{"id":4955,"date":"2025-03-11T17:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/interdisciplinary-international-symposium-durham-university-referenced-in-guardian-article-by-prof-michael-bohlander-grounding-the-seti-and-uap-debate-law-evidence-and-anticipated-futures-some-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T17:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T17:47:21","slug":"interdisciplinary-international-symposium-durham-university-referenced-in-guardian-article-by-prof-michael-bohlander-grounding-the-seti-and-uap-debate-law-evidence-and-anticipated-futures-some-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/interdisciplinary-international-symposium-durham-university-referenced-in-guardian-article-by-prof-michael-bohlander-grounding-the-seti-and-uap-debate-law-evidence-and-anticipated-futures-some-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Interdisciplinary International Symposium (Durham University), referenced in Guardian Article by Prof Michael Bohlander: Grounding the SETI and UAP debate: Law, evidence, and anticipated futures. Some of the topics for discussion are fascinating."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Interdisciplinary International Symposium at Durham University: Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prof. Michael Bohlander, a leading figure in global law and SETI policy at Durham Law School, has highlighted an intriguing upcoming event in his recent Guardian article. Titled <em>Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate: Law, Evidence, and Anticipated Futures<\/em>, this symposium promises to cover a range of compelling topics.<\/p>\n<p>For more context, you can check out his article in the Guardian that discusses the need for a serious examination of UFOs (now officially referred to as UAPs). It includes contributions from Andrew Robinson and Aideen Carty. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/UAP\/comments\/1iqsk27\/guardian_articleufos_have_earned_a_new_name_and\/\">Read the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium is scheduled for April 24 at the esteemed Durham Law School, a UK institution consistently ranked among the top five in the country and within the top 100 worldwide. Prof. Bohlander noted in his post:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your readers may also be interested in the <strong>interdisciplinary international symposium<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/departments\/academic\/law\/news-and-events\/events\/2025\/04\/grounding-the-seti-and-uap-debate-law-evidence-and-anticipated-futures\/\">Grounding the SETI and UAP debate<\/a> at Durham Law School on April 24.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The agenda for the event is particularly enlightening, featuring a variety of presentations. Here\u2019s a brief overview:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate: Law, Evidence, and Anticipated Futures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Philippe Ailleris<\/strong> (Senior Project Controller, ESA): <em>Towards a Systematic Framework for UAP Evidence Evaluation: Introducing The Rainier Scale<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mike Cifone<\/strong> (Philosopher of Science): <em>Down to Earth: Characterizing the Landscape of (Scientific) UAP Studies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Beatriz Villaroel<\/strong> (Astronomy Researcher, Nordita): <em>Searches for Near-Earth Extraterrestrial Artifacts with Hypothesis-Driven Science<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q&amp;A Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 2:<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <strong>Chris Senn<\/strong>: <em>Structuring Archiving and Search Parameters for the &#8220;Archives of the Impossible&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Andreas Anton<\/strong> (with Michael Bohlander and John Elliott): <em>Global Survey on &#8220;Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence&#8221; \u2013 Initial Findings<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Christian Peters<\/strong>: <em>Alien Minds and the Political Epistemology of the UAP Phenomenon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q&amp;A Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Eric Hilgendorf<\/strong> (Professor of Law, W\u00fcrzburg): <em>Contemplating the Alien: The Impact of SETI on Human Self-Image<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Michael Bohlander<\/strong>: <em>Alien Encounter Narratives in the Courts \u2013 Part 2: Findings<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Jia Wang<\/strong> (Associate Professor, Durham Law School): <em>Monopolizing High-Tech in the Hands of Powerful Humans After Contact with Extraterrestrial Civilizations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Q&amp;A Session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edit<\/strong>: It&#8217;s worth noting that Durham hosted a related event in 2023, which can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/departments\/academic\/law\/news-and-events\/events\/2023\/march\/alien-conversations\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nInterdisciplinary International Symposium at Durham University: Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate Prof. Michael Bohlander, a leading figure in global law and SETI policy at Durham Law School, has highlighted an intriguing upcoming event in his recent Guardian article. Titled Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate: Law, Evidence, and Anticipated Futures, this symposium promises to&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/interdisciplinary-international-symposium-durham-university-referenced-in-guardian-article-by-prof-michael-bohlander-grounding-the-seti-and-uap-debate-law-evidence-and-anticipated-futures-some-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Interdisciplinary International Symposium (Durham University), referenced in Guardian Article by Prof Michael Bohlander: Grounding the SETI and UAP debate: Law, evidence, and anticipated futures. 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