Here we keep you up-to-date with upcoming events our members are involved in. These include specialist events at our HQ as well as events worldwide. So keep an eye on this page.
Events
A Presentation by Kelvin F. Long - The Apkallu Initiative: A Project to build a Minilithic Artefact to Preserve the Knowledge of Human Civilization into Deep Time In the Event of Global Cataclysm
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 29 June2018
- A public lecture starting at 1800, doors open 1700.
Starship Engineer Summer School
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 15-19 August 2018
- The world's first ever dedicated interstellar summer school. More info and registration.
Past Events
New i4is Symposium on Future Space Activities featuring Mark Hempsell: The Stellar Challenger - A Concept Study
The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire, 01 June 2018
Mark Hempsell, President of the BIS, has kindly agreed to replace David Baker at our HQ lecture - 1 June 2018; doors open from 5pm, presentation starts 6pm.
6pm: "The Stellar Challenger- A Concept Study" - presented by Mark Hempsall, President of the BIS. Proposes a nuclear rocket engine combining thermodynamic and electrical heating yielding exhaust velocities above 12 km/sec - about twice the maximum for a chemical rocket." Contact us at info@nulli4is.org to attend. More info.
1:30pm - 5pm: I4is public Symposium on Future Space Activities. The Initiative for Interstellar Studies presents an afternoon of public talks on the near and far future of space activities: Kelvin F Long, Rob Swinney, Patrick Mahon, David Johnson and Stephen Ashworth on Current and Proposed Space Telescope Missions Post Hubble, Sustainability and Resource Utilisation in Space, Proposal for a Trans-Neptunium object mission design study, Derivation of Equation for Application to Mass Drivers, A Strategic Goal for Humanity on Earth and in Space in 2061 - followed by a discussion and summary.
HQ Lecture (4): David Ashford
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 11 January 2018
- David spoke about Bristol Spaceplanes and sub-orbital tourism.
HQ Lecture (3): Robert Kennedy III
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 08 December 2017
- Robert spoke about his work in geothermal engineering.
HQ Lecture (2): Dr Pete Worden
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 20 October 2017
- Pete Worden gave the second public lecture on Breakthrough Initiatives Project Starshot.
HQ Lecture (1): Al Worden
- The Bone Mill, i4is HQ, Gloucestershire
- 08 October 2017
- Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden gave the first ever public lecture to a packed out room at the new HQ opening on the subject of Apollo 15 and his thoughts about the future exploration of deep space by humankind.
Foundations of Interstellar Studies
- City University New York, New York, USA
- 13, 14, 15 June 2017
- A theoretical physics workshop on interstellar flight, a collaboration between the Institute for Interstellar Studies and the theoretical physics department of the University.
Interstellar Challenge (STEM)
- Imperial College
- 05 December 2016
- Science Technology Engineering Mathematics event organised by i4is Educational Academy Committee with 8 schools.
Science Fiction Starships
- British Interplanetary Society, London
- 13 November 2016
- One day workshop exploring the science and engineering of science fiction starships, building on from the Starship Engineer workshop.
Starship Engineer
- British Interplanetary Society, London
- 12 November 2016
- One day workshop exploring the science and engineering of spacecraft design.
Interstellar Spaceflight
- Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, Scotland
- 14-15 August 2015
- Public lectures by team members.
UK Space Conference
- Liverpool, UK
- July 2015
- BIS organised event on 75th anniversary of the society.
Project Dragonfly Workshop
- British Interplanetary Society, London, UK
- July 2015
- Student design competition for laser-sail study and associated presentations and awards.
Interstellar Travel
- Cotswold Astronomical Society, Gloucestershire, UK
- 11 July 2015
- Presentation by Gill Norman.
Starfest 2015
- North Essex Astronomical Society, Essex, UK
- 15 April 2015
- Trade stand and lectures by team members.
Eastercon 2015 (Dysprosium)
- Heathrow Airport
- 03-05 April 2015
- Trade stand and presentations by team members.
Interstellar Wormholes: Physics and Practical Realisation
- British Interplanetary Society, London, UK
- 24 November 2014
- Workshop event organised in conjunction with showing of film 'Interstellar' to discuss the physics.
3rd Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop
- Tennessee, USA
- 09-12 November 2014
- i4is facilitated the first science fiction workshop.
World Science Fiction Convention (Loncon3)
- London, UK
- 14-18 August 2014
- Trade stand, exhibition and entire talks session by i4is.
BIS Space History Conference
- Charterhouse, Surrey, UK
- 24-26 July 2014
- Annual BIS space conference.
Starfest 2013
- Essex, UK
- 02 November 2013
- Trade stand and presentations at the North Essex Astronomical Society.
14th Sci-Fi London
- London, UK
- October 2013
- Lectures plus the running of a film competition.
