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Monday, June 15 (all times CDT)
8:00AM – The Deep History of a Carbon Atom
9:15AM – Sustained Habitability on a Dynamic Early Earth
10:30AM – The Beginning and End of the RNA World from the Perspective of Ribosome Origins
1:45PM – Major Transitions in Evolution: Catalysts and Constraints I: Inference from Natural Systems
4:00PM – Major Transitions in Evolution: Catalysts and Constraints II: Studying De Novo Complexity

Tuesday, June 16 (all times CDT)
8:00AM – Real Life or Fantasy: Biosignatures or Abiosignatures in Astrobiology
9:15AM – The Origin and Subsequent Evolution of Life
10:30AM – Habitability of Extraterrestrial Analog Environments I
4:00PM – Habitability of Extraterrestrial Analog Environments III

Wednesday, June 17 (all times CDT)
8:00AM – Understanding and Recognizing Exoplanet Habitability
9:15AM – Improving Astrobiology Education Through Digital Learning Research
10:15AM – Honoring Those We Have Lost: Science and Reflections
11:30AM – The Habitability of Icy Worlds I
1:45PM – The Habitability of Icy Worlds II
4:00PM – Radiation and Habitability: Friends or Foes? III

Thursday, June 18 (all times CDT)
8:00AM – Planets in Perspective: Where’s the Energy?
9:15AM – Seeking Astrobiology Input to Mars 2020 Landing Site Selection
10:30AM – Martian Habitability as Informed by Past and Ongoing Orbital, Lander, and Rover Missions
1:45PM – Mission to Early Earth: Co-Evolving Archean and Proterozoic Oceans, Atmospheres, and Life II
4:00PM – Mission to Early Earth: Co-Evolving Archean and Proterozoic Oceans, Atmospheres, and Life III

Friday, June 19 (all times CDT)
8:10AM – Co-Evolution of Compartmentalization, Metabolism, and Informational Polymers I
10:30AM – Co-Evolution of Compartmentalization, Metabolism, and Informational Polymers II