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March 2020 |
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Next Generation Suborbital ResearchersConference (NSRC-2020),
Broomfield, Colorado
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Ground and Space Observatories: A Joint Venture to Planetary Sciences (PLANETS2020),
Santiago, Chile 
During this workshop, we expect to further explore the synergies between planetary missions and ground-based observatories of exploring space, and to foster collaboration between both communities by sharing scientific and technical knowledge, needs, requirements, and techniques. Capabilities of major ground and space based observatories will be discussed, including JWST. We will take advantage of the workshop location to showcase the current and future capabilities of ALMA for planetary science, and encourage planetary scientists to use this facility.
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| 16-20
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51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (#lpsc2020) *Canceled*,
The Woodlands, Texas
This conference brings together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, geology, and astronomy to present the latest results of research in planetary science.
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| 18-19
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Astronomy from the Moon: The Next Decades,
London, United Kingdom
Low-frequency radio astronomy from the radio-shielded lunar far side can have a unique science impact on cosmology potentially at modest cost. The permanently shadowed lunar craters may offer advantages for passive cooling of infrared telescopes. This meeting will examine these and other potential uses of the Moon as a platform for astronomical observations and the policy implications.
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| 26-27
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2020 International Conference and Exhibition on Catalysis and Chemical Science,
Madrid, Spain
The 2020 International Conference and Exhibition on Catalysis and Chemical Science which will be held March 26–27, 2020, in Madrid, Spain. This is a great opportunity for participants from universities and institutions to network with world class experts and scientists. Research Lake's main goal is to unite chemistry experts, researchers, scientists, professors, and students to discuss and share their knowledge and research results in the field of catalysis and chemical science.
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| 30-Apr 3
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16th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference (#SCTC2020) *Postponed*,
Cocoa Beach, Florida
The SCTC is an international series focusing on the science and technology of electrical charging of spacecraft by the space environment.
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| 30-Apr 3
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Thermal Infrared Astronomy–Past, Present and Future,
Garching, Germany
In this workshop we aim to bring together the experts in the field to review the science highlights from ESO's thermal IR instruments TIMMI, TIMMI2, VISIR, MIDI and MATISSE as well as those at other observatories, such as COMICS, Michelle and T-ReCS. We will review some future facilities, and we will compare techniques and approaches for observations and calibrations, with the aim to reach the theoretical limit, the background-limited performance.
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| 31-Apr 2
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Preventing Harassment in Science: Building a Community of Practice Toward Meaningful Change (#PreventScienceHarassment2020) *Postponed*,
Phoenix, Arizona
The goal of this workshop is to bring leaders of anti-harassment efforts together to share ideas and discuss best practice methods to reduce harassment in the scientific workplace. An expected outcome of this workshop is to create a community of practice to continue future anti-harassment efforts.
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April 2020 |
| 14-16
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Titan Through Time Workshop V - POSTPONED,
Boulder, Colorado
The Titan Through Time Workshop, convened every two to three years, has been an important venue for the Titan research community to exchange research results and ideas about the science of the Titan System. Although the Cassini mission has ended, there is still work to be done on the returned data, and the recently selected Dragonfly mission provides longer term opportunities for additional gains in our understanding. Aside from large space missions, Titan research continues to progress rapidly through ground-based astronomy, modeling and laboratory investigations. Stay tuned for additional information on registration and abstract submission.
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European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics ECLA 2020: Linking dust, ice and gas in space,
Anacapri, Capri Island, Italy
The interplay between ubiquitous dust, ice and gas in space knits an interesting tale from collapsing interstellar clouds to the formation of new stars, planets, moons and comets. Along this path the formation of complex organic molecules necessary to construct the building blocks of life brings us a step closer to the understanding of the evolution of life. The advancement in the understanding of these vast intricacies of space lies in the development of varied laboratory techniques together with astronomical observations and astrophysical modeling. The conference allows us an opportunity to ensure collaborations between scientists active in different research fields, which range from astronomy to geology and from chemistry to instrumentation. Further, new results will be discussed and ideas will be exchanged from interdisciplinary perspectives to address questions that will guide observations with the upcoming astronomical large-scale facilities, such as the James Webb Space Telescope.
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| 20-24
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The Sharpest Eyes on the Skies,
Exeter, United Kingdom
At this conference, we aim to discuss the latest science results from high angular resolution astronomy obtained using interferometric and non-interferometric techniques and instruments (ALMA, VLT, Gemini, Subaru, NPOI…), covering topics including (but not limited to): 1. Planet formation and the discs around young stars; 2. Stellar astrophysics and fundamental parameters; 3. Active Galactic Nuclei; 4. Exoplanet atmosphere characterisation and detection; 5. Orbital dynamics close to the Galactic Centre; 6. Evolved stars; and 7. The role of multiplicity in stellar evolution. The meeting will be held in the tradition of the past CHARA meetings and VLTI community days, bringing both communities together for the first time. There will be time provided for discussions regarding the recent and future technological development of CHARA and VLTI, including how to best exploit these advancements in synergy with other facilities and instruments.
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27th Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics,
Kyiv, Ukraine
The aim of the annual Open Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics is to provide young scientists with a possibility to communicate and present their scientific work. Young scientists are bachelor / master / PhD students or young researchers.
Fields: atmospheric studies and space geophysics; solar physics and heliosphere; solar system and extrasolar planets; stellar astrophysics; interstellar and intergalactic medium; extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology; high-energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics; positional astronomy and astronomical equipment; computers in astronomy.
During the conference each young participant should present a short report (12 minutes) or a poster (with a poster presentation of about 5 minutes). Invited lectures are also planned.
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In Situ Science and Instrumentation Workshop for the Exploration of Europa and Ocean Worlds,
Pasadena, California
The Europa Lander Mission Concept team invites you to join us for a workshop open to all scientists and engineers interested in science and instrument concepts for the in situ (landed) exploration of Europa and other ocean worlds. The workshop is open to all, and there is no registration fee. Some student and early career travel funds will be available. Attendees will have the option on the registration form to submit a brief abstract for a short talk or poster. Contact Europainsitu.workshop@jpl.nasa.gov with questions.
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Lunar Surface Science Workshop *Postponed*,
Denver, Colorado Area
NASA is organizing a workshop to discuss new scientific research that could be enabled by human exploration near the lunar south pole. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, and Science and Technology Mission Directorate are co-sponsoring a three-day workshop to actively engage the scientific community in order to determine what science could be done by human crews on the lunar surface and how it can be achieved.
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May 2020 |
| 3-8
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Atmospheres and Exospheres of Terrestrial Planets, Satellites, and Exoplanets,
Vienna, Austria
The EGU General Assembly 2020 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcoming you in Vienna.
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Planet Mars V,
Les Houches, France
The workshop “Planet Mars V” will be the fifth edition of a series which has taken place in the Center of Physics in Les Houches since 2003. These workshops were organized to bring together senior scientists, young scientists, postdocs, and students in order to optimize the analysis and interpretation of space data, and to prepare the community for the best exploitation of forthcoming missions. As in the case of the previous editions, the format of the workshop will encourage discussions. Leading scientists in the interpretation of data and in modelling processes will present their views on key topics, such as (1) internal structure and magnetism; (2) volcanism, geomorphology, geology, mineralogy and petrology; (3) atmospheric cycles, water history and atmospheric escape. Special attention will be given to the prospect of future planetary missions to Mars.
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Stars and Planets in the Ultraviolet: A Cross-Community Symposium,
Tempe, AZ
Ultraviolet (UV) photons are diagnostic of many stellar and planetary processes, including system formation, planet atmospheres, habitability, stellar activity, and star-planet interactions. With very limited access to UV observations of exoplanetary systems, it is time to bring the exoplanet, stellar, and solar-system communities together to discuss the state of knowledge, identify the missing information, and plan the instrumentation needed for future space-based UV observatories.
Registration and abstract deadline: March 10, 2020.
Student registration: Free with student ID.
Non-student registration: $150.
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Women in Space Conference,
Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Women in Space 2020 is an opportunity for scientists and engineers to showcase their work in the field of space and planetary science. The event highlights the achievements of women and non-binary researchers, while offering an opportunity to discuss, challenge, network, and support their peers.
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17th AIP Thinkshop on Protoplanetary Disk Chemodynamics,
Potsdam, Germany
Protoplanetary disk dynamics are crucial in defining the ecosystem for planet formation. The shift away from turbulence as the main agent for driving disk evolution towards disk winds has recently gained momentum in the community.
At the same time, both the absence of significant levels of turbulence and the presence of large-scale outflows are gaining observational support. Yet, we are still lacking clear diagnostics for magnetic fields during the T Tauri phase.
The task of extracting useful knowledge about the conditions in planet-forming disks, for instance from molecular-line ALMA data, is paramount. It demands an approach based on forward modelling combined with synthetic observation to understand the relevant dynamical and chemical processes shaping the detected emission features.
Highlighting recent developments, we aim to orient the workshop around this chemo-dynamical link with a special focus on the potential role played by magnetic fields.
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8th European Lunar Symposium,
Padua, Italy
New scientific data returned by a number of orbiter and landed missions to the Moon have renewed a strong interest in the worldwide community in the future lunar exploration, the most recent example of which is the NASA’s announcement to return humans to the Moon by 2024 through its Artemis program. 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.
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Sixth International Planetary Dunes Workshop (#planetarydunes2020) *Postponed*,
Alamosa, Colorado
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of new ideas and approaches to the investigation of aeolian processes that form and maintain dune fields on Earth and other planetary bodies within the solar system.
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Workshop on Observatory for the Outer Heliosphere, Heliosheath, and Interstellar Space,
Boulder, Colorado
With both Voyager spacecraft in interstellar space, IBEX and the upcoming IMAP missions imaging the outer boundaries of the heliosphere, and New Horizons in the outer heliosphere, it is an ideal time to combine resources from these missions and modeling efforts. This workshop seeks input aimed at developing plans to maximize the use of these observations, and plan any operational changes that can maximize the return from these missions. Of particular interest are comprehensive modeling efforts that span these different regions, and engineering and operational strategies that can extend the lifetime and capabilities of the missions and instrumentation. This workshop will provide information to the heliospheric community about the current capabilities, current and potential extensions to current mission capabilities, and an overview of prior and potential comparisons between the data sets and simulations. We devote a portion of the meeting for free form exchange of ideas through a moderated panel working group discussion.
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23rd Meeting of the Small Bodies Assessment Group,
Laurel, Maryland
The Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) was established by NASA in March 2008 to identify scientific priorities and opportunities for the exploration of asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, small satellites, and Trans-Neptunian Objects.
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Towards Other Earths III: From Solar System to Exoplanets,
Lamego, Portugal
We aim to discuss how the detailed and in situ datasets from Solar System planets can inform the often under constrained exoplanetary models. We will try to uncover how the diversity and large sample offered by exoplanets can both inform our understanding of Solar System planets and provide context, focusing on each of these categories: Super-Earths, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth; ice giants, Uranus, and Neptune; gas giants, Jupiter, and Saturn; and planetary system architecture.
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| 1-26
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Planet Formation: From Dust Coagulation to Final Orbit Assembly,
Garching, Germany
The collective properties of the currently known ~4000 extrasolar planets have left no doubt that planetary systems come in a variety of sizes and orbital configurations. These diverse characteristics of planetary systems, combined with new observational data of our solar system, have raised many questions on the processes involved in the formation of planetary bodies and their dynamical evolution. This program will bring together experts with complementary expertise in observation, theory, solar system, and extrasolar planets to assess the current status of planet formation models, highlight problems in each formation stage, and explore the possibility of developing comprehensive models that can be applied to different planetary systems.
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Mercury: Current and Future Science of the Innermost Planet,
Orléans, France
As with the Mercury 2018 meeting, the Mercury 2020 meeting will focus on all scientific aspects of the planet Mercury, including both the current state of knowledge and the prospects for future endeavors. The meeting will welcome and encourage participation by the wide-ranging and diverse international Mercury science community, covering topics such as Mercury’s:
- exosphere and magnetosphere,
- surface geology and composition,
- deep interior geophysical and geochemical structure, and
- origin and evolution in the context of the Solar System.
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| 5-15
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GAIA & TESS: Tools for Understanding of the Local Universe,
Brno, Czech Republic
The GAIA and TESS era brings many challenges with data reduction and with the handling of large data sets in general. This ERASMUS+ Summer School in Brno is aiming at bringing together expert lecturers and tutors who will share their knowledge with school attendants from the early career researcher group. The school is organized in blocks of lectures and hands-on exercises focussing on TESS and GAIA data. In addition, students will work on projects related to TESS and GAIA but from various fields of research. The projects will be led by experienced tutors.
The location at Masaryk University Brno, which is home to about 30 thousand students, will offer a vibrant scientific environment for school attendants for exchanges of ideas and fostering of new collaborations. We plan to organize also a career session and a number of social events. Early career researchers (PhD students, young postdocs) focusing on various aspects of data handling of space, missions are welcome to apply.
Topics: exoplanets; stellar pulsations; eclipsing binaries; dynamics of the Milky Way; runaway stars; stellar flares.
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| 8-11
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7th Mars Atmosphere Modelling and Observations Conference,
Paris, France
The 7th Mars Atmosphere Modelling and Observations Conference will bring together experts in observations and modelling of the present and past Mars climate systems. We will 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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| 8-12
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17th International Planetary Probe Workshop,
Monterey, California
IPPW brings together scientists, engineers, technologists, mission designers, space agency representatives and students from around the world for a collaboration focused on exploring solar system destinations through in-situ missions.
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| 9-11
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Global Space Exploration Conference,
St. Petersburg, Russia
The conference, co-organized by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) and ROSCOSMOS, will bring together leaders and decision-makers within the science and human exploration community – engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, educators, agency representatives and policy makers. The leaders in the field will converge in St. Petersburg to discuss recent results, current challenges, and innovative solutions.The conference will provide several opportunities to learn about how space exploration investments provides benefits as well as discuss how those benefits can be increased through thoughtful planning and cooperation.
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| 14-19
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Asteroids, Comets, Meteors Conference *Postponed*,
Flagstaff, Arizona
Following the very successful ACM 2017 meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, and after 29 years, the Asteroids, Comets, Meteors conference is returning to Flagstaff, Arizona, June 14–19, 2020.
ACM 2020, the 14th in the series, will explore asteroids, comets, meteors, trans-neptunian objects, and other related topics. There will be a combination of invited and contributed talks/posters and both plenary and parallel sessions.
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| 16-18
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2020 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers *Canceled*,
Denver, Colorado
The purpose is to report progress on NASA-funded geologic mapping projects. Other planetary geologists who are conducting geologic mapping are also welcome to attend.
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| 22-24
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Preparing for Sofia-HIRMES Science: The Missing Link Between JWST and Herschel,
Baltimore, Maryland
The HIRMES Science Working Group invites the astronomical community to a workshop June 22-24, 2020 at Space Telescope Science Institute on the campus of Johns Hopkins University. The goal of the workshop is to raise the community's awareness to the upcoming availability of HIRMES, discuss the science that could be enabled by this new capability, and provide technical support for attendees interested in submitting HIRMES proposals.
We envision a workshop with a mixture of invited and contributed talks and hands-on tutorial sessions. The invited and contributed talks will have a special focus on community contributions, but will also include presentations by NASA, SOFIA observatory, and Science Working Group members. Presentations will include: science talks illustrating the full range of HIRMES’ potential; the HIRMES instrument, status, and its capabilities; the HIRMES Legacy Science Program; HIRMES synergies with other missions.
The tutorial sessions will be hands-on opportunities for members of the astronomical community to learn how to perform exposure time calculations and plan their observations. Attendees would have the opportunity to present posters.
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| 22-25
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Cosmic Explorations: At the Intersection of Science, Space, Art, and Culture,
Pasadena, California
This is the eleventh international conference from the series “The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena”, focused on the intersection of science, humanities, art, and culture. Celestial phenomena have fascinated the humanity for millennia, inspiring works of art, science, scholarship, and emerging technologies. Southern California has played a major, or even a central role in this arena over the past century. Our goals are to provide an opportunity for the scholars from various, disparate disciplines to interact, gain new perspectives, and establish novel collaborations, to celebrate our rich history and the ongoing activities in this arena, and to inform and inspire the general public.
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| 25-26
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The Planetary CubeSats/SmallSats Symposium,
Greenbelt, Maryland
The Planetary CubeSats/SmallSats Symposia are held annually at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, with the participation of CubeSat/SmallSats scientists and developers. Discussions include current missions, mission concepts, and opportunities for future mission selections. The sessions also include panel discussions about strategic and technical aspects of planetary CubeSats/SmallSats, and an afternoon poster session provides mission proposers the opportunity to meet with vendors and suppliers.
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| 29-Jul 3
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European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting,
Leiden, the Netherlands
The European Astronomical Society (EAS) Annual Meeting (formerly known as EWASS) has been a tradition for over 25 years, and is the largest conference for European astronomy. In addition to plenary sessions and the award of prestigious prizes, the conference hosts many symposia held in parallel, as well as special sessions and meetings.
The EAS, often together with one of its affiliated societies, organises its annual meeting to enhance its links with national communities, to broaden connections between individual members and to promote European networks.
EAS 2020 will be held in Leiden, The Netherlands, from June 29 to July 3, 2020. The conference is expected to welcome more than 1000 astrophysicists from all over Europe and beyond.
EAS 2020 will also host the NAC 2020 (75th Nederlandse Astronomenconferentie) of the Royal Nederlandse Astronomenclub (NAC). EAS 2020 participants can participate in NAC 2020 and vice-versa. More details will be available on the EAS 2020 and NAC 2020 websites.
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July 2020 |
| 8-10
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NASA Exploration Science Forum,
Boulder, Colorado
This year's Forum will feature exploration science discussions for human exploration targets of interest (the Moon, near-Earth asteroids, and the moons of Mars). Science sessions will focus on recent mission results and in-depth analyses of science and exploration studies. Dedicated side-conferences for graduate students and young professionals will coincide with the ESF. Public engagement discussions will be interwoven among science topics as well.
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| 20-31
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Data Analysis for Planetary Science (DAPS-CBW 2020),
Antofagasta, Chile
We invite Earth and Space Science graduate students and early career researchers that are interested in working with data coming from planetary missions, to send an application to the COSPAR Data Analysis for Planetary Sciences Capacity Building Workshop 2020 (DAPS-CBW 2020): http://cospar.das.uchile.cl.
The goal of the workshop is to develop interesting scientific projects guided by experts of missions as New Horizons, Juno, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, Hayabusa 2, MAVEN and representatives of Nasa's Planetary Data System and ESA's Planetary Science Archive. The workshop will take place between July 20-31 2020 in the facilities of the Universidad Católica del Norte, located in Antofagasta, Chile, in the core of the Atacama Desert.
Registration fee and lodging expenses will be fully covered by the organization. Travel support is available for regional participants.
Only applications received through the online form by March 31st will be considered.
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| 27-31
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Exoplanets III,
Heidelberg, Germany
The overall program of talks will likely consist of the following sessions: Detection: Transits; Detection: Radial Velocity; Detection: Imaging, Microlensing, Gaia; Formation; System Architectures & Dynamics; Host stars; Planetary Interiors; Atmospheres; Habitability and Biosignatures; Future Missions and Observatories. There will also be an extensive poster session, with ample time allocated for poster viewing.
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August 2020 |
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11th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting,
Honolulu, Hawaiˋi
The 11th PCC meeting is open to planetary and terrestrial scientists interested in any aspect of impact cratering on solar system bodies. We welcome abstracts related to observational, theoretical, experimental, and/or numerical modeling studies of impact craters on planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, or other small solar system objects. This year, we particularly encourage discussions on the use of topographic data for the analysis of craters on any planetary body.
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83rd Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society,
Glasgow, Scotland
The Meteoritical Society is a non-profit scholarly organization founded in 1933 to promote research and education in planetary science with emphasis on studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials, including samples from space missions, that further our understanding of the origin and history of the solar system.
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| 11-13
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Experimental Analysis of the Outer Solar System II (#ExOSS),
Fayetteville, Arkansas
The purpose of this 2.5-day workshop is to gather and network with those who work specifically in the experimental regime of the outer solar system and share ideas for improving instrumentation in the laboratories and future mission concepts.
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| 15-23
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43rd COSPAR Scientific Assembly,
Sydney, Australia
The Assembly represents the next significant aiming point for Australia to showcase our space sector growth, with particular emphasis on research and innovation to support industry and world class space science, in the context of what by then will be a young but rapidly maturing Australian Space Agency. Australian space activities will be showcased to the world of space research. This will lead to strengthening existing and growing new ties between Australia and international partners, resulting in collaborations and partnerships that will assist both the innovation and industry parts of the sector. The theme of the 2020 Assembly is Connecting Space Research for Global Impact, and Australia stands to use the Assembly to help deliver such impact at a time when the Australian Space Agency is gathering momentum.
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| 19-26
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Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems and Habitable Planets,
Torun, Poland
The summer school will be held on August 19-26, 2020 in the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. Its aims are: to introduce early career scientists to interdisciplinary work in planetary sciences, to introduce science journalists and science teachers to scientific work and scientists, to teach future scientists how to explain scientific concepts to general public and each other, facilitating interdisciplinary research.
The idea behind the school is to gather people from different backgrounds, including astronomy, geology, biology, physics, journalism and teaching, and provide them with the opportunity to work in multidisciplinary groups on solving scientific problems.The program of the school will include joint lectures - from protoplanetary discs and exoplanets to geologic features of the surfaces of Earth and Mars - and afternoon hands-on sessions in small, interdisciplinary groups. Participants will present posters and flash talks about their work at the beginning of the school. Presentations by groups of students about the results obtained as part of the school are schedules at the final day of the school.
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| 6-12
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Planetary Science: The Young Solar System,
Quy Nhon, Vietnam
Our goal is to host a highly interdisciplinary mid-sized meeting of broad scope with highly acclaimed key speakers of international standing. We aim to unite ourselves to discuss barriers to progress, propose solutions and identify and foster future collaboration that will advance our understanding of the young solar system. We intend to formulate a coherent and scientifically sound story on the birth and evolution of the young solar system.
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| 14-18
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NASA Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon),
Tokyo, Japan
AbGradCon (Astrobiology Graduate Conference) provides a unique setting for astrobiologically-inclined graduate students and early career researchers to come together to share their research, to collaborate, and to network.
AbGradCon 2020 marks the 16th year of this conference—each time in a different place and organized by a different group of students, but always with the original charter as a guide. This year's conference will be held in Asia for the first time.The theme of this year's conference is "International Collaboration".
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| 22-25
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Comet-Like Activity of Small Bodies in the Solar System,
Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia
The workshop will provide a cross-disciplinary knowledge exchange on physics of the small bodies in the Solar system revealing a comet-like activity, new cometary missions (Comet Interceptor, Destiny+) and related ground-based observational campaigns.
The workshop will be held in Tatranska Lomnica, Slovakia, September 22-25, 2020.
The workshop is organized by the Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Tatranska Lomnica.
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| 27-Oct 2
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Europlanet Science Congress,
Granada, Spain
The intention of the Europlanet Science Congress 2020 is to cover a broad area of science topics related to planetary science and planetary missions. The program of the congress will include oral and poster sessions, and it will emphasize workshops and panel discussions to encourage interaction between participants.
The Scientific Organizing Committee of the EPSC2020 invites all planetary scientists to participate in the congress, submit contributions to the topical sessions and share their research with colleagues and friends. We look forward to welcoming you in Granada, Spain.
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| 28-Oct 2
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From Clouds to Planets II: The Astrochemical Link,
Berlin, Germany
During the conference, we will make a journey through space and time, starting from interstellar clouds and then moving to cloud filaments and dense cores on the verge of star formation, to protostars and their embedded disks, to planet-forming disks to exoplanet and finally landing in our Solar System, while delving into laboratory facilities and theoretical calculations and simulations. Each evening, before dinner, there will be a general talk on each topic of the conference (the “aperitive talk”), to allow all communities to understand better the “big picture” and to facilitate finding links across disciplines, which always provide fertile ground in our journey towards understanding our astrochemical origins.
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October 2020 |
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Martian Geological Enigmas: From the Late Noachian Epoch to the Present Day (#marsenigmas2020),
Houston, Texas
The Enigma Workshop is trans-chronological and encourages the participation of planetary scientists whose work has unearthed or addressed quandaries relating to Mars' atmosphere, surface/near-surface, and/or interior across the ages.
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| 12-16
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71st International Astronautical Congress 2020,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
With the theme “Inspire, Innovate, and Discover for the Benefit of Humankind”, the IAC 2020 looks forward to making a contribution to humanity and to science by strengthening and enhancing cooperation between all countries in the space sector.
This is your chance to inspire the next generation, and to architect the further development and expansion of the space sector’s growing ecosystem. In fact, the IAC 2020 could be your opportunity to contribute in breakthroughs that revolutionize the future of space exploration.
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| 25-28
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GSA Annual Meeting,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| 25-30
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52nd Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society,
Spokane, Washington
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| 9-10
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Apophis T–9 Years: Knowledge Opportunities for the Science of Planetary Defense *Rescheduled*,
Nice, France
This workshop will explore the dynamical details and corresponding science opportunities presented by the April 13, 2029 near-miss passage of the asteroid Apophis. Knowledge is the first line of planetary defense, and the 2029 Apophis encounter is a once-per-thousand-year opportunity for investigating an asteroid as large as 350 meters passing within 6 Earth-radii. Time is of the essence as we have less than a decade to plan Earth-based and possible in-situ missions whose measurements can deliver unprecedented detailed knowledge on the physical nature of Apophis as the proto-type example (poster child) of potentially hazardous asteroids.
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| 9-14
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36th International Geological Congress (IGC) (postponed from original date of March 2–8),
New Delhi, India
With as many as 12 plenary talks by outstanding geoscientists from across the globe, 44 science themes, 71 exciting field trips across India and neighboring countries, a far-reaching geohost program, a massive geoexpo, and many other attractions, the Congress promises to be a truly memorable experience.
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| 11-13
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Hera Workshop,
Nice, France
The Hera workshop is open to all parties involved in the Hera mission and to the whole small body community. It will take place April 20–22, 2020 in Nice. The progress and future plans of the scientific and operational preparation of the Hera mission, organized in 5 working groups, will be discussed. The meeting will be 3 full days.
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| 16-20
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Magnetism and Accretion,
Cape Town, South Africa
This conference will cover a variety of topics under the theme of magnetism and accretion, including: compact binaries with accreting white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes; disk/jet connections; AGN and blazars; proto-stellar systems, YSOs, and planets; GRBs, kilonovae, and associated objects; and computer simulations of magnetically controlled accretion.
This conference will focus on the study of objects and physical processes that occur when magnetic fields influence accretion. These include magnetically dominated regions around accreting sources, including black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, young stellar objects and planets. Despite the differences between these sources in terms of mass, radius, and formation history, they are all characterized and influenced by the presence of magnetic fields, which regulate the interaction between the accreting object, its potential companion and the surrounding environment.
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| 17-19
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3rd Annual Interstellar Probe Exploration Workshop (#interstellarprobe),
Baltimore, Maryland/Washington, D.C. Area
The workshop is being organized for heliophysicists, planetary scientists, astrophysicists, and engineers from all over the world. The purpose of the workshop is to gather together and discuss the objectives, design, and operations for a near-term, pragmatic Interstellar Probe mission.
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| 18-20
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5th International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions 2020,
Tokyo, Japan
The purpose of this workshop is to provide a forum for collaboration, exchange of ideas and information, and discussions in the area of the instruments, subsystems, and other payload-related technologies needed to address planetary science questions.
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| 30-Dec 4
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Modeling, Observing, and Understanding Flows and Magnetic Fields in the
Earth's Core and in the Sun,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Like many other stars and planets, the Earth and the Sun possess magnetic fields built by dynamo action. Unlike the magnetism of most other astrophysical objects, though, the Solar and terrestrial fields have been closely studied for generations, yielding a wide variety of observational constraints that continue to challenge theory and defy prediction. Both analytical theory and numerical simulations have cumulatively yielded significant insight into how both objects build their magnetism, but a comprehensive understanding of this process has remained elusive.
This meeting will aim to scrutinize and assess the results of such modelling efforts by comparison to the vast and ongoing array of observations of both the Earth and the Sun. By studying the detailed constraints provided by these two objects, we aim to gain insight into the dynamo process in stars and planets more generally. One aim of the meeting will be to examine the complementary constraints provided by direct numerical simulation and by other methods — e.g., reduced systems of equations valid in an appropriate asymptotic limit. We may aim to identify future targets for numerical simulation, seeking both to identify tractable problems that could test mathematical dynamo theories, and to determine routes by which numerical models could be made more realistic. Another topic of interest is the role played by waves (influenced by rotation, magnetism, and buoyancy) in the dynamo process, and the prospects for using any observable signatures of such waves to infer information. We will also discuss methods (including data assimilation techniques) that aim to turn dynamo models intro predictive tools, and assess the ultimate limits of such predictability.
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December 2020 |
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AGU Fall Meeting,
San Francisco, California
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March 30-April 3,
2020
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March 31-April 2,
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2020
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June 16-18,
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11th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting
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August 11-13,
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Martian Geological Enigmas: From the Late Noachian Epoch to the Present Day (#marsenigmas2020)
October 5-8,
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Houston, Texas
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November 9-10,
2020
Nice, France
3rd Annual Interstellar Probe Exploration Workshop (#interstellarprobe)
November 17-19,
2020
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March 16-20,
2020
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February 18-21,
2020
San Antonio, Texas
The Impact of Lunar Dust on Human Exploration
February 11-13,
2020
Houston, Texas
Exoplanets in Our Backyard
February 5-7,
2020
Houston, Texas
Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG)
February 3-4,
2020
Houston, Texas
Seventh International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration (#marspolar2020)
January 13-17,
2020
Ushuaia, Argentina
First International Orbital Debris Conference (IOC)
December 9-12,
2019
Houston, Texas
17th Meeting of the Venus Exploration Group (VEXAG)
November 6-8,
2019
Boulder, Colorado
Mars Extant Life: What's Next? (#lifeonmars2019)
November 5-8,
2019
Carlsbad, New Mexico
Asteroid Science in the Age of Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-Rex
November 5-7,
2019
Tucson, AZ
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (#leag2019)
October 28-30,
2019
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October 2-5,
2019
Moscow, Russia
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI
September 30-October 3,
2019
Brasilia, Brazil
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