VEXAG/Venus Express/Akatsuki/ VEXAG Calendars - March 2013

Current VEXAG Sponsored Meeting  

VEXAG Meeting #11 will be held November 19–21, 2013, in the Washington, DC, area.

2 Venus Town Hall Meetings will be held during the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 2013 – A Venus Technology Forum on Monday, 18 March 2013 and Venus Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 – both at 12:00–1:30. A Student/Early Career Mixer will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 following the Venus Session.

Venus Express Science Team Meetings

International Venus Conference
June 10–14, 2013
Catania, Sicily
Abstract Deadline – 15 March 15, 2013
Topics – Surface and Interior; Atmosphere Dynamics; Atmosphere Structure; Atmosphere Chemistry and Clouds; Thermosphere, Ionosphere, and Escape Processes; Supporting Laboratory Measurements; Planetary Evolution

Akatsuki  (Venus Climate Orbiter, Planet-C) Project Events

  • May 20, 2010 - Launch
  • December 7, 2010 – Arrival at Venus – Failed Orbit Insertion
  • November 2015 – Venus Fly-by
  • Sometime in 2016 – Possible Venus Orbit Insertion

Members of the Venus community are encouraged to participate in:.

  • The 10th International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-10)
    June 17–22, 2013
    San Jose, California
    Short Course: Entry, Descent, and Landing Systems June 15–16, 2013
    Extended Abstract Deadline: April 3, 2013
    Join us for the 10 International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-10), hosted by San Jose State University, June 17–21, 2013. The 10th Probe Workshop brings together engineers, technologists, scientists, mission designers, space agency leaders, and students from around the world for a week-long collaboration focused on exploration of Solar System atmospheres and surfaces using atmospheric entry and descent probes and aerial vehicles. Preceding the workshop, a 2-day short course on Entry, Descent, and Landing (EDL) Systems is offered on June 15–16.
    Student Scholarship Application Deadline: Friday, March 15, 2013
  • Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 10th Annual Meeting
    Special Session on Science and Exploration of Mars and Venus(PS03)
    June 24–28, 2013
    Abstarct Deadline: January 29, 2013
  • 4MS3 (4th Moscow Solar System Symposium)
    October 2013
  • Fall AGU Meeting
    December 15–19, 2013
    San Francisco, California, USA

Science Conferences/Other Meetings 2012

March 19–23, 2012
43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
The Woodlands, Texas

June 18–22 2012
9th Interplanetary Probe Workshop (IPPW-9)
Toulouse France

July 14–22 2012
COSPAR 2012
Mysore, India

October 14–19 2012
DPS Meeting
Reno, Nevada,

December 10–14 2012
Fall AGU Meeting
San Francisco, California


Last updated
March 11, 2013