ARISE: Radio-Based Interactive SETI Education

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ARISE (Radio-Based Interactive SETI Education) is a full-day interdisciplinary workshop 
hosted at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Sunday, October 5, 2025. 

Hosted in collaboration with the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute.
This unique event includes:

- Access to the Allen Telescope Array (ATA)!
- Hands-on labs using custom high-gain dish antennas and Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) receiver kits!
- Real-time signal analysis using GNU Radio!
- Direct, in-person interaction with SETI researchers!  

🧪 Students will work with real satellite and interplanetary data across three guided lab sessions:
- Lab 1: 21 cm Hydrogen Mapping in the Milky Way (ATA-based)  
- Lab 2: Mars Orbiters & Technosignature Search (ATA-based)  
- Lab 3: Decoding Imagery from GOES Weather Satellites (Dish antenna kit-based)

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📍 Location: ECEB 3002, 306 N Wright St, Urbana, IL
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
🍴 Lunch and refreshments provided
🧑‍🎓 Open to all majors – no prior experience required
⚠️ Space is limited to 30 participants, and applicants will be selected based on interest and fit. You do not have to be an IEEE Member to apply!
See more details at https://agiseti.com/ 
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📅 Full Schedule:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YAm_KjXQcLXjuTDHzHrpsseL15xBUkw6e_85SXEK8Io/edit?usp=sharing 

📝 Application Form (Due September 22):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB2Yl3sutTWmBVVR81gTl5GDTmw3xdMZdBSzcxdEgr5QZihA/viewform?usp=dialog 

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• Champaign, Illinois
• United States

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• Co-sponsored by Central Illinois Computer Society

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Questions? Contact maxm7@illinois.edu with the subject line "ARISE PROGRAM INQUIRY"