Technical programme
IAC-09 — 60th International Astronautical Congress
A4. 38th SYMPOSIUM ON THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI) – The Next Steps
This symposium organized by the International Academy of Astronautics deals with the scientific, technical and interdisciplinary aspects of the search for extra-terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) including a discussion of all kinds of contacts. The technical side is not limited to the microwave window, but includes also optical and any kind of radiation. The interdisciplinary aspects include all societal implications, risk communication and philosophical considerations of any kind of discovery or contact.
- Coordinator
Douglas Vakoch
SETI Institute and California Institute of Integral Studies — United StatesSeth Shostak
SETI Institute — United States
A4.1. SETI I : SETI Science and Technology
All technical aspects involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, including current and future search strategies.
- Chairman
Claudio Maccone
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) — ItalySeth Shostak
SETI Institute — United States
- Rapporteur
H. Paul Shuch
The SETI League, Inc. — United States
A4.2. SETI II : SETI and Society
All aspects concerning the societal implications of extraterrestrial intelligence are considered, including public reaction to a discovery, risk communication and the possible impacts on society.
- Chairman
Douglas Vakoch
SETI Institute and California Institute of Integral Studies — United StatesSetsuko Aoki
Keio University — Japan
- Rapporteur
John W. Traphagan
The University of Texas at Austin — United States