MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999

EVENT:	"Envisioning Physics" Exhibit
TIME:	9:00-5:00 pm
VENUE:	Fernbank Museum of Natural History
ARTIST:	Felice Frankel, MIT
DESCRIPTION:	Award-winning science photographer and MIT Artist-in-Residence Felice Frankel presents a series of science-based photographs, many of which have appeared in major scientific journals and magazines. http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/edgerton/felice/felice.html
NOTES:	Exhibit on display March 20-October 1999
EVENT:	The Virtual Earth System
TIME:	9:00-5:00 pm
VENUE:	Georgia World Congress Center- Auditorium Entranceway
SPEAKER:	The National Center for Atmospheric Research
DESCRIPTION:	The National Center for Atmospheric Research offers a 3-D visualization of Earth.
NOTES:	Exhibit on display March 22-24
EVENT:	"The Art of Chaos"
TIME:	9:00-5:00 pm
VENUE:	Georgia Pacific Building Auditorium
ARTIST:	Eric Heller
NOTES:	Exhibit on display March 22-26,1999
EVENT:	"Fractals and Scaling in Nature, Culture and Finance"
TIME:	10:00-10:50AM
VENUE:	GWCC Auditorium (seating: 1,740)
SPEAKER:	Richard Voss
DESCRIPTION:	Richard Voss illustrates the impact of fractal geometry and chaos theory on practical applications from economics to DNA analysis.
EVENT:	"The Physics of Dance"
TIME:	11:00-11:50AM
VENUE:	GWCC Auditorium
SPEAKER:	Ken Laws and dancer Amy Kohler
DESCRIPTION:	Ken Laws, a professor of physics of Dickinson College and long-standing ballet dancer and enthusiast, will analyze a sequence of ballet movements with a ballerina assistant using principles of physics.
EVENT:	"What does A Scientist do?" (demonstration)
TIME:	11:00 am (reserved for students)
VENUE:	SCITREK Museum
SPEAKER:	Sam Spiegel, FSU
DESCRIPTION:	An engaging demons tration and discussion of what scientists do through the use of magic and observation. It is intended to challenge the common perception of white men with wild hair dressed in white lab coats, and encourage students to begin to explore the world around and within themselves through science.
EVENT:	"Ice-Crystal Halos over the South Pole" (talk)
TIME:	12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
VENUE:	Georgia Pacific Building Auditorium (seating: 254)
SPEAKER:	Robert Greenler
DESCRIPTION:	Robert Greenler highlights his experiences at the U.S. research station on the South Pole, studying optical effects from the interaction of sunlight with ice crystals.
EVENT:	"FUNdamental Physics with Toys" (physics demonstration)
TIME:	12:30-1:00 pm & 1:30-2:00 pm
VENUE:	Georgia World Congress Center Lawn
SPEAKER:	Ray Turner- "Mr. Toys"
DESCRIPTION:	Raymond Turner of Clemson University uses ordinary children's toys to show that physics can be fun while demonstrating fundamental physics principles.
EVENT:	Cosmic Caberet
TIME:	7:30 pm.-8:30 pm
VENUE:	Georgia World Congress Center-Room 360W
SINGER:	Lynda Williams
DESCRIPTION:	Lynda Williams, a.k.a. "The Physics Chanteuse," offers Cosmic Cabaret, her unique blend of science and show tunes skewering a broad range of physics concepts.
EVENT:	"The Physics of Star Trek"
TIME:	8:30 p.m.
VENUE:	Rialto Theatre (seating: 850-900)
SPEAKER:	Lawrence Krauss
DESCRIPTION:	Lawrence Krauss, a professor of physics and astronomy at Case Western Reserve University and best-selling author of The Physics of Star Trek, relates examples from the popular TV series to illustrate concepts at the forefront of modern physics.
EVENT:	"Adventures in Physics" (demonstrations)
TIME:	School Hours
VENUE:	ATLANTA SCHOOLS-TBA
SPEAKER:	Cynthia Keppel
DESCRIPTION:	Cynthia Keppel of Hampton University and several students present dynamic, interactive physics demonstrations illuminating physics principles, including a vacuum cannon, liquid nitrogen bath, bed of nails and exploding powder.
EVENT:	"The Science of Magic and the Magic of Science"
TIME:	School Hours
VENUE:	ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SPEAKER:	Bob Friedhoffer, science magician
DESCRIPTION:	Science magician and award-winning author Bob Friedhoffer -- a.k.a. "The Madman of Magic" -- uses magic to illustrate basic scientific principles, and shows how magic uses science to create its illusions.
EVENT:	"Mr. Magnet" (demonstrations)
TIME:	School Hours
VENUE:	ATLANTA SCHOOLS
SPEAKER:	Paul Thomas
DESCRIPTION:	Mr. Magnet -- a.k.a. Paul Thomas, a technical supervisor at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center -- will demonstrate the principles of magnetism and electricity and interesting applications in daily life, such as magnetic strips on credit cards, audio and video tape recorders, and automotive magnet motors, and magnetic sensors.