PARSEC: Pittsburgh's Premiere Science Fiction Organization

Pittsburgh's Premiere Science Fiction Organization
For the promotion of literary Science-Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and other Speculative Fictions

Past Events and Meeting Topics

Below is a list of some of the things PARSEC has done in past years. It is not a complete list but it is quite a bit of interesting stuff.

PARSEC Picnic 2000
"Asteroids, comets and meteors. Oh my!": The potential threat to the Earth from deep-space impactors. Presented by Henry Tjernlund.
"Bigfoot!": A presentation of bigfoot encounters and bigfoot research in Western Pennsylvania. Presented by Devin Ross.
"Project Orion": The 1950's nuclear rocket project that projected getting to Saturn by 1972. Presented by Kevin Geiselman.
"Why are SF Movies so Bad?": A presentation with video clips showing some of the worst SF movies of all time. Presented by Randy Hoffman.
Mars Direct: A plan to get to Mars in 10 years for only $30-50 Billion. Presented by Kevin Geiselman
"Writing in the Horror Genre" with panelists Lawrence C. Connolly, Dawn Martin, Robert Martin, and Lee Howard.
"When did SF Begin", with panelists Ann Cecil and Eric Davin.
"Martian Fossils on Earth? The Story of Meteorite ALH84001." by Dr. Fred Bortz.
"Women in SF", a panel discussion led by Anita Alverio.
"How to write Filk" with Randy Hoffman, Barb Carlson and Ann Cecil.
"Current Robotics Research: How far are we from SciFi?", presentation by Karen Zita Haigh.
Joe Clifford Faust reads from "Ferman's Devils" and discusses his work.
"What It's Like Out There" with astronaut Jay Apt.
Confluence 2004
Confluence 2003
Confluence 2002
Confluence 2001
Confluence 2000
Confluence 1998
Confluence 1997
Confluence 1996