March 7-9, 2022 at the University of Mississippi.
This was a hybrid conference with live sessions in the Student Union that also included virtual participation over Zoom.

Schedule

2022
Sunday, March 6th
6:00 PM

Group dinner (optional)

Interested Participants

Oxford Ravine

6:00 PM
Monday, March 7th
8:30 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Kelly Smith, Clemson University
Josh Gladden, University of Mississippi
Neil Manson, University of Mississippi

Student Union 323

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
8:45 AM

Break

Conference Participants

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM

1.A. Wilderness in Space

Alan Johnson, Clemson University
Oskari Sivula, University of Turku
Michael Lindquist, University of Georgia

Student Union 323-A

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

1.B. Odds and Ends I

William Alba, Carnegie Mellon University
Chelsea Haramia, Spring Hill College
Julia DeMarines, Berkeley SETI Research Center
Tony Milligan, King's College London

Student Union 323-B

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

Break

Conference Participants

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

2.A. Aliens as Monsters

Andrew Kennedy, Project Chronolith
George Profitiliotis, National Technical University of Athens

Student Union 323-A

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

2.B. Space Art

Sabine Heinz, (independent artist)
Daniela De Paulis, (independent artist)

Student Union 323-B

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM

Lunch on your own

Conference Participants

11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
12:00 PM

Public address to the University of Mississippi community: Science Looks for the Aliens

Seth Shostak, SETI Institute

Student Union Ballroom

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
2:15 PM

3.A. Para-Astronauts (session is open to the public)

Sherri Wells-Jensen, Bowling Green State University
James Schwartz, Wichita State University
A. J. Link, University of Mississippi

Student Union 323-A

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

3.B. The Nature of Life

Sarah Reynolds, University of Indianapolis
Chris Zajner, Queen's University
Shawn Simpson, Mississippi State University

Student Union 323-B

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Tuesday, March 8th
9:00 AM

4.A. Drake and Fermi

Keith Abney, California Polytechnic State University
Walter Barta, University of Houston
Margarida Hermida, University of Bristol

Student Union 323-A

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

4.B. The Nature of ETI

Shao Yanming, ShanghaiTech University
Tertia Gillett, Villanova University
Dan Wueste, Clemson University

Student Union 323-B

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

Break

Conference Participants

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

5.A. Post Detection

John Elliott, Manchester University
Kathryn Denning, York University

Student Union 323-A

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

5.B. Communication and Education

Carl DeVito, University of Arizona
Ryan Fortenberry, University of Mississippi

Student Union 323-B

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM

Lunch on your own

Conference Participants

11:45 AM - 2:00 PM
2:15 PM

6.A. Settlement Issues

Konrad Szocik, Yale University
Graham Lau, Blue Marble Space Institute
Lucia Monge, Portland State University
Erik Persson, Lund University

Student Union 323-A

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

6.B. The Value of ETL

Cory Lewis, University of Toronto
Linda Billings, National Institute of Aerospace
Pauli Laine, University of Jyväskylä

Student Union 323-B

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM

Break

Conference Participants

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM

Plenary Session

Seth Shostak, SETI Institute

Student Union 323

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
5:45 PM

Catered Wine Reception, Poster Session, and Space Art Display

Anna Dueholm, Clemson University
Kelly Smith, Clemson University
John Traphagan, University of Texas, Austin

Bryant Hall Gallery

5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, March 9th
9:00 AM

7.A. Space Narratives

Lucas Mix, United States. Library of Congress
Koji Tachibana, Chiba University
Jon Trerise, Coastal Carolina Univesity

Student Union 323-A

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

7.B. Odds and Ends II

Carlos Mariscal, University of Nevada, Reno
Paolo Bonvicini, University of Nice
Melanie Swan, University College London

Student Union 323-B

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM

Break

Conference Participants

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM

Business meeting and election of officers

Conference Participants

Student Union 323-A

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM

Group lunch and discussion of future directions for SSoCIA

Conference Participants

Student Union 323

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM

End of meeting

Conference Participants

1:30 PM