Hm, it would be nice, but I can't imagine that this wouldn't be national security issue no1. I doubt that it would ly in the hands of SAH to make such an announcement.

from the ol' days . . . 2001

How Will We React To First Contact? 'The SETI Institute Wants Your Answers'

By Douglas Vakoch - SETI Institute - 10 December 2001

Excerpt:

One way to track peoples reactions to some of these "odd" statements is to read the SETI Message Boards.

Several people who filled out the survey commented on some of the items that seemed out of place, though some

of these "checking" items seemed to cause more problems than others.

How Will We React To First Contact?

morE . . .

What Makes a Good Online Survey?

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Copyright © 2007, SETI Institute

I was wondering whether seti crunchers will be informed when a signal has been found?

< Time has come Today - see this also . . .

"Understanding the ETI Messages and Replying Appropriately"


Draft Declaration of Principles Concerning Sending Communications with Extraterrestrial Intelligence

1.International consultations should be initiated to consider the question of sending
communications to extraterrestrial civilizations.

2.Consultations on whether a message should be sent, and its content, should take
place within the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space of the United
Nations and within other governmental and non-governmental organizations, and
should accommodate participation by qualified, interested groups that can
contribute constructively to these consultations.

3.These consultations should be open to participation by all interested States and
should be intended to lead to recommendations reflecting a consensus.

4.The United Nations General Assembly should consider making the decision on
whether or not to send a message to extraterrestrial intelligence, and on what the
content of that message should be, based on recommendations from the
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and from governmental and
non-governmental organizations.

5.If a decision is made to send a message to extraterrestrial intelligence, it should
be sent on behalf of all Humankind, rather than from individual States.

6.The content of such a message should reflect a careful concern for the broad
interests and wellbeing of Humanity, and should be made available to the public
in advance of transmission.

7.As the sending of a communication to extraterrestrial intelligence could lead to
an exchange of communications separated by many years, consideration should
be given to a long-term institutional framework for such communications.

8.No communication to extraterrestrial intelligence should be sent by any State
until appropriate international consultations have taken place. States should not
cooperate with attempts to communicate with extraterrestrial intelligence that
do not conform to the principles of this Declaration.

9.In their deliberations on these questions, States participating in this Declaration
and United Nations bodies should draw on the expertise of scientists, scholars,
and other persons with relevant knowledge.

Proposed by the SETI Commitee of the International Academy of Astronautics, 1995

. . . persons with relevant knowledge

© The SETI League, Inc. 2003

I was wondering whether seti crunchers will be informed when a signal has been found?

for Info

Declaration of Principles Concerning Activities Following the Detection of Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Greetings from Germany NRW
Ulli

stupid UFO story tellers starts to tell new stories about aliens.Like;

"Our magazine found what first alien signal contains:''We'll crush your planet soon'' :D lol

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I was wondering whether seti crunchers will be informed when a signal has been found?