we 
 present a series of 3 documentary sessions featuring the Chinese science f
 iction writer Liu Cixin. The series is titled &quot;Rendezvous with the Future&quot;
  in which he shares thoughts on 3 topics:\n\n- First Contact : &quot;Contact wi
 th an alien civilization has many possibilities. It might have a good outc
 ome. Equally it might have terrible consequences. Any child knows not to o
 pen the door to strangers. They know not to greet strangers casually. This
  is a matter of common sense.&quot; — Liu Cixin\n- Voyage to the Stars: &quot;I 
 think if humans want to survive\, our only choice is to expand our living 
 space in the universe. Like H.G. Wells once said: Human beings will either
  fill the universe or perish completely. There is no other choice.&quot; — 
 Liu Cixin\n- Becoming a SuperCivilization: &quot;The characteristics of a super
 civilization are that it uses technology to enhance its evolution to becom
 e a more powerful species. Second\, the energy that a supercivilization ca
 n use must be really huge. Third\, it must have gone a long way on this pa
 th of understanding the laws of the universe. But a technologically advanc
 ed supercivilization cannot be a civilization with only ideas. It must hav
 e left its own mark on the universe. It must have spread to places of cons
 iderable distance.&quot; - Liu Cixin\n\nEach episode is approximately 50 minute
 s long and will be followed by a 30~40 minutes group discussion period.\n\
 nNOTE: You will need to register for each event separately\, and will [nee
 d Webex client](https://www.webex.com/downloads.html)on your phone/tablet 
 or laptop/desktop computer.\n\nThis specific vtool URL enrolls you in the 
 &quot;First Contact&quot; session. Here are the links to the other two....(click on 
 each separately)\n\nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487971 (July 19\, 202
 5)\n\nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487972 (July 26\, 2025)\n\nCome joi
 n us for this FREE Conference: engage with our presenters/moderators and j
 oin in the discussions and networking sessions embedded in the schedule. W
 e look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both serious discussion
 s and flights of fancy.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Southeastern Michigan Mem
 bership Development Committee\n\nAgenda: \n14:00 Sign-in - Networking\n14:
 05 Start of Documentary: “First Contact”\n15:00 End of Documentary\n15
 :05 Roundtable Open Discussion.\n16:00 Wrap up &amp; conclusion of conference.
 \n\n(We look forward to seeing you all here at the next documentary to exp
 and the discussion.)\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487964
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487964
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:67
SUMMARY:SciFi Documentary Part 1: Rendezvous with the Future (FIRST CONTACT
 )
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487964
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 ia/display/77f91718-e775-4fa8-a73f-c40b1b046cb9&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; width=&quot;622&quot; height
 =&quot;506&quot;&gt;Inspired by the recent Netflix series: &quot;3 Body Problem&quot;\, we presen
 t a series of 3 documentary sessions featuring the Chinese science fiction
  writer &lt;strong&gt;Liu Cixin&lt;/strong&gt;. The series is titled &quot;Rendezvous with 
 the Future&quot; in which he shares thoughts on 3 topics:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;stron
 g&gt;First Contact&lt;/strong&gt; : &lt;em&gt;&quot;Contact with an alien civilization has man
 y possibilities. It might have a good outcome. Equally it might have terri
 ble consequences. Any child knows not to open the door to strangers. They 
 know not to greet strangers casually. This is a matter of common sense.&quot; &lt;
 /em&gt;&amp;mdash\;&amp;thinsp\;Liu Cixin&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Voyage to the Stars&lt;/stro
 ng&gt;: &quot;&lt;em&gt;I think if humans want to survive\, our only choice is to expand
  our living space in the universe. Like H.G. Wells once said: Human beings
  will either fill the universe or perish completely. There is no other cho
 ice.&lt;/em&gt;&quot; &amp;mdash\;&amp;thinsp\;Liu Cixin&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Becoming a SuperCi
 vilization&lt;/strong&gt;: &quot;&lt;em&gt;The characteristics of a supercivilization are t
 hat it uses technology to enhance its evolution to become a more powerful 
 species. Second\, the energy that a supercivilization can use must be real
 ly huge. Third\, it must have gone a long way on this path of understandin
 g the laws of the universe. But a technologically advanced supercivilizati
 on cannot be a civilization with only ideas. It must have left its own mar
 k on the universe. It must have spread to places of considerable distance.
 &lt;/em&gt;&quot; - Liu Cixin&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ol&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Each episode is approximately 50 minute
 s long and will be followed by a 30~40 minutes group discussion period.&lt;/p
 &gt;\n&lt;p&gt;NOTE: You will need to register for each event separately\, and will
  &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.webex.com/downloads.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noope
 ner&quot;&gt;need Webex client &lt;/a&gt;on your phone/tablet or laptop/desktop computer
 .&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;This specific vtool URL enrolls you in the &quot;First Contact&quot; sessi
 on. Here are the links to the other two....(click on each separately)&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487971&quot;&gt;https://events.vtool
 s.ieee.org/m/487971&lt;/a&gt; (July 19\, 2025)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://events.v
 tools.ieee.org/m/487972&quot;&gt;https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487972&lt;/a&gt; (July
  26\, 2025)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Come join us for th
 is&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/strong&gt; Conference&lt;/u&gt;: engage with our presenters/
 moderators and join in the discussions and networking sessions embedded in
  the schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both se
 rious discussions and flights of fancy.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br 
 /&gt;&lt;p&gt;14:00 &lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;Sign-in&lt;/span&gt; - Net
 working&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;14:05 Start of Documentary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;: &amp;ldquo\;Fi
 rst Contact&amp;rdquo\;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;15:00 End of Documentary&lt;br&gt;15:05 &lt;strong&gt;
 Roundtable Open Discussion&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;16:00 Wrap up &amp;amp\; conclusion o
 f conference.&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(We look forward to seeing you all
  here at the next documentary to expand the discussion.)&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;
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