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34 SETI League members, and several guests, gathered at The College of New Jersey over the weekend of 25 - 27 April 2003 for SETICon03, our third annual Technical Symposium.
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British author and engineer Dr. Alex Ellery opened SETICon03 with the stimulating presentation "A Critique of SETI Science." You can download an abstract of his keynote address.
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During SETICon weekend, eight members participated in an optional Microwave Hardware Workshop. Here Dr. Malcolm Raff, WA2UNP, tests the bias on a low-noise preamplifier he has just finished constructing. Mal's amplifier yielded an impressive 0.6 dB noise figure and 17.47 dB of gain from 1 to 1.5 GHz.
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Database committee chairman Harry Kimball provided SETICon03 participants with an introduction to digital signal processing techniques. See his presentation abstract.
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Prof. Rob Lodder's first SETICon03 presentation, "A Parallel Processing Algorithm for Signal Detection," was an ideal follow-up to Harry Kimball's talk. See Rob's abstract.
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Scot Stride and Dr. Bruce Cornet jointly presented "Solar System SETI using radio telescope arrays." Their abstract appears here.
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Each evening of SETICon03 weekend, members debated the finer points of SETI science far into the night in the well-stocked Hospitality Suite.
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Anthony Monteiro, AA2TX, presented "A Design for a Portable SETI Antenna." Read Tony's abstract.
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Inspired by one of Tony Monteiro's earlier papers, Executive Director H. Paul Shuch tests his SETI Horn of Plenty in the microwave laboratory at The College of New Jersey. An abstract of his presentation appears here.
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Ed Cole's "Project Argus Station Survey" is an update on a paper presented by Harry Kimball at STICon02. Read Ed's abstract.
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Dr. John Bernard reported on Methanol Line observations at the Jupiter Space Station Radio Observatory. Download John's abstract here.
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Moderated by Ed Cole, AL7EB, "Building an Argus Station: Lessons Learned" was one of three popular Panel Discussions at SETICon03.
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Prof. Allen Tough outlines "The Next Steps toward SETI Success." Read Allen's abstract.
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Dr. Greg Matloff and his wife, artist C Bangs, describe holographic message plaques they have designed for future space missions. See their abstract for details.
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Prof. Robert Wilkinson uses statistical analysis to explore the correlation between terrestrial objects (such as the pyramids at Giza) and groups of stars (including the Alpha Centauri system). Download his abstract.
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In his second SETICon03 presentation, "Simulations, Small Sample Correlations and Probability," Prof. Rob Lodder points out some of the difficulties encountered in such statistical analyses as the one reported by Wilkinson. See Rob's second abstract.
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Formal SETICon03 presentations concluded with a lively panel discussion on fresh SETI strategies, moderated by outgoing Strategic Planning Committee chairman Allen Tough (in the light blue sweater).
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All attendees received a copy of Proceedings of SETICon03: a collection of papers submitted for The SETI League's 2003 Technical Symposium, published by the American Radio Relay League. If you missed the Symposium, you can still obtain the Proceedings. Must reading for every serious SETIzen. ISBN 0-87259-896-9. Suggested Contribution: $20 postpaid in US, $25 postpaid elsewhere. Order here.
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At The SETI League's annual banquet, author Dr. David Darling spoke about the new partnership between astrobiology and SETI. The abstract of his presentation is linked from here.
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Prof. Allen Tough accepts the second annual Orville N. Greene Service Award at the SETICon03 Awards Banquet (left photo). The Giordano Bruno Memorial Award went to SETI pioneer Philip Morrison and his wife Phylis Morrison (in memoriam). H. Paul Shuch and Awards Committee chairman David Ocame made the presentation to Prof. Morrison via audio teleconference (see photo at right). Further details appear in this Press Release.
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Executive Director H. Paul Shuch presents Dr. Allen Katz with his Extra-Terrestrial QSL Card, for successful reception of the W2ETI Moonbounce Beacon.
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Left to right: Professors Allen Tough and Rob Lodder present Contact In Context Best Ideas Awards to authors Scot Stride and Dr. Bruce Cornet. Other publication award winners not present included Dr. Steve Dick, Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Stephen Webb, and Dr. John R. Rice.
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Drs Malcolm Raff (second from left) and H. Paul Shuch (right) present the main SETICon03 banquet prizes to lucky winners David Ocame (left) and Dr. Bruce Cornet. Dave's First Prize is the demonstration low-noise preamplifier built by Ed Cole during our Microwave Hardware Workshop. Bruce is lucky winner of our Grand Prize, a 1420 MHz helical antenna feed donated by Dr. David Clingerman, CEO of Olde Antenna Labs of Denver. Both winners are working on putting Project Argus stations on the air.
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After the Awards Banquet, a quorum of sixteen SETI League members convened the Annual Membership Meeting in the comfort of the Hospitality Suite. See the Minutes of that meeting.
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