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April 2024

2-4	Integrating Ocean Drilling and NASA Science: A Workshop to Explore Missions to Planet Earth *, Washington, DC/Virtual  This is a strategic workshop that is designed to lay the foundation for a new partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA focused on scientific ocean drilling, which is aligned with the recent memorandum of understanding between the two federal agencies. The goal of this workshop is to identify and build on the scientific synergies that NASA’s Earth and Planetary Science Divisions within the Science Mission Directorate (SMD) have with scientific ocean drilling and to explore using the United States scientific ocean drilling vessel and allied international drilling assets for joint research ventures.
2-5	Planetary Data Training Workshop: Planetary Photogrammetry, Tucson, Arizona  This workshop is intended for researchers at any level (student to senior professional) who want to learn to generate their own stereo products. No prior expertise is required. Due to the specialized hardware required for SOCET SET photogrammetry software, attendance is in-person only and is limited to ten people.
3	Lunar Science Surface Workshop Virtual Session 22: Science Enabled by the Artemis Base Camp *, Virtual  The overall goal of this workshop is to bring together science and technical professionals to identify specific scientific activities that may uniquely benefit from repeated returns to a location near the lunar south pole that will inform the capabilities of Artemis Base Camp. The workshop will provide opportunities for community members to suggest and discuss priority scientific activities. These activities should address lunar science related to the surface, interior, and/or surface environment, enable technology development, and/or prepare for crewed Martian surface exploration. The workshop will include invited presentations from key stakeholders, contributed lightning presentations, and break-out discussions focused on these areas. The workshop should result in a better understanding of required capabilities for Artemis Base Camp to enable and support scientific and commercial enterprises.
8	Eclipse Over Texas, Waco, Texas/Virtual  Waco, Texas, is one of the best places to view the 2024 total solar eclipse, with 4 minutes and 13 seconds of totality and excellent prospects for clear skies on the eclipse path. This event will include science talks and interactive and family-friendly activities. The viewing location is on the banks of Brazos River with unobstructed views of the sky, and viewing will be guided by expert astronomers.
8-11	Impact Workshop, Rochester, New York  This small in-person workshop (45-60 attendees) will be focused on planetary impacts with an optional excursion to Niagara Falls on April 12, 2024. The main focus of the workshop is planetary impacts, but we also welcome contributions from related fields. We hope that this workshop will be a unique place to exchange ideas across the continents. Rochester, New York, is within the path of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, and there will be an eclipse viewing session then (weather permitting).
11-13	Direct Imaging & Characterization of Exoplanets in the ELT Era, Tucson, Arizona  The emerging generation of Extremely Large Telescopes (ELTs) will transform the study of exoplanets. While the high angular resolution of ELTs allows imaging of planets at small separations, deep, precise spectroscopy will allow characterization of fundamental planet properties. The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) provides an edge-to-edge separation of 23 m, and when used as an interferometer (LBTI), it already functions as an ELT. In this conference, we will discuss new ELT-era exoplanet science with LBT, as well as more general exoplanet science for the upcoming ELT landscape.
14-19	European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria/Virtual  The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024 brings together geoscientists from all over the world to one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary, and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geoscience.
15-18	ASCE Earth & Space 2024, Miami, Florida  Attendees at this conference will explore the cutting edge in engineering, science, construction and operations for extreme environments on Earth, Moon, Mars and beyond. It will be an excellent opportunity to connect with experts and share knowledge in civil engineering, aerospace engineering, and extreme environments on Earth and in space.
15-19	Pathways to Characterizing Non-Transiting Planets, Greenbelt, Maryland  This interdisciplinary symposium will focus on exploring pathways to characterize non-transiting planets, in particular, the regions of planetary parameter space that are not well represented in transiting planet characterization studies. The goal will be to engage communities working with ground- and space-based observational methods as well as contextualizing theoretical models to prepare for the characterization of these planets in the next decade.
15-19	(Toward) Discovery of Life Beyond Earth and its Impact, Durham, United Kingdom  Beyond science, the "Search for Life Beyond Earth" raises complex questions of policy, law, philosophy, and theology. It challenges us to think critically about life as a category and as a thing of value. The rationale for this meeting is to bring together diverse expertise to plan how we will assess evidence and communicate what we know (and don’t know) with the public.
22-23	Apophis T-5 Years: Knowledge Opportunity for the Science of Planetary Defense *, Noordwijk, The Netherlands  This workshop will focus on international collaboration opportunities for both Earth-based observations and potential in situ investigations, optimally supporting the science return from the OSIRIS-APEX spacecraft making a post-Earth-encounter rendezvous with Apophis.
22-23	MEPAG/ExMAG Joint Workshop on Connecting Community Scientific Hypotheses to Mars Sample Science, Washington, DC/Virtual  The Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) and the Exterrestrial Materials Assessment Group (ExMAG) is jointly hosting this workshop focused on relating scientific hypotheses about Mars to what can be learned from samples. The workshop will focus on building collaborations, distilling science hypotheses that can be addressed by samples returned from either Jezero Crater or elsewhere on Mars (robotically or by humans) and understanding the potential applications of various sample analysis techniques on Earth. In addition, because any given collection of returned samples may not completely address all hypotheses or fields of inquiry, we want to develop an understanding of how those areas can be supported by research and analysis, technology development, and the Mars Exploration Program.
24-26	Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) Hybrid Meeting #41 *, Washington, DC/Virtual  This meeting will consist of in-person and virtual presentations on various topics pertinent to the Mars exploration community. Key discussion topics will be the NASA response to the Mars Sample Return (MSR) Independent Review Board (IRB)-2 report, the start of the FY 2025 budget process, mission updates, and developments in Mars Exploration Program (MEP) technology and commercial efforts.

 

May 2024

5-8	SEPM International Sedimentary Geoscience Conference (ISGC), Flagstaff, Arizona  The mission of this meeting is to foster continuing interaction between the many sub-disciplines of sedimentary geosciences. Topics should be proposed under the umbrella of two very broadly designed themes: geodynamic, tectonic, and paleoclimatic evolution of the continents and their margins: implications for ancient depositional systems; and oean-atmospheric controls on surface processes: evolution of life, landscapes, and the sedimentary record.
5-10	Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon), Providence, Rhode Island  The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) brings the astrobiology community together every two years to share research, collaborate, and plan for the future. Join the astrobiology community for a robust gathering of scientists and exchange of knowledge. We welcome a diverse community of scientists, students, journalists, policymakers, educators, and organizations who are working toward a world where our global collaborations and partnerships can carry us into a sustainable future.
7-9	Science with NEO Surveyor, San Diego, California  The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission announces the Science with NEO Surveyor community workshop. The intent of this workshop is to provide members of the scientific community a chance to interact with Surveyor Science Team members and learn more about the anticipated NEO Surveyor observing cadence, data products, and timescales of public delivery. This workshop will include hands-on small-group working sessions using outputs from the mission Survey Simulator to explore some examples of science investigations that could be carried out with the NEO Surveyor data.
13-15	Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG) May 2024 Meeting *, Houston, Texas/Virtual  This meeting will focus on NASA's extraterrestrial materials collections, curation, and sample return activities. It will include updates from NASA HQ and curation as well as reports on the collections, sample return activities in progress and planned, advanced curation methods, NASA funding and facilities, and data archiving.
13-17	3rd Outer Planet Moon-Magnetosphere Interaction Workshop, Dublin, Ireland  The goal of the workshop is to advance our understanding of Moon-magnetosphere interaction in the outer solar system, in the context of past (e.g. Galileo, Cassini), current (e.g. Hisaki, Juno), upcoming (e.g. JUICE, Europa Clipper) and next generation missions (e.g. icy giants). Contributions can include but are not limited to the areas of data analysis, modeling, remote sensing, and laboratory studies. The aim is to foster collaborations with Moon-atmosphere and Moon-surface researchers, as well as with the Earth-Moon community. Other special topics of interest include the recent Juno flybys of Europa, Ganymede and Io, as well as the August 2024 JUICE flyby of Earth’s Moon.
14-16	2024 NASA Fundamental Physics Workshop, San Diego, California  This workshop will focus on transformative space fundamental physics research and experimentation. It will provide a forum for the community to share new fundamental physics research results and present and discuss pioneering research ideas for future space experimentation in Earth's orbit and beyond. This workshop will also be an opportunity for the scientific community to develop responses to the recommendations of the National Academies Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical Sciences Research in Space 2023-2032. This workshop will host the third meeting of the Fundamental Physics Program Analysis Group (FunPAG 3). The FunPAG is an open community-led forum to provide NASA with essential analyses for informed decision making on fundamental physics. All interested scientists, researchers, and program managers are invited to participate. The participation of current NASA-funded investigators is strongly encouraged and kindly requested. There is no registration fee to participate in the workshop.
14-16	PLATO Planetary Systems: Formation to Observed Architectures, Catania, Italy/Virtual  PLATO is the 3rd mission of class M in the ESA Cosmic Vision program. Its main goal is detecting terrestrial planets in the habitable zone of solar type stars. The aim of this conference is to review the current state of the art in the field and to examine the range of scientific questions PLATO data could prove useful. Themed sessions will examine planetary systems at all stages of their evolution as well as give an overview of the PLATO mission, its future data, and how to become involved. We encourage attendance in person to foster personal interaction and building of collaborations, and we expect to have a limited number of travel bursaries available for young scientists. However, we are committed to provide an inclusive conference and allow remote participation for those not able to travel.
20-23	Rare Gems in Big Data, Tucson, Arizona  NOIRLab was established in 2019 to enable and share breakthrough discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics with state-of-the-art ground-based observatories, data products, and services for a diverse and inclusive community. As part of this mission, this is the first in a regular NOIRLab conference series on the topic of Rare Gems in Big Data. This conference will feature talks by experts in the field to give background and set context, sessions designed for discussion and active engagement by participants, and live demos with opportunities for participants to try out new techniques.
21-23	Uranus Flagship Workshop: Investigating New Paradigms for Outer Planet Exploration, Greenbelt, Maryland/Virtual  This Uranus Flagship Workshop follows the successful July 2023 Pasadena workshop on investigations and instruments for cross-discipline science. Join us as we discuss practical aspects of the next planetary flagship and how we can employ new paradigms to better enable robust outer planet exploration. Topics will include understanding mission costing with lessons learned from previous large NASA missions, enabling interdisciplinary and cross-cutting science, defining mission design drivers, and exploring near-term technologies that increase science return. The third day of the workshop will focus on training sessions and related experiences, split between the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab workshop co-hosts. This workshop will also include early-career networking activities, and we are pursuing early career travel funding. All plenary sessions will be hybrid format, but some activities will be in-person only.
21-24	Planetary Data Training Workshop, Tempe, Arizona  This in-person workshop is designed to provide an introduction into using planetary spatial data in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, with a focus on studies of terrestrial planet and icy satellite surface research. The workshop will include a combination of lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises with the software. Computer work stations will be provided by Arizona State University, or you may bring your own laptop.
21-Jun 14	Habitability: The Astrophysical, Atmospheric, and Geophysical Implications, Garching, Germany  This workshop aims to bring together scientists from the fields of stellar astrophysics, planetary science, planetary dynamics, geology, and geophysics to discuss fundamental questions regarding the formation, characterization, and detection of habitable planets. The plan is to facilitate interactions among participants through lectures, presentations, and discussion sessions as well as provide ample time to initiate collaborations and carry out independent research. This workshop is open to scientists of all levels, in particular junior and early-career researchers.
26-31	Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Chiba, Japan/Virtual  The Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) 2024 meeting will include sessions that will present up-to-date frontier topics related to all Earth and planetary science communities as well as sessions open to the public to promote scientists' outreach activities and to communicate with the society on understandings of research fields of the Union. The meeting will cover space and planetary sciences, atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences, human geosciences, solid Earth sciences, biogeosciences, education and outreach, and multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research.

 

June 2024

3-6	Terrestrial Analogues for Solar System Studies Workshop, Milos Island, Greece  This workshop aims to bring together planetary scientists from all over the world including students and early career scientists in a location of great relevance and interest for planetary geologic topics, the island of Milos in Greece. This region has experienced young volcanism and tectonism (Mars, Venus, Pluto), has undergone atmospheric shaping of volcanic deposits, and carving into yardangs (Titan, Mars, Venus, Pluto), and has current hydrothermal and fumarolic activity (Venus, Io, exoplanets). This workshop will offer a combination of lectures, science discussions, and field trips with most of the experience centered around the field.
4-6	European Astrobiology Institute General Assembly, Frankfurt, Germany/Virtual  The European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) General Assembly will run under the heading “Astrobiology: Recent Highlights and Future Key Questions." The meeting aims to present past highlights of European astrobiology, especially the detailed planning of the activities of working groups. The General Assembly will be held as a hybrid event with the possibility for online participation, but in the pursuit to foster fruitful discussion about future projects and initiatives of the EAI, in-person participation is encouraged.
4-6	Small Sample Handling Training Opportunity *, Tempe, Arizona  This opportunity will include hands-on training in manipulation and micromanipulation of comparable small samples, learning from the experts from the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU, and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). This training opportunity is limited to 4–6 participants to ensure personalized instruction in a small group setting.
4-7	Mercury 2024 Conference, Kyoto, Japan  The meeting will take place at the Obaku Plaza, Kyoto University. Registration and abstract submission information is forthcoming and will be updated on the conference website.
8-14	International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW) 2024, Williamsburg, Virginia  The International Planetary Probe Workshop (IPPW) is an annual congregation of scientists, engineers, and technologists from around the world working in disciplines supporting planetary probes for exploration. The overall goals of the workshop are to review the state-of-the-art in science, mission design, engineering implementation and technologies for the in situ robotic exploration of solar system bodies through the use of probes and landers; serve as a forum for discussions on innovative methodologies and techniques for upcoming probe and surface science missions; attract early career scientists and engineers to fields related to planetary probes; and foster international collaboration among the communities of scientists, engineers, and mission designers.
11-13	GRAVITY+ Workshop: Impact on Star and Planet Formation, Grenoble, France  This three-day workshop will bring together a community of experts in observing and modeling protoplanetary disks as well as star and planet formation processes. One goal is to elaborate scientific programs to be jointly carried out with GRAVITY+ and other instruments (e.g., VLT, ALMA, ELT, JWST, CFHT). This workshop aims to foster discussions on possible strategies that will ensure, through coordinated European and/or national initiatives, the funding and sustainability of the resources needed for the in-depth scientific exploitation of multi-instrument campaigns.
12-13	Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Meeting *, Ithaca, New York/Virtual  The next Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) meeting is scheduled for June 12–13 in Ithaca, New York at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CCAPS). The meeting will include opportunities for virtual participation.
16-21	European Lunar Symposium 2024, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland  This conference brings together the European scientific community involved in lunar science and exploration and the international experts engaged in lunar missions. Particular emphasis will be given to the science and technology of future explorative missions, the in-situ resource utilization and the presentation of the results from mission studies preparatory to future human exploration on the lunar surface.
17-21	Exoplanets 5, Leiden, The Netherlands  This meeting continues the Exoplanets conference series and will cover all areas of exoplanet science.
23-28	Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Meeting, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea  This will be the 21st meeting of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS). The society was established in 2003 to promote geosciences and its application for the benefit of humanity, specifically in Asia and Oceania, with an overarching approach to global issues. This meeting will provide a unique opportunity to exchange scientific knowledge and discuss important geo-scientific issues among academia, research institutions, and the public.
24-28	Cool Stars 22, San Diego, California/Virtual  Cool Stars, Stellar Systems and the Sun (CS 22) is the next edition of the Cool Stars conference series. The conference will be hosted jointly between the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University.
24-28	Trans-Neptunian Solar System 2024, Taipei, Taiwan  This meeting will focus on a number of scientific topics, including (but not limited to) physical and dynamical properties, dwarf planets, binaries and multiple systems,relationships with other small body populations (Centaurs, Trojans, comets, inner Oort Cloud objects, interstellar objects), distant trans-neptunian objects (TNOs), formation and evolutionary processes, current and future surveys, laboratory studies, current and future space missions, and occultations.
24-Jul 5	JWST Data Analysis and Processing Workshop (South East Asia), Chiang Mai, Thailand  If you want to use data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in your research, but do not know how, this workshop is for you. JWST Data Analysis and Processing Workshop (South East Asia) is one of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)'s Capacity Building Activities and the International Astronomical Union (IAU)'s Hands-On Workshops. This workshop trains participants to use public JWST data for scientific research. Participants will download, reduce, and analyse data from all JWST instruments (NIRCam, NIRISS, NIRSpec, and MIRI), using examples from different scientific cases.

 

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