Planetary Meetings and Conferences Calendar
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February 2013 |
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Morocco 2013 Mars Analog Field Simulation,
Erfoud, Morocco 
In the framework of the PolAres research programme of the Austrian Space Forum, the MARS2013 Mars analog field campaign will further the preparation of future human Mars missions by testing scientific instruments, concepts for human-robotic partnerships and engineering and operations trials. Conducting field research in a representative environment is an excellent tool to gain operational experience and understand the advantages and limitations of remote science operations on other planetary bodies. The area near Erfoud is considered as a relevant proxy for various types of geological features of Mars, as well as a diversity of paleo(micro)biological signatures, terrain topographies similar to the Martian deserts and a test site area size which requires a diligent exploration mission design. This field mission is designed to be an opportunity to study equipment behavior involving the simultaneous usage of various instruments with the option of a human-in-the-loop (e.g. via the Aouda.X spacesuit simulator); a platform for testing life-detection techniques, performing terrain tests for rovers and study concepts of enhancing the situational awareness of remote support teams; studying the northern Sahara as a model region for martian deserts and extreme life; and serving as an outreach platform to enhance the visibility of planetary sciences.
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| 3-8
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Waves and Instabilities in Geophysical and Astrophysical Flows,
Les Houches, France
The goal of this winterschool is to bring together leading experts from astrophysical and geophysical communities, in order to discuss flows where stratification, rotation and magnetic field play an important role. Emphasis will be put on simple models of oceans, atmosphere and planet interiors, where basic phenomena such as waves and instabilities can be described theoretically.
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| 4-6
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The Present-Day Habitability of Mars,
Los Angeles, California
The history of Mars exploration can be characterized by a series of exciting discoveries that have dramatically overturned previously held beliefs about the planet. Until very recently, the dominantly held position within the scientific community was that while geologic and climatic conditions during Mars’ distant past may have been conducive to the potential origin and evolution of life, conditions on Mars today offer slim hope for life as we know it due to the unlikely existence of near-surface liquid water environments. However, recent results from from NASA’s Phoenix Lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions suggest that present-day Mars may in fact contain a range of potential liquid water environments associated with perchlorates in near-surface soil layers and seasonally recurring slope lineae. The purpose of this conference is to review observations and theories relating to the current habitability of Mars, and to broadly discuss the implications for future Mars science and exploration. Major topics to be considered include: Mars Salts and Perchlorates; Current Mars Liquid Water Activity; Early MSL Results; Redox Potentials for Martian Life; Active Martian Geochemical Cycles; and Implications for Mars Planetary Protection Policies.
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| 4-8
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Magnetic Fields in the Universe IV: From Laboratory and Stars to the Primordial Structures,
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
The meeting will cover a wide range of topics, bringing together experts in theory, experiments, observations and modeling of magnetized plasmas. Some issues to be addressed in the conference are laboratory plasmas, magnetic fields in stars, magnetic fields in the interplanetary and interstellar medium, the role of magnetic fields in star formation, magnetized jets and outflows, magnetic fields in galaxies and the intergalactic medium, primordial magnetic fields, basic plasma processes, magnetized turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and dynamo processes. The conference will consist of invited talks on the topics of general interest, as well as a number of contributed talks, and poster presentations.
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| 9-16
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Exoplanets in Multi-Body Systems in the Kepler Era,
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.
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March 2013 |
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Ganymede Lander: Scientific Goals and Experiments,
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.
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Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science,
Washington, DC
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Fundamental Properties and Processes of Magnetotails,
Reykjavik, Iceland
The conference will provide a forum in which various communities can come together and discuss recent achievements of observational, theoretical, and modeling studies with the objective to develop a deeper understanding of fundamental properties and processes of planetary magnetotails through a comparative examination. We will have presentations to compare and contrast knowledge from our best-sampled environment, the Earth’s magnetotail, to the less explored magnetotails of Saturn and Jupiter, and to the least explored magnetotails of Mercury, Uranus, and Neptune.
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| 11-12
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Characterising Exoplanets: Detection, Formation, Interiors, Atmospheres and Habitability,
London, United Kingdom
This meeting aims to set the agenda for the next decade in this rapidly expanding field of extra-solar planet science. Some 800 planets orbiting stars outside of our solar system have now been detected, with varying masses and orbital parameters. The challenge now is to move from detection to understanding these planets as bodies in their own right.
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| 16-17
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Microsymposium 54, Lunar Farside and Poles: New Destinations for Exploration,
The Woodlands, Texas
The goal of Microsymposium 54 is to present a summary of these new discoveries, and to bring together representatives of the geology, mineralogy, petrology, spectroscopy, geochemistry, geophysics, and dynamics communities to discuss these new findings and to ponder their implications for the next generation of significant scientific problems. A critical aspect of this discussion will be to assess the implications of this new perspective for future goals and destinations for robotic and human lunar exploration.
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| 18-22
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44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
(LPSC 2013),
The Woodlands, Texas
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Herschel Calibration Workshop: Only the Best Data Products for the Legacy Archive,
Madrid, Spain
This workshop will enable Herschel calibration experts and observatory users to gather to assess the current status, successes and shortcomings of the whole set of observing modes available to Herschel and the calibrations performed. It is scheduled to take place around the end of Helium cryogenic phase of the mission and before full consolidation of calibrations and archived observations in a post operational phase. The workshop will therefore provide further feedback into the planning of calibration improvements in the upcoming years so that the Herschel Science Archive has the best calibrated data possible.
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April 2013 |
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From Stars to Life — Connecting our Understanding of Star Formation, Planet Formation, Astrochemistry and Astrobiology,
Gainesville, Florida
We would like to understand the physical and chemical processes that lead to habitable planet formation, starting from the simplest interstellar medium initial conditions of pre-stellar cores, through star formation, accretion & protoplanetary disk evolution, and planet & planetary system formation & evolution. We will discuss theoretical, observational and laboratory constraints on these processes. The conference aims to foster inter and multidisciplinary collaboration between researchers interested in these topics.
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European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2013,
Vienna, Austria
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Transformational Science with ALMA: From Dust to Rocks to Planets Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems,
Waikoloa, Hawaii
The Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array (ALMA) is the world's most complex ground-based astronomical observatory. While still under construction, ALMA is opening a window into cosmic origins from previously inaccessible cold and dark parts of our universe. With its anticipated 66 antennae in full operations, ALMA will deliver astonishing imaging capabilities and sensitivity that will surpass any other telescope at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. The first light observations from ALMA, begun in September 2011, are exciting researchers with new views of gas and dust harboring young stars and planetary systems. We are on the threshold of an explosion of observations that will transform our knowledge and understanding of how solar systems, planets, and life all begin. In this workshop, investigators from around the world will meet in Hawaii to explore the evolution of material in protostellar disks from formation to dissipation. The Island of Hawaii is home to the largest observatory in the Northern Hemisphere, and is the site of extensive, collaborative, international research efforts. A focus of the workshop will be the processing of the gas and dust components, and the growth of planetesimals. We will also explore chemical changes, and radiative signatures at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. We will showcase results from ALMA early science projects and feature synergies with other telescopes that can help to advance this field, particularly those sited on the island of Hawaii.
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Third International Workshop on Lunar Superconductor Applications,
Cocoa Beach, Florida
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LunarCubes Briefing #2,
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Flexure Engineering is creating the LunarCube Working Group and LunarCube 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. LunarCubes will be more expensive and complex than typical CubeSats but much cheaper than typical interplanetary sats. Since lunar mission opportunities are more rare and costly than LEO opportunities, it will be common to combine multiple LunarCube-based payloads into one package for launch and operations. This will lead to complications not seen in a typical CubeSat mission and the LunarCube standard will have to address three new areas: Payload integration, launch - Multiple LunarCubes on one ride-along opportunity; Payload integration, operations - Multiple LunarCubes on one lander or Mother Ship; Mission Management - Multiple LunarCubes operating simultaneously. Due to tight travel budgets and new rules for government-sponsored workshops we have chosen to break the first workshop up into three one day briefings to be held in October, November, and April. The purpose of the briefings and the working group will be to create an open discussion about these issues and more to advance lunar science and mission opportunities for teams around the world.
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| 15-18
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Light Pollution: Theory, Modelling, and Measurements (LPTMM-2013),
Smolenice, Slovak Republic
This conference is more specifically oriented toward scientific and astronomical issues. It will address themes concerning theoretical concepts of modelling light pollution, numerical tools and simulation experiments, effects of atmospheric aerosols and obstacles on light pollution, impact of spectral characteristics of light sources and reflecting surfaces, observational techniques, data, and products and design and evaluation of dark sky friendly lighting technologies.
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| 15-19
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2013 IAA Planetary Defense Conference,
Flagstaff, Arizona
Papers are solicited in the following areas:
Planetary Defense
Recent Progress & Plans
NEO Discovery
NEO Characterization
Mitigation Techniques & Missions
Impact Effects that Inform Warning, Mitigation & Costs
Consequence Management & Education
The conference will include an exercise where participants will simulate the decision-making process for developing deflection and civil defense responses to a hypothetical asteroid threat.
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| 15-19
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International Young Astronomer School on Exploiting the Herschel and Planck Data (2013),
Meudon, France
The Doctoral School of Astronomy-Astrophysics of Great Paris (ED 127) is the only thematic doctoral school in France, in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. The school is supported by four universities or Institutes : the Paris Observatory (carrier), Université Paris-Sud (P11), Université Paris Diderot (P7) and UPMC (P6). Since 2008, the Doctoral School organizes a biennial international school in the field of observational astronomy, intended for PhD students and postdocs. The third edition of this school will be held in March 2013. The previous two had been very successful and received about 40 participants each, representing more than fifteen different nationalities. This is the third edition of a school with the goal to train young researchers, PhD students and postdocs, regardless of nationality, to the scientific exploitation of two recently launched European space missions, Planck and Herschel. The first results obtained by these two satellites, the most successful ever launched in their respective fields, are reshaping the landscape in many areas of astrophysics (cosmology, galaxies and large structures, star formation, interstellar medium, the solar system) and there is some urgency to introduce the concepts and specific methods of exploitation of their data to future researchers.
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| 17-19
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UK Astrobiology Conference,
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fifth UK Astrobiology Conference (ASB5) will be held in Edinburgh from April 17-19, 2013. Hosted by the UK Centre for Astrobiology on behalf of the Astrobiology Society of Britain, the conference focus will be “Molecules and Life in Extreme Environments.”
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| 22-24
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Workshop on the Evolution and Constitution of Mercury's Interior,
Chicago, Illinois
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| 22-27
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20th Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics,
Kyiv, Ukraine
The aim of the annual Open Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics is to provide young scientists with a possibility to communicate and present their scientific work.
Fields:
• atmospheric studies and space geophysics
• Solar physics and heliosphere
• Solar System & extrasolar planets
• stellar astrophysics
• interstellar and intergalactic medium
• extragalactic astrophysics and cosmology
• high-energy astrophysics and astroparticle physics
• positional astronomy and astronomical equipment
• computers in astrono
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| 23-25
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SPICE Domestic Training Class for 2013,
Monrovia, California
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| 29-May 2
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Habitable Worlds Across Time and Space,
Baltimore, Maryland
In this four day symposium, scientists from diverse fields will discuss the formation and long term evolution of terrestrial bodies throughout the various phases of stellar and Galactic evolution. A particular focus will be in how the specific conditions and challenges for habitability on Earth extend to other bodies in the Solar System and beyond. This symposium will identify new sites of Galactic habitability that may not have been previously considered.
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| 29-May 3
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Friends of Friends Meeting 2013,
Cordoba, Argentina
The meeting is aimed at stretching the bounds between the astronomers that work at the IATE and their external collaborators, as well as sharing the state-of-the-art of works that are being developed by the IATE members.
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May 2013 |
| 5-9
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43rd Annual Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Division on Dynamical Astronomy,
Paraty, Brazil
The annual DDA Meeting brings together top researchers in astronomy, astrophysics, planetary science, and astrodynamics for in-depth and stimulating discussions and talks on all aspects of dynamics in the space sciences. The DDA meeting features invited talks on a range of topics, contributed talks (with no parallel sessions), and posters that can be displayed throughout the entire meeting.
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| 6-7
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First Annual International Conference on Space Environment & Aviation Technology (SEAT 2013),
Singapore
The SEAT conference serves as a platform for aerospace scientists and engineers who are in academia, government labs, and industry to share and disseminate scientific knowledge, research results, and perspectives on the new challenges, future opportunities, and emerging trends in aviation education, research, and programs. The themes of the conferences are space environment (covers aerospace community, atmospheric/space/planetary environment, aviation weather, space weather, and other related space and atmospheric environment) and aviation technology (covers topics on aerospace engineering and aeronautical engineering).
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| 6-8
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Humans to Mars Summit (H2M),
Washington, DC
Explore Mars is hosting the Humans to Mars Summit at the George Washington University, Washington, DC. Every step of the planning and executing process of getting humans to Mars will be discussed.
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| 10
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RAS Specialist Discussion Meeting: Observation, Evolution and Origin of Planetary Satellites,
London, United Kingdom
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| 15-17
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Ice and Planet Formation,
Lund, Sweden
This workshop in Lund focuses on ice(s) and planet formation. Astrophysical ice has become an increasingly popular topic in the past years, inspired and driven by new observations of ices in molecular clouds and protoplanetary discs, models of dust coagulation and planet formation where ice plays an important role and current and upcoming laboratory experiment of ice collisions and ice deposition.
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| 24-27
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Spacefest V,
Tucson, Arizona
Spacefest is THE event for the space enthusiast of any stripe-Pure astronomy; manned exploration; robotic exploration; commercial space, and space history, professional or amateur.
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| 28-29
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iCubeSat 2013 — The 2nd Interplanetary CubeSat Workshop,
Ithaca, New York
iCubeSat was created in 2011 by JA as a neutral, non-profit, open source, open access forum for anyone with an interest in the concept of Interplanetary CubeSats to present, disseminate and archive their ideas, work, tools, techniques and other relevant items for anyone interested in the peaceful exploration of space.
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| 28-30
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Annual Meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA),
Vancouver, Canada
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| 28-31
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High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy,
Postdam, Germany
The scope of this meeting is to bring together the astronomical community that builds and uses high-
resolution spectrographs. High spectral resolution is essential to quantify and to constrain the many
micro- and macro-scale processes in cosmic plasma. In particular we will emphasize the coupling be-
tween predictive numerical simulations and quantitative spectroscopic observations. We organize this
meeting in the framework of the series of “Potsdam ThinkShops” as meeting number 10. The venue will
be held at the Telegrafenberg science campus of the AIP in Potsdam in May 2013 and will be open
for an international professional auditorium as well as students
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| 29-31
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Third Meeting of the International Primitive Body Exploration Working Group (IPEWG),
Nice, France
The IPEWG 2013 workshop will take place over the course of three days, and includes several topical panel sessions with scheduled time for discussion. These sessions will be structured to provide diverse perspectives from the international community in areas that are of great interest to the community. A final session will summarize the results into a series of recommendations and action items.
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June 2013 |
| 2-6
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222nd Meeting of the American Astronomical Society,
Indianapolis, Indiana
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| 2-7
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Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems,
Victoria, Canada
Topics include 1) Diversity and Evolution of Planetary Systems, 2) Protoplanetary discs: high resolution imaging, composition and structure, 3) Grains and Planetesimals, 4) Disc Chemistry, 5) Initial conditions of planet formation; planet formation pathways, 6) Signposts of planetary systems, 7) Dynamics in Planetary Systems: migration, multiplicity, 8) Exoplanet Atmospheres; composition, radiative transfer and circulation and 9) Interior Structure and Planetary Composition.
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| 3-4
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1st Annual International Conference on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro 2013),
Singapore
GSTF provides a global intellectual platform for top notch academics and industry professionals to actively interact and share their groundbreaking research achievements. GSTF is dedicated to promoting research and development and offers an inter-disciplinary intellectual platform for leading scientists, researchers, academics and industry professionals across Asia Pacific to actively consult, network and collaborate with their counterparts across the globe.
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| 3-5
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Next-Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference 2013,
Broomfield, Colorado
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| 6-9
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1st International Workshop on Education in Astrobiology,
Hoor, Sweden
The meeting aims to bring together scientists and teachers engaged in astrobiology education on universities and other training institutions to discuss new teaching and assessment forms in astrobiology, foster international cooperation in astrobiology teaching, and give the attendants a thorough overview of the field.
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| 10-14
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AbGradCon 2013,
Montreal, Canada
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| 10-14
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International Venus Workshop,
Catania, Italy
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| 11-14
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Isotopes as Diagnostic Tools in Astronomy, Geology and Biology,
Hoor, Sweden
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| 15-16
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IPPW-10 Short Course on Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems,
San Jose, California
This 10th workshop will build upon the IPPW tradition by encouraging international cooperation in planetary probe missions, new technologies, and scientific discoveries. In addition, students from around the world will have a unique opportunity to present their work and to interact with the leaders in their discipline areas.
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| 17-21
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10th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-10),
San Jose, California
The 10th Probe Workshop brings together engineers, technologists, scientists, mission designers, space agency leaders, and students from around the world for a compelling, week-long collaboration focused on exploration of Solar System atmospheres and surfaces using atmospheric entry and descent probes and aerial vehicles.
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| 17-21
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14th International Conference on Electromagnetic and Light Scattering (ELS-XIV),
Lille, France
The main objective of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers studying various aspects of light scattering and to provide a relaxed atmosphere for in-depth discussions of theoretical advances, measurements, and applications.
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| 18-20
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10th IAA Low-Cost Planetary Missions Conference (LCPM-10),
Pasadena, California
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| 18-21
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From Exoplanets to Distant Galaxies: SPICA's New Window on the Cool Universe,
Kanagawa, Japan
The primary aims of the conference are to introduce the scientific capabilities of the SPICA mission to the international community, and to foster interactions in the IR community on how to optimally utilise this new facility to further explore the physical processes in formation and evolution of planets, stars and galaxies.
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| 23-25
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2013 Space Cryogenics Workshop,
Girdwood, Alaska
The 25th Space Cryogenics Workshop will be held Sunday, June 23 through Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Alyeska Resort near Girdwood, Alaska. Sponsors are NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Cryogenic Society of America. Join us as we explore Space Cryogenics at Earth’s Last Frontier. The Workshop is an opportunity for all those engaged in low temperature work to exchange research results and knowledge, to inform the world about accomplishments and breakthroughs, and to network and share information with peers from around the world. All aspects of space cryogenics will be represented, with an emphasis on work related to previous missions as well as future research.
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| 23-28
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Gordon Conference on Origins of Solar Systems,
South Hadley, Massachusetts
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| 24-27
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8th Workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System (CD8),
Hapuna Beach, Hawaii
This workshop will provide a valuable opportunity for scientists specializing in theory, numerical modeling, laboratory experiments and telescopic observations to share their recent results and discuss new ideas in a focused, yet relaxed environment. Topics will include the internal structures of small bodies, their disruption through collisions, tidal or rotational forces, the outcomes of catastrophic breakup, including asteroid families, their size-frequency distributions and spin properties, collisional evolution, and the formation of dust. We particularly welcome young scientists – graduate students and postdocs who can contribute fresh ideas and will carry this important field of research into the future.
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| 24-28
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10th Annual Meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS),
Brisbane, Australia
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| 24-28
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Crossing the Boundaries in Planetary Atmospheres: From Earth to Exoplanets,
Annapolis, Maryland
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| 25-28
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5th Workshop on Hyperspectral Image and Signal Processing: Evolution in Remote Sensing (WHISPERS),
Gainesville, Florida
WHISPERS is the premier meeting of IEEE for hyperspectral image processing. The international annual meeting will be held this year in Gainesville, Florida, June 25-28, 2013, on the campus of the University of Florida. We invite members of the planetary science community to join colleagues from the terrestrial remote sensing and signal processing communities. This year we are proposing a special section devoted to exploring cutting-edge techniques in planetary image processing (described below) with a data users workshop.
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| 30-Jul 2
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Australian Astrobiology Meeting,
Sydney, Australia
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| 1-4
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International Symposium on Planetary Sciences (IAPS2013),
Shanghai, China
The International Symposium on Planetary Sciences (IAPS2013) will be held at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, July 1-4, 2013, Shanghai, China, which brings together international scientists to present the latest results of research and development in planetary exploration and science. Topics include planetary geodesy, navigation, remote sensing, atmosphere, ionosphere/plasma physics, magnetic and gravity field, geomorphology, geophysics, geology, petrology, geochemistry, interior physics, Life & Astrobiology, Giant & Extrasolar Planets, etc.
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| 8-12
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Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2013,
Athens, Greece
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| 9-11
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Comets as Tracers of Solar System Formation and Evolution,
Toulouse, France
The workshop will cover topics ranging from the dynamical and chemical evolution of the solar nebula during formation, to the techniques for measuring the composition of comets. Invited speakers include some of the community leaders in cometary science, measurements and technology development. We will discuss the role that Rosetta measurements will play in understanding the origin of Solar System bodies, and what future missions to comets are being planned. There will be a special issue of the journal Planetary and Space Science devoted to the works presented at this meeting.
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| 9-11
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Ninth Meeting of the NASA Small Bodies Assessment Group,
Pasadena, California
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Rocks in our Solar System — Bridging the Gap Between Meteor, Meteorite and Asteroid Studies (European Week of Astronomy and Space Science EWASS 2013 Special Session Sp11),
Turku, Finland
The session will bring together scientists working on all aspects of solar system rocky material properties. The topic includes laboratory analysis of meteorites and cosmic dust as well as observations and modeling of both meteoroids and asteroids. The contributions bridging the gap between properties of meteors, meteorites, and asteroids are highly welcome. The session will also focus on the recent Chelyabinsk fireball/Chebarkul meteorite fall event in order to put together knowledge acquired from studies of fireball trajectory, orbital analysis, and recovered meteorites.
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| 13-14
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LunGradCon 2013,
Moffett Field, California
LunGradCon provides an opportunity for grad students and early-career postdocs to present their research 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 (NLSI). In keeping with the future direction of the NLSI, we encourage participation from all students and postdocs investigating the Moon, near-Earth asteroids, Phobos and Deimos, and the near-space environments of these target bodies.
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| 15-19
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Eighth International Mars Conference — MEETING POSTPONED,
Pasadena, California
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| 15-20
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Protostars and Planets VI,
Heidelberg, Germany
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| 16-18
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NASA Lunar Science Forum,
Moffett Field, California
The conference consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations, together with breakout sessions to plan for the future of lunar science. The session summaries, along with the abstracts, list of organizers, and participants, will be included in a final report to be posted on the NASA Lunar Science Institute website.
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| 17-19
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Dusty Visions 2013,
Stuttgart, Germany
In a workshop style we want to discuss the present state and new venues in cosmic dust research. There are exciting new results from Cassini, Stardust, Spitzer, Herschel, Stereo, as well as other missions. Major topics of the workshop will cover new ideas and theories. We will also discuss observational results and the outcome of laboratory experiments, for they give implications for future space missions. Of special emphasis is cosmochemistry and compositional analysis of dust, also in view of upcoming space missions presently under way or in preparation (e.g. Juice, Lunar Lander, Rosetta, Ladee).
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| 22-26
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The Pluto System on the Eve of Exploration by New Horizons: Perspectives and Predictions,
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.
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| 22-Aug 9
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The University of California International Summer School on AstroComputing 2013: Star and Planet Formation,
Santa Cruz, California
The objective of the 2013 UC-HiPACC AstroComputing Summer School is to train the next generation of researchers in the use of large-scale simulations in star and planet formation problems. The school will cover many of the major public codes in use today, including tutorials and hands-on experience running and analyzing simulations. Students will receive accounts on the new 3,000-core supercomputer Hyades on the UCSC campus for the duration of the school.
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| 29-Aug 2
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2013 Sagan Exoplanet Summer Workshop,
Pasadena, California
The 2013 workshop will explore current techniques and technology used to detect exoplanets and debris disks, as well as the underlying science driving the modeling of exoplanetary atmospheres and disk structure. Leaders in the field will summarize the current state of the art in science, hardware, and software. Prospects for future space instruments will also be discussed. Attendees will participate in hands-on exercises to gain experience working with imaging data, astrophysical models, and instrument design. Attendees will also have the opportunity to present their own work through short presentations (research POPs) and posters.
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| 29-Aug 2
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76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society,
Edmonton, Canada
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August 2013 |
| 4-8
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Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V,
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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| 14-16
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International Conference on Astronomy & Cosmology,
Chicago-North Shore, Illinois
OMICS Group invites all the participants across the globe to attend the International Conference on Astronomy & Cosmology during August 14-16, 2013 at Chicago-North shore, USA. Astronomy-2013 is a remarkable event which facilitate the education, development, and participation of atmospheric scientists from developing countries as a conference. It initiates, encourages, facilitates and coordinates international cooperation in scientific research and stimulates discussion, presentation and publication of scientific results. To promote public education and awareness of the role and importance of the atmosphere and atmospheric sciences.
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| 16-25
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Summer Course: "Impacts and their Role in the Evolution of Life",
Kuressaare, Estonia
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| 26-30
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Meteoroids 2013,
Poznan, Poland
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September 2013 |
| 9-12
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LSST @ Europe: The Path to Science,
Cambridge, United Kingdom
The meeting will provide an opportunity to review the current status of the LSST, and the key science programmes which are underpinning its development. The conference will include presentations identifying current science challenges where a combination of LSST and major new European facilities and expertise will result in major leaps in understanding. These topics will range from studies of our Solar System and the Milky Way, to the Universe at the largest scales.
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| 9-12
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The 11th Hellenic Astronomical Conference,
Athens, Greece
The Hellenic Astronomical Conference, organized by the Hellenic Astronomical Society (Hel.A.S.), is the major scientific event of the greek astronomical community. The Conference, which takes place every two years in a different part of Greece, typically brings together over 100 scientists with research interests in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Physics.
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| 9-13
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European Planetary Science Conference (EPSC 2013),
London, United Kingdom
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| 10-12
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Planet Formation and Evolution 2014,
Kiel, Germany
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| 24-28
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Second International Congress of Astrobiology in Columbia,
Medellin, Columbia
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October 2013 |
| 3-4
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Workshop on Golden Spike Lunar Human Expeditions: Opportunities for Intensive Lunar Scientific Exploration,
Houston, Texas
Commercial spaceflight is rapidly beginning to impact capabilities for scientific research in numerous ways, including commercial suborbital spaceflight, commercial robotic lunar missions, and commercial near-Earth asteroid (NEA) exploration. In late 2012, the Golden Spike Company, consisting of space professionals and numerous veteran NASA engineers and executives, announced plans to mount a series of commercial human lunar expeditions in the 2020s, primarily for space and science agencies in countries around the world. The goals of this workshop are to provide a detailed overview of Golden Spike expedition capabilities to the worldwide lunar science community, and to seek feedback and input on science and exploration priorities and associated landing sites, surface experiment packages, and sample return requirements. The meeting will also explore desired future capabilities for more advanced Golden Spike missions, and the synergistic roles of Golden Spike human expeditions and robotic exploration missions.
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| 6-11
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45th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS 2013),
Denver, Colorado
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| 7-11
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Third Workshop on Robotic Autonomous Observatories,
Torremolinos, Spain
The main focus of the workshop will be on the new and existing astronomical facilities whose goal is to observe a wide variety of astrophysical targets with no (or very little) human interaction. The workshop will become an international forum for researchers to summarise the most recent developments and ideas in the field, with a special emphasis given to the technical and observational results and public outreach (including Citizen Science) and educational applications achieved within the last five years as well as the future strategies foreseen.
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| 14-16
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Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group,
Laurel, Maryland
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| 15-18
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The (F)IR Universe Three Years Later - The Contributions by Herschel,
Noordwijk, The Netherlands
The overall objective of the meeting will be to present and take stock of what has been learned to date based on Herschel observations. The symposium will feature invited and contributed talks, and poster sessions. More information and the formal first announcement will be issued about a year ahead of the meeting date.
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| 20-25
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Planet Mars 4,
Les Houches, France
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| 21-23
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Solar System Formation and Observation Conference (SFO),
Bern, Switzerland
The conference is divided in five sessions, covering the topics of planetary interaction with the space plasma, investigating planet atmospheres and exospheres and planetary surfaces. Invited review speakers (see webpage and poster) will open each session. By abstract submission participants can contribute to the program with oral or poster presentations. Abstracts about simulations, observations, investigations, instrumentation and data analysis are welcome.
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| 27-30
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2013 GSA Annual Meeting and Exposition,
Denver, Colorado
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| 30-31
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International Space Exploration Symposium in Japan: Space Exploration for Humanity and the Future,
Tokyo, Japan
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November 2013 |
| 4-8
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Second Kepler Science Conference,
Moffett Field, California
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| 11-14
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Second Exobiology Workshop,
Frejus, France
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| 11-15
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First COSPAR Symposium: Planetary Systems of Our Sun and Other Stars, and the Future of Space Astronomy,
Bangkok, Thailand
This first Symposium will address the theme “Planetary Systems of our Sun and other Stars, and the Future of Space Astronomy”. It is open to participants from all regions, but scientists, young professionals and students in the Asian region are particularly encouraged to participate. The Symposium will feature plenary lectures as well as parallel and poster sessions.
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| 27-30
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Astro-Engineering Workshop 2012,
Santiago, Chile
The sky in northern Chile is the best in the world for astronomy and the biggest telescopes are here. The Astro-Engineering is the technical junction between astronomy and engineering for the development of technology for astronomical instruments. This workshop is the first opportunity to congregate astronomers and engineers to discuss telescopes, instruments and the next big projects to be built in Chile.
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Eighth International Mars Conference — MEETING POSTPONED
July 15-19,
2013
Pasadena, California
76th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
July 29-August 2,
2013
Edmonton, Canada
Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution V
August 4-8,
2013
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Workshop on Golden Spike Lunar Human Expeditions: Opportunities for Intensive Lunar Scientific Exploration
October 3-4,
2013
Houston, Texas
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group
October 14-16,
2013
Laurel, Maryland
44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
(LPSC 2013)
March 18-22,
2013
The Woodlands, Texas
Annual Meeting of the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group
(LEAG 2012)
October 22-24,
2012
Greenbelt, Maryland
International Workshop on Instrumentation for Planetary Missions
October 10-12,
2012
Greenbelt, Maryland
Friday, April 12, 2013
Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Doug Hemingway, University of California, Santa Cruz
Lunar crustal magnetism -- origins and influence on space weathering
Friday, April 26, 2013
Lecture Hall - 12:00 AM
Andrew Dombard, University of Illinois at Chicago
Icy MoonThe Great (and Perplexing) Equatorial Ridge on Saturn's Moon Iapetus
Friday, May 3, 2013
Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Veronica Bray, University of Arizona
Craters
Friday, May 31, 2013
Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Tom Zega, University of Arizona
Friday, June 14, 2013
Lecture Hall - 3:30 PM
Kelsi Singer, Washington University, St. Louis
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