|
SPONSORS — |
Lunar and Planetary Institute,
Curation and Analysis Planning
Team for Extraterrestrial
Materials (CAPTEM),
NASA Mars Data
Analysis Program,
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|
|
CONVENER — |
Jim Papike,
University of New
Mexico
|
|
SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE — |
Brad Jolliff,
Washington University
in St. Louis
Virgil Lueth,
New Mexico Institute of
Mining and Technology
Douglas Ming,
NASA Johnson Space Center
John Mustard,
Brown University
Clive Neal,
University of Notre Dame
Chip Shearer,
University of New
Mexico
Allan Treiman,
Lunar and Planetary
Institute
Dave Vaniman,
Los Alamos National
Laboratory
|
|
|
MEETING LOCATION AND DATE
|
| |
The Workshop on Martian Sulfates as Recorders of Atmospheric-Fluid-Rock Interactions will
be held October 22–24, 2006, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), housed in the Center for Advanced Space Studies
at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas.
| |
KEY POINTS:
Date: October 22–24, 2006
Location: Houston, TX
|
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
|
| |
Sulfate compounds are abundant at the martian surface — as
first discovered by the Viking landers and now convincingly proven by instruments
on current rovers and orbiter spacecraft. By analogies with terrestrial systems,
the martian sulfates can provide crucial clues about present and past environments on
Mars, including the source of sulfate (weathering, magmatic gas), fluid
compositions during sulfate transport (pH, oxygen fugacity, etc.), the
timing of sulfate deposition and mobility, atmospheric evolution, the martian
sulfur cycle in relation to biotic potential, and the possibilities of ore
deposits to support human habitation.
This workshop will focus on understanding how to interpret martian sulfate
minerals in the larger pictures of Mars: its present surface environment, its
geological and chemical histories, and the targets for its future exploration.
The workshop will bring together researchers from all relevant disciplines:
orbital and landed Mars missions, martian meteorites, terrestrial analogs and
their microbiology, spectroscopic and chemical characterization, and laboratory
experiments and analyses. Through invited talks, contributed talks, posters, and abundant
discussion, attendees will learn the scope of knowledge about martian sulfate
minerals and how the minerals might be used to reveal the history and chemistry of Mars.
| |
|
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
|
| |
The workshop will begin Sunday evening, October 22, with a registration reception
and poster session. Four oral presentation sessions with both invited and
contributed talks will be held on Monday, October 23, and Tuesday, October 24.
Considerable time will be available for discussion.
A preliminary program with abstracts is now available.
| Sunday, October 22 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Registration reception |
| 6:00–8:00 p.m. | Poster session |
| |
| Monday, October 23 |
| 8:30 a.m. | Technical session: "Characterization of Sulfate Deposits on the
Surface of Mars from Orbital Data, Past, Present, and Future" |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch at LPI |
| 1:30 p.m. | Technical session: "Sulfate Characterization Accomplished by
Early Surface Missions, by MER, and Planned for Phoenix and MSL" |
| |
| Tuesday, October 24 |
| 8:30 a.m. | Technical session: "Recent Advances in the Study of Terrestrial
Acid Sulfate Minerals" |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch at LPI |
| 1:30 p.m. | Technical session: "Analytical, Experimental, and Theoretical
Studies of Martian Sulfate Relevant Systems" |
| |
KEY POINTS:
Poster session: Sunday evening
Oral sessions: Monday and Tuesday
|
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
|
| |
Keynote presentations will be scheduled to allow 20 or 30 minutes for speaking.
Invited and contributed oral presentations will be scheduled to allow 15 minutes for speaking.
Discussion time will be decided in real time by the session chairs. 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.
| |
KEY POINTS:
Speakers: Instructions for presentations
|
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
|
| |
Authors must be present to discuss their posters at the scheduled session on Sunday,
October 22, at 6:00 p.m. Posters will remain on display throughout the workshop. Each poster
display space is 44" × 44". Two presenters will share one side of one panel, so it is
important that displays are confined to the 44" × 44" limit. Posters should be designed to
attach to the panel with push pins.
| |
KEY POINTS:
Poster size limit: 44" × 44"
|
REGISTRATION
|
| |
A fee of $150.00 ($100.00 for students) will be assessed each participant to cover
workshop services including a poster and registration reception on Sunday and morning
and afternoon coffee breaks and lunches on Monday and Tuesday. You must preregister
and prepay by September 25, 2006, to avoid a $25.00 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
$25.00 late fee) if they submit the form by September 25. Cancellations with requests for
refunds will be accepted through October 6, 2006. A $25.00 processing fee will be
charged on all cancellations.
| |
KEY POINTS:
Preregistration deadline: September 25, 2006
Professional – $150.00
Student – $100.00
|
ACCOMMODATIONS
|
| |
Participants are responsible for making their own travel and hotel reservations. For your
convenience, a list of local hotels and a local area map showing their locations is
provided.
| |
|
CONTACT INFORMATION
|
| |
For information regarding the scientific objectives of the meeting, contact
JIM PAPIKE
University of New Mexico
Institute of Meteoritics
Phone: 505-277-1646
E-mail: [email protected]
For information regarding meeting logistics, contact
ELIZABETH WAGGANER
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Phone: 281-486-2164
E-mail: [email protected]
|
| SCHEDULE |
| September 25, 2006 | Deadline for preregistration at the reduced rate |
| October 22–24, 2006 | Workshop on Martian Sulfates as Recorders of
Atmospheric-Fluid-Rock Interactions |
|
Go to Top of Page | Back to Sulfates 2006 Main Page | Back to Upcoming Meetings Page
|
|
