Science fiction conventions are places where the convergence of science fiction and science is discussed within diverse communities. Many of these science fiction conventions offer programming focused on science, often described as science tracks, for science experts to share their experiences, expertise, scientific findings, and applications related to current research in connection to science fiction with the public. Framing the study within a socio-cultural context, this study surveyed experts’ (n = 19) perceived beliefs of science communication at science fiction conventions. Experts cited accessibility and promoting scientific curiosity as the greatest benefits and identified misconceptions or misinterpretation by the audience as challenges. Overall, experts agreed that communicating science is important and science fiction has a great impact on science. Because of the public access to experts, it is important to highlight the potential influence science fiction conventions may have on science communication via socio-cultural experiences and contexts within popular culture.

科幻小说大会是不同社区讨论科幻小说和科学融合的地方。许多科幻小说大会都提供以科学为重点的节目，通常被称为科学轨道，供科学专家与公众分享与科幻小说相关的当前研究相关的经验、专业知识、科学发现和应用。这项研究以社会文化背景为框架，调查了专家（n = 19）在科幻小说大会上对科学传播的看法。专家们将可访问性和促进科学好奇心视为最大的好处，并将观众的误解或误解视为挑战。总体而言，专家们一致认为传播科学很重要，科幻小说对科学有很大影响。由于公众可以接触到专家，因此重要的是要强调科幻小说公约可能通过流行文化中的社会文化经验和背景对科学传播产生的潜在影响。