Events and Publications
1999
January
11 (Monday) Lecture on HAL and the
relationship between science and feature film, in the Sloan
Foundation/American Film Institute's program on science in film. American
Film Institute, Los Angeles.
12 (Tuesday) HAL's second birthday.
February
11 (Thursday) 12:00 noon to 1:00
pm, David G. Stork interviewed by Charles Boatwright and Colin Allen on GigABytes,
TAMU-FM radio, 90.9 FM, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
15-19, Interview with David G. Stork on
Channel One television.
Short description of HAL's Legacy
in LOCUS (Oakland CA).
March

13 (Saturday) A life in pictures by Baxton Walker, a
discussion of Stanley Kubrick, HAL's Legacy, books on AI, in The Information Column in The Independent.
April
"It's almost 2001 -- Where's
Hal?" by Don Barker, in PC AI, Phoenix AZ.
May
1-5 "The HAL 9000 computer and the
vision of 2001: A Space Odyssey" plenary lecture at FLAIRS-99
conference (Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society), Orlando, FL.
June
15 (Tuesday) 4:30pm Book signing of
HAL's Legacy at GigaWorld IT Forum,
Phoenician Resort Hotel, Scottsdale AZ.
July
August
September
October
26 (Tuesday) "An Author's Space
Odyssey and His Stay at the Chelsea" by Claudia Dreifus, page D4, New York Times.
November
All month. Exhibit of 2001 collectibles and
memorabilia at the San Mateo Public Library, 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, CA. Contact Dennis Gonzales at elusive@best.com for more information.
8 (Monday) 6-7pm Interview with
Gary Lockwood and David Stork about HAL and 2001 on "Thoughtline," KFJC 89.7 FM, Foothill College, Los Altos
Hills, CA.
December
29 (Wednesday) 10pm EST, "Predicting
the 21st century: A Discovery News Special," Discovery News television, discussion of HAL and technology at the millenium.
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