Planetary Sciences Community Meetings Calendar
Organized by LPI/USRA *
January 2016
| 4-8 | American Astronomical Society 227th Meeting, Kissimmee, Florida | |
| 12-15 |
4th ELSI Symposium: Three Experiments in Biological Origins,
Tokyo, Japan
We will summarize the formation and early environment of Venus, the Earth and Mars and place them into context relative to each other, and to a lesser degree to other planets and exoplanets. We aim to determine what conditions on Earth were favourable for the onset of chemical cycles that eventually led to a thriving biosphere, and whether our neighbours may have once harboured such conditions. Why did Earth succeed where the others failed? |
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| 17-22 |
Bridging Disciplinary Perspectives to See Further Into Life's Origins,
Galveston, Texas
The research required to understand life's origins occurs at a point where multiple scientific disciplines meet. Chemists, biologists, physicists, geoscientists, planetary scientists, astronomers, meteoriticists, mathematicians and computer scientists are among those contributing to progress. Combining the findings of each discipline into a composite narrative produces multidisciplinary science. The origins research community has come far in this endeavor. More challenging is to extend these connections into true interdisciplinarity, wherein the insights of one research community influence the interpretation of data and questions being asked by others. The forthcoming Gordon Research Conference will explore this transition, from multidisciplinarity to interdisciplinarity. It will visit the traditional array of topics, from LUCA to the non living universe. It will emphasize, however, speakers whose work crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. It will create spaces where scientists from different disciplines are challenged to build bridges of knowledge between their respective areas of expertise. The GRC will integrate with the preceding GRS (Gordon Research Seminar) by asking the latter to report forwards where they see important, emerging connections - in presentations, discussion panels and questions to the conference. |
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| 27-29 | 14th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG), Monrovia, California |
February 2016
| 8-12 |
The Astrophysics of Planetary Habitability,
Vienna, Austria
This conference addresses astrophysical factors and processes that are pivotal for the information, sustainability, and evolution of habitable conditions on planets from the era of planet formation in disks to the end of the main sequence life to the host star. |
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| 10-11 | COSPAR/ISECG Workshop on Science Enabled by Human Exploration, Paris, France | |
| 17-19 |
Solar-System Symposium in Sapporo 2016,
Hokkaido, Japan
The Solar-System symposium in Sapporo (3S 2016) will focus on the birth and early evolution of the Solar System from a cosmochemical perspective. The symposium will be comprised of oral and poster sessions with free discussion time. Read more: http://ws2016.webnode.jp/ |
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| 22-24 |
Workshop 'Europa Initiative' 2016,
Toulouse, France
Aims to answer main scientific questions related to Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, through the conception and delivery of several instruments / vehicles designed to take place aboard the NASA Europa Mission spacecraft by 2020's. |
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| 22-25 |
Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS) 2016,
Huntsville, Alabama
NASA is currently developing capabilities for robotic and crewed missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. Strategies that implement advanced power and propulsion technologies, as well as radiation protection, will be important in accom-plishing these missions in the future. NETS serves as a major communications network and forum for professionals and stu-dents working in the area of space nuclear technology. Every year it facilitates the exchange of information among research and management personnel from international governments, industry, academia, and the national laboratory systems. To this end, the NETS-2016 meeting will address topics ranging from overviews of current programs to methods of meeting the challenges of future space endeavors. |
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| 22-25 | VIII Taller de Ciencias Planetarias, Porto Alegre, Brasil | |
| 28-Mar 1 |
The 2nd Conference on Astrophysics and Space Science (APSS 2016),
Beijing, China
This conference will cover issues on astrophysics and space science. It is dedicated to creating a stage for exchanging the latest research results and sharing advanced research methods. |
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| 29-Mar 1 |
Europa M5 Initiative Meeting #3,
Madrid, Spain
Europa M5 initiative emerges to propose to ESA and NASA a mission complement, that will: – Provide the best possible science return – Prove to be technically flyable – Be well within the budget limits of an ESA M-class mission (550 M€) |
March 2016
| 7-11 |
Protoplanetary Discussions,
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
In this conference, we invite observers from all wavelength regimes to share their latest results with modellers from the thermo-chemical and hydrodynamic communities in order to foster collaboration across this exciting and rapidly expanding field. |
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| 19-20 |
Microsymposium 57 — Polar Volatiles on the Moon and Mercury: Nature, Evolution, and Future Exploration,
The Woodlands, Texas
In this Microsymposium, we will explore our current knowledge of these materials and seek to identify the key questions, goals, and objectives in order to underpin and motivate future exploration. We will review current exploration plans, including the U.S. Resource Prospector, Russian Luna 26 and 27, and ESA BepiColombo missions. |
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| 21-25 | 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#lpsc2016) *, The Woodlands, Texas |
April 2016
| 4-8 | International Venus Conference 2016, Oxford, United Kingdom | |
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Royal Astronomical Society Meeting on Space Resources,
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
The RAS in the UK will hold a Specialist Discussion Meeting on the theme of "The use of extraterrestrial resources to help facilitate space science and exploration." Note that, for consistency with the scientific interests of the RAS, the emphasis will be on how space resources may facilitate/accelerate scientific discovery (e.g. by enabling the construction of large space observatories, robotic missions to the outer Solar System or beyond, and lunar and planetary research stations) rather than a narrow focus on ISRU techniques. At this (early) stage we would be interested in hearing from colleagues who may be interested in presenting a talk or a poster at this meeting. |
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| 11-15 |
15th Biennial ASCE International Conference in Engineering, Science, Construction and Operations in Challenging Environments,
Orlando, Florida
This conference brings professionals together from across the world to discuss issues related to engineering, science, construction and operations in the extreme environments on Earth and in space. The conference is sponsored by the Aerospace Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and administered by Missouri University of Science and Technology. |
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| 13-16 |
Horizon 2020 EURO-CARES WP3 Meeting - Designing a European Extraterrestrial Sample Curation Facility,
Vienna, Austria
This meeting is focused on infrastructures, storage, and curation of samples. |
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| 21-22 |
The Asteroid-Meteorite Connection,
Los Angeles, California
New spectrographic observations of asteroids hint at complex internal structures. Advances in geochemistry and cosmochemistry suggest complicated geological histories of meteorite parent bodies. This workshop will strive to reconcile observations of asteroids and comets with detailed geochemical and cosmochemical data for meteorites with the goal of achieving a more complete understanding of the formation and evolution of planetesimals in the early solar system. The workshop will bring together geochemists, planetary scientists and astronomers to discuss this 'asteroid-meteorite' connection. |
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| 25-28 |
From Star and Planet Formation to Early Life,
Vilnius, Lithuania
This meeting will cover a multitude of scientific subjects ranging from star and planet formation until the early evolution of life on Earth. It aims to bring together astronomers, physicists, chemists, geologists and biologists as well as academics and students from humanities to discuss the most important questions and newest findings in all related disciplines. Special sessions will be devoted to comets, meteorites, prebiotic chemistry and early life. |
May 2016
| 16-19 |
Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments (#biosignature2016) *,
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Our objective is to focus strategies to detect a range of possible biosignatures on Mars in different categories of geologic settings by assessing the attributes and preservation potential of various biosignatures in different Mars-analog habitable environments on Earth. We are seeking a better understanding of three broad classes of ancient environments known to exist in the martian geologic record: 1.Lacustrine and deltaic sediments; 2.Near-surface chemical sediments (including hydrothermal and pedogenic); or 3.Deep crustal rocks (including hydrothermally altered). |
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| 17-19 |
Humans to Mars Summit,
Washington, DC
Explore Mars is proud to present the Humans to Mars Summit 2016 (#H2M2016), the comprehensive Mars exploration conference that addresses the major technical, scientific, and policy challenges of getting humans to Mars, as well as how such missions can have positive impacts on STEM education, American Competitiveness and other important collateral issues. |
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| 17-19 |
International Workshop About Comets in Honor of Hans Rickman,
Paris, France
This three-day meeting will cover both the dynamical and physical properties of comets, with a full day focused on the most recent results obtained from the Rosetta mission. |
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| 18-19 |
4th European Lunar Symposium,
Trippenhuis (Dutch Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This meeting will build upon the success of previous European Lunar Symposiums (ELS) held in Berlin (2012), London (2014), and Frascati (2015). The fourth ELS will be held under the umbrella of the European nodes of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI). A global surge in lunar exploration has thrust lunar science and exploration back into the limelight once again. Current interests in the exploration of the Moon range from astronomical, astrophysical, geological, commercial, resource utilization, and strategic considerations, to its use as an outpost for future human exploration of the Solar System. One of the main aims of this meeting is to bring together the European scientific community interested in various aspects of lunar exploration. In addition, lunar experts from countries engaged in launching lunar missions are also invited to attend this meeting. The format will consist of both oral and poster presentations divided into four broad themes of: “Science of the Moon,” “Science on the Moon,” “Science from the Moon,” and “Future Lunar Missions." |
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| 18-19 | 68th Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain GSA, Moscow, Idaho | |
| 22-26 | Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Chiba, Japan | |
| 24-25 |
5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop,
Oxford, United Kingdom
iCubeSat 2016, the 5th Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop, will address the technical challenges, opportunities, and practicalities of interplanetary space exploration with CubeSats. The workshop provides a unique environment for open wide ranging practical collaboration between academic researchers, industry professionals, policy makers, and students developing this new and rapidly growing field. |
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| 24-26 | New Views of the Moon 2 (#newviews2) *, Houston, Texas | |
| 27-30 |
Fourth Beijing Earth and Planetary Interior Symposium,
Beijing, China
The aim of the Symposium is to bring scientists in different disciplines—experimental, observational, theoretical and numerical—together for further understanding the origin, structure, and variations of the Earth’s and planetary magnetic fields. |
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| 29-Jun 3 |
Brave New Worlds: Understanding the Planets of Other Stars,
Como, Italy
This year's focus will be on exoplanet science. |
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| 29-Jun 24 |
Water in the Solar System and Beyond,
Rome, Italy
Water plays an important role in the origin and chemical development of comets, asteroids, icy moons, and planets including our own Earth. It is also a necessary ingredient for life as we know it. Recent space missions, remote sensing, and laboratory research have led to considerable growth in our understanding of the role of water in the solar system and in cosmochemistry. Expert faculty will direct a comprehensive four-week course of lectures, presentations, and hands-on projects in the beautiful setting of the Papal villas outside Rome. It will be an unforgettable experience! |
June 2016
| 1-3 |
2nd Asteroid Impact Deflection Assessment (AIDA) International Workshop 2016,
Nice, France
The workshop offers a forum for the community to keep abreast with the advances of the AIM and DART studies. |
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| 1-3 |
First Annual Conference of the Society for Planetary Impact Studies,
Brainerd, Minnesota
To study impact events that occurred on Earth, planetary bodies through the solar system, as well as asteroids, comets, and meteors that cause these events. |
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| 2-4 | Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, Broomfield, Colorado | |
| 5-8 | 53rd Annual Meeting of the Clay Minerals Society, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 7-9 |
7th Joint Meeting of The Space Resources Roundtable (SRR) and the Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium (PTMSS) *,
Golden, Colorado
Given the renewed interest on ISRU activities for the Moon, Mars, and asteroids from space agencies around the globe, the international private sector, academic institutions, and from recent legislation introduced for space-resource commercial exploitation, this meeting will provide a unique and timely forum for discussion of the near- and long-term opportunities for space resources. |
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| 9-10 |
3rd International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Science,
Wuhan, China
Recent space missions to our solar system bodies including the LRO, Kaguya, M3, Chang’E series, Dawn, Hayabusa, Rosetta, Stardust-NExT, Cassini and others have greatly advanced our knowledge about the Moon and the solar system. This international symposium aims at the international academic exchange on the topics of processing, analysis, research and applications of lunar and planetary exploration data. The scope of this symposium includes, but not limited to, lunar and planetary compositions; lunar and planetary topography and gravity; lunar and planetary surface processes; lunar and planetary impact; lunar and planetary chronologies; origin and evolution of the Moon and planets; planetary atmospheres; meteorites and cosomochemistry; asteroids and comets; planetary magnetic fields and plasmas; exolar planets: detection, characterizations and habitability; and future deep space missions. |
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| 11-12 |
International Planetary Probe Short Course,
Laurel, Maryland
Short course – Destination Venus: Science, Technology and Mission Architectures. |
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| 12-16 | 228th American Astronomical Society Meeting, San Diego, California | |
| 13-15 |
2016 Annual Laboratory Astrophysics Division of the AAS Meeting,
San Diego, California
The fourth LAD meeting will be devoted to the interplay between laboratory astrophysics and other fields in astronomy, planetary science, and related sciences. The meeting will be held jointly with the 228th Meeting of the AAS. |
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| 13-15 |
Planetary Geologic Mappers Annual Meeting *,
Flagstaff, Arizona
The Planetary Geologic Mappers Annual Meeting 2016 will be held from June 13-15 at the U. S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ. Principal investigators with currently-funded NASA geological mapping projects are required to attend in order to present the status of mapping efforts and obtain guidance for map process, formatting, submission, and technical review. Attendance by scientists and students interested in cartography, geological mapping, and map-related topical science is encouraged. |
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| 13-17 |
International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-13),
Laurel, Maryland
Delivering space vehicles to other worlds is one of humankind’s most challenging and rewarding ventures. The 2016 International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-13) will bring together engineers, technologists, scientists, mission designers, space agency leaders, and students from around the world for a compelling, weeklong collaboration focused on exploring solar system destinations via in situ missions. |
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| 14-15 |
Cometary Science After Rosetta,
London, United Kingdom
Results from the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko are leading to a revolution in our understanding of these ancient bodies, and hence the conditions prevalent in the early Solar System. This meeting will report on all aspects of the mission's ground-breaking discoveries, placing them in the context of cometary science as a whole. |
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| 16-17 |
Cometary Science After Rosetta: Future Directions,
London, United Kingdom
Further review the current status of the field of cometary science following the keenly-anticipated results of Rosetta, with the aim to engender focused, collaborative studies of these fascinating objects. |
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| 20-21 |
Martian Gullies and Their Earth Analogues,
London, England
The aim of this second workshop would be not only to bring together the plethora of researchers involved in gully-research on Mars, but also to add a wider perspective by including contributions from those studying analogous environments on Earth such as geomorphologists, sedimentologists, glaciologists, hydrologists, climatologists, soil scientists, and mineralogists/petrologists. |
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| 21-23 |
Binaries in the Solar System IV,
Prague, Czech Republic
The goal of the workshop is to bring together various ideas on the detection, characterization, formation, and implications of binary and multiple objects among the NEO, main-belt, Trojan, Centaur, TNO populations. |
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| 26-Jul 1 | 26th Goldschmidt Conference, Yokomama, Japan | |
| 26-Jul 1 |
Extrasolar Planets: Their Formation and Evolution,
Bad Honnef, Germany
The goal of the school is to provide a solid pedagogical introduction into the general field of Planetary Formation with emphasis on the special requirement of extrasolar planets. In the school the planet formation process will be presented starting from the very early phase of dust agglomeration up to the assembly of fully grown planets. Building upon the ideas on how to form the Solar System, the focus of the school will lie on the main theoretical foundations that have emerged after the detection of extrasolar planets. There are 14 lectures given by international experts in the field. In little projects the participants will have the opportunity to to work on particular problems in the field. Additionally, the participants are encouraged to present their own work in the form of posters. |
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| 27-29 |
Titan Aeronomy and Climate Workshop,
Reims, France
To bring together international experts from different fields of Titan's research in order to have an overview of the current understanding, and to determine the remaining salient scientific issues and the actions that could be implemented to address them. |
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| 28-30 | 15th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG), Laurel, Maryland |
July 2016
| 3-8 |
Astronomical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting,
Sydney, Australia
This will be the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Astronomical Society of Australia. |
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| 3-8 |
Exoplanets Conference,
Davos, Switzerland
The astronomical community is in an expansion phase of exoplanet science, especially with several American and European space missions (TESS, CHEOPS, PLATO, JWST) on the horizon (2017 to 2024). The new Exoplanets conference series aims to consolidate all aspects of exoplanet science and strike a balance between: 1.Exoplanet theory, observations and instrumentation; 2.Exoplanet discovery and atmospheric characterisation; 3.Transiting and directly imaged exoplanets; 4.Ground- and space-based surveys/missions; 5.American and European participation. We aim to expand upon the “Planets” in the “Protostars & Planets” conference series by shifting the focus to exoplanet science. We expect about 60% of the program to consist of contributed (rather than invited) talks. |
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| 3-8 | International Symposium and Workshop on Astrochemistry, Campinas, Brazil | |
| 4-9 |
Planetary Science Short Course in Remote Sensing,
London, Ontario
The main objective of this course is to learn the technical and conceptural basis for applying remote sensing and image analysis to Earth and Planetary science. |
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| 10-12 |
Astrobiology Australasia Meeting 2016,
Perth, Australia
Contributions in the general fields of astrobiology will be considered but we particularly welcome offers of presentations on the following special themes: Science Outreach and Education in Astrobiology; Space exploration and astronomy, includes SETI; Life signs on Early Earth; Proof of Biogenicity – advances in technology for positive signal returns; Modern analogues of early life |
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| 11-15 |
4th International HSE Geochemistry Workshop,
Durham, United Kingdom
The 4th HSE workshop is of cross-disciplinary appeal in covering analytical advances, as well as low-temperature and high-temperature geo- and cosmochemistry topics pertaining to HSEs and allied elements. The meeting and related activities will provide opportunities for friendly exchange between scientists of all levels, thus offering the potential for all to accelerate knowledge/technology sharing and explore new observations that advance understanding of key geo- and cosmochemistry questions. Additionally, we anticipate many opportunities for useful new international collaborations to nucleate during the workshop; these will be highly beneficial to continued progress in HSE frontier science and will support overall advances within the geochemistry community, help to create pathways for present and future students, and potentially provide for the early-stages of discussions to commercialise scientific applications for industry. |
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| 11-15 |
New Directions in Planet Formation,
Leiden, The Netherlands
In the past two decades over 2,000 exoplanets have been discovered with properties and orbital architectures very different from the solar system. Yet the theoretical foundations of planet formation theory still rely on a framework conceived for the solar system. This workshop will focus on new developments in dust coagulation, planetesimal formation, planetary growth, and planetary migration. The goal of the workshop is to critically assess the viability of various theories on planet formation and establish new research directions. |
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| 12-19 |
2016 NASA Planetary Volcanology Workshop,
Kilauea, Hawaii
Study volcanic features analogous to those on Mars that have been imaged recently by MOC, THEMIS, HRSC, HiRISE, and the MER and MSL rovers, comparing their field appearance to their appearance in remotely-sensed images. |
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| 17-21 |
Transiting Exoplanets,
Keele, United Kingdom
A conference dedicated to the discovery and characterisation of transiting extrasolar planets. |
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| 18-19 |
Third International Conference on the Exploration of Phobos and Deimos,
Moffett Field, California
The conference will be an open international forum gathering scientists, engineers, space exploration professionals, and students interested in discussing the status and advancement of the exploration of Mars’ natural satellites, the investigation of other small bodies in relation to Phobos and Deimos, the exploration of Mars itself via its moons, and the importance of exploring these moons for Solar System science. |
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| 19 |
Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference
((LunGradCon 2016)),
Mountain View, California
Registration is open for the 7th Annual Lunar and Small Bodies Graduate Conference (LunGradCon 2016) to be held on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the NASA Ames Research Center, preceding the NASA Exploration Science Forum (ESF). With the expanded interests of the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI), the scope of this year's LunGradCon includes both lunar and small bodies science. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar and small body science in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers. In addition to oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs, as well as senior members of SSERVI. A limited amount of funding will be provided for travel and lodging costs. The deadline for registration and abstract submission is June 3rd 2016, 11:59 PM PDT. |
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| 20-22 | NASA Exploration Science Forum, Moffett Field, California | |
| 22-24 |
Dusty Visions Workshop,
Boulder, Colorado
We plan on having a discussion heavy workshop on the current studies and future direction of cosmic dust research. |
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| 24-28 |
2016 Microscopy and Microanalysis Conference,
Columbus, Ohio
Participating at M&M 2016 will allow you to stay abreast of new technologies, learn new techniques, see the latest instrumentation, and most importantly, network with colleagues and make new connections. We hope that you will be able to join us in Columbus for what is certain to be a very exciting and educational meeting. |
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| 25-29 |
2016 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop,
Pasadena, California
The Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshops are an annual series of workshops aimed at advancing the communities' scientific and technical understanding of the objectives of the Exoplanet Exploration Program. |
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| 25-29 |
NASA Planetary Science Summer School,
Pasadena, California
This workshop is designed to prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers to participate in space missions of the future by providing an in-depth, first-hand look at mission design, lifecycle, cost, schedule, and the trade-offs inherent in each. |
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| 25-Aug 5 |
Summer School in Software Systems for Astronomy,
Hilo, Hawaii
Students will work with existing software tools and current design methodologies. |
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| 26-29 | Enceladus and the Icy Moons of Saturn (#enceladus) *, Boulder, Colorado | |
| 27-29 |
Workshop Without Walls: Exoplanet Biosignatures,
Seattle, Washington
Review, frame, and advance the science and technology of remotely detectable biosignatures for the search for life on planets around other stars. |
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| 28-29 | USGS Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers Hands-On Workshop, Flagstaff, Arizona | |
| 30-Aug 7 | 41st Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR 2016) - MEETING CANCELED, Istanbul, Turkey |
August 2016
| 1-4 | The Diversity of Planetary Atmospheres (IV), Squamish, Canada | |
| 7-12 | 79th Meeting of the Meteoritical Society *, Berlin, Germany | |
| 15-19 |
The 9th Meeting on Cosmic Dust,
Sendai, Japan
All kinds of cosmic dust such as intergalactic dust, interstellar dust, protoplanetary disk dust, debris disk dust, cometary dust, interplanetary dust, circumplanetary dust, stellar nebular condensates, presolar grains, micrometeorites, meteoroids, meteors, regolith particles, planetary aerosols are the subject of discussion. The meeting is open for any aspects of dust research by means of different methods of studies (in-situ and laboratory measurements, astronomical observations, laboratory and numerical simulations, theoretical modeling, data analyses, etc.). All dust-related topics, for example, the formation of molecules and their reactions on and their desorption from the surface of dust particles, are also welcome. Publishing the proceedings of this meeting as a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal is currently being planned, while paper submission to the proceedings is not obligatory. |
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| 17-19 |
7th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting,
Providence, Rhode Island
The 7th Planetary Crater Consortium meeting will be held August 17-19, 2016, at Brown University in Providence, RI. The Planetary Crater Consortium is open to planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact cratering on solar system bodies, including observational, theoretical, experimental, and numerical studies. The meeting is a combination of invited talks, contributed talks, and open discussion. Abstract deadline is Friday, August 5, 2016. |
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| 23-Sep 11 |
Summer School “Volcanism, Plate Tectonics, Hydrothermal Vents and Life”,
Angra Do Heroísmo, Azores, Portugal
The course aims to give participants a thorough introduction into influence of volcanism, plate tectonics on life and the role of hydrothermal vents in the emergence of life. It is co-organised by the European Astrobiology Campus, the Nordic Network of Astrobiology and the COST Action “Origins and Evolution of Life in the Universe”. The summer school, which is held in the picturesque town of Angra de Heroísmo (UNESCO World Cultural Heritage) will include: • Lectures by leading scientists in the field covering a cornucopia of different subjects • Field excursions to geologically interesting sights (volcanic areas, hot springs, lava caves, etc.) • Characterisation of microbesin lava caves and hot springs via Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) • Poster sessions • Participant-led discussions Bursaries including travel grants are available for students and early career investigators affiliated to universities in most European countries. For further information about the summer school please check the website: http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Azores2016/ Deadline for applications is 15 March 2016 23:59 UTC. |
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| 27-Sep 4 | 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, South Africa |
September 2016
| 5-9 | 6th International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration (#marspolar) *, Reykjavik, Iceland | |
| 9-11 |
Meteorites China - Gifts from the Universe,
Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China
To foster alliances in China towards furthering public awareness, meteorite recovery, curation, and research. |
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| 12-14 |
Biosignatures of Extant Life on Ocean Worlds,
Greenbelt, Maryland
The goal of this workshop is to evolve our understanding of the detectability of extant life on ocean worlds, such as Europa and Enceladus. |
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| 12-14 |
Linking Exoplanet and Disk Compositions,
Baltimore, Maryland
This workshop will gather scientists working on the compositional characterization of planets and planet-forming regions in protoplanetary disks. Recent and upcoming advancements make it timely to have a round-table conversation among the several communities involved, to join forces in tackling our most compelling questions on the origins of exoplanet diversity. |
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| 12-15 |
Evolution of Chemical Complexity: From Simple Interstellar Molecules to Terrestrial Biopolymers,
Liblice, Czech Republic
The conference is part of the COST action ORIGINS (TD 1308) which addresses, using an interdisciplinary approach, three great questions about the origin, evolution, and distribution of life. |
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| 12-15 | SPICE Training Class, Madrid, Spain | |
| 13-16 |
Multiple Faces of Interstellar Dust,
Garching, Germany
The workshop aims at bringing together experts from theoretical, observational, and experimental studies of interstellar dust to provide a broad overview of recent findings on dust properties across astrophysical environments, from cold dense clouds to hot ISM, and discuss new constraints from recent FIR/submm and X-ray observations. Dust models derived locally are used as a template in extragalactic studies. |
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| 14-15 |
NRC Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science,
Irvine, California
This is a webex meeting. |
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| 18-23 |
Joint NASA-NSF Ideas Lab on the Origins of Life,
Cambridge, Maryland
An Ideas Lab is an intensive, interactive and free-thinking workshop on a particular topic, involving up to thirty diverse participants. It aims to stimulate thinking in promising new research approaches and theories aimed at understanding the origin of life. Participants will be expected to engage constructively in dialogue with each other, the facilitators, and the Director and Mentors to develop collaborative research proposals. Collaboration will be encouraged, especially by bringing diverse minds together to embrace this challenge. |
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| 20-23 |
Half a Decade of ALMA: Cosmic Dawns Transformed,
Indian Wells, California
This international four-day conference will highlight ALMA results at the threshold of the array's fifth year of science operations and bring together researchers from around the world to motivate collaborations for ALMA Cycle 5. Science topics will include all fields of astronomy, from cosmology and galaxies in the distant Universe, nearby galaxies and the Galactic Center, interstellar medium and star formation in our Galaxy, astrochemistry, circumstellar disks, exoplanets, solar system, stellar evolution, and the Sun. |
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| 21-22 |
Asteroid Science Intersections with In-Space Mine Engineering,
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
The goal of this two-day workshop of roughly 30-60 scientists and engineers is to have detailed discussions of the specific properties of asteroids in the context of the engineering needs of space missions with in-space asteroid utilization. |
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| 24-25 |
SoCIA 2016: Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology,
Clemson, South Carolina
SoCIA 2016 is organized as an off-year workshop of the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology which gathers scholars from diverse disciplines to explore a variety of conceptual issues within biology generally. The goal of this workshop is to bring together a small group of younger scholars (especially graduate students) and senior researchers in an atmosphere of informal exchange. |
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| 25-28 |
Exoplanets in the Era of Extremely Large Telescopes,
Pacific Grove, California
Scientists from around the world will gather on California’s Monterey Peninsula to discuss the current and future status of research on exoplanet detection techniques, characterization, system dynamics, and formation mechanisms and time scales, with a view towards the roles of future observatories and instrumentation in these areas. |
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| 25-28 | Geological Society of America Meeting, Denver, Colorado | |
| 25-29 |
4th International Serpentine Days Workshop,
Sete, France
Bring together 120 scientists with an interest in the geological, physical, and (bio-)chemical processes of serpentinization and the life it sustains, as well as scientists working on its impact for mineral resources and new energy sources, and the environmental and societal impact of their exploration and exploitation. |
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| 26-27 |
The 6th International Workshop on Lunar Surface Applications,
Bellevue, Washington
There are major opportunities for scientists and space entrepreneurs alike to get new hardware and instruments flying relatively soon and at low cost through privately funded platforms. Learn more about the latest technology, and the recent science and business plans that will fuel the Lunar Renaissance and open the Lunar Frontier, as private companies continue their push to explore space. |
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| 26-30 | 67th International Astronautical Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico | |
| 27-30 |
16 European Astrobiology Network Association (EANA) Astrobiology Conference,
Athens, Greece
Sessions will include talks on any astrobiological discipline, which will be thematically distributed in sessions. |
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| 28-29 |
The 6th International Workshop on LunarCubes,
Bellevue, Washington
Join the best space scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and investors from around the world to discuss, explore, and redefine the technology, collaboration, and commercial strategies required to make the most of LunarCubes, an unprecedented opportunity in space exploration. |
October 2016
| 6 |
MEPAG Meeting #32,
Pasadena, California
Online only |
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| 10-14 |
The Seventh Moscow Solar System Symposium (7M-S3),
Moscow, Russia
Subject matter of this symposium will cover many problems of the solar system science with the central topic “Moon and Mars exploration.” This topic relates to scientific problems of several projects which are under development in Russia: “Luna-Glob,” “Luna-Resource,” and two joint Roscosmos-ESA missions to Mars: “ExoMars 2016” which was launched on March 14, 2016 and “ExoMars 2018.” |
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| 16-21 |
Joint 48th Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS) and 11th European Planetary Science Conference (EPSC),
Pasadena, California
Joint 48th Division of Planetary Sciences (DPS) and 11th European Planetary Science Conference (EPSC) will be an exciting program that captures the breadth of the international planetary science by combining the scientific results of the participants in the DPS and EPSC research communities at one single joint meeting. |
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| 17-21 | IAU Symposium 328: Living Around Active Stars, Baresias, Brazil | |
| 18-22 | III Congreso Internacional de Astrobiologia, Manizales, Columbia | |
| 24-26 |
Global Congress and Expo on Materials Science and Nanoscience,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Scientific Federation invites all the participants across the globe to attend the Global Congress & Expo on Materials Science & Nanoscience during October 24-26, 2016 at Dubai, UAE. Materials Science-2016 is a remarkable event which brings together unique and international academic scientists, leading engineers, universities and industries making the congress a perfect platform to share experience, foster collaborations across industry and academia and evaluate emerging technologies across the globe. Initiation of cross-border co-operations between scientists and institutions will be also facilitated. Materials Science-2016 unites application from various scientific disciplines, pushing the frontiers of Applied Physics, Biological & Chemical Engineering and Nanotechnology. It represents the huge area where the focus lies on developing product-related technologies with rapid advancement in research in recent years. It is true that fundamental work on materials has turned up with unexpected momentous discoveries, but more frequently, the importance and significance can be gauged by the fact that it has made huge advancements over the course of time and is continuing to influence various sectors. This program provides three days of robust discussions on recent advancements and new strategies for development of new materials for global requirements. Our pleasure to meet you in upcoming event! |
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| 24-27 | 3rd International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions (#iwipm3) *, Pasadena, California | |
| 24-28 |
Eighth Huntsville Gamma-Ray Burst Symposium (#gammaray2016) *,
Huntsville, Alabama
The Symposium will cover all areas of GRB science with a particular emphasis on multi-messenger observations and theory. |
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| 24-28 |
Exploring the Universe with JWST - II,
Montreal, Canada
With JWST’s launch date approaching rapidly and a first call for proposals scheduled for the end of 2017, it is important to give the astronomical community opportunities to present, highlight, and discuss scientific programs that will be made possible by JWST. |
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| 25-27 |
8th International Workshop on Planetary, Solar and Heliospheric Radio Emissions (PRE VIII),
Seggauberg, Austria
Key topics of our workshop are the recent developments in the study of non-thermal radio emissions from exoplanets. |
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| 27-28 |
SMA Science in the Next Decade,
Taipei, Taiwan
This workshop will provide a forum for astronomers from the SMA collaboration and user community to promote, discuss, and elaborate key science cases for SMA observations in the next decade. |
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| 31-Nov 4 |
Stardust Final Conference on Asteroids and Space Debris,
Noodwijk, The Netherlands
The Final Stardust Conference will consist of parallel symposia sessions and keynote guest speakers. The conference is open to everybody who wants to present recent results on any of the following topics. |
November 2016
| 1-3 |
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (#leag2016) *,
Columbia, Maryland
The 2016 LEAG annual meeting will bring together scientists, engineers, industry/private sector, and government personnel to explore and develop lunar exploration strategies that benefit all constituencies that LEAG represents, and promote solar system exploration through the use of lunar resources. |
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| 1-16 |
XXVIII Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophics,
La Laguna, Spain
Tackle many aspects of solar system exploration, covering the fundamentals, hot-topics on dynamical evolution, planetary and asteroid surfaces, and planetary atmospheres, and the most recent results from space missions. |
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| 3-4 |
Managing Medical Emergencies in Space: Skills and Issues,
Houston, Texas
We are conducting a research project (funded by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI)) to address gaps related to the management of medical emergencies that occur during long duration deep space exploration missions. The purpose of this meeting with an expert panel is to prioritize skills and develop consensus on the most important issues related to managing medical emergencies in space. |
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| 4-5 |
New Worlds 2016 Conference,
Austin, Texas
To live on New Worlds we need new ideas. A punch list of technologies and plans that when added together create our first habitats and colonies. We invite you to present ideas on breakthrough technologies and concepts that advance our capabilities to survive and thrive on the frontier. |
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| 10-11 |
Future Large Optical-Infrared Facilities in China,
Beijing, China
To discuss proposed 12-meter optical-infrared telescope I Ali, Tibet and feasibility of developing a 6.5-meter optical-infrared telescope proposed by a consortium of universities. |
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| 14-16 |
High-Contrast Imaging in Space,
Baltimore, Maryland
In this workshop, we will explore the legacy of existing space-based high contrast imaging from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes. The workshop will investigate how existing scientific observations and coronagraphic techniques may be applied for future observations with the James Webb Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope, and other future missions to image exoplanets, debris disks, protoplanetary disks, AGN, Solar System objects, as well as other astronomical objects. |
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| 14-18 |
Comets 2016,
Toulouse, France
This conference is the latest in a series of international meetings intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas among cometary scientists, with a view to integrate them in a comprehensive understanding of comets after the in-depth studies of Rosetta, Philae, and other space missions and ground-based observations. One goal of this meeting is to generate a comprehensive global understanding of comets that will serve as an important resource for future studies. Reports on the discussions of the conference will be published at a later time. |
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| 21-23 |
The ARIEL Space Mission,
Brussels, Belgium
This international conference will provide an overview of the ARIEL science and mission, including presenting the opportunities for the general community that ARIEL will offer, as well as providing a forum for discussion and feedback in advance of the ESA Cosmic Vision review process. |
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| 28-Dec 1 |
Exoplanets: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Observations,
Bad Honnef, Germany
A comprehensive overview about the current status of exoplanet research and discuss plans for future developments. |
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| 29-Dec 1 | 14th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG), Washington, DC | |
| 29-Dec 2 |
4th Symposium on Solar System Materials (Hayabusa 2016),
Tokyo, Japan
Hayabusa2 had successfully finished the Earth swing-by and is flying toward the target asteroid, Ryugu. NASA will launch OSIRIS-REx to return samples from Bennu this year, and ESA has almost completed Rosetta around comet 67P C-G. Hayabusa return samples have been examined by in-depth researches in 1st to 3rd AOs. This time we would like to feature the organized sciences between remote-sensing and planetary materials as well as to review the sciences from Hayabusa-returned samples. Additionally, this symposium is jointed with the 39th Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites, which is detailed at http://www.nipr.ac.jp/symposium2016/. Let us join and set a prospective to the future solar system science driven by these topics with this symposium! |
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| 29-Dec 2 |
7th Symposium on Polar Science and 39th Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites,
Tokyo, Japan
The Seventh Symposium on Polar Science will be held at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Tokyo, Japan, from 29 November to 2 December 2016. The NIPR is organizing this annual symposium to present and promote a wide variety of polar scientific research and interdisciplinary studies. Also held in conjunction with the 39th Symposium on Antarctic Meteorites and the 4th Symposium on Solar System Materials (Hayabusa 2016). |
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| 29-Dec 2 |
International Workshop Without Walls: Exoplanetary Space Weather, Climate, and Habilitability,
New Orleans, Louisiana
The major goal of the proposed conference is to promote inter-disciplinary studies and develop a community roadmap that cross the boundaries of space weather from the Sun to cool stars and investigate its impact on (exo)planetary climates. This will be achieved by bringing together the members of NExSS team who are involved in related activities and broader astrophysics, heliophysics and planetary science communities. Their perspective of interrelation between space weather, climate and habitability conditions can be crucial in defining the boundaries of biogenic zones around F to M dwarfs. |
December 2016
| 5-6 |
A Workshop on Searching for Life Across Space and Time,
Irvine, California
Explore the current status of activities to detect extraterrestrial life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems. |
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| 7-8 |
Magellan Science Meeting,
Washington, DC
Discuss recent scientific results from Magellan observations with the twin goals of communicating the exciting research being done and looking toward what new capabilities will keep Magellan on the forefront of discovery. |
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| 11-16 |
Search for Life: From Early Earth to Exoplanets,
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
The goal of the conference is to bring together the interdisciplinary community required to address the challenging and fundamental questions that have fascinated and intrigued scientists, philosophers, and the general public alike since antiquity: Where, when, and how did life emerge and evolve on Earth? What are the conditions under which life can exist? Does life exist elsewhere in the Universe and, if it does, how can it be detected and studied? |
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| 12-16 | 2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California |
January 2017
| 3-7 | 229th American Astronomical Society Meeting, Grapevine, Texas | |
| 11-13 |
16th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG),
Tucson, Arizona
16th Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) |
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| 11-13 |
Dust, Atmosphere, and Plasma Environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP 2017),
Boulder, Colorado
The workshop will be focused on the open science questions, the status and future of our supporting modeling and laboratory experimental capabilities, the definition of the required measurements and instrument capabilities for future investigations from orbit, or to be deployed on the surface. |
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| 16-18 |
ALMA Band 1 Science Workshop,
Taipei, Taiwan
Primarily dedicated to the discussion and planning of the upcoming Band 1 Science Verification phase. |
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| 17-20 |
Sixth International Workshop on the Mars Atmosphere: Modelling and Observations,
Granada, Spain
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: October 14, 2016 The scope of the workshop is to bring together experts in observations and modelling of the present and past Mars climate systems and discuss the nature of the atmospheric circulation and the photochemistry (up to the thermosphere), the dust cycle, the water cycle (vapor, clouds, and frost), and the carbon dioxide cycle (polar caps). |
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| 22-24 |
CETUS Working Group: Rise of the HERATICs *,
Houston, Texas
The first High pressure Experimental Research Apparatus Technical Implementation Conference (HERATIC), a COMPRES funded working group meeting in support of the development of the first 5000 ton press open user facility in the US. |
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| 23-27 |
Ices in the Solar System,
Madrid, Spain
This will be an opportunity to review the latest advances in experimental research to support the interpretation of remote sensing observations on current and future missions observing the surfaces of icy bodies. |
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| 31-Feb 3 |
21st International Microlensing Conference,
Pasadena, California
The field of gravitational microlensing is burgeoning, in particular due to the success of several space-spaced missions. We will highlight breaking results from K2's Campaign 9 ( K2C9 ), which constitutes the first combined ground- and space-based microlensing survey, as well as progress in Spitzer's program of obtaining "satellite parallaxes." Talks on ground-based surveys and advances in theory will also be featured prominently. Finally, we will have a number of talks on the revolutionary promise of the WFIRST mission for exoplanet science, which was recently approved to enter Phase A. Together these endeavors provide invaluable insight into topics such as the Galactic distribution of exoplanets, the abundance of free-floating planets, and the demographics of cold exoplanets. |
