Convos & Cocktails is an adults-only speaker series at The Chapter House that brings together Indigenous and allied professionals, artists, scholars, organizers, and community leaders to share their knowledge, experiences, and insights over lecture-themed cocktails and mocktails! Designed to spark curiosity, conversation, and connection, each gathering offers an opportunity to mix and mingle with experts in our community, cheers around important topics, and deepen our understanding of our Indigenous world.
Whether exploring culture, history, art, science, wellness, advocacy, education, or emerging issues shaping our communities, Convos & Cocktails creates space for open and engaging dialogue in a welcoming and accessible environment. Join us as we gather to learn, connect, and build knowledge together, one cocktail at a time.
21+ with ID to purchase alcohol.
ABOUT AARON YAZZIE
Aaron Yazzie, Salt Clan, born for the Bitter Water Clan, is a Diné Mechanical Systems Engineer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. He develops mechanical systems for NASA’s robotic space research missions. His most extensive contributions have been for missions to the planet Mars, which include roles on the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, the InSight Mars lander, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, and the Mars Sample Return Campaign.
Through frequent outreach efforts, public engagement, and volunteer work, Yazzie is passionate about increasing and improving representation of Indigenous Peoples in STEM fields. He has made public media appearances on the PBS “Native America” program, Netflix’s “Spirit Rangers”, the PBS “NOVA” program, and the New York Times.
His work has led to a few awards: the 2019 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Bruce Murray Award for public outreach, the 2021 AISES Professional of the Year Award for Technical Excellence, and in 2023 was inducted into the Stanford Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame.