A program to commemorate Sir Arthur C Clarke on his second death anniversary will be held on 17th March 2010 at the British Council Auditorium, 49, Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 3.

The event is jointly organised by the Sri Lanka Astronomical Association (SLAA) and the Arthur C Clarke Estate in partnership with the British Council.

The event will feature an illustrated talk titled ‘Sir Arthur C Clarke: Man Who Lived in the Future’ by Nalaka Gunawardene, science writer and research assistant to Sir Arthur Clarke for 21 years (1987 - 2008). The talk will be followed by the screening of feature film 2010: The Year We Make Contact (116 mins, 1984).

Directed by Peter Hyams on a screenplay co-written by Peter Hyams and Arthur C Clarke, the film starred Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren and Keir Dullea.

This is the movie adaptation of the best selling science fiction novel 2010: Odyssey Two that Arthur C Clarke wrote in 1982.