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August 2019

5-9	NBIA Summer School on Protoplanetary Disks and Planet Formation, Copenhagen, Denmark  Topics of study will be: the physics and chemistry of protoplanetary disks, dust evolution and planetesimal formation, formation of terrestrial and gas-giant planets, and young stellar objects from an observational point of view. This year's goal is to: introduce the students to the fundamental theoretical concepts and current observational constraints in the field of protoplanetary disks and planet formation; bring together students interested in these subjects with some of the world's experts in an environment fostering interactions, and exchange of ideas, allowing the students to develop their international network;and encourage the students to continue working in these fields, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to research in these active areas.
6-8	New Cometary Insights from the Close Approach of 46P/Wirtanen: A Symposium in Celebration of Mike A'Hearn, College Park, Maryland  A symposium at the University of Maryland in College Park in celebration of the contributions that Mike A'Hearn made to cometary science. In Mike's honor, this symposium will focus on results from observations of comet 46P/Wirtanen (and the other recent bright comets) to allow the compilation of individual studies into a comprehensive understanding of the comet. We encourage comet scientists of all types as well as anyone who knew and worked with Mike in any capacity to come and participate in this event and to reflect on his legacy.
7-9	10th Planetary Crater Consortium Meeting, Flagstaff, Arizona  The 10th Planetary Crater Consortium meeting will be held August 7-9, 2019, at the US Geological Survey in Flagstaff, AZ. The Planetary Crater Consortium is open to all planetary scientists interested in any aspect of impact cratering on solar system bodies (including Earth!), incorporating observational, theoretical, experimental, field, and/or numerical studies. The meeting is a combination of contributed talks, posters, and open discussion and is designed to encourage and provide adequate time for in-depth discussion of crater-related issues and topics to enhance research collaborations. Abstract deadline is Monday, June 24, 2019. An optional field trip around the rim of Meteor Crater will be arranged for Saturday, August 10, 2019, if there is sufficient interest.
12-15	Exoclimes V, Oxford, UK  The Exoclimes conference series is one of the original conferences devoted to exoplanets, and still the only one to focus on their climates and climate evolution. The goal of the series is to bring together exoplanet observers, modelers, and theorists with researchers on fundamental atmospheric and planetary interior processes in the Solar System and Earth Science communities, so that the communities can learn from one another. Exoclimes V will take place at the University of Oxford from August 12-15, 2019. Keynote speakers and a block program are available on the conference website. Pre-registration is now open. Exoclimes is typically oversubscribed, so participants will be selected on the basis of information provided during pre-registration. The pre-registration deadline is January 31, 2019. To pre-register, go to http://exoclimes2019.org and follow the pre-registration links. Conference fees do not need to be paid as part of pre-registration, but anticipated fees are listed on the pre-registration page. Some financial aid will be available.
12-16	The 12th Meeting on Cosmic Dust, Chiba, Japan  This conference aims at establishing a consensus among experts about the evolution of cosmic dust. The primary objective of the meeting is to provide the cosmic dust community with a unique opportunity to develop long-term relationships and possible collaborations through scientific interactions among meeting attendees.
18-23	Goldschmidt Barcelona 2019, Barcelona, Spain  Goldschmidt is the foremost annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organised by the European Association of Geochemistry and the Geochemical Society.
19-22	Hot-Wiring the Transient Universe VI, Evanston, Illinois  Hot-Wiring the Transient Universe 6 will explore opportunities and challenges of massively parallel time domain surveys, coupled with rapid coordinated multi-wavelength follow-up observations. The interdisciplinary agenda includes future and ongoing science investigations, information infrastructure for publishing observations in real time, as well as novel data science to classify events and systems to optimize follow-up campaigns. Time domain astronomy is at the fore of modern astrophysics and crosses fields from solar physics and solar system objects, through stellar variability, to explosive phenomena at galactic and cosmological distances. Recent rapid progress by instruments in space and on the ground has been toward a continuous record of the electromagnetic sky with ever increasing coverage, sensitivity, and temporal resolution. With the advent of gravitational wave and neutrino observatories, we are witnessing the birth of multi-messenger astronomy.
19-23	Extreme Solar Systems V, Reykjavik, Iceland  This conference, the fourth in a series that began in 2007 (Santorini meeting on Extreme Solar Systems, followed by ExSS II in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in 2011, and ExSS III in Hawaii, in 2015), will cover all aspects of research on exoplanets.
20-21	NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group Meeting, Boulder, Colorado  The Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) will be devoting the bulk of its August meeting to discussions and preparation for the next Decadal Survey. Community members are encouraged to attend and add their voice to this diverse discussion. During the meeting we will arrange panel discussions on various topics. Please contact Carrie Chavez ([email protected]) by August 15 if you would like to lead one of these panel discussions. By the end of the meeting we expect to produce a list of three key recommendations to develop and eventually deliver to the Decadal Survey committee for consideration.
24-27	5th Beijing Earth and Planetary Interiors 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 Earth’s and planetary magnetic fields.
25-29	Symposium on Water in the Universe, San Diego, California  This symposium will highlight the cosmic history of water, its critical role in the formation and early evolution of planetary systems, and the means by which habitable environments are created across the universe. With a strong focus on the chemistry of, and enabled by, water, and the interplay between studies of our own and exoplanetary systems, we aim to create a program that will draw in a wide range of chemists and (planetary) astronomers to the San Diego meeting.

 

September 2019

3-5	Workshop on Binary Asteroids in the Solar System 5, Fort Collins, CO  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. We hope to include all of the many modes of observation, in all of the dynamical populations, as well as theory and numerical modeling of formation and evolution of these systems. We especially welcome the new topics of rings of small bodies, and heliocentric orbital pairs of asteroids and their implications. The workshop is characterized by a relaxed atmosphere and free format, with almost as much time for discussion as for the presentations themselves. Registration and abstract submission are now open.
8-11	Habitability: Producing Conditions Conducive to Life (#1st1e9) *, Big Sky, Montana  The astrophysical processes (e.g., accretion, differentiation, bombardment) that created the worlds we observe today also created at least one world where life has emerged and thrived. This topical conference on Habitability, the fourth and final installment of the LPI’s First Billion Years initiative, will focus on the production of habitable environments early in the history of our solar system, the emergence of life on Earth, and extensions to extrasolar systems.
10-12	NASEM's Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS), Irvine, California  The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences (CAPS) to operate as an ad-hoc committee. The overarching purpose of the committee is to support scientific progress in astrobiology and planetary science and assist the federal government in integrating and planning programs in these fields by providing advice on the implementation of decadal survey recommendations. The CAPS provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in astrobiology and planetary science between the research community, the federal government, and the interested public. The CAPS will issue reports that will provide guidance to federal agencies that support astrobiology and planetary science research. The CAPS scope spans space-based and supporting ground-based planetary research within our own planetary system, including, for example, geosciences, atmospheres, particles and fields of planets, moons, and small bodies, as well as astrobiology, planetary astronomy, and planetary protection. The CAPS's scope also includes appropriate cross-disciplinary areas and consideration of budget and programmatic aspects of the implementation of the decadal survey. The Committee will build on the current decadal survey of the field, "Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022" (VVPS), and monitor the progress of its recommended priorities for the most important scientific and technical activities in that report and recommendations in the mid-decadal review report due to be issued in 2017. The committee will carry out its charge by undertaking the following tasks: at each of its in-person meetings, as appropriate, the committee may prepare concise assessments of progress on the implementation of the decadal survey's recommended scientific and technical activities; at an in-person meeting, the committee may prepare a concise report with advice on the preparation for future decadal and mid-decadal studies; and for advisory activities assessed to require a more in-depth review than is possible through the normal operation of the CAPS, the committee will assist the Academies in formulating the task and committee membership for such studies which will be designed as separate tasks.
10-13	International Association of Sedimentologists Meeting, Rome, Italy  Rome will host the 34th IAS Meeting of Sedimentology at the Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. The IAS Meeting of Sedimentology is an excellent opportunity to share research experience and progress, to discuss new topics, to initiate collaborative projects, and also to become acquainted with the sedimentary successions and their studies in the host country. The conference also hopes to involve scientific communities that use reconstruction of sedimentary processes and of stratigraphic record as main investigation tools such as marine geology, volcanology, extraterrestrial geology, and archaeology.
11-13	AIDA International Workshop, Rome, Italy  The main objective is to present and discuss current status of the ongoing analyses in support and preparation to NASA's DART and ESA's Hera missions constituting the AIDA international collaboration. Future plans will also be discussed based on presentations of the AIDA working groups, and the whole community is invited to contribute in order to identify areas requiring additional investigations and providing opportunities for further collaboration among the different research groups.
11-13	Horizon 2061 Synthesis Workshop, Toulouse, France  The main objective of the Horizon 2061 long-term community foresight exercise is to progressively build the contours of the four "pillars" of planetary exploration with your inputs and your ideas: the important science questions that planetary exploration addresses; the broad spectrum of space missions that need to be flown to address these science questions; the enabling technologies that we will need to master in the coming decades to fly these missions; the technical infrastructures and services, space-based and ground-based, that will be needed to support the planetary exploration missions and maximize their science return. The Horizon 2061 exercise is implemented in three successive steps. Its third step, the "Horizon 2061 Synthesis Workshop", is organized by IRAP and OMP and will be hosted on the Toulouse Aerospace Campus from September 11th to 13th, 2019. Its tentative conclusions will be presented for discussion at the joint EPSC-DPS meeting in Geneva (Horizon 2061 oral session on September 20th, 2019, 8:30 to 10:00), in preparation for the writing of a multi-author book gathering its conclusions to which you are kindly invited to contribute. This book and it's conclusions will be presented for discussion and final approval at the COSPAR General Assembly in Sydney, Australia (August 15th to 23rd, 2020).
15-20	EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019, Geneva, Switzerland  The intention of the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019 is to cover a broad area of science topics related to planetary science and planetary missions. The program of the congress will contain oral and poster sessions, and it will emphasize workshops and panel discussions in order to have a strong interaction between the participants.
16-20	Mission to the Universe From Earth to Planets, Stars, and Galaxies, Stuttgart, Germany  The 2019 Annual Meeting of the German Astronomical Society (Astronomische Gesellschaft) will take place from September 16-20, 2019 at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, organised by the Deutsches SOFIA Institut (DSI). As always, you can attend many interesting scientific sessions (check the programme and splinter meetings). To celebrate 100 years of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), we will have a special exhibition about the IAU. Additionally, each participant who registers as an early-bird will have a chance to visit Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). (To book your SOFIA tour - check the "SOFIA in Stuttgart" website.) There will also be a public talk (in German) given by Harold Yorke, the Director of SOFIA Science Mission Operations.
16-20	Physics of Stars and Planets: Atmospheres, Activity, Magnetic Fields, Shamakhy, Azerbaijan  The main objective of this conference is to present the results of research in certain areas of modern stellar and planetary astrophysics carried on in Azerbaijan, and the exchange of scientific information between scientists of Azerbaijan and foreign countries. The conference will include plenary sessions, where reports from leading scientists on the subjects of the conference will be presented. Main topics of the conference: 1. Spectra of stars: observations, processing, modelling; 2. Parameters, chemical composition of stellar atmospheres, magnetic fields of stars; 3. Stellar activity, non-stationary stars; 4. Compact objects; 5. The structure and evolution of stars; 6. Physics of the Solar System; 7. Extrasolar Planets Sections: 1. Stellar atmospheres; 2. Stellar non-stationarity and evolution; 3. Planets and small bodies of the Solar system, exoplanets.
22-25	2019 GSA Annual Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona  The Geological Society of America Annual Meeting & Exposition
23-25	Titan after Cassini-Huygens, Madrid, Spain  The aim is to cover a combination of past and new science focusing on the fields and studies of: magnetospheric and atmospheric science, geology, geophysics, astrobiology, Earth-based observations, future missions, and more. Major topics of the workshop will include: the top scientific findings on the surface, interior, and atmosphere, temporal changes (surface-atmosphere), interior/surface/atmosphere interactions, and habitability and astrobiology potentials.
23-27	Polarimetry as a Diagnostic Tool in Astronomy, Torun, Poland  The aim of the Toruń Summer School 2019: Polarimetry as a diagnostic tool in astronomy is to introduce the participants to polarimetric basics and modern techniques and instrumentation. During the one week school, world-class experts on polarimetry will give lectures and hands-on sessions on the following topics: an introduction to polarimetry, instruments and observational techniques, methods, principles, error calculation and propagation, polarization of interstellar matter, polarized light from exoplanets and planetary atmospheres, comets and asteroids, young stellar objects, protoplanetary disks and debris disks, as well as magnetised stars, compact objects, AGNs, and galaxies.
23-27	Rosetta SWT and Workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands  The final Rosetta SWT, #52, will be held at ESTEC, Netherlands, during the week of September 23-27, 2019. The science workshop will run from Monday morning through Friday afternoon, and includes a half-day SWT meeting. As with all previous SWT's, the aim is to have an open, informal, scientific discussion environment, in particular to encourage work that is not 100% complete to be discussed. All members of the science community are welcome. A schedule will be available in early September 2019.
23-27	Star-Planet Interactions (Interactions étoile–planètes), Aussois, France  The exoplanet revolution that began two decades ago has upended our understanding of the formation of extra-solar systems. Today, we face an extreme diversity and complexity of these systems that can only be understood through the intimate link that exists between the planets and their host star. The knowledge and the detection of the exoplanets must be made more and more in close collaboration between stellar and planetary physicists. The purpose of the school is to provide participants interested in the field of exoplanetology with an overview of the latest knowledge of stellar physics and provide stellar physicists with a perspective to apply their work to a growing field. Significant importance will be reserved to promote exchanges with stakeholders. The PNP is associated with the school by its stakeholders and its financial support.
23-Oct 1	GeoPlaNet Analogue Field School — Fluid-Rock Interactions in the Solar System, Pyrenees, France/Spain  The third GeoPlaNet international thematic school, organised by the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique (LPG, Nantes, France) in collaboration with its GeoPlaNet partners, will focus on observations and interpretations of spectacular and particularly instructive terrestrial analogues of these interactions. The third GeoPlaNet international thematic school, organised by the Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géodynamique (LPG, Nantes, France) in collaboration with its GeoPlaNet partners, will focus on observations and interpretations of spectacular and particularly instructive terrestrial analogues of these interactions. The field school will be a traveling excursion on selected geological sites of planetary interest in the Pyrenees mountain range and at its borders, associated with analyses of satellite imagery and digital topography. Attendees involved in the geological interpretation of data acquired by planetary exploration instruments will thus gain field experience and knowledge on the processes, products and observable geological signatures of fluid-rock interactions in the Solar System
30-Oct 3	Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI *, Brasilia, Brazil  LMI VI will provide a forum for discussion of pertinent advances in multidisciplinary research on planetary and terrestrial impact cratering, and the effects of this process on target rocks and minerals. Remote sensing, geophysical and numerical modeling, geological, mineralogical and geochemical, and astrobiological results and implications will be discussed. In addition, the future of impact cratering research, in the broadest sense, will be mapped out.
30-Oct 4	Sixth Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories, Malaga, Spain  The main focus of the workshop will be on the new and existing astronomical facilities whose goal is to observe a wide variety of astrophysical targets with no (or very little) human interaction. As in the past 10 years, we expect the workshop will continue as an international forum for researchers to summarize the most recent developments and ideas in the field, with a special emphasis given to the technical and scientific results obtained within the last two years and future developments, with specific sessions on educational activities and space surveillance and tracking.

 

October 2019

2-5	The Venera-D Landing Sites and Cloud Habitability Workshop (#Venera-d2019) *, Moscow, Russia  The purpose of this workshop is to gather community input on the criteria for scientifically desirable landing sites at Venus for the Venera-D lander and the best measurements and measurement methods that can advance our understanding of Venus’ habitability present and past.
3-6	38th International Meteor Conference, Bollmannsruh, Germany  The objectives are to encourage, support and coordinate meteor observing, to improve the quality of amateur observations, to disseminate observations and results to other amateurs and professionals, and to make global analyses of observations received world-wide.
4	The Fate of Platinum Group Elements (PGE) During Mantle Melting (Astrid Holzheid, Institute of Geosciences, University of Kiel), Lecture Hall  Opposing trends of the PGE pattern of primitive mantle melts and of peridotite-xenoliths are observed worldwide. The most likely processes of PGE fractionation during mantle melting will be discussed in due consideration of various physico-chemical interaction processes between coexisting silicate, solid sulfide and liquid sulfide phases. It is possible to link the distinct different PGE pattern of primitive mantle melts and of peridotite-xenoliths to 'simple' mantle melting processes.
7-11	The Tenth Moscow Solar System Symposium (10M-53), Moscow, Russia  The subject matter of this symposium will cover many problems of solar system science with the central topic “Moon, Mars, and Venus research”. This topic relates to scientific problems of several missions: "Mars Express", "Venus Express", missions under development in Russia: “Luna-Glob”, “Luna-Resource”, “ExoMars 2016”, and “ExoMars 2020” (Roscosmos-ESA). The following sessions will be held during the symposium: Mars; Venus; extrasolar planets; solar wind interactions with planets and small bodies; the Moon and Mercury; small bodies (including cosmic dust); giant planets; astrobiology.
14-18	Planet2/RESCEU Symposium: From Protoplanetary Disks through Planetary System Architecture to Planetary Atmospheres and Habitability, Okinawa, Japan  This symposium will bring together scientists from a broad range of research topics such as planetary atmospheres, habitability, and planet formation and evolution to share current understanding regarding such important topics for the extra-solar and solar-system planets.
17-19	Global Experts Meeting on Frontiers in Chemistry, Rome, Italy  Global Experts Meeting on Frontiers in Chemistry is organizing this chemistry conference on the theme “The Deep and Rar of Discoveries in Chemistry.”
17	Apollo in Real Time - How Apollo History is Helping to Pave the Way for NASA’s Future (Benjamin F. Feist), Lecture Hall  This year is the 50th anniversary of the first time humanity set foot upon the Moon. Digitizing the historical material on the Apollo program has been a major undertaking that enables the material to be expressed through new interactive experiences, presented raw in its original glory. Learn how we presented Apollo history using this new concept of "no-narrative" storytelling in both, the IMAX film Apollo 11, and the apolloinrealtime.org interactive website. The historical record of the Apollo Program is being leveraged in new ways to help NASA to plan for the next 30 years of space exploration. See how these visualizations are being applied to modern mission analogs and are contributing to plans for future space exploration.
21-22	Brown Dwarf to Exoplanet Connection III, Newark, Deleware  The third Brown Dwarf to Exoplanet Connection Conference on the campus of the University of Delaware will be held from October 21-22, 2019. We invite scientists who focus on atmospheres, fundamental parameters, formation mechanisms, and beyond of brown dwarfs, exoplanets, and solar system objects to gather for a two day conference. Our aim is to build upon the first two meetings which engaged attendees in lively discussions of the current, future, and overlap status of the fields.
21-23	14th Geant4 Space Users Workshop, Xylokastro, Greece  This workshop is focused on new results in space radiation interaction with components, sensors, and shielding analysis, as well as on Geant4-based tools and developments applicable to space missions. The particular topics of interest for this workshop include: Effects on space electronics and science instruments; Shielding simulations and optimisation; Software interfacing Geant4 with space environment and/or effects tools (e.g. SPENVIS, FASTRAD); Microelectronics micro- and nanodosimetry –Single Event Effects (SEE) simulation, –Geant4-TCAD coupling; Simulation of astronaut radiation hazards, including biological micro- & nanodosimetry; Planetary exploration applications; Magnetospheric and atmospheric propagation of galactic cosmic radiation and solar energetic particles; and Geant4 toolkit improvements of significant benefit to space applications (e.g. in physics models, simulation speed, geometry treatment).
21-25	70th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Washington, DC  As a nation we invite the world to commemorate that “one giant leap for mankind” and celebrate the international accomplishments and partnerships that have become the hallmarks of space exploration. Today the broader space community stands at a pivotal juncture in the course of future human space exploration. To succeed we must come together to create a unified vision that can be realized through the effective use of our collective assets and resources. It is in that spirit of collaboration that we would host the global space community in Washington, D.C., to envision what the next “giant leap” will be.
21-25	White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics and Tracers of Planetary, Steller, and Galactic Evolution, Hilo, Hawaii  The IAU Symposium 357: White Dwarfs as Probes of Fundamental Physics and Tracers of Planetary, Stellar, and Galactic Evolution will be held in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii from Monday October 21 to Friday October 25, 2019. We will cover a wide range of topics related to white dwarf science. Key topics include: fundamental physics from observations of white dwarfs, white dwarf mass radius relation and degenerate matter, white dwarfs in binaries and Type Ia supernovae, composition of extrasolar planetary debris from studies of polluted white dwarfs, dust and gas around white dwarfs, circumstellar material and structure of the local ISM, end points of stellar evolution, atomic physics in the laboratory and in white dwarf atmospheres, and magnetic fields in white dwarfs.
28-30	2nd RPI Space Imaging Workshop, Saratoga Springs, New York  This workshop aims to facilitate the dissemination of ideas between all of the communities using space image data and to identify areas of common need. The unique workshop format will include oral presentations, poster sessions, and focused breakout sessions to discuss topics of interest.
28-30	Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (#leag2019) *, Washington D.C. Area  The Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) supports “NASA in providing analysis of scientific, technical, commercial, and operational issues in support of lunar exploration objectives and of their implications for lunar architecture planning and activity prioritization.” The annual meeting brings together members of the community from their respective sub-fields to support a return to the Moon. With the recent challenge to return humans to the Moon, this year’s meeting occurs at a critical juncture and will focus on preparing for the upcoming Decadal Survey and NASA’s plans for Moon 2024.
29-31	Voyage 2050 Workshop — Shaping the European Space Agency's Space Science Programme, Madrid, Spain  The next planning cycle of the ESA Science Programme, Voyage 2050, is now underway. In keeping with the bottom-up, peer-reviewed nature of the Science Programme, the definition of the next plan relies on open community input and on broad peer review. The community input will be gathered through the Call for White Papers, while the peer review of this input will take place through a two-tiered committee structure, with a Senior Committee of 13 European scientists supported by a number of Topical Teams. Scientists interested in participating in peer review process are invited to respond to the Call for Membership of the Topical Teams. This workshop is an opportunity for the broad science community to contribute to shaping Voyage 2050.

 

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