session 2

Title

SETI 2: SETI and Society

type

oral

Description

All interdisciplinary aspects of SETI, in particular the social and societal consequences of detecting a signal, engaging with a very wide variety of human cultural pursuits - including art, language, education, science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, legal, political and institutional issues, interactions with the media, public outreach and risk communication.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Ms. Kate Genevieve, University of Sussex, New Zealand;

• Co-Chair: Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, United States;