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Final Announcement — March 2015

Meeting Location and Date

The workshop on Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Rocky Exoplanets will be held May 4–6, 2015, at the Keck Center, Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS), 345 S. Michigan Avenue, Pasadena CA 91106.

Purpose and Scope

Venus and Earth display dramatically different geodynamical and tectonic regimes despite having nearly the same size and bulk composition. Venus lacks evidence of recent plate tectonics but may present analogies with early Earth tectonics. Furthermore, rocky exoplanets likely have a broader range of geodynamic outcomes.

This workshop will bring together scientists studying Earth, Venus, and rocky exoplanets to explore the role of key variables such as mass, composition, temperature, atmospheric interaction, and volatiles on tectonic and geodynamic processes, and to compare planetary evolutionary paths within our solar system and beyond.

Meeting Format

May 4, 2015 Registration and check in with coffee reception at 8:00 a.m.
May 4, 2015 Oral presentations and evening poster session
May 5, 2015 Oral presentations
May 6, 2015 Oral presentations; workshop will conclude at 3:00 p.m.


The workshop program is now available.

For a quick way to find out the method of presentation and time assigned to a specific abstract, use the author index provided.

This workshop can be accessed through Webex.
If you are interested in accessing Webex for this workshop please e-mail Tim Brice for instruction at [email protected]

Information For Presenters

Oral Presentations —

PC Hardware: PC Software:
Windows laptop Operating System:  Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
Memory:  8 GB RAM Microsoft Office 2013 (including PowerPoint 2010)
Video:  1900 × 1080 Internet Explorer 11, Windows Media Player 12, QuickTime 7.7, Adobe Acrobat Reader 11.0.10, FireFox 31.4

Poster Presentations —
All posters will be available for viewing on Monday May 4, 2015.

Poster Setup: Monday, May 4, from 12:00 noon to 3:30 p.m.
Poster Removal:

Monday, May 4, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Poster Size: 44" × 44"(110 cm × 110 cm)
Materials Provided: Pushpins

 



 


Registration

Through April 9, 2015 April 10–April 20, 2015 Onsite
Professionals $295.00 $345.00 $420.00
Students $195.00 $245.00 $320.00


The registration fee for professionals and students includes the reception, technical sessions, coffee breaks, and a printed program and abstract booklet.

Credit card registrations:  Participants registering by credit card MUST use the secure electronic registration form.

Other methods of payment:  Those registering using any other method of payment (check, money order, traveler’s check, or wire transfer) must contact the USRA Meeting Registrar for detailed instructions.

Note:  Participants required to register using a third party (e.g., SATERN for NASA civil servants) may still register in advance using the electronic registration form. The confirmation e-mail you receive after registering will include payment instructions to submit to the third party. Please be aware, however, that your registration will not be considered complete until the funds have been received.

Cancellations:  Requests for cancellation with a fee refund (less a 10% processing fee) will only be accepted through April 20, 2015. Those who fail to attend and do not notify USRA prior to the April 20 deadline will forfeit their full fee.

Accommodations

Participants must make their own travel and hotel arrangements. To view a list of hotels that offer special rates for Caltech visitors, refer to Caltech Preferred Hotels.

Contacts

For further information regarding the scientific content of the meeting, contact:

Sue Smrekar
Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology
Phone:  818-354-4192
E-mail:  [email protected]

Bob Grimm
Southwest Research Institute
Phone:  928-556-7201
E-mail:  [email protected]

For further information regarding meeting details or announcements, contact:

Ingrid Dudley
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA-Houston
Phone:  281-244-2151
E-mail:  [email protected]

For further information regarding abstracts or registration, contact:

Linda Tanner
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA-Houston
Phone:  281-486-2142
E-mail:  [email protected]

Schedule

Deadline for registering at reduced rate April 9, 2015
Comparative Tectonics and Geodynamics of Venus, Earth, and Rocky Exoplanets May 4–6, 2015


 

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