WHEN AND WHERE
The Third International Conference on Large Meteorite Impacts (formerly Large Meteorite Impacts
and Planetary Evolution) will be held August 5–7, 2003. The oral and poster sessions will be held
at the Klösterle, Nördlingen. A map of the location is accessible under "Stadtplan" (city plan)
at
www.noerdlingen.de/tourismus/start_tourismus.htm.
MEETING FORMAT
The three-day meeting will be organized by topical sessions and problem-oriented sessions. The
program committee reserves the right to make all decisions on the mode of presentation to ensure a
balance of as many important new research results as possible. Selection criteria will be based on
the relevance of the subject matter to the conference and the quality and timeliness of the science.
All decisions made by the program committee will be final.
Contributions dealing with the following topics are invited:
¥ Impacts and Earth evolution
¥ Impact structures and climate change
¥ Formation of melt sheets, melt breccias, and impact glasses in
crystalline and sedimentary targets — melt sheets and melt
breccias within the impactite sequence
¥ Mass movement of subsurface materials
¥ Impacts in marine environments
¥ Impacts on other planets
¥ Material response to hypervelocity impact — shock metamorphism
¥ Geophysical signatures of planetary impacts
¥ Experimental and numerical studies
Oral presentations will be scheduled during the conference to allow 15 minutes for speaking and
5 minutes for discussion and speaker transition. Two slide projectors, two overhead projectors,
and two data/video LCD projectors will be available. The poster sessions will be held at the main
hall at the Klösterle and in the nearby "Färberhalle". Authors of posters must be available to
display and discuss their results in the poster area during the poster sessions. Each poster will
have a space of 100 cm (width) by 120 cm (height). Requests for tables, computers, video equipment,
etc., cannot be honored for poster displays. Both the Färberhalle and the ZERIN (Center for Ries
and Impact Research Nördlingen) buildings are in close walking distance from the Klösterle. At
ZERIN, cores from several Ries crater drilling projects are stored. The Center also houses a
large collection of thin sections of Ries lithologies. A petrographic microscope is available to
study these sections. A meeting room at ZERIN can be used for small meetings during the conference.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
All abstracts, whether invited or contributed, must be submitted electronically to the Lunar and
Planetary Institute via the
electronic abstract submission form by May 15, 2003, 5:00 p.m. U.S. Central Daylight
Time.
The conference program committee will establish the conference program on the basis of submitted
abstracts. Researchers in all appropriate scientific disciplines are invited to submit abstracts
that may not exceed TWO pages, including graphics, tables, and references.
The abstracts and preliminary program will be available on line by June 13, 2003. These files
will be in PDF format, viewable with version 4.0 or higher of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can
be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe home page.
Author notification letters will not be
mailed, so authors will need to check the online program to find out where their abstract has been
scheduled. Abstracts in CD-ROM format will be available at the time of registration. (Cost of the
CD-ROM is included in the registration fee.)
Preparation of Abstracts
Abstracts can be submitted in any of the following formats: PDF (preferred), PostScript, Microsoft
Word for the PC and Mac, WordPerfect for the PC (versions 7 and 8 ONLY), and rich text format
(RTF). Templates
and
detailed instructions are provided. After you prepare your abstract file,
you will have to fill out the electronic abstract submission form and upload the file containing
your abstract (instructions are provided on the form).
Remember that electronic transmission of files is not always instantaneous; gateways can
temporarily shut down, local routers can fail, network traffic can be very heavy, etc. Because
your abstract file must be RECEIVED at the LPI by 5:00 p.m., it's in your best interest to submit
early to allow for possible delays in transmission. The server will be VERY busy on the day of
the deadline. DO NOT wait until the last minute to access the system; access to the Web form
will TERMINATE at 5:00 p.m. CDT.
Provision for Hard-Copy Submission
If for some reason you will be unable to submit your abstract electronically, you must contact
the LPI by fax (281-486-2125) to request the necessary forms and instructions for submitting by
hard-copy. These requests must be accompanied by a valid fax number, phone number, and e-mail
address (we often have technical problems trying to reach fax numbers, particularly those
outside the U.S.). The deadline for hard-copy submissions is May 8, 2003. Any hard-copy
submissions received after that date will be automatically returned to the author.
ABSTRACT DEADLINES
Deadline for hard-copy submissions
May 8, 2003, 5:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Daylight Time)
Deadline for electronic submissions
May 15, 2003, 5:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Daylight Time)
PROCEEDINGS VOLUME
Papers to be included in a comprehensive proceedings volume must be submitted prior to
December 31, 2003. Details will be provided at the conference.
STUDENT/RECENT GRADUATES TRAVEL SUPPORT
Moderate funds will be made available to students, recent graduates, and recent Ph.D.s who
present results dealing with the topics of the conference. Students from developing and Eastern
European countries are specifically encouraged to apply.
Please submit the downloadable Travel Grant Application form, accompanied
by a half-page, preliminary abstract of the talk/poster the applicant wishes to present, by May 1, 2003,
to
B. Dressler, Chair, Scientific Organizing Committee at:
185 Romfield Circuit
Thornhill, Ontario
L3T 3H7
Canada
Phone: 905-731-3222
E-mail: burkhard@attcanada.ca
TRAVEL TO NÖRDLINGEN
There are two international airports relatively close to Nördlingen: Frankfurt/Main and München (Munich).
Nördlingen can be reached from these cities by rail. For a schedule see
www.bahn.de (non-German-speaking guests should visit
http://www.bahn.de/pv/uebersicht/die_bahn_international_guests.shtml).
At both airports, travelers have access to the rail system (Frankfurt) or subway (Munich, S-Bahn to the
Hauptbahnhof {central railway station}). The railway stations in Frankfurt and München have information
offices that can assist you in obtaining your rail ticket. All major international car rental agencies
have offices at these two airports. Travel time to Nördlingen by car is about 3 hours from Munich and
about 4 hours from Frankfurt. You do not need a vehicle in Nördlingen. All hotels in the city are within walking
distance from the Klösterle (bring an umbrella, though!).
The Web site of the city of Nördlingen (see above) also provides information on travel by rail or car to
Nördlingen.
Further information on travel is accessible at the Tourist Information Office Web site at
http://www.noerdlingen.de/tourismus/start_tourismus.htm.
ACCOMMODATIONS
The local organizing committee has blocked rooms at the following hotels:
| Name
| Number of rooms
| Price
|
| ASTRON Hotel Klösterle | 68 single rooms
20 double rooms
| 75 EUR
90 EUR |
| Hotel Altreuter | 8 single rooms | 35 EUR |
| Hotel Braunes Ross | 9 single rooms | 33 EUR |
| Hotel am Ring | 30 single rooms | 62 EUR |
| Gasthof Zum Engel | 8 single rooms | 34 EUR |
| Hotel Goldene Rose | 12 single rooms | 47 EUR |
| Kaiserhof Hotel Sonne | 8 single rooms
4 double rooms | 50 EUR
75 EUR
|
Participants are responsible for making their own hotel reservations. To take advantage of these special rates, please mention that you are
attending the Large Meteorite Impact Conference and make reservations prior to June 1, 2003, at
Tourist-Information-Office
Marktplatz 2
86720 Nördlingen im Ries
Germany
Phone: (09081) 84116
Fax: (09081) 84113
E-mail: verkehrsamt@noerdlingen.de
http://www.noerdlingen.de/tourismus/start_tourismus.htm
Participants are encouraged to make reservations early to take advantage of these rates. August is travel
season in Europe and hotels fill up quickly. There are a number of other hotels and inns in Nördlingen that
offer accommodations (see "Gasthöfe" under Unterkuuft/Gastronomie at the above Web site).
SOCIAL EVENTS
Registration and Ice-Breaker
On Monday evening, August 4, 2003, registration and a reception will be held at the Rieskrater-Museum.
The location of the museum is shown on the
Stadtplan. Participants arriving after Monday night will be able to register on site at the Klösterle.
Dinner (sponsored by Märker Zementwerke AG)
Conference attendees and guests are invited to attend to a Bavarian dinner in Harburg on August 6, 2003.
Transportation from Nördlingen to Harburg will be provided. The trip to Harburg will include a visit of
the Märker cement factory.
Public Lecture
A public lecture, in German, on "Meteoriteneinschläge in der Erdgeschichte: Armageddon und die Realität"
will be presented by Christian Koeberl, University of Vienna.
GUEST PROGRAM
A guest registration fee of 25 EUR will be charged for attending the ice-breaker
reception on August 4 and the evening Bavarian dinner on August 6.
Please indicate your interest in the following on the preregistration form:
(1) Guided Walking Tour of Nördlingen — Nördlingen is a beautiful city with a medieval flavor. A guided walking tour through the historical
city center will be offered. All participants
will receive a Museum Card of the City of Nördlingen that provides free admission to the historical town
museum (Stadtmuseum), the town wall museum (Stadtmauermuseum), the Thiemig gallery, and the church tower.
The Rieskrater-Museum is open to all conference attendees during the time of the conference.
(2) Sightseeing Tour of Ries Crater — The local organizing committee has made arrangements for a guided day-tour to some equally beautiful
towns and points of interest within the Ries crater in the vicinity of Nördlingen: the castles of Harburg
and Baldern, the monastery of Neresheim, etc. The fee is 25 EUR.
More information on both tours will be provided during the conference at the registration desk.
FIELD TRIPS
August 3 and 4, 2003:
Attendees at the annual Meteoritical Society meeting (July 28–August 1, 2003) are welcome to use
the MetSoc post-meeting field trip to the Ries and Steinheim impact craters to get to the Nördlingen
meeting from Münster. You can also join this field trip in Nördlingen, but you must register with
the MetSoc field trip organizers and make special arrangements (please visit the MetSoc meeting Web site)
or contact Dieter Stöffler.
August 8 and 9, 2003 (2 two-day field trips):
(1) The Ries Impact Crater — Ejecta processes and impact formations (D. Stöffler).
This field trip primarily focuses on outcrops of suevite, bunte breccia, and impact melt rocks.
Fee: 60 EUR (including lunches)
(2) The Ries and Steinheim Impact Craters — Structure, geophysics, and crater modification (T. Kenkmann, J. Pohl, and W. Reiff).
This field trip focuses on outcrops of the displaced crater floor and of the megablock zone of the Ries and Steinheim structures.
Fee: 60 EUR (including lunches)
REGISTRATION
Participants can register by submitting the downloadable Registration form
by (air) mail for arrival
at Nördlingen no later than July 1, 2003. Credit card payments will not be accepted for the meeting. Registration
payments can be made by check, money order, or bank transfer only. The social events are included in the registration fees.
[The currency is the Euro (EUR), which is worth about 1.07 US dollars, as of February 2003.]
A fee of 120 EUR (students 80 EUR) will be assessed each participant to cover conference services. You must
register and prepay by July 1, 2003, to avoid a 30 EUR late fee. Participants who state on the registration
form that they have currency exchange problem may pay in cash at the meeting and avoid the 30 EUR late fee.
NOTE: Requests for cancellations will only be accepted through July 10, 2003. There will be a 10 EUR
processing fee deducted from all refunds. Those who fail to attend and do not notify the conference
treasurer at rieskratermuseum@noerdlingen.de
prior to July 10, 2003, will forfeit their full fee.
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CONTACTS |
Meeting Organizers
Burkhard Dressler, Lunar and Planetary Institute
E-mail: burkhard@attcanada.ca
Thomas Kenkmann, Humboldt University, Berlin
E-mail: thomas.kenkmann@rz.hu-berlin.de
Michael Schieber, Rieskratermuseum, Nördlingen
E-mail: rieskratermuseum@noerdlingen.de |
For questions concerning meeting logistics, please contact
Kimberly Taylor
LPI Publications and Program Services Dept.
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston TX 77058-1113
Phone: 281-486-2151
Fax: 281-486-2125
E-mail: taylor@lpi.usra.edu |
For more information about abstract preparation or submission, please contact
Linda Tanner
LPI Publications and Program Services Dept.
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston TX 77058-1113
Phone: 281-486-2142
Fax: 281-486-2125
E-mail: tanner@lpi.usra.edu |
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SCHEDULE |
| May 8, 2003 | Deadline for hard-copy submission
of abstracts to LPI |
| May 15, 2003 | Deadline for electronic submission
of abstracts to LPI |
| June 13, 2003 | Final announcement with preliminary
program and abstracts posted
on LPI Web site |
| July 1, 2003 | Preregistration deadline |
| August 3–4, 2003 | Preconference field trip, Ries and
Steinheim impact craters |
| August 5–7, 2003 | Third International Conference on
Large Meteorite Impacts in Nördlingen |
| August 8–9, 2003 | Postconference field trips, Ries and
Steinheim impact craters |
