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Event: Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG)
Where Houston, TX, USA
The LEAG Workshop on Sustaining Lunar Exploration will be held November 16–19, 2009, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, located in the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) building, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas.
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Event: The Geological Society of America
Where Portland, Oregon
From Volcanoes to Vineyards:
Living with Dynamic LandscapesPosted on: September 1, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo -
Conference: Geological Society of America
Where Portland, OR, USA
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Event: International Astronautical Congress
Where Daejeon, Korea
The theme of IAC 2009 Daejeon is “Space for Sustainable Peace and Progress.”
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Conference: Division for Planetary Sciences 2009
Where San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Event: 41st annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society
Where El Conquistador Resort, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA
The annual meeting of the DPS will include oral and poster sessions and a Decadal Survey Plenary Town Meting.
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Other Deadline: AbSciCon 2010 - proposing session topics deadline
Where
The time for proposing Session Topics to ABSCICON 2010 has been extended until September 30.
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Conference: Pathways Towards Habitable Planets
Where Barcelona, Spain
One of the most important scientific challenges for the 21st century is the search of habitable worlds around other stars, and the characterization of their atmospheres with the goal of detecting signs of biological activity. This is a long-term, interdisciplinary endeavor, engaging astrophysicists, biologists, planetary scientists, and instrument scientists. Eventually, space missions will address those questions, however today we need to start making intermediate steps. The aim of this conference is to help integrate the prospective efforts in Europe and...
Posted on: June 25, 2009 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Event: 2nd IberoAmerican Postgraduate Astrobiology School
Where Montevideo, Uruguay
“From the Big Bang to civilizations”
Topics include – chemical evolution of the galaxy – solar analogs – planet formation – extrasolar planet searches – Habitable zones – origin of life on earth – life detection medhoes – extremophiles – SETI – Philosophical implicationsPosted on: September 1, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo -
Conference: Astronomy and Civilization
Where Roland Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary
The conference “Astronomy and Civilization” which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009, is intended as an exceptional, multidisciplinary event on the most challenging questions of science, philosophy, religion and art. The present scientific worldview is still based on physics, as in the 17th century.
The goal of the conference is to call attention to the central significance of astrobiology in the 21st century, which is the century of biology. There are close relations between astronomy, biology, natural sciences and civilization....
Posted on: May 21, 2009 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Workshop: NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School 2nd Session
Where Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two separate sessions this summer (20-24 July and 3-7 August) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. During the program, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. At the end of the...
Posted on: June 3, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Funding Deadline: New Frontiers 2009 Proposals Due
Where Washington, DC
NNH09ZDA007O
Notice of intent to propose are due June 12, 2009 and proposals are due by July 31, 2009The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (NNH09ZDA007O), New Frontiers 2009. NASA expects to select up to three New Frontiers mission proposals for a 10 month Phase A study. Following evaluation of Phase A reports, NASA expects to approve one New Frontiers mission to...
Posted on: May 28, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Workshop: New Martian Chemistry Workshop: Abstract Deadline Extended
Where Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
The abstract deadline for The New Martian Chemistry Workshop, which will be held July 27-28, 2009, at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has been extended for one week.
The new abstract deadline is TUESDAY, MAY 26, at 5:00 p.m. CDT (U.S. Central Daylight Time).
To learn more about the workshop, register, or submit an abstract, visit the workshop website:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marschem2009
Posted on: June 2, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Conference: 2009 NASA Lunar Science Forum
Where NASA Ames Conference Center, adjacent to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA
The conference will review the state of knowledge of, and opportunities for science: Of the Moon On the Moon From the Moon
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Workshop: NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School 1st Session
Where Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two separate sessions this summer (20-24 July and 3-7 August) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. During the program, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. At the end of the...
Posted on: June 2, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Event: Committee on Space Research
Where Bremen, Germany
38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
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Conference: Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference (AbGradCon)
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.
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Workshop: Astrobiology Laboratory Institute for Instructors (ALI’I)
Where Hawaii
Investigating Astrobiology Research Topics Through Scientific Inquiry
July 6 – 11, 2009
Application Form: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/epo/alii-appform.cfm
Deadline – March 27, 2009This workshop, designed for secondary science teachers, will emphasize lectures and activities led by scientists, state-of-the-art lab tours, and professional development with the use of learning cycles for concept development. Teachers will review and do activities from the Voyages Through Time curriculum, and other NASA materials aligned with 2061 Benchmarks. Registration fee is $50. Two University of Hawai’i graduate...
Posted on: June 3, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Funding Deadline: Opportunities in Education and Public Outreach for Earth and Space Science (EPOESS)
Where
NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has a portfolio of investments (E/PO project activities) in Higher Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Informal Education, and Outreach. It is a major contributor to the overall NASA education and outreach effort through development and dissemination of new educational and outreach products that utilize SMD science discoveries and by providing opportunities for students and educators, citizen scientists, and the public to engage in authentic experiences working with our data and our research communities....
Posted on: May 28, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Course: NAI - Nordic Summer school: “Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe”
Where Iceland
Iceland, 29 June to 13 July 2009
The NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Nordic Astrobiology Network will conduct a summer school on the role of water in the evolution of life in the cosmos in Iceland on the above dates. The school is intended for students and post-docs in astrobiology-related subjects (biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geosciences etc.) The school will be organized in three sections:
- An introductory lecture course
- Excursions to several places in Iceland of astrobiological interest (hot...
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Director's Seminar: Application of the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) in Deep-sea and Coastal Ocean Biomes Application of the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP) in Deep-sea and Coastal Ocean Biomes
Where Virtual
Presenter: Chris Scholin (Molecular Biologist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI))
In late April 2009, a team of MBARI researchers tested the world’s only deep-sea robotic DNA lab beneath the waters of Monterey Bay. This instrument is the latest version of the Environmental Sample Processor (ESP), which MBARI molecular biologist Chris Scholin has been developing for over 10 years. The ESP is a self-contained robotic laboratory that collects samples of seawater and tests these samples...
Posted on: June 29, 2009 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Workshop: 2009 Santander Summer School
Where Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Location: Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Dates: June 22-26, 2009The NAI has extended the deadline for applications to the annual Summer School sponsored by the NAI and the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) at Santander on Spain’s Cantabrian coast. The topic of the School this year is “Earth’s Extremophiles and Extraterrestrial Habitability.” Lecturers include John Baross of the School of Oceanography, University of Washington; Michael Madigan of the Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, and Ricardo Amils...
Posted on: June 2, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Event: Emergence in Chemical Systems Conference June 22-26 University of Alaska, Anchorage
Where Alaska, USA
The spontaneous increase of complexity, from nucleons to atoms to compounds to cells to organism and society, is a basic property of nature. It involves the continuous creation of new entities and processes. The subject of this conference is to try to understand this drive to increase complexity and to creatively participate in the process.
The conference sections are:
Constructing Chemical Complexity
Transition from Non-living to Living Matter
Complex Networks of Physical and Chemical Processes
What Chemical...Posted on: March 25, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Course: 2009 Santander Summer School: Earth's Extremophiles and Extraterrestrial Habitability
Where Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Location: Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Dates: June 22-26, 2009
Deadline: Closing date for NAI scholarship applications – April 24.Overview:
This year the program is devoted to an understanding of the characteristics and diversity of organisms that inhabit Earth’s extreme environments. These organisms exist at the physical and chemical extreme conditions that life’s processes on Earth allow. Extreme environments of interest for astrobiology are, for example, the high-pressure sea floor, the permafrost of the Polar Regions, places with...Posted on: February 24, 2009 / Posted by: Marco Boldt -
Conference: Goldschmidt 2009 - "Challenges to Our Volatile Planet"
Where Davos, Switzerland
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Funding Deadline: New Frontiers 2009 Intent to Propose Due
Where Washington, DC
NNH09ZDA007O
Notice of intent to propose are due June 12, 2009 and proposals are due by July 31, 2009The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is releasing a NASA Announcement of Opportunity (NNH09ZDA007O), New Frontiers 2009. NASA expects to select up to three New Frontiers mission proposals for a 10 month Phase A study. Following evaluation of Phase A reports, NASA expects to approve one New Frontiers mission to...
Posted on: May 28, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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FAR Seminar: Search for Life Seminar
Where Virtual
Please check back for details.
Posted on: November 17, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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Conference: AAS 214th Meeting
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
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Funding Deadline: New Martian Chemistry Workshop
Where Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
The abstract deadline for The New Martian Chemistry Workshop, which will be held July 27-28, 2009, at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has been extended for one week.
The new abstract deadline is TUESDAY, MAY 26, at 5:00 p.m. CDT (U.S. Central Daylight Time).
To learn more about the workshop, register, or submit an abstract, visit the workshop website:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marschem2009
Posted on: June 1, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Conference: American Geophysical Union 2009
Where Toranto, Canada
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FAR Seminar: Analogue Research and Instrumentation Seminar
Where Virtual
The next Forum for Astrobiology (FAR) Seminar will be Monday, May 18th at 11:00am PT (8:00am HT, 12:00pm MT, 1:00pm CT, 2:00pm ET). This seminar is broadcast live by NAI – you can “attend” locally from a videoconferencing room or from your desktop (see instructions below). Please join us for Sanjoy Som’s (University of Washington) presentation, “Sustainability of liquid water on early Mars” and Jason Sahl’s (Colorado School of Mines), “An autonomous exploration of water-filled cenotes by the...
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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Conference: American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting
Where Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Funding Deadline: Field Science Analog Testing Opportunity
Where
The focus of this program will be on engaging field scientists (supported by the NASA Science Mission Directorate) within NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) field campaigns to provide high fidelity field testing of hardware and operations to optimize future human scientific exploration of the Moon and Mars.
A goal of this program is to test operations and systems for human lunar exploration to help optimize scientific investigations. NASA is in need of data to support surface...
Posted on: May 28, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Funding Deadline: NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School Applications
Where Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two separate sessions this summer (20-24 July and 3-7 August) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. During the program, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. At the end of the...
Posted on: May 28, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Funding Deadline: 2009 Santander Summer School: NAI Scholarship Deadline Extended to April 24th
Where Spain
Location: Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Dates: June 22-26, 2009The NAI has extended the deadline for applications to the annual Summer School sponsored by the NAI and the Centro de Astrobiologia (CAB) at Santander on Spain’s Cantabrian coast. The topic of the School this year is “Earth’s Extremophiles and Extraterrestrial Habitability.” Lecturers include John Baross of the School of Oceanography, University of Washington; Michael Madigan of the Department of Microbiology, Southern Illinois University, and Ricardo Amils...
Posted on: June 1, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Funding Deadline: Astrobiology Laboratory Institute for Instructors (ALI’I) Applications Due
Where Hawaii
Investigating Astrobiology Research Topics Through Scientific Inquiry
July 6 – 11, 2009
Application Form: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/epo/alii-appform.cfm
Deadline – March 27, 2009This workshop, designed for secondary science teachers, will emphasize lectures and activities led by scientists, state-of-the-art lab tours, and professional development with the use of learning cycles for concept development. Teachers will review and do activities from the Voyages Through Time curriculum, and other NASA materials aligned with 2061 Benchmarks. Registration fee is $50. Two University of Hawai’i graduate education...
Posted on: June 3, 2009 / Posted by: Yael Kovo
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Conference: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Where The Woodlands, TX, USA
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Conference: AAAS Annual Meeting
Where Chicago, IL, USA
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Funding Deadline: The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology 2009
Where
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Executive Council: In-Person Meeting Moffett Field, CA
Where Moffett Field, CA, USA
For more information: http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/executive-council/january-2009-in-person-ec
Posted on: October 16, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Event: Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference
Where Pasadena, CA
On January 24-25th, the NAI Teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA will host the Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference for teachers and other educators. Join NASA astrobiologists, planetary scientists, and astronomers for a presentation on the latest information on our expanding understanding of the abodes of life on our planet and the prospects for the development of life elsewhere in our solar system and much farther beyond. Please register by January...
Posted on: January 8, 2009 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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FAR Seminar: Habitability Seminar
Where Virtual
Please join us for the next Forum for Astrobiology Research (FAR) seminar held on Monday, January 12th, 2009 at 11:00am PT (9:00am HT, 12:00pm MT, 1:00pm CT, 2:00pm ET). This seminar is broadcast live by NAI – you can “attend” locally from a videoconferencing room or from your desktop (see instructions below). Please join us to hear presentations on “Habitability” by Jacob Haqq Misra and others.
Abstracts and titles will be posted in January.
Participation Instructions:
To participate using...
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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Workshop: Planetary System Formation Focus Group Workshop
Where Long Beach, CA
The NAI Planetary System Formation Focus Group (PSFFG) invites interested astrobiologists to participate in a review of the astrobiological value of upcoming and proposed NASA space telescopes relevant for the general question of planetary system formation. The meeting will be held in conjunction with the meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in Long Beach, California on January 4-9, 2009.
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Conference: AAS 213th Meeting
Where Long Beach, CA, USA
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Executive Council: Videocon December 2008
Where Virtual
The December 2008 Executive Council meeting has been canceled.
Posted on: October 16, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Conference: American Geophysical Union 2008
Where San Francisco, CA, USA
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FAR Seminar: Origin of Life Seminar
Where Virtual
Please join us for the next Forum for Astrobiology Research (FAR) seminar held on Monday, December 8th at 11:00am PT (9:00am HT, 12:00pm MT, 1:00pm CT, 2:00pm ET). This seminar is broadcast live by NAI – you can “attend” locally from a videoconferencing room or from your desktop (see instructions below). Please join us to hear presentations on “Origin of Life: The Only Way Around Is Through” by Marina António of Washington State University and “The Error Threshold...
Posted on: November 17, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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University of Washington Seminar: Tori Hoehler, "Quantifying Habitability as Organism/Environment Energy Balance"
Where Virtual
Date/Time: December 2, 2008 2:30PM Pacific
Presenter: Tori Hoehler (NASA Ames Research Center)The presence or absence of liquid water provides a useful first screen for habitability but, as presently applied in consideration of life on other worlds, its resolving power is roughly binary ? “possibly” or “probably not”. Among a variety of additional constraints on habitability, energy is both universally required by life and also potentially capable of significantly greater than “binary” resolving power. For life on Earth, energy...
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Director's Seminar: Roger Summons, "The great mass extinction - a sudden event or a slow moving train-wreck?"
Where Virtual
Speaker: Roger Summons (Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, MIT)
Abstract:
A great mass extinction took place 252 million years ago when approximately 90% of the existing marine taxa were lost. Both the magnitude of the extinction and the slowness of the subsequent faunal radiation are enigmatic. The event is also known for the number and diversity of theories about its cause(s) including catastrophic volcanism, sudden climate change, overturn of stagnant oceans and bolide impact. Studies of...Posted on: November 3, 2008 / Posted by: Marco Boldt -
Executive Council: Videocon November 2008
Where Virtual
Posted on: October 16, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Workshop: Molecules in the Atmospheres of Extrasolar Planets - A Workshop in Paris
Where Salle Cassini, Observatoire Paris, Paris, France
Exoplanets are being discovered at an ever accelerating pace, and planetary scientists and astronomers are increasingly called upon to make the transition from discovery to characterization. This workshop aims at bringing together different scientific communities: solar system planetary scientists, brown dwarf and exoplanet modellers and observers, molecular spectroscopy and instrument development experts. We will cover different topics: radiative transfer, line lists, photochemical models, dynamics, and observations using space- and ground-based facilities. ...
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice
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FAR Seminar: Extreme Life Seminar
Where Virtual
The November Forum for Astrobiology Research (FAR) will be held on Monday, November 17th at 11:00am PT (9:00am HT, 12:00pm MT, 1:00pm CT, 2:00pm ET). This seminar is broadcast live by NAI – you can attend locally from a videoconferencing room or from your desktop (see instructions below). Please join us to hear presentations on “Extreme Environments” by Jennifer Eigenbrode of Goddard Space Flight Center and Damhnait Gleeson University of Colorado at Boulder and JPL.
Abstracts:
Records of...
Posted on: November 13, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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Conference: ESLAB 08 Cosmic Cataclysms and Life
Where Frascati, Italy
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Director's Seminar: NAI Director's Seminar: Jack Szostak, "What can we Learn About the Origin of Life from Efforts to Design an Artificial Cell?"
Where Virtual
Presenter: Jack Szostak (Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
The complexity of modern biological life has long made it difficult to understand how life could emerge spontaneously from the chemistry of the early earth. The key to resolving this mystery lies in the simplicity of the earliest living cells. Through our efforts to synthesize extremely simple artificial cells, we hope to discover plausible pathways for the transition from chemical evolution to Darwinian evolution. We view...
Posted on: October 27, 2008 / Posted by: Marco Boldt
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Executive Council: In-Person Meeting Greenbelt, Maryland
Where Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Posted on: October 16, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Event: Division for Planetary Sciences 2008
Where Ithaca, NY, USA
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FAR Seminar: Prebiotic Chemistry Seminar
Where Virtual
Please check back for details.
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
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Event: 2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Where Houston, TX, USA
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Director's Seminar: NAI Director's Seminar: Norm Sleep, "Habitability of Superearths"
Where Virtual
Silicate super-earths are rocky planets with masses up to ~10 that of the Earth. They are of astrobiological interest because they are relatively easy to detect around other stars. Tectonics enhances habitability on the Earth by exhuming biologically important elements. Plate tectonics are too poorly understood on the Earth to tell whether this process should occur on larger planets. Still the Gauss’ law relationship that surface heat flow scales with surface gravity provides some insight and yields that the geotherm...
Posted on: September 22, 2008 / Posted by: Marco Boldt
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Event: International Astronautical Congress
Where Glasgow, Scotland
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Conference: 2008 Space Generation Congress
Where Glasgow, Scotland
The Space Generation Congress (SGC) is the annual meeting of the most active members of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and its projects and combines work on important projects to the space community with leadership training. Participants are both students and young professionals under 35 years old. SGAC aims to promote space exploration and to be the voice of youth in support of space.
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Conference: First IAA Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures
Where Paris, France
The first IAA Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures will be held in Paris, France, September 22-26, 2008.
For more information: http://iaaweb.org/content/view/295/434/
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Conference: Annual Meeting of Japanese Geological Society 2008
Where University of Tokyo, Japan
Annual Meeting of GSJ 2008 (2008年度 日本地球化学会年会)
Infomation in English and Japanese
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Workshop: 8th European Workshop on Astrobiology EANA 08
Where Neuchatel, Switzerland
The 8th European Workshop on Astrobiology EANA 08 will be held in Neuchatel, Switzerland, September 1-3, 2008
For more information: http://www.space-x.eu/EANA08/Posted on: May 28, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Conference: 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life
Where Florence, Italy
The 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life is scheduled to take place in Florence, Italy, from 24 to 29 August, 2008. For more information: http://www.dbag.unifi.it/issol2008/
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Conference: World Summit on Ancient Microscopic Fossils
Where Los Angeles, USA
The IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (CSEOL) at UCLA will convene the World Summit on Ancient Microscopic Fossils to stimulate and encourage high-quality productive research on ancient, Precambrian, microscopic fossils in preparation for return of Martian samples. The Summit thus supports two fundamental goals of the NAI and the astrobiological community: (1) to better understand the history of early life on Earth; and (2) to prepare effectively for the...
Posted on: March 28, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Conference: Gordon Research Conference Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism
Where Lewiston, ME, USA
The 12th one-carbon meeting will cover a variety of topics, including: (a) genomics, metagenomics, and proteomic studies of microbial communities in diverse environments that are increasing our understanding of autotrophy and C-1 metabolism and the evolution of these pathways; (b) redox regulation of carbon cycles and the interrelationship between the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical cycles (sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen); © novel pathways for carbon assimilation; (d) biotechnology related to C-1 metabolism; (e) novel enzyme mechanisms including channeling of C-1 intermediates...
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Conference: 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
Where Montreal, Canada
The 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be held in Montreal, Canada, including sessions relevant to astrobiology – Making the Connection: Astromaterials and Impact Studies and Circumstellar, Interstellar and Protostellar Organic Chemistry. See http://www.cospar-assembly.org/
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Course: Josep Comas i Sola International Summer School in Astrobiology 2008
Where Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
The 2008 Summer School program will be focussed on the exploration of icy worlds orbiting the giant planets of our Solar System. These satellites are important astrobiology targets in the exploration plans of space agencies as reflected in the successes of the Galileo mission to Jupiter and the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn.
http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/UIMP/IcyWorlds/
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Conference: AbSciCon 2008
Where Santa Clara, USA
Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe. AbSciCon 2008 will convene the global community of scholars engaged in this interdisciplinary effort. Interested scientists and educators are invited to participate.
The meeting will combine plenary events with focused topical sessions that broadly relate to the major scientific themes:
- The Astronomical and Planetary Context for Life
- The Origin and Evolution of Life
- The Search for Life in our Solar System and Beyond
More Information: http://abscicon.seti.org/
Posted on: September 17, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe -
Funding Deadline: The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology 2008
Where
Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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Course: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices 2007
Where Santa Cruz, CA, USA
NASA has developed this course on planetary protection policies and practices to familiarize current and future practitioners with NASA and COSPAR planetary protection programs. The course provides a comprehensive review of all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program, emphasizing integration of managerial, administrative, and laboratory aspects of planetary protection.
Registration Deadline: July 27, 2007
“Registration Form:http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/coursesconferences/RegistrationForm2007.doc
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Event: NASA Planetary Science Summer School 2007
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
Applications are due May 15, 2007, for NASA’s 19th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two sessions this summer, July 23-27 and August 6-10, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Science and engineering post-doctoral and doctoral students with a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens (“green card” holders) and must be living within the U.S. at the time of application.
The student teams will develop the...
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Conference: Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, Microbes and Extraterrestrial Life
Where San Juan, Puerto Rico
Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, Microbes and Extraterrestrial Life will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 16-20, 2007, and will be the only major international astrobiology meeting in 2007. This meeting will serve to bring together an international interdisciplinary group of researchers to share and discuss the latest findings related to origins of solar systems, space resources and exploration for life, topics highly relevant to the new NASA Exploration vision. As an outcome of this meeting we expect...
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Event: Josep Comas i Sola International Summer School in Astrobiology 2007
Where Santander, Spain
The International Summer School is co-sponsored by NAI and the Centro de Astrobiologia. It’s held in Santander, Spain each summer. More info: http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/uimp/marsexpl/
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Course: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices November 2006
Where Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Life Sciences Laboratory
Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899Registration Form
Brochure
Registration Deadline: October 27, 2006NASA has developed this course on planetary protection policies and practices to familiarize current and future practitioners with NASA and COSPAR planetary protection programs. The course provides a comprehensive review of all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program, emphasizing integration of managerial, administrative, and laboratory aspects of planetary protection.
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Conference: Pale Blue Dot III
Where Chicago, IL, USA
Pale Blue Dot III will be held at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum and will offer a venue for the development of ideas and methods that may be used for the detection of life at the planetary scale beyond Earth. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pale_blue_dot/index.shtml
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Course: Planetary Science Summer School
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
Session 1: July 24 – July 28, 2006 (18 participants)
Session 2: July 31 – August 4, 2006 (18 participants)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CaliforniaApplications are due May 15, 2006, for NASA’s 18th Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two sessions this summer, July 24-28 and July 31 -August 4, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Science and engineering post-doctoral and graduate students with a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration are encouraged to apply. Preference...
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Course: Computational Astrobiology Summer School
Where Honolulu, HI, USA
The University of Hawaii Astrobiology Institute (UH-NAI) is hosting the Computational Astrobiology Summer School from July 24 until August 11, 2006. This is an excellent opportunity for graduate students in computer science and related areas to learn about astrobiology, and to carry out substantial projects related to the field.
More information is available at http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/UHNAI/cass.htm
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Course: Josep Comas i Sola Intenational Summer School in Astrobiology
Where Santander, Spain
The International Summer School is co-sponsored by NAI and the Centro de Astrobiologia. It’s held in Santander, Spain each summer. More info: http://nai.arc.nasa.gov/uimp/origins/
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Course: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices April 2006
Where Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Joseph M. Long Marine Laboratory
(Seymour Center)
100 Shaffer Road
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Registration Form
Brochure
Registration Deadline: March 31, 2006This NASA-developed course is designed to familiarize current and future planetary protection practitioners with the NASA and COSPAR Planetary Protection Programs. The course will review all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program and will emphasize integration of the managerial, administrative and laboratory components of planetary protection.
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Conference: Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2006
Where Washington, D.C., USA
The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2006 will be held March 26-30, 2006 in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Bookmark the AbScicon website at http://abscicon2006.arc.nasa.gov/ for your primary source of the latest AbSciCon2006 meeting information.
Astrobiology is a novel approach to the scientific study of the living universe. It seeks to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth, to determine if life exists elsewhere in the universe, and to predict the future of...
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Course: Discover the Microbes Within!
Where Woods Hole, MA, USA
“Discover the Microbes Within!” is a 3-day workshop designed for high school and undergraduate educators. Participants will learn about the diverse ways that bacteria evolve and symbiotically interact with insects, in an environment that fosters close interactions with research scientists and other teachers. Basic topics and lesson plans cover insect collection, insect biodiversity, the mutualistic and parasitic bacteria (Wolbachia) that live within them, DNA extraction, and simple molecular biology and evolutionary analysis skills. For more information, please visit our...
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Event: Europa Focus Group Workshop
Where Moffett Field, CA, USA
The Europa Focus Group Workshop will be held February 27-28, 2006 at NASA Ames Research Center. If you have any questions contact Ron Greeley greeley@asu.edu.
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Event: LAPLACE 2006 Astrobiology Graduate Winter School
Where Arizona, USA
The Life and Planets Astrobiology Center (LAPLACE) 2006 Astrobiology Graduate Winter School “Habitable Planets around Sun-Like Stars: Common or Rare” will be held at the University of Arizona January 4-9, 2006. http://www.laplace.arizona.edu/
The School will provide graduate students from all disciplines related to astrobiology an opportunity to research and develop their own ideas about the likelihood of habitable planets surrounding sun-like stars. The school will emphasize hands-on learning techniques including day and night-time observing on research telescopes at Kitt...
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Course: Molecular Geomicrobiology Short Course
Where Berkeley, CA, USA
The Molecular Geomicrobiology Short Course sessions will be held at the University of California , Berkeley December 3-4, 2005. http://www.minsocam.org/msa/sc/MolGeoBio_descrp.html
This short course will review progress that has resulted recently from integrative molecular approaches applied to problems in environmental microbiology, geomicrobiology, and astrobiology; – and discuss areas of high potential for future research.
Senior undergraduate and graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend. The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is providing funds for 20 students to participate in the short...
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Event: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices November 2005
Where Baltimore, MD, USA
November 15-17, 2005
The Center of Marine Biotechnology (COMB)
701 East Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202Registration Form
Brochure
Registration Deadline: October 31, 2005This NASA-developed course is designed to familiarize current and future planetary protection practitioners with the NASA and COSPAR Planetary Protection Programs. The course will review all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program and will emphasize integration of the managerial, administrative and laboratory components of planetary...
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Conference: Protostars and Planets V (PP-V)
Where Hawaii, USA
PP-V will be held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii on October 24-28, 2005. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/ppv2005/ppv2005.infopage.html
The goals of the meeting are four-fold: to present an overview of the major areas of progress since PP- IV; to bring researchers together for discussions and exchanges of ideas; to strengthen future interdisciplinary research in these areas; and to encourage the participation of young researchers and advanced students in these fields of research.
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Conference: Second Astrobiology Graduate Conference
Where
Since the birth of the Astrobiology discipline, there has been a need for a forum where graduate students and young researchers can present their research and discuss the field of astrobiology among peers. This conference hopes to provide that forum and meet the following goals:
- Provide a forum where graduate students can give scientific lectures to their peers
- Introduce students to astrobiology science in disciplines other than their own.
- Train the next leaders in astrobiology research
- Provide a situation where a student can...
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Conference: Earth System Processes 2
Where Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Earth System Processes 2 meeting, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada August 8-11, will be an interdisciplinary, integrative scientific meeting exploring the interactions among Earth’s lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biota. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the Geological Society of America and Geological Association of Canada, with support from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the NASA Astrobiology Institute.
Sessions for the meeting have been organized around three basic themes: Ancient Earth Systems, Modern Earth System Processes, and Earth...
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Course: NASA Planetary Science Summer School
Where Pasadena, CA, USA
NASA’s 17th Annual Planetary Science Summer School will hold two sessions this summer, July 25-29 and August 1-5, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. Applications are due June 3, 2005. Science and engineering post-doctoral and graduate students with a strong interest in careers in planetary exploration are encouraged to apply. Preference is given to U.S. citizens.
The student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early concept study responsive to a selected NASA Announcement of Opportunity, prepare a...
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Course: Josep Comas i Solà International Summer School in Astrobiology 2005
Where Palacio de Magdalena, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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Course: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices April 2005
Where Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Seymour Center, Long Marine Laboratory
Santa Cruz, CAApril 2005 Registration Form and Brochure
Registration Deadline: April 1, 2005This NASA-developed course is designed to familiarize current and future planetary protection practitioners with the NASA and COSPAR Planetary Protection Programs. The course will review all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program and will emphasize integration of the managerial, administrative and laboratory components of planetary protection.
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Course: Hawaii Astrobiology – Winter School
Where Hawaii, USA
Water on Earth and in Space
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Event: Planetary Protection: Policies and Practices 2004
Where Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Registration Deadline: October 8, 2004
This NASA-developed course is designed to familiarize current and future planetary protection practitioners with the NASA and COSPAR Planetary Protection Programs. The course will review all applicable policies, practices and procedures necessary to implement a successful planetary protection program and will emphasize integration of the managerial, administrative and laboratory components of planetary protection.
Posted on: September 18, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
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