ORGANIZERS

Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI)/
Universities Space Research Association (USRA)

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

 

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

CONVENERS

 

David Beaty

JPL/Caltech

Dan McCleese

JPL/Caltech

Rich Zurek

JPL/Caltech

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

 

Charles Budney, Chair

Mars Program Office, JPL/Caltech

Matt Golombek

Mars Pathfinder Mission, JPL/Caltech

Jeffrey Plaut

Mars Odyssey Mission, JPL/Caltech

David Senske

Mars Odyssey Mission, JPL/Caltech

Diana Blaney

Mars Exploration Rovers, JPL/Caltech

Sue Smrekar

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, JPL/Caltech

Leslie Tamppari

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter/Mars Phoenix Mission, JPL/Caltech

Deborah Bass

Mars Phoenix Mission, JPL/Caltech

John Grotzinger

Mars Science Laboratory, JPL/Caltech

Ashwin Vasavada

Mars Science Laboratory, JPL/Caltech

Joy Crisp

Mars Science Laboratory, JPL/Caltech

Michael Mischna

Mars Modeling, JPL/Caltech

Bruce Banerdt

InSight Mission, JPL/Caltech

Bethany Ehlmann

Caltech

First Announcement — December 2012

Meeting Location and Date

The Eighth International Conference on Mars will be held July 15–19, 2013, at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, California.

Purpose and Scope

This year we will have completed an unparalleled 15 years of concentrated exploration of the Red Planet. This period includes eight successful missions (1996 Mars Global Surveyor, 1996 Mars Pathfinder, 2001 Mars Odyssey, 2003 Mars Exploration Rover, 2003 Mars Express, 2005 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2007 Mars Phoenix, and 2011 Mars Science Laboratory), as well as telescopic observations from Earth, studies of martian meteorites, and a variety of numerical and laboratory modeling activities. This is an ideal time to consolidate our primary paradigms for Mars. In addition, this conference will provide an opportunity to review and debate the key questions and controversies that remain open.

Meeting Format

The first four days of the conference will be structured with morning and afternoon oral sessions organized around topical themes, along with mid-day poster sessions of broader scope. The program committee will place the submitted abstracts into nine oral sessions and four poster sessions. There will be no parallel sessions. The oral sessions will be held in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus. The poster sessions will be displayed in Dabney Garden, an outdoor venue with partial shade around the perimeter. The conference will conclude on Friday, July 19, at 11:30 a.m., to allow participants to catch the afternoon/evening flights home.

The deadline for abstract submission will be May 2, 2013, and will be handled through this website. The final announcement and workshop program will be posted on this website by May 31, 2013.

Indication of Interest

To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders and special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by March 1, 2013.

Contacts

For further information regarding the scientific content of the meeting:

David Beaty
JPL/Caltech
E-mail:  david.beaty@jpl.nasa.gov

For further information regarding meeting details and announcements:

Charles Budney
JPL/Caltech
E-mail:  charles.j.budney@jpl.nasa.gov

Katy Buckaloo
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA/LPI
Phone:  281-486-2106
E-mail:  kbuckaloo@hou.usra.edu

For further information regarding abstract submission or registration:

Linda Tanner
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA/LPI
Phone:  281-486-2142
E-mail:  ltanner@hou.usra.edu

Schedule