Accretion:  Building New Worlds is the first topical conference of LPI’s “The First Billion Years” initiative. The conference will focus on processes of star formation and of circumstellar disks that lead to planetary systems, like our own, with planetary bodies, both silicate-rich and volatile-rich. These planetary bodies and their subsequent evolutions provide the bases for habitable environments and for the origin of life as we know it. The goal of this topical conference is to integrate the disparate stories of planetary accretion, both physical and chemical, into a consistent (although understandably incomplete) whole.

The list of invited speakers can be found on the conference website.

There is NO REGISTRATION FEE, but registration is mandatory. Due to limited seating, priority will be given to people who submit abstracts selected for presentation. Because student participation is strongly encouraged, second priority will be given to undergraduate and graduate students and early career researchers who apply to attend (abstract submission is NOT a requirement for attendance for participants in this category). Remaining seats will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis according to the date of application.

Register by Thursday, June 15, 2017. The abstract deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2017. www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/accretion2017/