Mercury Exploration Assessment Group

MExAG Annual Meeting 2023

February 1–3, 2023
Virtual

This will be the third meeting of the Mercury Exploration Assessment Group (MExAG). The agenda will include an overview of NASA programs, ongoing science of the innermost planet, updates on ongoing and concepts for future spacecraft missions, and a discussion of community goals for the future of Mercury science and exploration. During this meeting, we will kick off the development of MExAG technology and community goals documents. Contributions highlighting those topics are also encouraged this year.

This meeting is open to everyone with an interest in the science and exploration of the planet Mercury.

Program and Presenter Information

Additional Events

February 1
MExAG Early-Career Event: Meet Steering Committee Leadership
10:00–10:30 a.m. EST
Join this open, informal discussion about what to expect during the meeting, the goals of MExAG, and more!

February 1
NASA Q&A Session
2:10 p.m. EST
Opportunity for an informal group conversation with NASA Program Officer, Dr. Shoshana Weider. All members of the community are welcome, and early-career researchers are especially encouraged to consider participating.

Program and Presenter Information

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Detailed information about the agenda is available by viewing the online program. Authors will not receive notification letters. Authors should review their names in these products and, if updates are needed, email them to [email protected].

The meeting is scheduled to begin each day at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST). The virtual meeting will be delivered using Zoom for Government. Captioning will be available during the meeting. Gather.town will be available during the meeting for networking and the poster session.

How to use Gather.town

Oral Presentation Information

Presentation Submission Deadline: January 23, 2023, 11:59 p.m. CST

  • File name format: lastname_abstract#
  • Accepted presentation file format: PowerPoint, widescreen (16:9)
  • Upload slides: https://app.box.com/f/3571fa9ff20b4ac19a99442b61bed599
  • The Box link above is the only acceptable method of presentation submission. No presentations will be accepted via email or memory devices such as USB drives.

An assigned moderator will manage all presentation slides to expedite the meeting.

Oral presenters will have the opportunity to test and become familiar with the Zoom for Government Meetings platform prior to the meeting. An email with detailed instructions will be sent to all presenters.

Poster Presentation Information

Poster presenters will upload an electronic file of their posters (e-posters) prior to the meeting.

Poster presenters will be given the opportunity to upload an electronic version of their poster(s). The e-poster system provides additional opportunities for attendees to view your poster online.

E-Poster Instructions

E-poster submission available: January 20, 2023

Deadline to submit e-posters: January 27, 2023

To submit an e-poster:

  • Log in to the abstract submission page of the meeting portal: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meeting_portal/abstract_submission/.
  • Next to the listing of the abstract that was assigned to a poster, click on the e-poster link in the action column to go to the e-poster upload page.
    • All e-posters must be submitted in PDF format.
    • The maximum file size allowed is 10.0 MB.
  • Use the browse button to locate the e-poster file on your computer, acknowledge the copyright statement, click the “Submit” button once, and wait for the confirmation screen.
  • You will receive a confirmation email with a direct link to your e-poster.

To revise e-posters (before the deadline only):

  • Return to the abstract submission page of the meeting portal and click on the e-poster link that appears next to the title of the abstract you submitted.
  • Upload the revised version of your e-poster.

To view submitted e-posters:

  • Click on the “View E-Posters” link on the workshop website.
  • Use the abstract search function to find a particular abstract. Abstracts with e-posters will have an additional link in the search result that allows you to view the associated poster.

Registration

Registration fees are not being collected for this meeting, but registration is required. Registration will be available through February 3, 2023. Before the meeting, registered attendees will receive an email from Houston Meeting Info with virtual connection information.

Conveners

Steven A. Hauck, II
Case Western Reserve University
Carolyn Ernst
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Science Organizing Committee

Ariel Deutsch
NASA Ames Research Center
Ryan Dewey
University of Michigan
Gina DiBraccio
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Suzanne lmber
University of Leicester
Catherine L. Johnson
University of British Columbia/Planetary Science Institute
Christian Klimczak
University of Georgia
Stephen Parman
Brown University
Ronald J. Vervack, Jr.
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Shoshana Weider
NASA Headquarters

Contacts

For further information regarding the content of the meeting:

Steven A. Hauck, II
Case Western Reserve University
Email: [email protected]
Carolyn Ernst
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Email: [email protected]

For further information regarding virtual meeting details and abstract submission:

Ingrid Dudley
Meeting and Publication Services
USRA/Lunar and Planetary Institute
Phone: 281-486-2151
Email: [email protected]
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