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Receiving the Members NewsletterA system fault has meant that the last few new members will not have been receiving the monthly Members Newsletter. We have now updated the list of recipients manually while we find and fix the fault. Members can access all past Newsletters at https://i4is.org/members/.Our apologies for this omission – and we will […]

The University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium will take place in December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium and an Interstellar Art Show will be held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This symposium will feature many of the leading voices in space exploration, culture, and more.The theme […]

New Principium Preprints!i4is has recently added four new Principium preprints to its member’s area (https://i4is.org/members/ – login required). The preprints are listed below. Please feel free to check them out!Preprint: The JournalsPreprint: Biological intelligence vs AI – and the Fermi ParadoxPreprint: Our fifth Skateboards to Starships workshopPreprint: Glasgow 24 SF Worldcon – An i4is update […]

I4is Science Fiction AnthologyYou will have seen from earlier Newsletters that we are still looking for short stories for the upcoming “The i4is Science Fiction Anthology.” Further information is available – from the editors sarah.margree@i4is.org and jean.asselin@i4is.org Advances in Spacecraft EngineeringOn February 20th, 2024, Jamell Ivor Samuels of the Imperial College London released a preprint […]

I4is Science Fiction Anthology You will have seen from earlier Newsletters that we are still looking for short stories for the upcoming “The i4is Science Fiction Anthology.” Further information is available – from the editors sarah.margree@i4is.org and jean.asselin@i4is.org Cryogenic Power Panels On February 6th, 2024, the scientific journal Next Energy in Elsevier published a paper […]

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 8th FebruaryFor the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again two stories from ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here’ edited by James Gunn, a collection of selected short stories from the ‘Heinlein to Here’ era.The meeting will be […]

Happy New Year!The i4is team wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year. Here’s to hoping 2024 brings us more interstellar innovations and breakthroughs than ever before. I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 11th JanuaryFor the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume […]

I4is Science Fiction AnthologyYou will have seen from earlier Newsletters that we are still looking for short stories for the upcoming “The i4is Science Fiction Anthology.” To ensure a level playing field, submissions must be in Shunn’s Modern Manuscript format, the widespread standard for fiction submissions. https://www.shunn.net/format/story/ (Make sure you click the Modern tab.) Further […]

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 9th NovemberFor the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here’ edited by James Gunn, a collection of selected short stories from the ‘Heinlein to Here’ era. We will be reading and discussing […]

i4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 13th July I4is has recently started this science fiction book club for readers and writers. We read and discuss stories that take the eyes above and beyond the horizon, tales that inspire minds and hearts to leap from here and now to tomorrow and elsewhere. We examine […]