The 2008 DC Simulcafes

Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, is holding its Annual Meeting in Washington DC this weekend. This year the organizing theme is water, with a special focus on the growing global water crisis.

To mark the occasion, Sigma Xi has teamed up with the public television program NOVA scienceNOW to bring four science café events to the DC Metro area. With each café starting around the same time and building off the same theme, this may be the first "Simulcafe" the world has seen!

Each event is free and open to the public. Show up close to the starting times so you don't miss out. Expect good food and drink, good company, and great conversation.

The Four Simulcafes:

(Click on a tack above for more details and check back for updates)

Busboys & Poets
1025 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
6:30 — 8:30 PM
Friday, November 21, 2008
Title: A Matter of Taste: The Relationship Between the Attitude About Beer and the Hop Tea Bitterness Test

RFD, back room
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
6:30 — 8:30 PM
Friday, November 21, 2008
Title: Extremophiles: Can life exist without water?
Featuring: Shiladitya DasSarma, PhD. University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

Gordon Biersch
900 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
5:30 — 7:30 PM
Friday, November 21, 2008
Title: To be announced

Marriot Renaissance
999 Ninth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
8:30 — 9:30 PM
Friday, November 21, 2008
Title: Pfisteria/Hysteria and the Chesapeake: The burden of skepticism
Featuring: Dan Terlizzi, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Service