From: Andrew Johnson
Date: 2010-10-04 09:09:03
royalsociety.org/ext… From below, this point is interesting: Extra-terrestrial life and arising political issues for the UN agenda Towards a scientific and societal agenda on extra-terrestrial life Starts: 9.00am on 04 October 2010 Finishes: 6.00pm on 05 October 2010 Venue: Kavli Royal Society International Centre Organised by Dr Martin Dominik and Professor John Zarnecki Should extra-terrestrial life exist, upcoming efforts will provide living generations with a realistic chance of its detection. Even more than the scientific agenda, a corresponding complementary societal agenda needs to be debated. With a mix of invited talks and panel debates, we particularly look into the detection of life, the communication with potential extra-terrestrial civilizations, the implications for the future of humanity, and the political processes that are required. Four panel debates include Calling ET, or not even answering the phone? Societal questions raised by the detection of extra-terrestrial life What could studies of extra-terrestrial life tell us about the future of humanity? Extra-terrestrial life and arising political issues for the UN agenda Confirmed panelists Ivan Almar, Stephen Baxter, James Benford, David Brin, Milan Cirkovic, Richard Crowther, Kathryn Denning, Steven Dick, Stephane Dumas, Frans von der Dunk, John Elliott, Lisa Kaltenegger, Claudio Maccone, Michael Michaud, Mazlan Othman, Ted Peters, Margaret Race, Seth Shostak, John Smart, Nicholas Tosca, Doug Vakoch, Clement Vidal, Felisa Wolfe-Simon, Alexander Zaitsev THIS MEETING IS NOW FULL
This satellite meeting is free to attend, however, participants will need to cover their catering costs. For enquiries please email kavli@royalsociety.o… Image credit: ESO/L. Calçada Are you interested in what’s really going on in the world, behind the facade? Then…www.checktheevidence… happened on 9/11?www.drjudywood.com/
