2nd Science Fiction and the Future of Detection and Imaging: SF Days

28 Sept 2023, 02:00 → 29 Sept 2023, 23:05 Europe/Zurich

3179/R-E06 (CERN)

Markus Nordberg (CERN), Una McCormack

This Workshop is a sequel to the 1st SF days organized in 2022 at IdeaSquare. The purpose is to engage participants in discussions related to the role of technology in future societies (e.g. detection and imaging) and to communicating them to laymen, in an  unashamedly futuristic and speculative setting.

The challenge: How to approach the concept of Post Truth Society, using tools and methods from Science Fiction writing?

The participants are invited to:

• extrapolate from the results from the previous workshop potential futures in which the science and technology are an integral part of Post Truth Societies
• come up with narratives that scientists can use while  communicating the significance and future possibilities of the work being done at CERN and ATTRACT. Some sources of possible inspiration:

https://attract-eu.com/projects/ftsf/aemula/

https://attract-eu.com/projects/ftsf/crystalgenesis/

https://attract-eu.com/projects/ftsf/crescendo/

• Volunteering to share your ideas beforehand, and to give a max 10 min informal summary on Day 1.

We invite SF-writers, philosophers, futurists, designers, anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, historians, engineers and (selected) physicists to attend. By invitation only. Limited seats available. Unfortunately, we cannot pay for travel and stay, but lunches, dinner and a visit to the Secrets of the Universe (experiment to be confirmed) will be offered.

A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Please read the attached outline material from last year for reference and watch these teasers (1,2) as source of inspiration ...

Directions on how to get to CERN you can find here: https://home.cern/directions

Hotels: we suggest either our hostel, or NH Hotels in nearby Meyrin.

When on CERN site, you can find the meeting venue Ideasquare with this Google-map. Please note IdeaSquare is on the public side of the fence, access via the car park behind the Globe.

2022 event reading suggestions

CERN 2023 - final schedule of events.docx

CERN 2023 - final schedule of events.pdf

Photos

Thursday 28 September

09:00 → 09:30 Welcome and Coffee, Registration

09:30 → 10:15 Introductions to the workshop and the theme

Speakers: Dr Una McCormack, Markus Nordberg (CERN)

Workshop slides - Una McCormack - CERN September 2023.pdf

Workshop slides - Una McCormack - CERN September 2023.pptx

10:15 → 12:00 Presentation of discussion papers

Speaker: Dr Una McCormack

Robinson_Post Truth_28 Sep 2023.pdf

12:00 → 13:00 Small groups: extrapolate to near, mid, and far future.

Speaker: Una McCormack

12:05 → 13:05 Sandwich lunch at IdeaSquare (in parallel)

13:00 → 13:30 Whole group: feedback ideas

Speaker: Dr Una McCormack

13:30 → 15:00 Small groups: creative exercises – ‘What Could Possibly Go Wrong’ and ‘The Thing From the Future’.

Speaker: Dr Una McCormack

15:00 → 17:00 Visit to Experimental Facilities (Antimatter Factory, Computing Center)

19:00 → 21:05 Dinner at CERN Restaurant 1

Friday 29 September

08:30 → 09:30 Optional: short walk in the campus ("Memory Lane walk")

Speaker: Markus Nordberg (CERN)

09:00 → 09:30 Coffee Break

09:30 → 10:30 Small groups: creative exercise - minitheatre role-play activity

Speaker: Ms Luciana Leveratto (WONND)

10:30 → 12:00 Parallel sessions: devise a creative exercise

Speaker: Una McCormack

12:00 → 13:30 Parallel session: trial another team’s creative exercise

Speaker: Ms Una McCormack

12:10 → 13:10 Sandwich lunch at IdeaSquare

13:30 → 14:30 Feedback from groups on the exercises

Speaker: Una McCormack

14:30 → 15:00 Final remarks, conclusions

Speakers: Dr Una McCormack, Markus Nordberg (CERN)