Stony Brook, NY, Dec 31, 2009: Icon Science Fiction, Inc. announced today that Doctor John H. Marburger will be speaking at its annual convention in 2010. Doctor Marburger served as Science Adviser to President George W. Bush and as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2001 to 2009. From 1980 to 1994 he served as President of Stony Brook University.

In 1997 Marburger became president of Brookhaven Science Associates, which operates Brookhaven National Laboratory under contract from the Federal Government.

Doctor Marburger’s own research was in the field of laser physics. He has also served as chairman of the department of physics and Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California.

“Doctor Marburger’s contributions to physics as well as his experience in government and in education make him a perfect I-CON speaker. Our goal is education. Nobody has more to teach than John Marburger,” said I-CON Event Chair John Hudson.

“Doctor Marburger has been a supporter of the convention since it began 29 years ago, when he was President of Stony Brook. We’re thrilled to see him return,” said Lee Wilbur, head of Science and Technology programming for I-CON.

The goal of I-CON is to promote literacy, along with public knowledge of science, technology, and the arts. Past guests have included actors such as Sean Astin and George Takei, movie-makers including the great Ray Harryhausen, eminent scientists like Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Michio Kaku, as well as authors including the late Arthur Clarke and best-seller Charlaine Harris.

For more information, visit www.iconsf.org.

About Icon Science Fiction: Icon Science Fiction is a membership-based 501 (c) (3) educational charity which promotes literacy and education. Each year, Icon (with no hyphen) holds an event called I-CON (with a hyphen) to carry out this mission. Icon is a wholly volunteer-run and volunteer-managed organization, with no paid staff. 100% of any monies received by Icon are devoted to its corporate goals.

I-CON will be returning home to Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, for the 29th I-CON. The dates have changed to March 26 - 28. For 2009, I-CON was held at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood due to renovations in the sports complex where majority of I-CON was held.

I-CON announced lower admission prices compared to last year’s. More information can be found on their website at www.iconsf.org.