January 25, 2001

Dear Folks,

I think I can say that we are all looking forward to tomorrow's
video-con with Frank Drake.  The questions have been compiled by 
and I have now placed them on the class WWW site.  They can be 
viewed from the "Schedule" page for the Jan 26 entries.  Click
on "Questions".

This email also serves to remind you that I want the Movie Reviews
from you and the Link classifications (assignment spelled out in Jan
19 "minutes" and Assignments column).  I have received only 4 Movie
Reviews and 1(!) link reclass.  I would like all the Movie reviews by
tonight by 9pm (no grade penalty if you miss the deadline), but the
Links can come in tomorrow anytime.

So, please email me your Movie Reviews by 9pm tonight.  Recall, TEXT
ONLY format.

Cheers,
Chris

P.S. FYI. We can all congratulate Frank Drake tomorrow for being
awarded the AAS Education Prize. Tomorrow you will see why!
 
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>AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY HONORS TOP SCIENTISTS
>
>The American Astronomical Society (AAS) announces the selection of
>four distinguished astronomers to receive awards from the Society.
>The awardees include Frank D. Drake, a founder of the Search for
>Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
>
>Drake is the first winner of AAS's new award,
>the AAS Education Prize.
>
>
>Dr. Frank D. Drake of the University of California, Santa Cruz and
>the SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA, is awarded the AAS Education
>Prize, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the education of
>the public, of students and of the next generation of professional
>astronomers.  Drake originated the famous "Drake Equation," used to
>estimate the probability of detecting radio signals from extraterrestrial 
>civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy.  The citation for his award 
>reads,
>
>   "Dr. Frank Drake is awarded the AAS Education Prize in
>    recognition of his inspiration and leadership in many areas of
>    education and public outreach in astronomy.  His wide-
>    ranging popularizations, his tireless help for journalists, and
>    his championship of education and public information through
>    the SETI Institute have helped scientists, educators, and the
>    world at large to think rationally about life in the cosmos.  His
>    innovative courses in astronomy for non-science majors, his
>    mentorship of undergraduate and graduate astronomy students,
>    and his development of the science of SETI through Project
>    Ozma, the Drake Equation, and now Project Phoenix have
>    brought the excitement of the cosmic quest to several
>    generations.  In the process, he has educated us all."
>
>