On 13 February 2015, scientists (including David Grinspoon, Seth Shostak and David Brin) at an annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, discussed Active SETI and whether transmitting a message to possible intelligent extraterrestrials in the Cosmos was a good idea.
In February 2015, a group of scientists (including David Grinspoon, Seth Shostak, and David Brin) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual conference explored Active SETI and pondered whether it would be wise to transmit a message to intelligent life forms that might exist in the universe.