http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/ Lunar and Planetary Institute Meetings Calendar, highlighting workshops, conferences and other meetings of interest to the planetary science community. en-us webmaster@lpi.usra.edu (LPI Webmaster) Copyright 2012, Lunar and Planetary Institute Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:00 CDT http://www.lpi.usra.edu/images/lpi_logo_sm.gif http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/ 3553 120 01234561920212223 SaturdaySunday http://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/mars-climate-workshop-2011/ Moffett Field, California. The geological evidence for recent climate change on Mars continues to accumulate. Polar layered terrains, midlatitude glacial features, remnant tropical mountain glaciers, youthful ground ice, buried CO2 ice, and the changing morphology of the south polar residual cap, all point to an oscillating climate system that varies on time scales ranging from hundreds to thousands to millions of years. But the nature, sequence, and driving forces of these changes are uncertain. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together the geological and climate communities to assess the evidence for and mechanisms behind recent climate change on Mars (roughly less than 20 My). The goal is to constrain the magnitude, timing, and duration of these changes and relate those findings to possible forcing mechanisms. Thus, we seek observers to provide the evidence and offer their interpretation, and modelers to show how the climate system could change and the mechanisms involved. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1734 http://chiron.mtk.nao.ac.jp/ACM2012/ Niigata, Japan. The Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) meeting is the premier international gathering of scientists who study small bodies. The 2012 ACM meeting will be the 11th in the series and will be the first time in the Asian region. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1628 http://www.jpgu.org/meeting_e Chiba City, Japan. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1872 http://www.univie.ac.at/EPH/exolife/fileadmin/template/exolife/docs/workshop_final.pdf Vienna, Austria. During these two days the workshop will explore (1) questions on the habitability of (extrasolar) terrestrial planets (and moons) for life-as-we-know-it, but also the scientific background of possibilities for life-as-we-do-not-know-it; and (2) questions beyond natural sciences which will deal with theory of science, communication aspects with extraterrestrials and theological, sociological, historical and philosophical impacts of the potential discovery of extraterrestrial life on humankind. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1840 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/earlymars2012/ Lake Tahoe, Nevada. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1766 http://www.glex2012.org/index.html Washington, DC. The conference will bring together the global space exploration stakeholder community, including senior administrators and senior exploration managers from the majors space agencies, industry, governments, academia and NGO?s. Leaders in the field will converge in Washington to present results, exchange ideas, debate roadmaps, and discuss the future opportunities provided by human and robotic space exploration. The comprehensive program will include high-level plenaries and technical sessions that address plans for space exploration and explore how industry, politics, and law will help shape the future environment for this exciting domain of astronautics. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1777 http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/SSB_067577 Washington, DC. The overarching purpose of the NRC Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science is to support scientific progress in astrobiology and planetary science and assist the federal government in integrating and planning programs in these fields. The CAPS scope spans space-based and supporting ground-based planetary research within our own solar 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 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. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1927 http://www.weizmann.ac.il/conferences/frontiers/ The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. The theme was chosen to bring together experts in aspects of planetary formation, solar system evolution, and interpretation of exoplanetary discoveries. We plan to organize keynote talks around five topics: 1) Solar system formation, 2) Gas giants formation and interiors, 3) Moons and icy objects as keystones, 4) Exoplanets, 5) Extreme environments. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1873 http://www.cmos.ca/congress2012 Montreal, Canada. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1874 http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/FACULTY/GAIDOS/haleakala.html Maui, Hawaii. This workshop will provide an introductory but authoritative review of M dwarf stars and the detection, formation, and potential habitability of their planets. It is principally intended for advanced graduate students and junior postdocs, but investigators at all levels are welcome to apply. The workshop will consist of invited lectures, contributed research presentations, and a field trip to the summit and observatory of Haleakala to observe the transit of Venus across the Sun. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1847 https://sites.google.com/a/temple.edu/forward-in-space/home Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The primary goals of the workshop are to provide young female scientists with information and skills development necessary for a successful bid for a tenured professorship in the planetary sciences. Workshop activities will focus on developing mentoring and networking connections, techniques for more successful writing, acquiring grant funding, sharing of classroom ideas and materials, maintaining work-life balance, and challenges for dual career couples. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1875 http://www.isruinfo.com Golden, Colorado. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1861 http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/conferences/2012/SCCSV/index.html Hunter Valley, Australia. This conference "Multiwavelength Surveys: A Vintage Decade" is the fifth in the Southern Cross Astrophysics Conference Series which is held annually in Australia. The Southern Cross Astrophysics Conference Series aims to attract experts with wide ranging skills to discuss a particular astrophysical topic. For this meeting we will hear talks and have discussions on topics relating to optical, infrared, millimetre, and centimetre surveys ? from surveys that cover large areas of sky to those that focus on a particular type of astrophysical object. With the many surveys that have been conducted in recent years and the increasing creation of large international collaborations tackling the big questions, it's timely to bring the community together to discuss the science outcomes from these recent surveys and how these results will inform planning for new surveys using next-generation telescopes. Discussions will also cover tools and techniques for the visualisation and analysis of the large volume of data that stems from these multi-wavelength surveys. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1848 http://www.konkoly.hu/MPSE/ Budapest, Hungary. The conference is initiated by ESA to help promote planetary missions among scientists of Central and Eastern Europe, and get to know what the scientific activities of their respective communities are. The meeting is to facilitate their integration into European planetary science teams, to enhance the international cooperation regarding Mars and other European planetary science activities, including planetary mapping, astrobiologiy, meteoritics, cosmochemistry and analog science. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1877 http://ldap2012.colorado.edu/ Boulder, Colorado. The Dust, Atmosphere and Plasma environment of the Moon and Small Bodies (DAP-2012) workshop will take place June 6-8, 2012, in Boulder, Colorado. It will be a forum to discuss our current understanding of the surface environment of the Moon and asteroids, to share new results from past and ongoing missions, and to describe expectations for planned upcoming missions. The workshop will be focused on the open science questions, the status and future of our modeling and laboratory experimental capabilities, the definition of the required measurements and instrument capabilities for future investigations from orbit, or to be deployed on the surface. DAP-2012 is a follow up on the first workshop Lunar dust, atmosphere, and plasma: The next steps (LDAP-2010). Contributions to LDAP-2010 were published in the special issue of Planetary and Space Sciences, and a similar volume is planned to report the contributions to DAP-2012. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1855 http://origins.physics.mcmaster.ca/oi_planets/ Hamilton, Canada. This interdisciplinary conference will explore the deep links between the processes of star and planet formation, highlighting recent advances in observations (Kepler, Herschell), theory, and computation. The conference features nine interdisciplinary and interleaved sessions, each with an invited review speaker, who will set up the session with a true review of the current state of that field, as well a keynote speaker who will focus more on their own contributions to the subject. Topics will include star formation in clusters; planets: statistical properties; planets in cluster context; young, gas-rich disks; atmospheres and evolutionary models; cores and small scale collapse; planet formation: early stages in disks; planet formation: late stages; brown dwarf and lower mass end of IMF. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1849 http://planets.ucla.edu/?p=3726 Los Angeles, California. Water, organics and other volatiles are widely distributed throughout the inner solar system. For example, we find volatiles in the interiors of terrestrial planets and asteroids, as solids in the cryospheres, polar caps and permanently shadowed regions of planets and asteroids, as liquids on the surface of Earth and possibly on Mars, as gases in atmospheres and exospheres and in icy objects recently scattered to the inner solar system from beyond the snow line. Volatiles have played a key role in determining the properties and evolution of inner solar system bodies, and are central to the origin and evolution of life. Despite this, our understanding of their sources and evolution is far from complete. The UCLA Institute for Planets and Exoplanets (iPLEX) will host a two day interdisciplinary conference on the nature, distribution, origin and evolution of frozen volatiles and organics in the inner solar system. Topics will include polar ice and permafrost on planets and asteroids; delivery of terrestrial planet atmospheres and oceans; water and organics in comets; and liquid water habitats in the inner solar system. The conference format will include summary talks as well as contributed papers, with time set aside for discussion and questions. Attendance is limited to 60 participants and pre-registration is required. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1890 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsconcepts2012/ Houston, Texas. The NASA Administrator has directed the Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate (AA/SMD) to lead a reformulation of the Mars Exploration Program, working with the Associate Administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Directorate (AA/HEOMD), the Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT), and the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). In support of this reformulation, NASA will assess near-term mission concepts and longer-term foundations of program-level architectures for future robotic exploration of Mars in sufficient detail for SMD to develop and select high pay-off mission(s) beginning with the 2018 launch opportunity. The resulting missions and architecture will be responsive to the scientific goals articulated by the National Research Council Planetary Decadal Survey (Visions and Voyages, 2012, NRC Press) and to the President?s challenge of sending humans to orbit Mars in the decade of the 2030s. In addition to being responsive to the scientific goals of the Decadal Survey, the reformulation effort will address the primary objectives of the Strategic Knowledge Gaps in the Human Exploration of Mars as well as the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Goals. It will set the stage for a strategic collaboration between the Science Mission Directorate, the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and the Office of the Chief Technologist, for the next several decades of exploring Mars. To that end, NASA is sponsoring a two-and-a-half-day workshop to actively engage the technical and scientific communities in the early stages of a longer-term process of collaboration that bridges the objectives of the sponsoring NASA organizations. NASA will consider inputs from a variety of sources and will synthesize and integrate these inputs into the various options taking into consideration budgetary, programmatic, scientific, and technical constraints. The workshop is open to scientists, engineers, graduate students and academia, NASA Centers, Federal Laboratories, industry, and international partner organizations. The intent of the workshop is to provide an open forum for presentation, discussion, and consideration of various concepts, options, capabilities, and innovations to advance Mars exploration. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1923 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/dunes2012/ Flagstaff, Arizona. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1765 http://www.planetaryprobe.eu/ Toulouse, France. The goal of the workshop is to bring together scientists, technologists, engineers, mission designers, and policy makers interested in the technological challenges and scientific opportunities in the exploration of Solar System atmospheres and surfaces using atmospheric entry and descent probes, aerial vehicles. The preliminary list of session topics includes: outlook for probe missions; science and technology of probes, landers and penetrators; science instrumentation; entry, descent and landing; site selection, terminal descent and trajectory reconstruction; sample return capsules, aerial mobility, and drag, aerobraking and aerocapture techniques. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1821 http://uvastro2012.colorado.edu/ Kauai, Hawaii. Ultraviolet Astronomy: HST and Beyond will review the current forefront in UV astronomy, and look to the future ? identifying the science cases and instrumentation needs for the next generation of instruments, small, medium and large. We will have a series of invited review talks on scientific and observational topics, and invite contributions on the latest results in ultraviolet astrophysics, technological developments, and future mission concepts. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1928 http://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov Pasadena, California. During the program and pre-session webinars, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. By the end of the session, students will have a clearer understanding of the life cycle of a space mission; relationships between mission design, cost, and schedule; and the tradeoffs necessary to stay within cost and schedule while preserving the quality of science. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1879 http://www.planetaryprobe.eu Toulouse, France. Explore technological challenges and scientific opportunities associated with entry, descent, landing and flight in planetary atmospheres with fellow scientists, technologists, engineers, mission designers, policy-makers and students interested in the exploration of solar system bodies with substantial atmospheres. Short Course in Planetary Instrumentation Short Course: 16-17 June 2012. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1822 http://volcanoes.dickinson.edu/iavcei_iacs_viic/events2012.html#june Fairbanks, Alaska. The purpose of the conference is to bring together scientists with a common interest in volcano-ice interactions and to highlight recent studies and eruptions at snow- and ice-clad volcanoes. We are particularly interested in encouraging students and post-docs to attend and present their research results. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1880 http://www.coolstars17.net/welcome.html Barcelona, Spain. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1793 https://www.cps-jp.org/~pschool/pub/2012-06-24/index.html Kobe, Japan. The objective of the school is to promote education and research in planetary sciences for highly motivated graduate students and young researchers by providing them with an opportunity to interact with leading scientists in a specific field. Note that the term "Planetary Sciences" is used in a broader sense to include astronomy, astrophysics, astrochemistry, astrobiology, astromineralogy, geosciences, space science, cosmology, and other related fields. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1839 http://www.vmgoldschmidt.org/2012/index.htm Montreal, Canada. The GEOTOP research center and Montréal are proud to host the 22nd Goldschmidt conference in June 2012. Montréal is a cosmopolitan city that displays its European ancestry in a new world setting both in French and English. In addition to being rated one of the top cities in the world for international conventions, Montréal is a vibrant, welcoming and safe location for delegates from all countries. Goldschmidt 2012 will be held at the same time as the 33rd edition of International Jazz Festival, in the core of the city. From gastronomic delights to cultural events, unique architectural styling and exciting nightlife, our city invites you to make the most out of your time with us. The 22nd Goldschmidt conference will focus on the Earth in Evolution. Building on the foundations of 21 previous Goldschmidt conferences, this event is sure to include great science, exciting activities and the chance to network and socialise with many groups and individuals working in the field. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1838 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/climatology2012/ Boulder, Colorado. The goal of this conference is to look at climate in the broadest sense possible - by comparing the processes at work on the four terrestrial bodies, Earth, Venus, Mars, and Titan (Titan is included because it hosts many terrestrial processes). These processes include the interactions of shortwave and thermal radiation with the atmosphere, condensation and vaporization of volatiles, atmospheric dynamics, and the role of the surface and interior in the long term evolution of climate. This multidisciplinary conference will facilitate scientific progress in two different ways. Participants will gain insight into specific problems by seeing relevant processes at work in different contexts. They will also learn of spacecraft experiments, techniques, and numerical models that have been developed for other terrestrial bodies. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1823 http://www.sciops.esa.int/index.php?project=CONF2011&page=MOONS Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Understanding the formation and evolution of the natural satellites of the planets is important, as a piece of the wider puzzle concerning the formation and evolution of the solar system as a whole. Significant progress has been achieved recently on the formation of the Moon and of the regular satellites of the giant planets. However, many questions regarding the different formation mechanisms are still unanswered. The goal of the symposium is to review all possible scientific mechanisms for forming the moons, and for driving their subsequent evolutions, and their consequences on our current understanding of solar system formation and evolution. Topics will include the Earth-Moon system, Mars? Phobos and Deimos, the natural satellites of the giant planets and of Pluto and dwarf planets, ring-moon interactions, and the absence of moons around Mercury and Venus. Discussions will address the contributions of past and current missions, and ground-based observations, on future science mission goals. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1857 http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/groups/Planetary-Data-Workshop Flagstaff, Arizona. The workshop will have two tracks: One for data users, and the other for software developers. The goals of the data user track are to share information on digital planetary data, including availability, access and analysis methods; and to present how-to guides for locating, acquiring, processing and working with digital planetary data. The goals of the software developers track are to bring researchers and technology experts together to discuss and exchange ideas to identify difficult planetary research issues that can be addressed by software development; and present planetary data processing and software development methods and techniques. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1860 http://www.astronautical.org/node/96 Denver, Colorado. This conference will focus on ISS research and development-research results and future opportunities in physical sciences, life sciences, Earth and space sciences, and spacecraft technology development. Plenary sessions will highlight major results and pathways to future opportunities. Organizations managing and funding research on ISS, including NASA programs and the ISS National Laboratory will provide overviews of upcoming opportunities. Parallel technical sessions will provide tracks for scientists to be updated on significant accomplishments to date within their disciplines. The meeting also includes a workshop designed to help new users take this information and develop their own ideas for experiments using this unique laboratory. Potential ISS users who attend will learn: "What can I do on the ISS? How can I do it? What are sources for funding?" http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1882 http://spie.org/x13662.xml Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Topics include: Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2012: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray; Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes; Optical and Infrared Interferometry; Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation; Adaptive Optics Systems; Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems; Modeling, Systems Engineering, and Project Management; Modern Technologies in Space- and Ground-based Telescopes and Instrumentation; Software and Cyberinfrastructure; Millimeter, Submillimeter, and Far-Infrared Detectors and Instrumentation; High Energy, Optical, and Infrared Detector http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1824 http://www.nordicastrobiology.net/Iceland2012/ Reykjavik, Iceland. The Nordic-NASA summer school ?Water, ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe?, which will be held in Iceland from 2 to 15 July 2012, aims to give participants a thorough high-level introduction into the role of water in the evolution of life in the cosmos, starting from formation of water molecules in space and ending with evolution of the first organisms. It will bring together students and researchers from a multitude of different science branches, making it a truly multidisciplinary event. The event will be organised by the Nordic Astrobiology Network (please put in link to http://www.nordicastrobiology.net) together with the NASA Astrobiology Institute. Field studies on the colonisation of lava fields and glaciers will complement the lectures. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1825 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/sbag/ Pasadena, California. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1794 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lunarhighlands2012/ Bozeman, Montana. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1850 http://lasp.colorado.edu/ccldas/lgc2012 Moffett Field, California. LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs to present their research on lunar science in a low-stress, friendly environment, being critiqued only by their peers. In addition to oral presentations, the conference presents opportunities for professional development and networking with fellow grad students and postdocs, as well as senior members of the NASA Lunar Science Institute. A limited amount of funding will be provided for travel and lodging costs. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1903 http://www.cospar-assembly.org/ Mysore, India. The 39th COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be held at the Global Education Centre, 2 Infosys Training Centre Mysore, Karnataka India from 14 - 22 July 2012. This Assembly is open to all bona fide scientists. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1648 http://nextgenlunar.arc.nasa.gov/ Moffett Field, California. The purpose of this group is to engage and develop the next generation of lunar scientists and engineers, and to enable their successful involvement in current planning for the exploration of the Moon. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1939 http://www.mpia-hd.mpg.de/exoplanets2012 Heidelberg, Germany. This meeting will summarize our current understanding of planetary atmospheres from giant planets to rocky planets. The discussion will include the following general topics: Theory: Extrasolar giant and rocky planets: atmosphere and dynamics; Observations: Recent observation (ground and space) of extrasolar planets and retrieval methods. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1929 http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/LSF2012 Moffett Field, California. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1852 http://nexsci.caltech.edu/workshop/2012/ Pasadena, California. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1795 http://www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.html Tucson, Arizona. Join us in the beautiful setting of the American Southwest for a three-day symposium on the joys and challenges of communicating our understanding of the universe and science in general--whether in the classroom, in a museum or nature center, to general and specific audiences, through books and magazines, on the web, via festivals and fairs, on radio and television, or through the social media. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1832 https://www.cps-jp.org/~dust/ Kobe, Japan. This series of Cosmic Dust meetings aims at finding a consensus among experts on the formation and evolution of cosmic dust: where it comes from and where it goes. All kinds of cosmic dust (intergalactic and interstellar dust, protoplanetary and debris disk dust, cometary, asteroidal, interplanetary and circumplanetary dust, stellar nebular condensates, presolar grains, micrometeorites, meteoroids, meteors regolith particles) are the subject of discussion. The meeting is open for any aspects of dust research by means of different methods of studies (in-situ and laboratory measurements, astronomical observations, laboratory and numerical analogue simulations, theoretical modeling, etc.). Publishing the proceedings of this meeting as a special issue of a peer-reviewed journal is currently being planned, while paper submission to the proceedings is not obligatory. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1883 http://shrimp.anu.edu.au/metsoc2012/Welcome.html Cairns, Australia. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1806 http://www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2012/public.asp?page=home.htm Sentosa Island, Singapore. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1796 http://www.astronomy2012.org Beijing, China. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1797 http://dd2012.soe.ucsc.edu Santa Cruz, California. This multi-disciplinary workshop, hosted at UC Santa Cruz, will bring together scientists from various fields that are interested in double-diffusive systems. Double-diffusive instabilities and double-diffusive mixing are clearly important in oceanography, astrophysics, planetary physics and other applications, whilst simultaneously demanding the development of fundamental theory in fluid mechanics and applied mathematics. We will consider all possible regimes of double-diffusive instability, including the "fingering" case (often referred to as "thermohaline convection" in astrophysics), in the "diffusive" case (equivalently "semi-convection"), magnetic double-diffusive instabilities, GSF instabilities, etc.. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1930 http://www.iau.org/science/meetings/future/symposia/1030/ Beijing, China. Topics: ? Formation of terrestrial/habitable planets ? Water on Earth and in other Solar System bodies ? Methods of detecting habitable planets (RV, Transit, TTV, Microlensing, Astrometry) and mass determination ? Processes affecting close-in planets (tides, tidal-locking, radiation) ? Habitability and habitable zone ? Interior dynamics of habitable planets ? Atmospheric models and habitability ? Planetary magnetic field and its connection to habitability ? Prospects of the detection of biosignatures of extrasolar habitable planets ? Habitability in extreme planetary systems (e.g., systems with: multiple planets, giant planets in close-in and/or eccentric orbits, binary star systems, Habitable moons, Trojan planets http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1833 http://www.geomorphology-iag-paris2013.com/en Paris, France. There will be planetary geomorphology sessions. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1884 http://wiki.oamp.fr/ispp/IsppWorkShop Marseille, France. The meeting will address the evolution of the protoplanetary disks at the decoupling stage, a question that shares significant similarities with the study of stratified and rotating two-phase flows in fluid mechanics. The goal of the workshop is to discuss the recent developments in the field, focusing on: ? the possible formation of gaseous structures in the protoplanetary disks, particularly in the dead-zone, under various instabilities (baroclinic or barotropic via Rossby or edge modes), ? their lifetime and evolution (stability, migration, collisions ....), ? their ability to capture the solid material and to survive once loaded against other instabilities, ? their consequences on the global disc evolution. Emphasis will be placed on the hydrodynamical aspects of the problem but MHD processes will not be forgotten. The importance of 3D and self-gravity will be stressed. Part of the meeting will be also devoted to discuss the links with the experimental and numerical works performed in the physics of rotating flows and granular media. The burning center of the discussions will be the possible (or impossible) routes toward planetesimals and planetary cores. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1834 http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2012/ESOat50.html Garching, Germany. The ESO@50 workshop is intended to provide an original perspective on the scientific challenges of the coming decade, building on the achievements from the science community using ESO facilities.This 5-day workshop will focus on the main scientific topics where ESO has made important contributions, from Solar System astronomy to fundamental physics. Key speakers will be invited for overviews of each field (including some historical perspective) and then focusing on the present science status around these questions. The next science steps will also be emphasized. Some "bonus" tracks will be included, such as introducing the first ALMA results, the latest unpublished VLT/I and La Silla results, and an outlook for science with the E-ELT. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1885 http://www.usm.uni-muenchen.de/people/preibisch/planets2012/index.html Munich, Germany. After the discovery of more than 500 extrasolar planets and with recent new results about the origin of our own solar system, the process of planet formation and the subsequent evolution of planetary systems has received the highest ever attention of the scientific community. In continuation of the Planet Formation Workshop Series in Germany, the aim of this meeting is to bring together scientists from diverse fields (i.e., astronomy, planetary science, mineralogy, and laboratory work; theory and observations) to engage and continue an active and interdisciplinary discussion. Topic that will be covered include solar system studies, extrasolar planetary systems, laboratory work, physics and evolution of protoplanetary disks, and evolution of planetary systems. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1747 http://www.galex.caltech.edu/galexfest/ Pasadena, California. This conference will bring together researchers from diverse fields of astrophysics for which GALEX UV surveys have provided key information, including: Galaxy formation and evolution, Star formation, young stars, and exoplanets, Post main-sequence stellar evolution, Active Galactic Nuclei and black hole evolution, Supernovae and other transients, and Interstellar and Intergalactic medium. We particularly hope the conference generates strong cross-fertilization between increasingly specialized subfields of astrophysics. Our goal is to highlight past discoveries and insights, bring forward new ideas for UV and multiwavelength archival investigations and for archival data tools and products, and to summarize the GALEX legacy as a major part of the rich history of astronomical surveys of the past and exciting plans for the future. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1886 http://goldenage2012.ifac.cnr.it/index.php/goldenage2012/goldenage2012 Rome, Italy. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1798 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marsmantle2012/ Houston, Texas. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1808 http://www.omicsonline.org/biosimilars2012/ San Antonio, Texas. Biosimilars have provided many challenges and opportunities in equal measure for innovators and applicants. The nature of the bioproducts, their production and the complex regulatory environment make the market difficult. Biosimilars-2012 is a remarkable event which brings together a unique and International mix of large and medium Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies; leading universities and Pharmacological research institutions making the conference a perfect platform to share experience, foster collaborations across industry and academia, and evaluate emerging technologies across the globe. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1826 http://www.nanosat.jp/ Nagoya, Japan. The recent arrival of the new class of micro- and nano-satellites has allowed governmental and non-governmental institutions in a growing number of countries to participate in the exploration and peaceful uses of Outer Space. Advances in technology have contributed to lowering the cost and development times of space missions using micro- and nano-satellite platforms, and we see progressively more innovative missions being realized. The overall theme of the Symposium - ?Paradigm shift? ?is, therefore, aptly chosen. For more than four decades, the United Nations through its Programme on Space Applications has contributed to capacity building in the field of space activities. Micro- and nano-satellite missions and their applications can provide a wide range of benefits that contribute to social and economic growth. For this reason the Office for Outer Space Affairs launched the Basic Space Technology Initiative (BSTI) in 2009 with the aim to support international cooperation in this field. The UN/Japan Nano-Satellite Symposium is the major BSTI event scheduled for 2012. It is the first in a series of similar Symposiums we plan to organize in the coming years in different parts of the World. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1941 http://futurescience.aob.rs/ Belgrade, Serbia. In the era of abundant large aperture telescopes (8 m and above) the development of fail-safe robotic control, smaller and more cost-effective instruments, better detector technology and computer software enables the smaller telescope to remain active at the forefront of discovery. Research programs which require prompt response or significant time allocation are generally difficult to implement at the biggest telescopes. Furthermore, robotic metre-class telescopes can be more easily integrated into dedicated networks for continuous monitoring and support of large surveys including space-based missions and used as for development and demonstration of new detector technology. Metre-class telescopes provide the most efficient means of training future researchers and can be used effectively in secondary schools and public outreach to give non-astronomers a much more realistic idea of what modern astrophysics is about. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1940 http://www.PlanetaryCraterConsortium.nau.edu Flagstaff, Arizona. The Planetary Crater Consortium meeting is an informal meeting to discuss all aspects of impact cratering (observational, theoretical, experimental, and modeling) throughout the solar system. Meeting consists of contributed talks, invited talks, and discussion periods. Abstracts due August 31, 2012. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1827 http://www.epsc2012.eu/ Madrid, Spain. The intention of the European Planetary Science Congress 2012 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. The Scientific Organizing Committee of the EPSC2012 invites all planetary scientists to participate in the congress, submit contributions to the topical sessions and share their research with colleagues and friends. We are looking forward to welcome you in Madrid! http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1924 http://luth7.obspm.fr/Life-Signatures-25-28-Sep2012.pdf San Marino, Italy. It is now timely to gather a large conference of experts in SETI, biosignatures, the search for terrestrial exoplanets and related disciplines from all over the globe to openly discuss the strategies of both Passive and Active SETI. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1828 http://www.lunar-cubes.com/ Mountain View, California. Flexure Engineering is creating the LunarCubes Working Group and LunarCubes workshops to promote the creation of a standard to facilitate the development of low-cost, rapid-development payloads that could be easily added to the many lunar opportunities that will exist in the coming decades. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1944 http://rocksnstars.de/ Göttingen, Germany. In 2012, the International Max Planck Research School on Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the Universities of Braunschweig and Göttingen (Solar System School) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. On this occasion, the current PhD students of the Solar System School are organising the scientific conference called "Rocks'n'Stars". The conference covers the whole solar system within geo- and astrophysics, with sessions on star and planet formation, solar-stellar relations, the solar photosphere and chromosphere, the solar corona and solar wind, solar MHD, solar variability and climate, Sun-planet interactions, terrestrial planets, gas planets, planetary dynamics, small bodies in the solar system, and exoplanets. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1931 http://www.paneth.eu Nördlingen, Germany. The 2012 joint meeting of the Paneth Kolloquium and the workshop of the DFG special program ?The first 10 million years of the solar system ? a planetary materials approach? will be held in the historic ?Klösterle? (little monastery) in the medieval town of Nördlingen. Nördlingen is located in the center of the Nördlinger Ries meteorite impact site (~20 km diameter). The Paneth Kolloquium is a European meeting that brings together students and researchers from different fields of cosmochemistry, planetology and astrophysics. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1888 http://ssed.gsfc.nasa.gov/IPM.html Greenbelt, Maryland. The objective of the workshop is to have a broad canvas of technology and instrumentation available to 'Decadal Survey' missions, Discovery class missions and others further out in the future. It is also meant to be a forum of collaborations and exchange where science questions and the technology needed to answer them are discussed. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1805 http://www.psi.edu/dps12/ Reno, Nevada. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1942 http://agenda.albanova.se/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=2996 Stockholm, Sweden. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1799 http://www.eso.org/sci/meetings/2012/surveys2012.html Garching, Germany. The workshop will discuss the on-going and upcoming large public surveys with a special focus on the first results from the ESO public surveys projects. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1887 http://history.nasa.gov/ Washington, DC. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, Mariner 2 sent to Venus, the NASA History Program Office and the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum invite papers for a conference relating to the history of planetary exploration. This historical symposium will be held in Washington, D.C., on 18-20 October 2012. Entitled ?Solar System Exploration @ 50,? the purpose of this symposium is to consider, over the more than fifty-year history of the space age, what we have learned about the other bodies of the solar system and the process whereby we have learned it. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1812 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/leag2012/ Greenbelt, Maryland. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1894 http://www.ibnbattutacentre.org/conf/mars2012/ Marrakech, Morocco. This is the third conference on Mars analogue studies. The first two were held at Catania (Italy) in 2002 and Trento (Italy) 2007. Since the Trento Conference the interest in Mars analogues has increased enormously, as evidenced by the increase in published books, papers, and journal special issues on analogues and in support of future Mars surface missions. The analysis of Mars analogue environments on Earth is of paramount importance for the interpretation of the data from past, present and future orbital and landed missions, as well as mission planning (both robotic and human). Sedimentary environments in particular attract strong interest because they can retain the palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental history of the planet and under the right conditions may harbour fossil or present life signatures. The participation of terrestrial geologists is particularly encouraged, in order to identify and promote the many synergies between martian and terrestrial science. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1810 http://moca.monash.edu/eclipse/ Palm Cove, Australia. As we emerge from one of the deepest and longest solar minima on record, with a new and powerful eye on the Sun ? SDO ? we invite all those with an interest in solar activity to gather in beautiful Palm Cove, Australia, to review and assess our current knowledge and understanding of our magnetic star, and to experience the awe and wonder of a total solar eclipse on November 14, 2012. Topics of discussion will include, but not limited to, observing and understanding the solar cycle; oscillations and seismology of activity from interior to corona; large-scale transients and CMEs; small-scale transients and high-cadence observations; and new results from SDO, Hinode, and the new instruments on the ground and all other aspects of the active Sun. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1759 http://cpsx.uwo.ca/news?post_id=6281 London, Ontario, Canada. The theme of the 2012 Canadian Space Summit is "Bridging Communities: Unifying the Canadian Space Sector." It will provide a multi-faceted forum for the Canadian and international community to present recent scientific advances, exchange information on new technologies, develop new ideas and to discuss opportunities for international collaboration. The workshop will comprise a mix of plenary sessions, invited talks, poster sessions, and panel discussions. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1891 http://fallmeeting.agu.org/2012/ San Francisco, California. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1925 http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~eford/meetings/aspen2013/ Aspen, Colorado. For centuries, theories of planet formation were guided exclusively by our solar system. However, the discovery of planets orbiting other stars (exoplanets) in the past two decades has demonstrated that nature often produces planetary systems quite different from our own, neither anticipated by nor well explained by the current theories of solar system formation and dynamics. The diversity of planetary system architectures (the masses and orbital arrangements of planets) has confronted astronomers with many new challenges and reinvigorated the fields of planet formation and orbital dynamics. Among these challenges are planetary systems with multiple planets in close-in orbits, highly eccentric orbits, and planets in binary star systems. In this one week program, scientists from the fields of planetary science, celestial mechanics, astronomy and astrophysics will meet to discuss new developments in the field of extrasolar multi-planet systems. The goal of our workshop is to provide an environment where these scientists can present new ideas, discuss their implications for identifying the most important problems in the field and chart the field?s future direction. Young scientists, women, and underrepresented minorities will all be encouraged to apply. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1938 http://glcw2013.cosmos.ru Moscow, Russia. A study of Jupiter system is an important part of international efforts to understand the origin of Galilean satellites and more generally the origin of the Solar System. Few years ago Russian Academy of Sciences and Roscosmos proposed to include a Lander for investigation of one of the moons of Jupiter, namely Europa or possibly Ganymede, as an additional element of EJSM/Laplace international mission to Jupiter system. This is considered as a very important component of Roscosmos?s long-term strategic plan for reinforced cooperation with ESA and NASA. Ganymede ? the third of Galilean satellites is becoming now the final destination point of the European JUICE mission. Its concept results from the reformulation of the EJSM/Laplace mission into a European-led mission. On the other hand Russia is working now on a lander concept for Ganymede. Russian GL (Ganymede Lander) will be a partner mission for JUICE. The main scientific object of GL will be a search of possible present and past signatures of life and ?in situ? studies of the environment from the surface by remote and contact methods. In addition to coordination of scientific tasks, certain number of practical problems (e.g. navigation, data transfer, types of surface topography information for landing etc.) are planned to be discussed during these Colloquia. Russian GL mission is presently aimed for launch in 2023-2024, though this schedule might be revised in the future and aligned with JUICE. Science payload of the mission is being considered, and international participation is welcomed. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1943 http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2013/ . http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1851 http://www.ppvi.org Heidelberg, Germany. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1721 http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/conference/ Columbia, Maryland. NASA?s New Horizons mission is now over 22 AU from the Sun en route to a reconnaissance flyby of the Pluto system at 32 AU in July, 2015. In advance of that historic flyby, the New Horizons mission is sponsoring a scientific meeting to review knowledge of the Pluto System, to inform the planetary science community about the flyby and collaboration/DAP funding opportunities, to discuss and begin to prepare groundbased and spacebased observing proposals, and to provide a venue for scientific predictions. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1842 http://www.astro.amu.edu.pl/Meteoroids2013/index.php Poznan, Poland. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1800 http://www.helsinki.fi/acm2014/ Helsinki, Finland. The Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) meeting is the premier international gathering of scientists who study small bodies. The 2014 ACM meeting will be the twelfth in the series. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1937 http://www.eclipse-chasers.com/SEC2014.html Alamagordo, New Mexico. Over the last few decades, there have been dramatic changes in solar eclipse traveling. Solar Eclipse specialists meet most of the time in the shadow of the Moon. Solar Eclipse meetings out of totality are rare, or are mainly focused on solar physics. Because there was no central eclipse in 2000 we had been presented with a perfect opportunity for an International Solar Eclipse Conference. The aim of the conference is to bring together professionals and amateurs, addicts, enthusiasts, and chasers, sharing information, knowledge, and experience. Two days of lectures are given in each of the disciplines: predictions, mathematics, solar physics, weather forecasting, eye safety, diameter measuring, edge and central, and ancient eclipse research. Of course the latest and forthcoming solar eclipses should be great topics of discussion, along with the once-in-a-lifetime Venus Transit. Friday evening is a social event with reception and informal meetings. And where possible the conference will be combined with a lunar eclipse, partial solar eclipse, and a visit to a solar observatory. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/?event=1932