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''Primarily in-person, with final session online'' | '''Chair: John Elliott''' | '''Facilitator: David Keir''' | ''Primarily in-person, with final session online'' | '''Chair: John Elliott''' | '''Facilitator: David Keir''' | ||
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'''Session 3: Continued Work on the Risk Register''' | '''Session 3: Continued Work on the Risk Register''' | ||
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Coffee break | Coffee break | ||
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'''Session 4: Review and Synthesis'''<br> | '''Session 4: Review and Synthesis'''<br> | ||
Assessment of progress and agreement on outstanding tasks<br> | Assessment of progress and agreement on outstanding tasks<br> | ||
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''Note: This session will take place online.''<br> | ''Note: This session will take place online.''<br> | ||
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Revision as of 13:56, 29 June 2025
Post-Detection Futures: Risks and Imagination
Saturday 5 July - Communication, Scenarios, Toolkits
Hybrid Format | Chairs: The Hub Committee
9am Registration and coffee
9.30am
On Communication: Opening Remarks
Welcome from the Hub and the University of St Andrews
Martin Dominik and John Elliott
10am
Opening Plenary: Many Worlds, Many Minds
In collaboration with the SETI Hub and the Global Research Centre for Diverse Intelligences
Kate Genevieve, Communication, Play, and Plural Life
Chelsea Haramia, Who Matters? Intelligence, Ethics, and Moral Standing
Josep Call, Speaking to Other Minds: Lessons from Animal Communication Research
With responses from Hub researchers, chaired by Emily Finer
11.30am Break
12pm
Session 2: Scenarios as Method – Post-Detection Toolkit Showcase
George Profitiliotis via Zoom
1pm Lunch
2pm
Session 3: Imaginative Applications
Introduction: Overview of the group activities
2.20pm
Pre-Detection Creative LARP Playtest
Creating with scenarios via experimental role-play
Led by George Profitiliotis and Kate Genevieve
3.30pm Break
3.45pm
Post-Detection AI Tool: Reconfiguring the Hub’s Scenario Toolkit
Pilot test and provocation using the Scenario Toolkit and an AI tool
Led by Andrew O'Malley
5pm
Connective Work & Next Steps
Discussion, documentation, and reflections on learning across working groups, further adaptation and plans ahead
John Elliott
5.40pm End of formal session
7.15pm Pre-dinner drinks and informal provocation from Kurt Mills
8.15pm Dinner at local Thai restaurant
Sunday 6 July – Recording the Credible Post-Detection Risks: What They Mean and Their Components
Primarily in-person, with final session online | Chair: John Elliott | Facilitator: David Keir
8.30am
Welcome and Recap
Introduction to the day’s aims
Overview of the Risk Register: how it has been developed so far
Explanation of the live editing process and ground rules
9am Session 1: Clarifying and Completing the Risk Register
10.30am Coffee break
11am Session 2: Continued Work on the Risk Register
1pm
Lunch
2pm
Session 3: Continued Work on the Risk Register
3.30pm
Coffee break
4pm
Session 4: Review and Synthesis
Assessment of progress and agreement on outstanding tasks
5pm
Note: This session will take place online.
Closing Session
Summary of workshop outcomes and reflections on next steps
Review of consensus points and unresolved issues
Acknowledgements and thanks
John Elliott
5.30pm Close of meeting