Program and Presenter Information

Detailed information about the agenda is available by viewing the program and abstracts. Authors will not receive notification letters. Please check the author index to see where your presentation has been scheduled.

An “Unconference” to promote discussion at CCTP-3

For this third CCTP conference, we want to promote interdisciplinary discussion, particularly between scientists who traditionally do not work together and/or attend the same meetings. We also want to foster “organic” discussions that are not directed by the conveners of the meeting, but instead initiated by the participants. Basically, we want to foster discussions that already occur in the hallways and at the meals of a traditional conference, but in a way that is more inclusive and that does not rely on pre-existing social and professional networks amongst conference participants.

To do this, we are implementing two “unconference” discussion sessions at CCTP-3. An unconference is a meeting driven by the participants, where top-down planning and elaborate presentations are avoided. Participants will suggest discussion topics, vote on the discussions to have, and then run/participate in the discussions.

We will set up a board where participants will write their suggested discussion topic along with their name. Monday afternoon and evening we will collect discussion ideas on the board. On Tuesday, participants should put their votes next to the sessions they would like to attend. At the end of the lunch break, the organizers will tally up the votes and assign the sessions to rooms. We will have three concurrent discussions during each unconference session. After the Tuesday unconference session, people can add more discussion topics for the Wednesday session and start voting for those Wednesday sessions.

We encourage everyone to attend one of the voted for discussions during the unconference session. These discussions have no presentations, no agenda, and are open to all. The person who suggested the selected topic will lead the session. They should consider themselves a moderator, not a presenter or a leader. We encourage people to leave a session if they're not getting anything out of it, and try another one. The goal is for everyone to be involved in discussing comparative climatology science and future directions.

Town Hall

The CCTP Town Hall scheduled for Tuesday, August 28 at 4:00 p.m. will be an opportunity to discuss with NASA representatives the current state and future direction of comparative climatology research.

Working Lunch: CCTP Goals, Future Plans, and CCTP-3 Wrap-Up

During the final session of the Comparative Climatology of Terrestrial Planets III, we will work as a community to identify goals and future plans. Ideally, we will generate a set of research goals for comparative climatology that will guide both the research community and NASA’s support of this community. This session should lead to a number of products, including plans for white papers for the upcoming Astrophysics and Planetary Decadal Reports. We encourage all conference attendees to participate in this important final session of CCTP-3. Participants will be given the opportunity to order and pay for a Jason’s Deli boxed lunch or salad.

Oral Presentations

A PC laptop, LCD projector, and speaker remote will be available for presentations during the oral sessions. In order to facilitate a smooth transition between speakers, all presentations will be preloaded and tested in advance. To aid the preloading process, create a folder on your flash drive called “climatology2018” and place your PowerPoint presentation in that folder. Please include your last name in the naming of your presentation file. On Monday, the first day of the meeting, IT support will be provided prior to the start of the conference, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., to assist with loading your talk. Tuesday through Thursday IT support will be available 8:00–9:00 a.m. and 1:00–1:30 p.m.

Hardware and Software Specifications

The session room will be equipped with the following minimum hardware and software:

PC Hardware	PC Software
Lenovo ThinkPad Z40 Core i7 4510Mu /2.60 GHz	Operating System: Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit
Memory: 8 GB RAM	Microsoft Office 2010 (including PowerPoint 2010)
Video: 1024 × 768 resolution	Internet Explorer 10, Windows Media Player 12, QuickTime 7, Adobe Acrobat Reader X, FireFox 64

Poster Location	Great Room
Poster Setup	Posters can be hung any time Monday, August 27. Posters will remain posted during the conference
Poster Removal	Thursday, August 30, upon conclusion of the conference. Posters left behind will be discarded.
Poster Size	44" × 44"(110 cm × 110 cm)
Materials Provided	Push pins