BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//astrosociety.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:63e69946-76e0-4dcc-be03-03266df05ee3 X-WR-CALDESC:The Silicon Valley Lecture Series is back in person and talks will be available post event for viewing at your convenience.\n\nOn March 5\, at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Simon Steel (SETI Institute) will give a free\, i llustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled: \n \n'Copernicus 4.0: How Our Views of Earth's Importance and the Search for Life are Changing' \n \nin the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College\, in Los Altos (see directi ons below) \n \nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series \, now in its 25th year. \n \nCopernicus’ work in 1543 was the kick-off date in the cosmic decentralization of Planet Earth. First\, we were rele gated to be just another planet in the solar system\, then our sun to bein g just another star in the Milky Way. Now our galaxy seems to be just a s uburban member of a regional supercluster. What has remained stubbornly g eocentric is our understanding of life and intelligence in the cosmos. Bu t for how much longer? New discoveries and technological advances are acce lerating us towards a cosmic vision of Earth as part of a living and think ing universe. This talk will focus on the latest research and observations \, at the SETI Institute and elsewhere\, about the search for life and int elligence in the Milky Way\, and beyond.\n \nDr. Simon Steel is Deputy Dir ector of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute and Prin cipal Investigator for the NASA Community College Network - a major initia tive to bring cutting-edge space science into community-college classrooms . Simon’s background is in extragalactic astrophysics\; for his research\ , he studied star formation in Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies. As a science e ducator and communicator of over 25 years\, Simon has taught at Harvard Un iversity\, Tufts University\, and University College London. His experien ce spans formal and informal education\, teacher training\, museum exhibit design and multimedia product development. He has an interest in special needs audiences and co-wrote\, for NASA and the Chandra X-Ray Center\, the first Braille book on multiwavelength astrophysics: Touch the Invisible S ky. \n\nWith this lecture we return in person to the Smithwick Theater! Li nk to directions below.\n\nThis presentation will also be available on the SVLS YouTube site. Link below.\n\nThe lecture is co-sponsored by:\n\n* Fo othill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division\n* SETI Instit ute\n* Astronomical Society of the Pacific\n\n-----------------------\nFoo thill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los A ltos\, California\n \nFor directions and parking information as well as a campus map to find the Smithwick theater\, see ilnks below.\n\nNOTE: Pa rking lot 1 is closest\, with access to the theater by stairs. Parking lo t 5 provides access from the same elevation as the theater.\n\n----------- ----\nImage: Dr. Simon Steel\, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center fo r Research at the SETI Institute.\nCredit: Dr. Simon Steel. X-WR-RELCALID:97deef4531ec778864a71966794d5934 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RDATE:20251102T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RDATE:20250309T020000 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ff1a48cb-1476-44af-92ab-d25ddef8758d DTSTAMP:20260501T001252Z DESCRIPTION:The Silicon Valley Lecture Series is back in person and talks will be available post event for viewing at your convenience.\n\nOn March 5\, at 7 pm (PST)\, Dr. Simon Steel (SETI Institute) will give a free\, il lustrated\, non-technical lecture entitled: \n \n'Copernicus 4.0: How O ur Views of Earth's Importance and the Search for Life are Changing' \n \n in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College\, in Los Altos (see direction s below) \n \nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series\, now in its 25th year. \n \nCopernicus’ work in 1543 was the kick-off da te in the cosmic decentralization of Planet Earth. First\, we were relega ted to be just another planet in the solar system\, then our sun to being just another star in the Milky Way. Now our galaxy seems to be just a sub urban member of a regional supercluster. What has remained stubbornly geo centric is our understanding of life and intelligence in the cosmos. But for how much longer? New discoveries and technological advances are accele rating us towards a cosmic vision of Earth as part of a living and thinkin g universe. This talk will focus on the latest research and observations\, at the SETI Institute and elsewhere\, about the search for life and intel ligence in the Milky Way\, and beyond.\n \nDr. Simon Steel is Deputy Direc tor of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute and Princi pal Investigator for the NASA Community College Network - a major initiati ve to bring cutting-edge space science into community-college classrooms. Simon’s background is in extragalactic astrophysics\; for his research\, he studied star formation in Blue Compact Dwarf galaxies. As a science edu cator and communicator of over 25 years\, Simon has taught at Harvard Univ ersity\, Tufts University\, and University College London. His experience spans formal and informal education\, teacher training\, museum exhibit d esign and multimedia product development. He has an interest in special ne eds audiences and co-wrote\, for NASA and the Chandra X-Ray Center\, the f irst Braille book on multiwavelength astrophysics: Touch the Invisible Sky . \n\nWith this lecture we return in person to the Smithwick Theater! Link to directions below.\n\nThis presentation will also be available on the S VLS YouTube site. Link below.\n\nThe lecture is co-sponsored by:\n\n* Foot hill College Science\, Tech\, Engineering & Math Division\n* SETI Institut e\n* Astronomical Society of the Pacific\n\n-----------------------\nFooth ill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los Alt os\, California\n \nFor directions and parking information as well as a campus map to find the Smithwick theater\, see ilnks below.\n\nNOTE: Park ing lot 1 is closest\, with access to the theater by stairs. Parking lot 5 provides access from the same elevation as the theater.\n\n------------- --\nImage: Dr. Simon Steel\, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center for Research at the SETI Institute.\nCredit: Dr. Simon Steel. DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250305T200000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:SVLS is Back in Person and Online!: 'Copernicus 4.0: How Our View s of Earth's Importance and the Search for Life are Changing' with Dr. S imon Steel\, SETI Institute END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR