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Causes: Arts & Culture, Astronomy, Physical & Earth Sciences, Science & Technology Museums, Technology, Unknown
Mission: To encourage and support the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence by:
1. attracting a wide range of amateur and professional scientists into the SETI community;
2. developing technologies to assist the SETI experimenter in assembling a workable radio or optical SETI observatory;
3. disseminating hardware and software designs in support of SETI;
4. coordinating SETI experimenters worldwide in conducting a thorough sky survey;
5. providing a variety of forums and media for wide-ranging communication among SETI experimenters, enthusiasts, and organizations;
6. designing, assembling, and operating advanced optical and radio telescopes;
7. identifying and publicizing potential spin-off applications of SETI technologies; and
8 .raising public consciousness as to the importance and significance of a broad-based Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence that encompasses a variety of strategies.