Planetary Sciences Community Meetings Calendar
Organized by LPI/USRA *
March 2024
11-15 |
55th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) *,
The Woodlands, Texas/Virtual
The Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) is a defining event in planetary research, bringing together a diverse group of international experts in a truly collaborative environment. For 55 years, LPSC has been convening the lunar and planetary science community to showcase the latest science, research, and discoveries in the field. The conference will have opportunities for both in-person and virtual participation. |
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17-21 |
Extreme Solar Systems V,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Extreme Solar Systems V, the fifth in a series that began in 2007, will cover all aspects of research on exoplanets. The proposed program and format will encompass an evening opening reception, scientific program, conference dinner, half day of activities, and closing reception. |
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18-20 |
International Workshop on Co-Orbital Motion (COOMOTO2): Modeling, Understanding and Exploitation,
Milan, Italy
The aim of the workshop is to bring together mathematicians, planetary scientists and aerospace engineers to share their knowledge and experience as regards to mathematical tools, results and possible applications. |
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24-28 |
36th Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP 2024),
Tucson, Arizona
The Symposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems (SAGEEP) is a premier international conference focusing on the near surface where practitioners, academics, consultants, students, and government representatives gather to hear presentations and view posters representing the latest in new approaches and methods in environmental and engineering geophysics. This symposium will include a professional exhibition, outdoor demonstrations, numerous networking opportunities, special sessions, short courses, important keynote speakers, and a robust technical program. |
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25-29 |
Dust Devils Workshop: Debris Disks in the Sonora Desert,
Tucson, Arizona
After Victoria 2018 , Budapest 2019 , EAS 2021 , and Jena 2022 , this will be the fifth edition of the "Current and Future Trends in Debris Disc Science" meetings series in the Grand Canyon state. The list of topics selected for the workshop includes debris disks put into context, observations of debris disks, theory of debris disks, gas in debris disks, exozodiacal dust, and exotic debris disks. |
April 2024
2-4 |
Integrating Ocean Drilling and NASA Science: A Workshop to Explore Missions to Planet Earth *,
Washington, DC/Virtual
This is a strategic workshop that is designed to lay the foundation for a new partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA focused on scientific ocean drilling, which is aligned with the recent memorandum of understanding between the two federal agencies. The goal of this workshop is to identify and build on the scientific synergies that NASA’s Earth and Planetary Science Divisions within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) have with scientific ocean drilling and to explore using the United States scientific ocean drilling vessel and allied international drilling assets for joint research ventures. |
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2-5 |
Planetary Data Training Workshop: Planetary Photogrammetry,
Tucson, Arizona
This workshop is intended for researchers at any level (student to senior professional) who want to learn to generate their own stereo products. No prior expertise is required. Due to the specialized hardware required for SOCET SET photogrammetry software, attendance is in-person only and is limited to ten people. |
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3 |
Lunar Science Surface Workshop Virtual Session 22: Science Enabled by the Artemis Base Camp *,
Virtual
The overall goal of this workshop is to bring together science and technical professionals to identify specific scientific activities that may uniquely benefit from repeated returns to a location near the lunar south pole that will inform the capabilities of Artemis Base Camp. The workshop will provide opportunities for community members to suggest and discuss priority scientific activities. These activities should address lunar science related to the surface, interior, and/or surface environment, enable technology development, and/or prepare for crewed Martian surface exploration. The workshop will include invited presentations from key stakeholders, contributed lightning presentations, and break-out discussions focused on these areas. The workshop should result in a better understanding of required capabilities for Artemis Base Camp to enable and support scientific and commercial enterprises. |
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8 |
Eclipse Over Texas,
Waco, Texas/Virtual
Waco, Texas, is one of the best places to view the 2024 total solar eclipse, with 4 minutes and 13 seconds of totality and excellent prospects for clear skies on the eclipse path. This event will include science talks and interactive and family-friendly activities. The viewing location is on the banks of Brazos River with unobstructed views of the sky, and viewing will be guided by expert astronomers. |
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8-11 |
Impact Workshop,
Rochester, New York
This small in-person workshop (45-60 attendees) will be focused on planetary impacts with an optional excursion to Niagara Falls on April 12, 2024. The main focus of the workshop is planetary impacts, but we also welcome contributions from related fields. We hope that this workshop will be a unique place to exchange ideas across the continents. Rochester, New York, is within the path of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and there will be an eclipse viewing session then (weather permitting). |
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11-13 |
Direct Imaging & Characterization of Exoplanets in the ELT Era,
Tucson, Arizona
The emerging generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) will transform the study of exoplanets. While the high angular resolution of ELTs allows imaging of planets at small separations, deep, precise spectroscopy will allow characterization of fundamental planet properties. The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) provides an edge-to-edge separation of 23 m, and when used as an interferometer (LBTI), it already functions as an ELT. In this conference, we will discuss new ELT-era exoplanet science with LBT, as well as more general exoplanet science for the upcoming ELT landscape. |
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14-19 |
European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024,
Vienna, Austria/Virtual
The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024 brings 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. |
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15-18 |
ASCE Earth & Space 2024,
Miami, Florida
Attendees at this conference will explore the cutting edge in engineering, science, construction and operations for extreme environments on Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond. It will be an excellent opportunity to connect with experts and share knowledge in civil engineering, aerospace engineering, and extreme environments on Earth and in space. |
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15-19 |
Pathways to Characterizing Non-Transiting Planets,
Greenbelt, Maryland
This interdisciplinary symposium will focus on exploring pathways to characterize non-transiting planets, in particular, the regions of planetary parameter space that are not well represented in transiting planet characterization studies. The goal will be to engage communities working with ground- and space-based observational methods as well as contextualizing theoretical models to prepare for the characterization of these planets in the next decade. |
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15-19 |
(Toward) Discovery of Life Beyond Earth and its Impact,
Durham, United Kingdom
Beyond science, the "Search for Life Beyond Earth" raises complex questions of policy, law, philosophy, and theology. It challenges us to think critically about life as a category and as a thing of value. The rationale for this meeting is to bring together diverse expertise to plan how we will assess evidence and communicate what we know (and don’t know) with the public. |
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22-23 |
Apophis T-5 Years: Knowledge Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense *,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
This workshop will focus on international collaboration opportunities for both Earth-based observations and potential in situ investigations, optimally supporting the science return from the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft making a post-Earth-encounter rendezvous with Apophis. |
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22-23 |
MEPAG/ExMAG Joint Workshop on Connecting Community Scientific Hypotheses to Mars Sample Science,
Washington, DC/Virtual
The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) and the Exterrestrial Materials Assessment Group (ExMAG) is jointly hosting this workshop focused on relating scientific hypotheses about Mars to what can be learned from samples. The workshop will focus on building collaborations, distilling science hypotheses that can be addressed by samples returned from either Jezero Crater or elsewhere on Mars (robotically or by humans) and understanding the potential applications of various sample analysis techniques on Earth. In addition, because any given collection of returned samples may not completely address all hypotheses or fields of inquiry, we want to develop an understanding of how those areas can be supported by research and analysis, technology development, and the Mars Exploration Program. |
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24-26 |
Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Hybrid Meeting #41 *,
Washington, DC/Virtual
This meeting will consist of in-person and virtual presentations on various topics pertinent to the Mars exploration community. Key discussion topics will be the NASA response to the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Independent Review Board (IRB)-2 report, the start of the FY 2025 budget process, mission updates, and developments in Mars Exploration Program (MEP) technology and commercial efforts. |
May 2024
5-8 |
SEPM International Sedimentary Geoscience Conference (ISGC),
Flagstaff, Arizona
The mission of this meeting is to foster continuing interaction between the many sub-disciplines of sedimentary geosciences. Topics should be proposed under the umbrella of two very broadly designed themes: geodynamic, tectonic, and paleoclimatic evolution of the continents and their margins: implications for ancient depositional systems; and oean-atmospheric controls on surface processes: evolution of life, landscapes, and the sedimentary record. |
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5-10 |
Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon),
Providence, Rhode Island
The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) brings the astrobiology community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. Join the astrobiology community for a robust gathering of scientists and exchange of knowledge. We welcome a diverse community of scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, educators, and organizations who are working toward a world where our global collaborations and partnerships can carry us into a sustainable future. |
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7-9 |
Science with NEO Surveyor,
San Diego, California
The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission announces the Science with NEO Surveyor community workshop. The intent of this workshop is to provide members of the scientific community a chance to interact with Surveyor Science Team members and learn more about the anticipated NEO Surveyor observing cadence, data products, and timescales of public delivery. This workshop will include hands-on small-group working sessions using outputs from the mission Survey Simulator to explore some examples of science investigations that could be carried out with the NEO Surveyor data. |
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13-15 |
Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) May 2024 Meeting *,
Houston, Texas/Virtual
This meeting will focus on NASA's extraterrestrial materials collections, curation, and sample return activities. It will include updates from NASA HQ and curation as well as reports on the collections, sample return activities in progress and planned, advanced curation methods, NASA funding and facilities, and data archiving. |
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13-17 |
3rd Outer Planet Moon-Magnetosphere Interaction Workshop,
Dublin, Ireland
The goal of the workshop is to advance our understanding of Moon-magnetosphere interaction in the outer solar system, in the context of past (e.g. Galileo, Cassini), current (e.g. Hisaki, Juno), upcoming (e.g. JUICE, Europa Clipper) and next generation missions (e.g. icy giants). Contributions can include but are not limited to the areas of data analysis, modeling, remote sensing, and laboratory studies. The aim is to foster collaborations with Moon-atmosphere and Moon-surface researchers, as well as with the Earth-Moon community. Other special topics of interest include the recent Juno flybys of Europa, Ganymede and Io, as well as the August 2024 JUICE flyby of Earth’s Moon. |
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14-16 |
2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop,
San Diego, California
This workshop will focus on transformative space fundamental physics research and experimentation. It will provide a forum for the community to share new fundamental physics research results and present and discuss pioneering research ideas for future space experimentation in Earth's orbit and beyond. This workshop will also be an opportunity for the scientific community to develop responses to the recommendations of the National Academies Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032. This workshop will host the third meeting of the Fundamental Physics Program Analysis Group (FunPAG 3). The FunPAG is an open community-led forum to provide NASA with essential analyses for informed decision making on fundamental physics. All interested scientists, researchers, and program managers are invited to participate. The participation of current NASA-funded investigators is strongly encouraged and kindly requested. There is no registration fee to participate in the workshop. |
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14-16 |
PLATO Planetary Systems: Formation to Observed Architectures,
Catania, Italy/Virtual
PLATO is the 3rd mission of class M in the ESA Cosmic Vision program. Its main goal is detecting terrestrial planets in the habitable zone of solar type stars. The aim of this conference is to review the current state of the art in the field and to examine the range of scientific questions PLATO data could prove useful. Themed sessions will examine planetary systems at all stages of their evolution as well as give an overview of the PLATO mission, its future data, and how to become involved. We encourage attendance in person to foster personal interaction and building of collaborations, and we expect to have a limited number of travel bursaries available for young scientists. However, we are committed to provide an inclusive conference and allow remote participation for those not able to travel. |
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20-23 |
Rare Gems in Big Data,
Tucson, Arizona
NOIRLab was established in 2019 to enable and share breakthrough discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics with state-of-the-art ground-based observatories, data products, and services for a diverse and inclusive community. As part of this mission, this is the first in a regular NOIRLab conference series on the topic of Rare Gems in Big Data. This conference will feature talks by experts in the field to give background and set context, sessions designed for discussion and active engagement by participants, and live demos with opportunities for participants to try out new techniques. |
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21-23 |
Uranus Flagship Workshop: Investigating New Paradigms for Outer Planet Exploration,
Greenbelt, Maryland/Virtual
This Uranus Flagship Workshop follows the successful July 2023 Pasadena workshop on investigations and instruments for cross-discipline science. Join us as we discuss practical aspects of the next planetary flagship and how we can employ new paradigms to better enable robust outer planet exploration. Topics will include understanding mission costing with lessons learned from previous large NASA missions, enabling interdisciplinary and cross-cutting science, defining mission design drivers, and exploring near-term technologies that increase science return. The third day of the workshop will focus on training sessions and related experiences, split between the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab workshop co-hosts. This workshop will also include early-career networking activities, and we are pursuing early career travel funding. All plenary sessions will be hybrid format, but some activities will be in-person only. |
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21-Jun 14 |
Habitability: The Astrophysical, Atmospheric, and Geophysical Implications,
Garching, Germany
This workshop aims to bring together scientists from the fields of stellar astrophysics, planetary science, planetary dynamics, geology, and geophysics to discuss fundamental questions regarding the formation, characterization, and detection of habitable planets. The plan is to facilitate interactions among participants through lectures, presentations, and discussion sessions as well as provide ample time to initiate collaborations and carry out independent research. This workshop is open to scientists of all levels, in particular junior and early-career researchers. |
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26-31 |
Japan Geoscience Union Meeting,
Chiba, Japan/Virtual
The Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) 2024 meeting will include sessions that will present up-to-date frontier topics related to all Earth and planetary science communities as well as sessions open to the public to promote scientists' outreach activities and to communicate with the society on understandings of research fields of the Union. The meeting will cover space and planetary sciences, atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences, human geosciences, solid Earth sciences, biogeosciences, education and outreach, and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research. |
June 2024
3-6 |
Terrestrial Analogues for Solar System Studies Workshop,
Milos Island, Greece
This workshop aims to bring together planetary scientists from all over the world including students and early career scientists in a location of great relevance and interest for planetary geologic topics, the island of Milos in Greece. This region has experienced young volcanism and tectonism (Mars, Venus, Pluto), has undergone atmospheric shaping of volcanic deposits, and carving into yardangs (Titan, Mars, Venus, Pluto), and has current hydrothermal and fumarolic activity (Venus, Io, exoplanets). This workshop will offer a combination of lectures, science discussions, and field trips with most of the experience centered around the field. |
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4-6 |
European Astrobiology Institute General Assembly,
Frankfurt, Germany/Virtual
The European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) General Assembly will run under the heading “Astrobiology: Recent Highlights and Future Key Questions." The meeting aims to present past highlights of European astrobiology, especially the detailed planning of the activities of working groups. The General Assembly will be held as a hybrid event with the possibility for online participation, but in the pursuit to foster fruitful discussion about future projects and initiatives of the EAI, in-person participation is encouraged. |
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4-6 |
Small Sample Handling Training Opportunity *,
Tempe, Arizona
This opportunity will include hands-on training in manipulation and micromanipulation of comparable small samples, learning from the experts from the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU, and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). This training opportunity is limited to 4–6 participants to ensure personalized instruction in a small group setting. |
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8-14 |
International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW) 2024,
Williamsburg, Virginia
The International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW) is an annual congregation of scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world working in disciplines supporting planetary probes for exploration. The overall goals of the workshop are to review the state-of-the-art in science, mission design, engineering implementation and technologies for the in situ robotic exploration of solar system bodies through the use of probes and landers; serve as a forum for discussions on innovative methodologies and techniques for upcoming probe and surface science missions; attract early career scientists and engineers to fields related to planetary probes; and foster international collaboration among the communities of scientists, engineers, and mission designers. |
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11-13 |
GRAVITY+ Workshop: Impact on Star and Planet Formation,
Grenoble, France
This three-day workshop will bring together a community of experts in observing and modeling protoplanetary disks as well as star and planet formation processes. One goal is to elaborate scientific programs to be jointly carried out with GRAVITY+ and other instruments (e.g., VLT, ALMA, ELT, JWST, CFHT). This workshop aims to foster discussions on possible strategies that will ensure, through coordinated European and/or national initiatives, the funding and sustainability of the resources needed for the in-depth scientific exploitation of multi-instrument campaigns. |
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12-13 |
Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting *,
Ithaca, New York/Virtual
The next Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting is scheduled for June 12–13 in Ithaca, New York at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CCAPS). The meeting will include opportunities for virtual participation. |
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16-21 |
European Lunar Symposium 2024,
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
This conference brings together the European scientific community involved in lunar science and exploration and the international experts engaged in lunar missions. Particular emphasis will be given to the science and technology of future explorative missions, the in-situ resource utilization and the presentation of the results from mission studies preparatory to future human exploration on the lunar surface. |
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17-21 |
Exoplanets 5,
Leiden, The Netherlands
This meeting continues the Exoplanets conference series and will cover all areas of exoplanet science. |
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23-28 |
Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting,
Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea
This will be the 21st meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS). The society was established in 2003 to promote geosciences and its application for the benefit of humanity, specifically in Asia and Oceania, with an overarching approach to global issues. This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and discuss important geo-scientific issues among academia, research institutions, and the public. |
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24-28 |
Cool Stars 22,
San Diego, California/Virtual
Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun (CS 22) is the next edition of the Cool Stars conference series. The conference will be hosted jointly between the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University. |
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24-28 |
Trans-Neptunian Solar System 2024,
Taipei, Taiwan
This meeting will focus on a number of scientific topics, including (but not limited to) physical and dynamical properties, dwarf planets, binaries and multiple systems,relationships with other small body populations (Centaurs, Trojans, comets, inner Oort Cloud objects, interstellar objects), distant trans-neptunian objects (TNOs), formation and evolutionary processes, current and future surveys, laboratory studies, current and future space missions, and occultations. |
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24-Jul 5 |
JWST Data Analysis and Processing Workshop (South East Asia),
Chiang Mai, Thailand
If you want to use data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in your research, but do not know how, this workshop is for you. JWST Data Analysis and Processing Workshop (South East Asia) is one of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)'s Capacity Building Activities and the International Astronomical Union (IAU)'s Hands-On Workshops. This workshop trains participants to use public JWST data for scientific research. Participants will download, reduce, and analyse data from all JWST instruments (NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, and MIRI), using examples from different scientific cases. |
July 2024
1-5 |
European Astronomical Society Annual Meeting,
Padova, Italy/Virtual
The annual meeting of the European Astronomical Society (EAS) aims to enhance the society's links with national communities, to broaden connections between individual members, and to promote European networks. The EAS annual meeting consists of plenary sessions covering astronomical topics of general interest as well as a number of topical symposia and sessions. Attendees may participate in person or virtually. All sessions will be streamed live on a virtual platform. |
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7-12 |
2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,
Athens, Greece
This symposium is the leading meeting of more than 2.500 esteemed scientists and professionals in the remote sensing field worldwide. It distinctively contributes to the exchanging of views, sharing of experiences, and the training of younger scientists, opening new perspectives for research development and investments in the sector. Under this year’s theme "Acting for Sustainability and Resilience," we anticipate enlightening debates for opening science and innovation towards the creation of innovative solutions for the benefit of societies. |
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8-9 |
REBOUND Conference 2024,
Virtual
This conference will be a fully remote two-day meeting on the N-body integrator REBOUND, a software package that can integrate the motion of particles under the influence of gravity. The particles can represent stars, planets, moons, ring, or dust particles. REBOUND is very flexible and can be customized to accurately and efficiently solve many problems in astrophysics. This conference will cover new developments, hands-on demos, and science results. |
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8-12 |
Conference on Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets,
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets (MOP) conference aims to bring together experts from around the globe to present and discuss recent research on the magnetospheres of the outer planets. |
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8-12 |
Eighth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration *,
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
The Eighth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration is the latest in a continuing series of conferences intended to promote the exchange of knowledge and ideas regarding the polar regions of Mars. This conference is designed to pull together the current state of Mars polar research from many fields including geology, atmospheric, and climate science. Primarily, the aim is to focus on advancements since the Seventh Conference, and attendees will have the opportunity to share their advances with like-minded colleagues. Additionally, several optional field trips before, after, and during the conference will highlight the beauty of the Yukon Territories and their relevance to martian analogs. Other topics of interest will include terrestrial analogs and current and future missions to investigate the martian poles. With the goal of fully understanding the polar environments on Mars, we will synthesize outstanding questions and developments in a publication dedicated to the results of this conference. |
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13-21 |
45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly,
Busan, South Korea
This meeting will be the 45th scientific assembly of the Committee on Space Research. The theme for this assembly is "Team Spirit in Space Research." Attendees will engage in thought-provoking scientific sessions, hear inspring keynote speeches, participate in interactive workshops, and listen to enlightening panel discussions. |
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14-19 |
National Astronomy Meeting 2024 (NAM2024) of the Royal Astronomical Society,
Hull, United Kingdom
The National Astronomy Meeting 2024 (NAM2024) will feature a wide-ranging scientific program in parallel with exciting outreach and cultural events. The proposed session structure is flexible, with sessions typically being two hours in duration. Requests for multiple sessions should be noted, and requests will be accommodated as the schedule and space permit. |
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15-19 |
New Heights in Planet Formation,
Garching, Germany
This workshop on planet formation aims to bring together observers with expertise in different wavelength regimes, theorists, and modellers, to review the state of the art, pin-point the main open questions, and explore new venues. Topics will include how and when planets form, the detection of planet formation, and planet-disk interaction, among others. |
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15-19 |
Two HoRSEs: High-Resolution Exoplanet Characterization Today and in the ELT Era,
Berlin, Germany
Now that JWST has launched, we are already experiencing the first wave of exceptional measurements, which are indeed revolutionizing some of earlier expectations about the chemistry of gas giants and have begun to venture into the characterization of smaller and cooler planets. A similar revolution is expected after first light from the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) at the end of the decade. In light of these opportunities, it is time to strategically reassess the role of HRS in the next 5-10 years. What can we learn from combining high-resolution spectroscopy (HRS) with JWST observations, and how can the two techniques best complement each other? How should we prepare for the ELT, such that we are ready to fully exploit its power from first light? Our original motivation to bring together the planet and stellar communities is now stronger than ever, as understanding the influence of stellar spectra in exoplanet measurements is already paramount and will be even more important in the ELT era. It is time to come together again, discuss the present and future of HRS, and place the technique in the landscape of JWST’s transformational science. We aim to do so with our second workshop – 2 HoRSES. |
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16-18 |
Mars Interior and Geophysics after InSight Meeting *,
Maryland/Virtual
The goal of the meeting is to bring the InSight science team and broader science community together to assess what has been learned about Mars from InSight data, assess the broader implications for rocky planets, and determine key remaining questions. Although the emphasis of the meeting will be on in-person participation, opportunities for virtual participation will be available. |
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16-18 |
Planetary Science Informatics and Data Analytics (PSIDA) Conference,
St. Louis, Missouri
This conference provides a forum to discuss approaches, challenges, and applications of informatics and data analytics technologies and capabilities in planetary science. During the three days of the conference, participants will have the opportunity to share knowledge, experience, and lessons learned in these fields and network with colleagues. |
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22-25 |
Planetary Science and Space Exploration (PSSE),
Daejeon, South Korea
This meeting aims to share the latest findings and recent and upcoming space missions, providing exciting scientific targets for future studies. Planetary Science and Space Exploration welcomes talks and posters on recent results, new methods and facilities, and ongoing modeling efforts that suggest diverse and comparative scientific approaches for general planetary scientists. |
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22-25 |
Tenth International Conference on Mars *,
Pasadena, California/Virtual
The Tenth International Conference on Mars is a large, 500–600-person gathering of Mars scientists from a range of disciplines, institutions, and countries. This conference has been convened every 4–7 years to provide a forum for summarizing our current understanding of Mars, to consolidate our primary paradigms for Martian processes and history, and to refocus the primary scientific questions that remain in front of us. |
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22-26 |
2024 Sagan Summer Workshop - Advances in Direct Imaging: From Young Jupiters to Habitable Earths,
Pasadena, California/Virtual
This workshop will be hybrid with both in-person and on-line attendance. The Sagan Summer Workshops are aimed at advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs, however, all are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee for these workshops. |
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22-26 |
When Stars Meet Planets: Exploiting High-Resolution Observations,
Sexten, Italy
This conference on high-resolution observations will be held in honor of Raffaele Gratton. |
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23-25 |
NASA Exploration Science Forum 2024,
St. Louis, Missouri
This conference will focus jointly on exploration science, including basic and applied scientific questions fundamental to understanding the Moon, Near Earth Asteroids, the moons of Mars, and the environments of these bodies; a particular emphasis will be placed on the Moon. |
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28-Aug 2 |
86th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society *,
Brussels, Belgium
You are cordially invited to attend the 86th Annual Meeting of The Meteoritical Society, which will take place from July 28 through August 2nd, 2024, at the Palace of the Academies in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting is hosted by the Université libre de Bruxelles, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and the Institute of Natural Sciences. Please note that the meeting will be IN PERSON only; there will not be a virtual option offered. |
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29-Aug 2 |
TESS Science Conference III,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The conference will focus on all aspects of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission: TESS data analysis techniques developed by the community, follow-up observations of targets identified using TESS data, and how discoveries made with TESS data impact theoretical understanding. |
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30-Aug 2 |
Are We a Unique Species on a Unique Planet?,
Copenhagen, Denmark
This meeting will start with a discussion of the achievements and perspectives toward understanding how planets form and how planetary systems around other stars look compared to our own solar system. Is there something special about our Earth, or maybe in the formation and configuration of the entire solar system, that could make us suspect that life arose only on the small blue dot where we happen to live? Do basic physics and chemistry demand that the same starting conditions will always lead to the same, habitable or inhabitable, planetary outcome? There will not be published proceedings after the meeting, but instead, all talks will be filmed and uploaded to the conference webpage or similar. |
August 2024
5-9 |
14th Meeting on Cosmic Dust,
Nagoya, Japan
The Cosmic Dust meeting series aims at establishing a consensus among cosmic-dust experts. The primary objective of the meeting is to provide cosmodustians with a unique opportunity to develop long-term interpersonal relationships and possible collaborations among meeting attendees through scientific interactions. The meeting is open for every cosmic dust fan, though the size is limited to a maximum of 50. The subject of discussion includes all kinds of cosmic dust: 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, and planetary aerosols. Also welcome are dust-related topics, for example, grain surface chemistry of molecules; physicochemical properties of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); light scattering by non-spherical particles and particulate surfaces; and dusty plasmas. |
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6-8 |
Follow-Up Observations of Small Bodies in the Solar System in the Era of Large Discovery Surveys,
Cape Town, South Africa
This will be a two-day focus meeting during the XXXII IAU General Assembly to discuss multiple aspects of follow-up characterization of the large number of detections of known and previously undiscovered small objects in our solar system from existing and planned, large, all-sky surveys. |
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6-15 |
International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly,
Cape Town, South Africa
This meeting will not simply be an opportunity for astronomy. It will be an opportunity to change the way the world sees Africa. When a continent so often looked down upon can lead the world in a field as technical as astronomy, then we change perceptions, we challenge preconceptions, we shake unconscious biases – we make the world think differently about the potential of all people in the world to contribute to the human endeavour. Africa has a rich culture to share with the world and many stories to tell, both astronomy and otherwise. |
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12-14 |
Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration Workshop *,
Flagstaff, Arizona/Virtual
This workshop will bring together community members to discuss a wide range of scientific investigations of planetary analog terrains and processes, exploration strategies, and orbit-to-ground comparisons. Topics include various planetary processes (volcanic, impact, aeolian, subaqueous, mass-wasting, glacial, tectonic, and others) as well as geophysical, geochemical, and astrobiological investigations. Discussions of field methods, sampling techniques, exploration strategies, technology applications, and ground-truthing are also solicited, as are topics related to data standardization and dissemination. In addition, the workshop aims to address analog work that will benefit human and robotic exploration of other planetary surfaces. This workshop is planned in coordination with the 2024 Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers taking place August 14–16, 2024. Participants are encouraged to attend both meetings. |
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14-16 |
2024 Annual Meeting of the Planetary Geologic Mappers *,
Flagstaff, Arizona/Virtual
This annual meeting will bring together community members to report progress on geologic mapping projects, discuss a wide range of mapping strategies, and coordinate map-based scientific investigations of planetary surfaces at multiple scales. Topics include progress reports on active mapping investigations, mapping strategies, and community resources and education, among others. Group discussions will address map data standardization and dissemination, map-based investigations of geologic processes, ways to modernize and improve geologic maps for human and robotic exploration, and uses of geologic maps to support exploration. This meeting is planned in coordination with the Terrestrial Analogs for Planetary Exploration Workshop taking place August 12–14, 2024. Participants are encouraged to attend both meetings. |
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15-16 |
Texas Area Planetary Science (TAPS) Meeting,
San Antonio, Texas
The Texas Area Planetary Science (TAPS) meeting aims to strengthen interactions within the Texas planetary-exoplanet science and astrobiology community and foster collaborations and partnerships between institutions and researchers. Researchers, faculty, postdocs, and students interested in planetary science and astrobiology/exoplanet research are invited to participate in this 1.5-day event. Travel grants are offered for attendees at all career stages, supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation. |
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18-23 |
Goldschmidt 2024,
Chicago, Illinois
Goldschmidt is the foremost annual, international conference on geochemistry and related subjects, organized by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry. The meeting will feature plenary sessions, science workshops, early-career workshops, and social events. |
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24-31 |
Microsatellites and Their Use in Planetary and Astrobiology Research,
Tartu, Estonia
The aim of the workshop is to enable students and early career scientists to design micro- and nanosatellite missions tackling scientific themes and target objects they have chosen themselves previously. The workshop will consist of three parts: a lectured part consisting of in-depth talks on the scientific background of the chosen mission themes and on important issues in satellite technology; a mission-designing part where attendees plan these endeavours in detail with the help of satellite technologists; and a final presentation of all the projects. |
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25-31 |
37th International Geological Congress,
Busan, Republic of Korea
The 37th International Geological Congress will contribute to establishing a global network of “E-geology,” such as a “Virtual Fieldwork Program,” connecting important geological sites through the internet. Access to relevant information about important geological sites will be available online. This will lead to a new evolution in the future of geological science education. Combining elements unique to the geological settings of East Asia and advances in electronics and internet technology in Korea, this meeting offers a exciting stage where geologists from all across the globe can celebrate new geological discoveries and scientific breakthroughs aided by one of the world’s best web-based infrastructures. |
September 2024
22-25 |
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,
Anaheim, California
The Geological Society of America Connects 2024 meeting will take place in Anaheim, California September 22-25. This annual meeting of the second largest geological society in the United States has a special section for planetary sciences. The 2024 meeting themes are “Water in Our Changing World” and “Life Along an Active Margin.” |
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23-27 |
Hey GPT! Can You Help Me Understand the Universe?,
Virtual
With this online workshop, we invite experts with a diverse set of professional skills to help the astronomical community to gather a deeper understating of what GPT-like language models mean and discuss on the impact of the use of AI on astronomy. We aim to host talks from software developers with the scope of having an in-depth look into the present and future status of the technology. Sociologists, economists, and likely neurologists will help us to discuss the potential impact of the use of AI and GPT language models on the cognitive skills of researchers at any career stage with focus on the potential future transformations on the way astronomy and science in general is done. We will give every day ample space for discussions. In order to make the involvement of on-line participants more effective, the SOC will have the mandate to trigger online pools, chair online roundtables on specific topics of interest, proposed and voted by the participants before the start of the conference. Finally, we aim at publishing the outcome of different discussions in a White Paper that might serve as a milestone for future reflections on the impact of GPT-like technologies on astronomy. |
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24-27 |
Born in Fire: Eruptive Stars and Planet Formation,
Santiago, Chile
This workshop will facilitate collaboration among experts in eruptive stars, planet formation, and computational modeling. Through interdisciplinary discussions, this event will nurture innovative solutions to age-old questions in the fields of star and planet formation. |
October 2024
6-10 |
56th Annual Meeting of the Division of Planetary Sciences,
Boise, Idaho
Join us in Boise, Idaho, for the 56th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS). |
November 2024
13-15 |
Exoplanets in Our Backyard III,
Louisville, Kentucky
Exoplanets in Our Backyard focuses on the collaborative exploration of exoplanets, uniting researchers from various scientific disciplines to share knowledge and expertise, particularly in the detection and characterization of exoplanet atmospheres. Emphasizing discussion and cross-disciplinary research, it invites experts to stimulate dialogue among attendees, with abstract submissions encouraged but not strictly confined to predefined topics. The event aims to inspire and educate participants of all experience levels in the collective effort to understand distant worlds and their formation processes. |
December 2024
9-13 |
AGU24,
Washington, DC
The theme of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 fall meeting is "What’s Next for Science?” Scientists, educators, policymakers, journalists and communicators will attend AGU24 to better understand our planet and environment, opening pathways to discovery, opening greater awareness to address climate change, opening greater collaborations to lead to solutions and opening the fields and professions of science to a whole new age of justice equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging. |