Jill Tarter: Searching for Needles in the Cosmic Haystack

Live stream will begin at 7:12pm. Click here (http://www.creatvsj.org/watch/techxploration/).

A NOTE FROM JILL (Data Expert? Read On):

"Please join me Monday night at TechXploration to learn about our specific searches for technological civilizations that might occupy one or more of the recently discovered exoplanets (http://www.seti.org/seti_kepler_62) in our galactic neighborhood. The Center for SETI Research collects 3 petabytes of raw data coming from the Allen Telescope Array each day and sifts through the 9-dimensional 'Cosmic Haystack' to find some 'needle' of a signal. I would like to share with you our current challenges with this "big data" and specifically, I plan to tease you with a technical challenge to help us communicate our progress better. Hope to see you Monday night..." - Jill

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Meet Carl Sagan’s inspiration for the novel and subsequent film Contact, Jill Tarter (http://www.seti.org/tarter).

For the last 35 years, Dr. Tarter and the SETI Institute (http://www.seti.org/) have been using telescopes to systematically search for evidence of other technological civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy.

Join one of the most important astronomers of our time to Xplore:

the current state of space-exploration given the recent discovery of a new planetary system (http://www.seti.org/seti_kepler_62); how the Center for SETI Research manages the 3 petabytes of raw data being collected daily from the Allen Telescope Array how YOU can help them communicate their progress better

*This event will be live-streamed. The live link will be posted here on the day of the event.

This event is brought to you by PayPal's TechXploration, in partnership with the SETI Institute.

RSVP now if you plan to attend in person.

Live stream will begin at 7:12pm. Click here (http://www.creatvsj.org/watch/techxploration/).

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@ 6:23PM: Delicious Food & Craft Beer Tasting

@ 7:12PM: Jill Tarter (http://www.seti.org/tarter)

As always, this event will feature:

delicious, free food from a San Jose-based restaurant, craft beer tasting and an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with the brightest TechXplorers in the South Bay!

How to find us: TechXploration takes place at PayPal HQ at Town Hall, which is facing North First Street.

Public Transit Info: PayPal Town Hall is directly across the street from the Karina Station of VTA/Light Rail in San Jose, CA.

Parking Info: All unmarked spots at PayPal HQ are up for grabs. When you pull into the campus, look for Town Hall (large building says "Town Hall" above doors, faces North First) and then park where you'd like.

Please encourage your guests to register and RSVP themselves for a more fluid check-in.

Please bring a photo ID.