  Radio Exploration of Planetary Habitability was the fifth in the series of
American Astronomical Society's Topical Conference Series. Notable aspects of
the conference included the interdisciplinary nature of both the topics and the
intellectual breadth of the participants, the diversity of approaches to
studying this topic presented by recent discoveries and of the participants
themselves, the expanding meaning of the topic of "star-planet interactions,"
and the expectation of an increasingly statistical approach to the topic.
Potential areas of future research include the actual extent to which planetary
magnetic fields shield planetary atmospheres; the planetary dynamo process
itself, particularly once multiple extrasolar planetary magnetic fields are
confirmed; and "planet-star interactions." A major major topic of the
conference concerned observational opportunities, highlighted by a number of
new or upcoming, specialized observatories to observe exoplanets especially at
radio wavelengths. This article summarizes these main points of the conference
and expands briefly upon these potential avenues for future investigation. A
future meeting on this topic, given the variety of data sets being generated
over the next few years, is warranted.
