Technical programme
IAC-10 — 61st International Astronautical Congress
A4. 39th 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
Seth Shostak
SETI Institute — United StatesClaudio Maccone
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) and Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF) — Italy
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
Stelio Montebugnoli
National Institute for Astrophysics — ItalyAlexander Ollongren
Leiden University — The Netherlands
- 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
Vladimir Kopal
West Bohemen University — Czech RepublicDouglas Vakoch
SETI Institute and California Institute of Integral Studies — United States
- Rapporteur
Carol Oliver
Macquarie University — Australia