SPONSORS |
Lunar and Planetary Institute,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
NASA Mars Program Office,
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CONVENERS |
Charles Shearer, University of New Mexico
Lars Borg, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Kevin Righter, NASA Johnson Space Center
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SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE |
Craig Agnor, University of California, Santa Cruz
Linda Elkins-Tanton, Brown University
Walter Kiefer, Lunar and Planetary Institute
Jay Melosh, University of Arizona
Meenakshi Wadhwa, Arizona State University
Richard Walker, University of Maryland
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MEETING LOCATION AND DATE
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The Workshop on Early Planetary Differentiation: A Multi-Planetary and
Multi-Disciplinary Perspective will be held December 810, 2006,
at the Doubletree Hotel Sonoma in Rohnert Park, California. The hotel is located approximately 50 miles north of
San Francisco.
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KEY POINTS:
Date: December 810, 2006
Location: Sonoma County, CA
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE
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Planetary differentiation is a fundamental early solar system process that in
part dictates the evolutionary pathway followed by a planet. The last 15 years have seen a dramatic refinement of
timescales over which differentiation occurred and an increase in the sophistication of our
understanding of orbital dynamics, accretion, and mechanisms of the differentiation process.
These insights have been a consequence of not only significant experimental, analytical,
theoretical, and computational advances, but also a broader perspective of planetary
differentiation derived by contrasting planetary settings (Earth, Moon, Mars, asteroids).
Traditionally, issues surrounding planetary differentiation have been addressed in planet- and
discipline-specific contexts. The goal of this workshop, which has been endorsed by the Curation
and Analysis Planning Team for Extraterrestrial Materials (CAPTEM), is to integrate these advances into a
richer understanding of the earliest stages of planetary evolution.
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WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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Technical sessions comprise invited and contributed talks and posters in a setting that will
include adequate time for questions and discussion. A registration reception will be held Thursday
evening, December 7, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oral sessions will begin on Friday, December 8, and continue
through mid-day on Sunday, December 10. There will be a poster reception Friday evening, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The preliminary program with abstracts is now available.
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS
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Invited presentations are scheduled to allow 20 minutes for speaking and 5 minutes for discussion.
Contributed presentations are scheduled to allow 10 minutes for speaking and 5 minutes for
discussion. Audio-visual equipment available will include an LCD projector and a PC laptop. All
electronic presentations must follow workshop guidelines as detailed in the instructions for
electronic presentations.
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
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Authors must be present to discuss their posters at the scheduled session on Friday, December 8, from
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Posters will remain on display throughout the workshop. Each poster display space is
44" × 44". Posters should be designed to attach to the panel with push pins, which will be
provided.
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REGISTRATION
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A fee of $275.00 ($225.00 for students) will be assessed each
participant to cover workshop services including a welcome reception on Thursday evening,
poster reception on Friday evening, morning and afternoon coffee
breaks, and lunches on Friday and Saturday. You must preregister and prepay by November 9, 2006, to avoid a
$50.00 late fee. Please return the downloadable registration form with your
payment or use the electronic registration form
if paying by credit card. Foreign participants who state on the registration form that they have
difficulty with currency exchanges may pay in cash at the meeting (and avoid
a $50.00 late fee) if they submit the form by November 9. Cancellations with
requests for refunds will be accepted through November 16, 2006. A $25.00
processing fee will be charged on all cancellations.
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KEY POINTS:
Preregistration deadline: November 9, 2006
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ACCOMMODATIONS
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A block of 75 rooms has been reserved for the workshop participants at the
Doubletree Hotel Sonoma, at a special rate of $104.00 per night plus tax,
single or double occupancy. Participants should reserve their rooms directly
with the
Doubletree Hotel Sonoma no later than November 4. Reservations made after November 4 are subject to
availability and rate increase.
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TRANSPORTATION
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The Doubletree Hotel Sonoma is located approximately 50 miles north
of San Francisco International Airport. Shuttle
service is available through Airport Express,
providing direct service from SFO to the Doubletree Hotel. The fee is approximately $28.00 each way.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the meeting, contact
CHARLES SHEARER
University of New Mexico
Phone: 505-277-9159
E-mail: [email protected]
For information regarding meeting logistics and announcements, contact
KIMBERLY TAYLOR
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Phone: 281-486-2151
E-mail: [email protected]
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SCHEDULE |
November 4, 2006 | Deadline for hotel reservations at reduced rate |
November 9, 2006 | Deadline for registration at reduced rate |
December 810, 2006 | Workshop on Early Planetary Differentiation: A Multi-Planetary and
Multi-Disciplinary Perspective |
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