NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)

Events

NAI Seminar Series

See the seminars page for a listing of upcoming and archived seminars.

http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/seminars/

Workshops Without Walls

Information for conducting distributed workshops using Adobe Connect and Videoconferencing

The NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) is pioneering the use of collaborative tools for virtual communication—i.e., meetings and scientific data analysis across distance. The NAI hosted two Workshops Without Walls during 2010, which drew together hundreds of researchers from around the globe for scientific exchange, with no travel required. The integration of high-definition videoconferencing and online meeting software allowed attendees to participate in the workshops with just a computer and an Internet connection.

Previous Workshops without Walls

November 8-10, 2010
NAI Workshop Without Walls on “Molecular Paleontology and Resurrection: Rewinding the Tape of Life”
[ Website ] [ Feature Article ] [ Program and Recordings ]

March 11-12, 2010
NAI Workshop Without Walls on “The Organic Continuum from the Interstellar Medium to the Early Earth”
[ Website ] [ Feature Article ] [ Program ]

Other Resources

Case Study: Workshops Without Walls: Broadening Access to Science around the World
Arslan BK, Boyd ES, Dolci WW, Dodson KE, Boldt MS, et al. 2011 Workshops without Walls: Broadening Access to Science around the World. PLoS Biol 9(8): e1001118. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001118

Leading the Charge to Virtual Meetings
Wendy W. Dolci, Marco S. Boldt, K. Estelle Dodson,and Carl B. Pilcher
Science 11 February 2011: 331 (6018), 674.

Astrobiology All-access Events

The NAI uses its collaborative tools to open up in-person conferences and workshops to the community. Participants can use a web browser, tablet or mobile device to participate in these events.

5/12-5/13, 2011: “Paleobiology During the Genomics Era”

4/1-4/2, 2011: “The Ribosome: Structure, Function & Evolution”