Contact (book vs. film)

Read the book, watch the film, or do both!
Let's meet and discuss the author and astronomer Carl Sagan classic sci-fi adventure.

Agenda:
17:00 Initiation (socializing, drinking, snacking and getting settled with the space)
17:30 - The discussion begins.
19:00 - Wrap-up

Book description:
In December of 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who—or what—is out there? In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future—and our own.

Film description:
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.