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First-Contact Contingency

First-Contact Contingency brings together scientific verification liaison, public communication protocol and representation review.

DIPcommissionUnion-wide competence

The public purpose

First-Contact Contingency brings together scientific verification liaison, public communication protocol and representation review.

Operational teams

DIP.05.01
Scientific verification liaison

Prepare scientific verification interfaces for a hypothetical extraordinary-contact contingency.

DIP.05.02
Public communication protocol

Define attributable public communication for an unconfirmed contact contingency.

DIP.05.03
Representation review

Review who could legitimately represent humanity in a hypothetical contact process.

Programme responsibilities

Assessment evidence
Contingency scientific verification plan; Contingency public-information protocol; Contingency representation assessment
Accountable output
First-Contact Contingency integrated programme finding
Programme custodian
First-Contact Contingency
Independent review
Union Ombudsman

Requests and referrals

SVC-054
Register a peaceful external settlement agreement

An agreement package subject to democratic ratification.

SVC-055
Seek Union association or accession

An association compact or accession review pathway.

INT-023
Prepare a treaty implementation schedule

A published implementation schedule with a dispute route.

First-Contact Contingency / division of work

DIP.05.01

Scientific verification liaison

Prepare scientific verification interfaces for a hypothetical extraordinary-contact contingency.

Accountable output
Contingency scientific verification plan
DIP.05.02

Public communication protocol

Define attributable public communication for an unconfirmed contact contingency.

Accountable output
Contingency public-information protocol
DIP.05.03

Representation review

Review who could legitimately represent humanity in a hypothetical contact process.

Accountable output
Contingency representation assessment

Authority for first-contact contingency integrated programme finding

Subject-specific assessment
An unconfirmed anomalous observation triggers representation claims
Shared legal framework
External Relations & Diplomacy Commission / powers
Handling complaint
Union Ombudsman
Contested legal finding
Union Court of Justice

Choose your route

Office output: First-Contact Contingency integrated programme finding