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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[need
  Webex client](https://www.webex.com/downloads.html)on your phone/tablet o
 r laptop/desktop computer.\n\nThis specific vtool URL enrolls you in the &quot;
 Voyage to the Stars&quot; session. Here is the link to the next session....(cli
 ck on the link)\n\nhttps://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487972 (July 26\, 2025
 )\n\nCome join us for this FREE Conference: engage with our presenters/mod
 erators and join in the discussions and networking sessions embedded in th
 e schedule. We look forward to greeting you all and engaging in both serio
 us discussions and flights of fancy.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Southeastern
  Michigan Membership Development Committee\n\nAgenda: \n14:00 Sign-in - Ne
 tworking\n14:05 Start of Documentary: “Voyage to the Stars”\n15:00 End
  of Documentary\n15:05 Roundtable Open Discussion.\n16:00 Wrap up &amp; conclu
 sion of conference.\n\n(We look forward to seeing you all here at the next
  documentary to expand the discussion.)\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.
 ieee.org/m/487971
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487971
ORGANIZER:sharan.kalwani@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:18
SUMMARY:SciFi Documentary Part 2: Rendezvous with the Future (VOYAGE to the
  STARS)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/487971
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 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
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 /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.
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 s long and will be followed by a 30~40 minutes group discussion period.&lt;/p
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 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.webex.com/downloads.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopen
 er&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;&lt;strong&gt;Voyage to th
 e Stars&lt;/strong&gt;&quot; session. Here is the link to the next session....(click 
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 yle=&quot;font-size: 12pt\;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;Come join us for this&amp;nbsp\;&lt;strong&gt;FREE&lt;/stron
 g&gt; Conference&lt;/u&gt;: engage with our presenters/moderators and join in the d
 iscussions and networking sessions embedded in the schedule. We look forwa
 rd to greeting you all and engaging in both serious discussions and flight
 s 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
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 rt of Documentary&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;: &amp;ldquo\;Voyage to the Stars&amp;rdquo\;&lt;br
 &gt;&lt;/strong&gt;15:00 End of Documentary&lt;br&gt;15:05 &lt;strong&gt;Roundtable Open Discus
 sion&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;br&gt;16:00 Wrap up &amp;amp\; conclusion of conference.&amp;nbsp\;&amp;n
 bsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;(We look forward to seeing you all here at the next docu
 mentary 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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