MiniCon 58

Min•i•con (mĭn′ē-kŏn′) n. A general-purpose science fiction convention of about 500 fans with a focus on diverse programming and positively noteworthy food and drink. It also features readings, signings, costuming, films, gaming, an art show, dealers, kids' programming, a teen lounge and teen programming, a science room, music, room parties, a medallion hunt, and other special events [MINI(ATURE)/MINNE(APOLIS) + CON(VENTION).]

We are at the DoubleTree Bloomington (just south of Minneapolis) at 7800 Normandale Blvd. Please note that the Minicon hotel room block is now full.

Bluesky - @minicon-mnstf.bsky.social 

Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/170210348912

Discord - https://discord.gg/jAPKe4k

SETI Institute Affiliate Dr. Michael Busch will be MiniCon's featured astronomer. Michael W. Busch received his BS in physics and astronomy at the University of Minnesota in 2005 and his PhD in planetary science at Caltech in 2010. He was a postdoc at UCLA and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory before starting as a research scientist at the SETI Institute in September 2013. He primarily studies near-Earth asteroids, using radio and radar techniques, with particular interests in the shapes, spin states, internal structures, and histories of individual objects - especially spacecraft mission targets and potential Earth impactors.

He also has side projects on martian dust storms and on SETI message design. The latter focuses on the currently-theoretical question of making a message readily intelligible to any alien astronomers who may see it.

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