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Upcoming Events
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Event: Conference on Life Detection in Extraterrestrial Samples
Where San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 November, 2011
The return of samples from Mars was the highest-priority flagship in the U.S. Planetary Decadal Survey. It is also a key element in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Robotic Exploration Preparatory Program to prepare Europe’s contribution to the international exploration of Mars. Part of planning for a Mars sample return mission includes planning for what will happen to the samples after they have returned to Earth. One of the major scientific questions that...
Posted on: November 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Science with a Wide-field Infrared Telescope in Space
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
*Abstract Submission Deadline: December 20, 2011
Registration Closes: January 31, 2012*Science with a Wide-field Infrared Telescope in Space and The 16th International Conference on Gravitational Microlensing is a two-part conference that capitalizes on the synergy between the top ranked space-based recommendation of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey report and the burgeoning field of microlensing. The conference will begin with three days (Feb. 13-15) focusing on the scientific potential of observations with a wide-field infrared survey telescope in space to...
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference 2012
Where Palo Alto, CA USA
Early-Bird Registration ends: January 12, 2012
A new generation of space vehicles capable of economically delivering payloads and researchers is coming on line in 2012 and 2013.
These vehicles will revolutionize space access by providing frequent, low-cost access to space, and the capability to carry research and education crew members―thereby simplifying and further reducing the cost of experimentation in space. They will also carry automated experiments for technology and TRL-raising demonstrations, for educational/public outreach, and for atmospheric science, solar physics, microgravity...
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Observing Planetary Systems II
Where Santiago, Chile
This workshop will bring together both communities of solar system and extra-planetary systems scientists to discuss, mostly from an observational standpoint, our understanding of the formation of our solar system and its early chemistry, and how it fits with recent observations and current knowledge of the formation of planetary systems at large. Emphasis will be made on the capabilities provided by ALMA and the next generation of Adaptive Optics Planet Finders (e.g. SPHERE) to search for, and characterize,...
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Where Woodlands, Texas, USA
The 43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference will be held at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Woodlands, Texas.
Visit the meeting site for more information at: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2012/
Posted on: January 8, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: From Atoms to Pebbles: HERSCHEL's View of Star and Planet Formation
Where Grenoble, France
The scientific themes of the symposium will be centred around the physical and chemical evolution of gas and dust in star and planet forming environments and on the impact of the low-and high-mass star formation processes on the surroundings. Specific sessions will be dedicated to :
1. The pre-collapse phase,
2. The protostellar phase,
3. Planet-forming circumstellar disks,
4. Debris disks, together with their connection to extra-solar planets.For more information visit: http://www.herschel2012.com
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Titan Through Time II Workshop
Where NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
We are pleased to announce the second workshop on “Titan Through Time: Formation, Evolution and Fate”, following the very successful first workshop in 2010. The second meeting will have a similar format, with a 2 1/2 science program comprised of themed sessions, and featuring a mixture of invited reviews, and contributed talks and posters.
As in 2010, we welcome scientific reports and attendance from the widest possible cross-section of the scientific community, including both those studying Titan directly, and those whose...
Posted on: September 12, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: ASCE Earth and Space 2012
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
The Aerospace Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers invites you to participate in the 13th ASCE Aerospace Division Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments. The areas of civil engineering are as diverse as the people who practice them. But the one priority we share is working toward the sustainability of the planet.
The Earth & Space 2012 Conference will unite engineers from all corners of the world to tackle the issues facing construction and operations...
Posted on: November 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Astrobiology Science Conference 2012
Where Atlanta, Georgia, USA
The theme for AbSciCon 2012 is “Exploring Life: Past and Present, Near and Far.” The conference will address our current understanding of life – from processes at the molecular level to those which operate at planetary scales. Studying these aspects of life on Earth provides an essential platform from which to examine the potential for life on other worlds, both within our solar system and beyond.
For more information visit: http://abscicon2012.arc.nasa.gov
Posted on: October 17, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012
Where Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly 2012 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna.
For more information visit: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/
Deadline for Support Applications: 15 December 2011
Abstract Submission...Posted on: October 17, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Microenergy 2012: Microbial Life under Extreme Energy Limitation
Where Aarhus, Denmark
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 March, 2012
The 2nd International Workshop on “Microbial Life under Extreme Energy Limitation” will take place at Aarhus University May 6-9 2012. The workshop is intended to bring together scientists and graduate students from diverse disciplines of microbiology, biochemistry, biogeochemistry, and bioenergetic theory with the goal of developing our understanding of the energetic limits to microbial life. This has relevance for the deep biosphere, planetary biology, and microbial ecology in general.
The workshop will comprise invited...
Posted on: January 4, 2012 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Extreme Space Weather Events Workshop
Where Boulder, Colorado
Extreme space weather events, while rare, can have significant effects all the way from the Sun to Earth’s polar ice caps. They have been implicated in the depletion of ozone and cloud formation, and their signatures may even be seen in ice core records spanning more than 400 years into the past. Extreme solar activity at other planets, and elsewhere in the solar system, can be important, and violent flare activity can even be observed at other stars. Economically,...
Posted on: January 4, 2012 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Mars Recent Climate Change Workshop
Where Moffett Field, CA, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 16, 2012
The geological evidence for recent climate change on Mars continues to accumulate. Polar layered terrains, midlatitude glacial features, remnant tropical mountain glaciers, youthful ground ice, buried CO2 ice, and the changing morphology of the south polar residual cap, all point to an oscillating climate system that varies on time scales ranging from hundreds to thousands to millions of years. But the nature, sequence, and driving forces of these changes are uncertain.
The purpose of this workshop...
Posted on: November 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) 2012
Where Niigata, Japan
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 28, 2012
Early Registration Deadline: March 15, 2012ACM 2012 is expected to bring together experts on small-bodies studies from around the world. It will be the first meeting held after several significant and anticipated events, which include the return of “Hayabusa” mission and the expected result of “Dawn”, as well as many others, have come to pass. ACM 2012 will highlight the research currently being conducted, encourage discussion among researchers in various areas, and...
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Third International Conference on Early Mars
Where Lake Tahoe, NV USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 8, 2012
The purpose of The Third International Conference on Early Mars: Geologic and Hydrologic Evolution, Physical and Chemical Environments, and the Implications for Life is twofold:
1. to consider how impacts, volcanism, the presence of abundant water, and the nature of the early terrestrial and martian climates affected the physical and chemical environments that existed on both planets >3.7 Ga — especially with regard to the geologic and mineralogical evolution of their surfaces, their hydrologic cycles,...Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Extraterrestrial Life - Beyond Our Expectations?
Where Vienna, Austria
Abstract Submission Deadline: March 16, 2012
During these two days the workshop will explore:
- Questions on the habitability of (extrasolar) terrestrial planets (and moons) for life‐as‐we‐know‐it, but also the scientific background of possibilities for life‐as‐we‐do‐not‐know‐it.
- Questions beyond natural sciences which will deal with theory of science, communication aspects with extraterrestrials and theological, sociological, historical and philosophical impacts of the potential discovery of extraterrestrial life on humankind.
For questions about registration and abstract submission contact: Johannes Leitner johannes.leitner@univie.ac.at or visit the website: http://www.univie.ac.at/EPH/exolife/
Posted on: December 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Microbial Diversity Summer Course of the Marine Biological Laboratory
Where Woods Hole, MA, USA
Application Deadline: February 1, 2012
The Microbial Diversity Summer Course of the Marine Biological Laboratory welcomes applications from members of the Astrobiology community who are seeking to understand the microbial basis of life. The MBL Microbial Diversity course offered in Woods Hole, MA, since 1971, provides graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and established investigators with an unequaled opportunity to explore the diversity of the microbial world. The course is immersive, integrative, inter-disciplinary, and international in nature. The curriculum consists of lectures...
Posted on: November 21, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 220th AAS Meeting
Where Anchorage, AK USA
Abstract Submission will open February 1 for The 220th American Astronomical Society Meeting.
Visit: http://aas.org/meetings/aas220 for all details.
Posted on: January 5, 2012 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Sixth International Symposium on Isotopomers
Where Washington, DC, USA
The Sixth International Symposium on Isotopomers will be held in the historic rooms of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. The symposium has traditionally made strong contributions towards understanding mass independent isotope fractionation and site-specific isotope exchange in gas, liquid, and solid compounds from a wide range of disciplines including climate change, atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, planetary atmospheres, biochemistry, authentication of art and food, and geochemistry. Contributions are especially invited on theory, experiments, and applications of clumped isotope research.
Information on registration...
Posted on: November 10, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Cool Stars 17
Where Barcelona, Spain
The 17th Cambridge Workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun (Cool Stars 17) will be held at the World Trade Center in Barcelona, Spain. The workshop will focus on fundamental parameters and formation of cool stars and brown dwarfs, magnetic fields and activity, the solar-stellar connection and cool stars as exoplanet hosts.
For more information visit: http://www.coolstars17.net
Abstracts
Abstract submission opens: October 24, 2011
Abstract deadline for contributed talks: March 15, 2012. Notification April 20
Abstract deadline for...Posted on: October 17, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets
Where Boulder, CO USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: April 12, 2012
The goal of this conference is to look at climate in the broadest sense possible — by comparing the processes at work on the four terrestrial bodies, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Titan (Titan is included because it hosts many terrestrial processes), and on terrestrial planets around other stars.
For more information visit: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/climatology2012/
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Nordic-NASA Summer School
Where Iceland
The Nordic-NASA Summer School “Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe”, will consist of lectures by internationally leading scientists covering a broad range of subjects in astrobiology; Investigation of colonisation of volcanic rocks and glaciers with in situ life detection techniques; Excursions to geologically and biologically interesting sites (lava caves, new lava fields); 2 Poster sessions for students and early career scientists; Participants-led discussions about hot-topics.
The event is aimed for graduate students and early career scientists...
Posted on: November 10, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: COSPAR 2012
Where Mysore, India
Abstract Submission Deadline: 10 February, 2012
The next meeting of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will be held in 2012 in Mysore, India. For all the meeting information visit: http://www.cospar-assembly.org/
Posted on: January 8, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 7th International Symbiosis Society Congress “The Earth’s Vast Symbiosphere”
Where Krakow, Poland
http://www.eko.uj.edu.pl/symbiosis/
Hosted by one of the oldest and prominent universities in Europe, Jagiellonian University, the meeting will welcome hundreds of researchers, educators, and students from around the world, all of whom are immersed in some aspect of symbiosis. Held every three years and organized by the International Symbiosis Society, the Congress is one of the most unique gatherings of life science research specialists in the world.
As symbiotic systems encompass and even dominate many phyla and most domains...
Posted on: September 12, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 2012 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop - Working with Exoplanet Light Curves
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
This workshop will explore the use of exoplanet light curves to study planetary system architectures and atmospheres and to discover exomoons and search for life. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises to gain experience in working with Kepler and CoRoT light curves, and will also have the opportunity to present their own work through short presentations (research POPs) and electronic posters.
For more information visit: http://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2012/
Posted on: November 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Communicating Science A National Conference on Science Education and Public Outreach
Where Tucson, AZ, USA
Join us in the beautiful setting of the American Southwest for a three-day symposium on the joys and challenges of communicating our understanding of the universe and science in general—whether in the classroom, in a museum or nature center, to general and specific audiences, through books and magazines, on the web, via festivals and fairs, on radio and television, or through the social media. Preceding the symposium will be a two-day workshop: In the Footsteps of Galileo, a...
Posted on: December 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Where Cairns, Australia
For meeting information visit: http://shrimp.anu.edu.au:16080/metsoc2012/Welcome.html
Posted on: November 1, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: XXVIII International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly
Where Beijing, China
In August 2012 China will for the first time host the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Beijing. This triennial gathering of astronomers from around the world to discuss and debate the most recent discoveries about the universe is an important part of the vitality of our science. Astrophysics remains one of the most exciting areas of human endeavor, and the venue of the Beijing GA will be equally impressive: the new China National Conference Center that...
Posted on: June 13, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 2012 Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
The 2012 Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference will be held on August 27–30, 2012, preceded by the Research Focus Group splinter, August 24-26. The conference will be held at the California Institute for Technology (Caltech), with an outreach event at the University of Southern California (USC), and a field-trip to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
The conference will consist of three days of scientific sessions, two evenings of public outreach and education activities, and a one day field trip to...
Posted on: February 2, 2012 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
Where Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: 26 July 2011
The theme to this years meeting is, Archean to Anthropocene: The past is the key to the future
Visit the Meeting site at: http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/2011/
Posted on: January 8, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 12th European Workshop on Astrobiology (EANA’12)
Where Stockholm, Sweden
EANA’12 will take place in Stockholm at the AlbaNova University Centre. For all the details visit: http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=2996
Posted on: September 22, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher -
Event: 3rd Conference on Terrestrial Mars Analogues
Where Marrakech, Morocco
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 August, 2012
The analysis of Mars analogue environments on Earth is of paramount importance for the interpretation of the data from past, present and future orbital and landed missions, as well as mission planning (both robotic and human). Sedimentary environments in particular attract strong interest because they can retain the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental history of the planet and under the right conditions may harbour fossil or present life signatures. The participation of terrestrial geologists is particularly encouraged,...
Posted on: November 21, 2011 / Posted by: Julie Fletcher
