VEXAG Virtual Colloquium Series Announcement
Starting August 10, 2021
VEXAG is excited to announce the establishment of a new and ongoing virtual colloquium series: This series will focus on a different topic of Venus research and exploration each month, with short-form, live talks given mainly by early-career students and researchers. The series is intended to provide visibility and engagement to the newest members of the Venus community while also making Venus research and exploration accessible to the public. Each session will feature two guest speakers each presenting for ~15 minutes, with questions presented by moderators at the end of the scheduled talks. In order to provide a welcoming and supportive environment, VEXAG will adopt a code of conduct policy similar to other planetary science events (e.g., USRA/LPI), interactions between attendees and speakers will be moderated, and talks will not be recorded.
Time: 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM Eastern, 11:00 AM Central, 10:00 AM Mountain, 9:00 AM Pacific.
The VEXAG "Second Planet Second Tuesdays" speaker series continues on September 14 at noon (Eastern) with invited speakers, Hannah Teffeteller and Ngoc Truong, discussing: "The Interaction of Venus' Surface and Atmosphere". Please join us for engaging presentations regarding chemical weathering of surface rock, and the possibility of volcanic origins of phosphine in the atmosphere.
Please join us via WebEx at the following link:
https://oai.webex.com/oai/onstage/g.php?MTID=ebdfa57fde9ad71196b15d868bbf55eea
Password: j2nY2K93S3x
The next seminar will be October 12 at noon (Eastern) with the topic:
"Surface Rock Composition Analysis: Status, Needs, and New Approaches"
(Note: Each event uses a unique WebEx link and password. Links from previous announcements will not be functional.)