Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference (AbGradCon)

When July 17, 2009 (Fri) ~ July 20, 2009 (Mon)

Where Seattle, WA, USA

Goals for the 2009 meeting are:

• to create an environment of shared learning, by providing time for oral and poster presentations
• to foster in-situ multidisciplinary awareness by providing 2 outstanding field trips of different focus (astrobiological volcanology and astrobiological oceanography)
• to create and maintain a network of interdisciplinary scientists
• to encourage interdisciplinary research projects by providing time during the congress, and rewarding outstanding collaborative ideas, and
• to broadcast the conference to the internet community via web 2.0 technologies.