Time Traveler Convention at MIT, May 7th 2005

machadinha · May 7th, 2005, 00:35

The Time Traveler Convention
May 7, 2005, 10:00pm EDT (08 May 2005 02:00:00 UTC)
(events start at 8:00pm)
East Campus Courtyard, MIT
3 Ames St. Cambridge, MA 02142
42:21:36.025°N, 71:05:16.332°W
(42.360007,-071.087870 in decimal degrees)

What is it?

Technically, you would only need one time traveler convention. Time travelers from all eras could meet at a specific place at a specific time, and they could make as many repeat visits as they wanted. We are hosting the first and only Time Traveler Convention at MIT on Saturday, and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Great idea, I'd love to help! What should I do?

Write the details down on a piece of acid-free paper, and slip them into obscure books in academic libraries! Carve them into a clay tablet! If you write for a newspaper, insert a few details about the convention! Tell your friends, so that word of the convention will be preserved in our oral history! A note: Time travel is a hard problem, and it may not be invented until long after MIT has faded into oblivion. Thus, we ask that you include the latitude/longitude information when you publicize the convention.

You can also make an absolute commitment to publicize the convention afterwards. In that case, bring a time capsule or whatever it may be to the party, and then bury it afterwards.

Isn't time travel impossible?

We can't know for certain. The ancient Greeks would have thought computers were impossible, and the Phoenicians certainly wouldn't have believed that humans would one day send a spacecraft to the moon and back. We cannot predict the future of science or technology, so we can only make an effort and see if any time travelers come to our convention. If you would like to read more about time travel, check out our reading list.

I'm from the future, and I'd like to attend!

We're not sure how you're emailing us from the future, but we'd love to have you! Come as you are! No dress code whatsoever. We do request that you bring some sort of proof that you do indeed come from the future, and haven't just dressed like you do. We welcome any sort of proof, but things like a cure for AIDS or cancer, a solution for global poverty, or a cold fusion reactor would be particularly convincing as well as greatly appreciated. (No RSVP required.)

I'm from the present, and I'd like to attend!

DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, NO ATTENDEES WILL BE ADMITTED WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY RSVP'D. SORRY FOLKS, OUR EVENT CAN ONLY HOLD SO MANY PEOPLE. Attendance is by RSVP only -- if you're reading this and haven't already RSVP'd, we're afraid it's too late.

... full story at http://web.mit.edu/adorai/timetraveler/ ...

Merchant · May 8th, 2005, 00:42

I was just at that covention last week!

machadinha · May 8th, 2005, 04:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

I was just at that covention last week!

Thought I'd seen you around

Nick-H · May 8th, 2005, 09:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merchant

I was just at that covention last week!

I might see you there then

Merchant · May 8th, 2005, 09:47

We had a blast, dude!

machadinha · May 8th, 2005, 18:25

Yes sorry it's all gone a bit hazy

btw If you have BBC TV reception they're rerunning the 1980's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series in anticipation of the movie this year, tonight is episode 2.

Nick-H · May 9th, 2005, 01:24

I think I arrived just before it started and missed everything

Merchant · May 9th, 2005, 01:40

Well, Nick, somebody has some pix of you dancing on a table with a lampshade on your head. There might have been a girl involved. When those pictures are taken, won't you be in for a laugh!

Nick-H · May 9th, 2005, 02:10

I hope there was a girl involved

edwardseco · May 9th, 2005, 02:17

I'll be down there next week as I am also a memeber of the procrastinator's club. Just a quibble, recent discoveries may indicate the Greeks had some computational machinery..

Ikuru · May 9th, 2005, 05:27

Timetravel was only imposible before the invetnion of the flux capacitor.

Clothes and such does not travel in time.

Iternet does not exist in the future.

Neither of this does.

machadinha · May 9th, 2005, 07:14

nb Speaking of haziness and to warp the timeframe a little more, the HGttG is on Tuesdays, not Sundays, which used to host another of our favorite shows. The BBC steps right in and re-announces last week's episode this week... (All together now: Let's do the time warp again!!!... It's just a jump to the left... etc.)

http://members.fortunecity.com/lbowie10/id35.htm

kaushiks · May 10th, 2005, 16:48

What if it turns out that you may use a time machine (or the setup for time travel) to travel to an era in which the time machine existed but not before. So, this convention would never work. Just considering all possibilities.

May 7th, 2005, 00:35	#1
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,880	Time Traveler Convention at MIT, May 7th 2005 The Time Traveler Convention May 7, 2005, 10:00pm EDT (08 May 2005 02:00:00 UTC) (events start at 8:00pm) East Campus Courtyard, MIT 3 Ames St. Cambridge, MA 02142 42:21:36.025°N, 71:05:16.332°W (42.360007,-071.087870 in decimal degrees) What is it? Technically, you would only need one time traveler convention. Time travelers from all eras could meet at a specific place at a specific time, and they could make as many repeat visits as they wanted. We are hosting the first and only Time Traveler Convention at MIT on Saturday, and WE NEED YOUR HELP! Great idea, I'd love to help! What should I do? Write the details down on a piece of acid-free paper, and slip them into obscure books in academic libraries! Carve them into a clay tablet! If you write for a newspaper, insert a few details about the convention! Tell your friends, so that word of the convention will be preserved in our oral history! A note: Time travel is a hard problem, and it may not be invented until long after MIT has faded into oblivion. Thus, we ask that you include the latitude/longitude information when you publicize the convention. You can also make an absolute commitment to publicize the convention afterwards. In that case, bring a time capsule or whatever it may be to the party, and then bury it afterwards. Isn't time travel impossible? We can't know for certain. The ancient Greeks would have thought computers were impossible, and the Phoenicians certainly wouldn't have believed that humans would one day send a spacecraft to the moon and back. We cannot predict the future of science or technology, so we can only make an effort and see if any time travelers come to our convention. If you would like to read more about time travel, check out our reading list. I'm from the future, and I'd like to attend! We're not sure how you're emailing us from the future, but we'd love to have you! Come as you are! No dress code whatsoever. We do request that you bring some sort of proof that you do indeed come from the future, and haven't just dressed like you do. We welcome any sort of proof, but things like a cure for AIDS or cancer, a solution for global poverty, or a cold fusion reactor would be particularly convincing as well as greatly appreciated. (No RSVP required.) I'm from the present, and I'd like to attend! DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, NO ATTENDEES WILL BE ADMITTED WHO HAVE NOT ALREADY RSVP'D. SORRY FOLKS, OUR EVENT CAN ONLY HOLD SO MANY PEOPLE. Attendance is by RSVP only -- if you're reading this and haven't already RSVP'd, we're afraid it's too late. ... full story at http://web.mit.edu/adorai/timetraveler/ ... __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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May 8th, 2005, 00:42	#2
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	I was just at that covention last week!

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Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	We had a blast, dude!

May 8th, 2005, 18:25	#6
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,880	Yes sorry it's all gone a bit hazy btw If you have BBC TV reception they're rerunning the 1980's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series in anticipation of the movie this year, tonight is episode 2.

May 9th, 2005, 01:24	#7
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,640	I think I arrived just before it started and missed everything

May 9th, 2005, 01:40	#8
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	Well, Nick, somebody has some pix of you dancing on a table with a lampshade on your head. There might have been a girl involved. When those pictures are taken, won't you be in for a laugh!

May 9th, 2005, 02:10	#9
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,640	I hope there was a girl involved

May 9th, 2005, 02:17	#10
edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 4,137	I'll be down there next week as I am also a memeber of the procrastinator's club. Just a quibble, recent discoveries may indicate the Greeks had some computational machinery..

May 9th, 2005, 07:14	#12
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 10,880	nb Speaking of haziness and to warp the timeframe a little more, the HGttG is on Tuesdays, not Sundays, which used to host another of our favorite shows. The BBC steps right in and re-announces last week's episode this week... (All together now: Let's do the time warp again!!!... It's just a jump to the left... etc.) http://members.fortunecity.com/lbowie10/id35.htm

May 10th, 2005, 16:48	#13
kaushiks Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: don't live anymore Posts: 446	What if it turns out that you may use a time machine (or the setup for time travel) to travel to an era in which the time machine existed but not before. So, this convention would never work. Just considering all possibilities.

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