{"id":779,"date":"2025-03-09T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T15:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/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\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T15:27:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T15:27:46","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","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/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\/","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: Exploring the SETI and UAP Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I recently came across a thought-provoking article in The Guardian written by Prof. Michael Bohlander, discussing the pressing need for serious examination of UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). He draws attention to the upcoming symposium titled <strong>&#8220;Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate: Law, Evidence, and Anticipated Futures,&#8221;<\/strong> which will take place at Durham Law School. This esteemed institution is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and holds a position in the global top 100.<\/p>\n<p>In the Guardian article, Bohlander encourages readers to engage with this interdisciplinary event scheduled for <strong>April 24<\/strong>. You can read about the symposium <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\/\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The agenda promises to cover a range of intriguing topics, including the following:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Philippe Ailleris<\/strong> (Senior Project Controller, ESA)<br \/>\n<em>Towards a Systematic Framework for UAP Evidence Evaluation: Introducing The Rainier Scale<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dr. Michael C. Cifone<\/strong> (Philosopher of Science)<br \/>\n<em>Down to Earth: Characterizing the Landscape of (Scientific) UAP Studies<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dr. Beatriz Villarroel<\/strong> (Astronomer, Nordita)<br \/>\n<em>Searches for Near-Earth Extraterrestrial Artifacts with Hypothesis-Driven Science<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Q&amp;A Session<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Session 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Chris Senn<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Structuring Archiving and Search Parameters for the &#8220;Archives of the Impossible&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Andreas Anton<\/strong>, alongside <strong>Michael Bohlander<\/strong> and <strong>John Elliott<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>First Results from the Global Survey: &#8220;Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence \u2013 Projected Perceptions and Reactions Among Global Societies&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Christian Peters<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Alien Minds and the Challenges of Political Epistemology in the UAP Phenomenon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Q&amp;A Session<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Eric Hilgendorf<\/strong> (Professor of Law, Julius-Maximilians-Universit\u00e4t W\u00fcrzburg)<br \/>\n<em>Contemplating the Alien: The Impact of SETI on Human Self-Image<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Prof. Michael Bohlander<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Alien Encounter Narratives in the Courts \u2013 Part 2: Findings<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dr. Angelia Jia Wang<\/strong> (Associate Professor, Durham Law School)<br \/>\n<em>Monopolizing High-Tech in the Hands of Powerful Humans After Contact with Extraterrestrial Civilizations<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Q&amp;A Session<\/p>\n<p>In a related note, it\u2019s worth mentioning that Durham University hosted a similar event last year. You can learn more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.durham.ac.uk\/departments\/academic\/law\/news-and-events\/events\/2023\/march\/alien-conversations\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This symposium presents a unique opportunity to dive deeper into the intersection of law, science, and our understanding of UAPs. I hope to see some of you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nInterdisciplinary International Symposium at Durham University: Exploring the SETI and UAP Debate I recently came across a thought-provoking article in The Guardian written by Prof. Michael Bohlander, discussing the pressing need for serious examination of UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). He draws attention to the upcoming symposium titled &#8220;Grounding the SETI and UAP Debate: Law, Evidence,&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/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\/\" 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. Some of the topics for discussion are fascinating.&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ufos","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}