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From: Andrew Fraknoi <frakno...@fhda.edu>
Sent: April 18, 2019 5:54 PM
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Subject: You're Invited - Drake Awards - May 8th

 

 

 

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YOU'RE INVITED!
The SETI Institute cordially invites you to the 2019 Drake Awards,

Celebrating the Search for Life in the Universe 

6:00 PM, Wednesday, May 8, 2019 
at SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave,

Menlo Park, CA

 

 

 

  BUY TICKETS 

 

Jason Wright, 2019 Drake Award Recipient

 

 

 

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SETI, the search for other intelligence in the universe, is now nearly six decades old, and we still haven’t detected any cosmic company.  But the outlook for finding evidence that someone – or something – is out there has recently brightened.

 

We now know that planets are commonplace, which has affected the way we search for signals.  But how?  What are the current efforts to find either radio transmissions or flashing lasers in the sky?  And could it be that our first success in uncovering aliens will be by observing a “megastructure” – massive engineering put in place by hi-tech denizens of deep space?

 

Join Jason Wright as he brings us up to date on our search for the extraterrestrials, and explains how the chances for success are changing.

 

 

 

Please join special guests
Frank Drake, 
Chair Emeritus, SETI Institute
Jill Tarter, 
Co-founder, SETI Institute
Ed Lu, 
Astronaut
Bill Borucki, 
Chief Investigator, NASA Kepler Mission
Seth Shostak, 
Senior Astronomer, SETI Institute
Jason Wright, 2019 Drake Award Recipient


 

 

 

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6:00 PM Reception
Please join us for hot hors d’oeuvres, hosted wine & beer, 
and photo opportunities with the award recipient.

7:00 PM The Drake Awards Ceremony
With introductions from distinguished colleagues and an engaging presentation by the award recipient, Jason Wright, the evening’s program will offer exciting insights as we continue to ask, “are we alone?”

8:30 PM Dessert Reception 
Following the program and award presentation, we invite all our guests to sample sweets and treats in the atrium.

9:00 PM Evening Concludes

Ticket are $35/person (FREE for children under 18)

Business Attire

 

 

 

  BUY TICKETS  

 

 

 

 

Visit https://drakeawards.seti.org to learn more about the event.

Still have questions? Contact Erin Fariss at comm...@seti.org or call 650-960-4516

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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SETI Institute 

 

189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 650-961-6633 

 

 

 

 

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