Big History and SETI 2023

Call for Abstracts

• Opening day
  30 May 2023, 13:19
• Submission deadline
  15 Aug 2023, 23:59

Big History seeks to understand the integrated history of the Cosmos, Earth, Life, and Humanity, using the best available empirical evidence snd scholarly methods.
The International Big History Association seeks to promote the unified and interdisciplinary study and teaching of the history of Cosmos, Earth, Life,and Humanity.
SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, is the scientific search for radio signals or other signs of life reaching the Earth from other Civilizations supposed to exist in the Milky Way or elsewhere. SETI started in 1960 with Project Ozma conducted by Frank D. Drake at the USA National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and continued with interruptions up to now in the USA and in an increasing number of technologically advanced countries like Russia, the UK, France, Italy, Argentina, South Africa, Australia and, most recently, China. No sign of any Extra-Terrestrial (ET) Civilization was found up to now, but the
searched space around the Earth is ridiculously small (say up to 1,000 light years in a Milky Way measuring 100,000 light years in diameter), and so “we found nothing because we didn’t reach far enough”.

Topics of interest

1. Big History Educational approaches for different ages and sector of
   the Earth.
2. Local Histories from a Universal point of view.
3. Planetary sciences: the geologic conditions for life and civilization in planetary systems.
4. Astrobiology: origin and developments of life on Earth and other planets.
5. SETI, both radio and optical.
6. Sociological, ecological, and economic implications on Humankind after the first contact with aliens.

Friday, September 1^st

• At 9:00, departure of the optional tour to the Medicina radio telescopes, where the Italian SETI started (1990). People can also meet directly at the Medicina radio station (60€).
• Guided visit by INAF radio astronomers.
• At 13:00 lunch in a country restaurant with Bologna traditional food near the telescope site (approx. 30€).

Saturday, September 2^nd

• 8:30 - 9:00, Registration (participant 150€, accompanying persons pay 50€)
• 9:00 - 11:00, Symposium
• 11:00 - 11:15, coffee break
• 11:15 - 13:00, buffet lunch
• 14:00 - 16:00, Symposium
• 16:00 - 16:15 coffee break and group photo
• 20:00 - gala dinner (optional: cost 40€/person)

Sunday, September 3^rd

• Free day to attend the celebrations for the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of San Marino

monday, September 4^th

• Sessione in italiano, costo aggiuntivo per partecipante: 100€, 50€ per accompagnatore
• 9:00 - 11:00, Simposio
• 11:00 - 11:15, caffé
• 11:15 - 13:00, Simposio
• 13:00 - 14:30, pranzo a buffet
• 14:30 - 17:00, Simposio

Payments via bank transfer:
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IBAN: SM55X0303409801000010111748
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The call for abstracts is closed.