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This is a calendar of some of the SETI and Astrobiology related events occuring during 2010.  Please let us know if you'd like to add your event.

January 13, 2010, 7p.m.

Central Florida Astronomical Society's January general meeting features guest speaker Dr. William Barott, engineer/radio astronomer and team member on the SETI Institute’s Allen Telescope Array. Dr. Barott will describe how radio astronomy uses interferometry and the role of the new Allen Telescope Array in California at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory. He will also give a "crash course" on the methods of beam-forming and taking radio astronomy pictures, SETI science, how radio astronomy is different from optical astronomy, and how evolving technology is changing the way we think about the field.  CFAS's General Meetings are FREE and open to the public, are held every second Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Seminole State College of Florida Planetarium. 

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February 10, 2010, ~9 p.m.

SETI Society meeting/cafe chat at Starbucks. Meeting Topic  THE EXTRASOLAR PLANET REVOLUTION AND ITS IMPACT ON SETI - 4044 W Lake Mary Blvd Lake Mary, FL 32746, 407-804-9117

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February 18-22, 2010

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting

http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2010/webprogram/Session1723.html

A 3 hour symposium on Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 8:30 AM-11:30 AM in room 11B of the San Diego Convention Center, California

Amongst many other science-related symposiums/presentations during the meeting, it includes presentations/commemoration of landmark/historical SETI events by: Jill C. Tarter, Seth Shostak, Frank D. Drake, and Peter Backus (all of the SETI Institute), Paul Horowitz of Harvard University on OSETI, Dan Werthimer of  University of California on SETI@home, Carol Oliver of University of New South Wales on SETI: Down Under and Paul Shuch of the SETI League on Privatizing the Search.

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April 26-29, 2010

Astrobiology Science Conference 2010 (A.K.A. AbSciCon 2010) -
Evolution and Life: Surviving Catastrophes and Extremes on Earth and Beyond

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/abscicon2010/

Hosted by the Lunar and Planetary Institute April 26-29, 2010 at the South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in League City, Texas

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August 13-15, 2010

SETICon http://seticon.com

hosted by the SETI Institute at a Hyatt Regency hotel in Santa Clara, California

The next SETI Society meeting/cafe chat will be February 10, 2010

The current planned meeting place will be the Starbucks at 4044 West Lake Mary Boulevard, #3700, Lake Mary Florida, 32746, (407) 804-9117.  This is subject to change dependent on venue availability and number of people attending; notice of location changes will be posted here.