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Dr. Ragbir Bhathal chaired an international conference on SETI in the 21st Centrury at the University of Western Sydney Macarthur in January 1998. Ragbir is director of the SETI Australia Centre. Daniel Ross photo

SETI League member Allen Tough of Toronto presented a paper titled "Three Alternative SETI Contact Scenarios" at the SETI in the 21st Century Conference near Sydney, Australia in January, 1998. Here he is illustrating his concept of a nanotechnology-driven interstellar space probe. SETI League photo

The Three Musketeers: SETI League members Neil Boucher, Noel Welstead and H. Paul Shuch carrying vital equipment between buildings at the SETI in the 21st Century Conference in January, 1998 near Sydney, Australia. The SETI League sponsored a reception for the Conference's 100+ attendees. SETI League photos

Noel Welstead, our volunteer Regional Coordinator for Eastern Australia, hosted a wine and cheese reception for attendees of the SETI in the 21st Centrury Conference. Here he tells the crowd a bit about The SETI League's Project Argus search. Daniel Ross photo

Executive Director Dr. H. Paul Shuch provided musical entertainment at The SETI League's reception. Daniel Ross photo

Food and drink were in plentiful supply at The SETI League's reception, hosted by Eastern Australia regional coordinator Noel Welstead. Daniel Ross photo

While most of the crowd enjoyed the refreshments, several of the eleven SETI League members attending the conference joined in singing The SETI League Anthem. Daniel Ross photo

SETI Institute scientist Dr. Seth Shostak mingles with the Conference crowd at The SETI League's reception. Daniel Ross photo

Ain De Horta of the University of Western Sydney Macarthur spoke about the Southern SERENDIP project, which was launched at the SETI in the 21st Centrury Conference on 21 January 1998. Daniel Ross photo

On the second day of the SETI in the 21st Centrury Conference, Dr. Shuch (left) chaired a panel titled "Should We Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence?" Panelists included Dr. Allen Tough, Prof. Paul Davies, Mark Lupisella, Dr. Peter Schenkel, and Steven Doyle. To nobody's great surprise, all panelists agreed that the Search should continue. Daniel Ross photo

Dr. Shuch (second from right) shares a glass of wine and some conversation with his colleagues at the Conference banquet the second night. Daniel Ross photo

Thorns Among the Roses: At the Conference banquet, SETI Pioneer Dr. Frank Drake and SETI Institute scientist Dr. Seth Shostak found themselves surrounded by attractive women. Far more than decoration, these Conference participants were there variously as journalists physicists, astronomers and biologists. Daniel Ross photo

Noel C. Welstead, volunteer SETI League Regional Coordinator for Eastern Australia, shows off his receiving equipment. His system includes an Icom IC-R8500 receiver, 2 Computers, a 21" monitor,Yeasu FT 767gx Transceiver (used for WWV Time calibration), and a Wavetek Sweep/Signal generator. Nice t-shirt, Noel! VK4AYW photo

Outside, Noel Welstead's station features this satellite TV dish with hydrogen line feedhorn and LNA, conveniently aimed straight up ("bird bath" style), in keeping with the line of reasoning that any direction on the sky is as good as any other for SETI. Noel's station is in beautiful, semi-tropical Brisbane. VK4AYW photo

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