January 2011 Issue
In this issue:
Conferences, Field Trips and Workshops
Student and Early Career Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Other Opportunities & Announcements
Conferences, Field Trips and Workshops
Date: 26 - 28 January, 2011
Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
This symposium will cover topics related to large-scale oceanic anoxic events, including causes and effects, biotic response, chemistry, and biogeochemical cycling, age and climate models, and present-day and future Earth in the scope of the Cretaceous experience.
Organizers: Poppe de Boer (“pdeboer@geo.uu.nl”:mailto:pdeboer@geo.uu.nl); Caroline Slomp (“Slomp@geo.uu.nl”:mailto:Slomp@geo.uu.nl); Henk Brinkhuis (H.Brinkhuis@uu.nl).
Contact Ms. Marjolein Mullen (m.mullen@uu.nl)...
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Date: 30 - 31 January, 2011
Location: Herzliya, Israel
The Ministry of Science and Technology, the Fisher Institute for Air and Space Strategic Studies and the Israeli Space Agency (ISA) are organizing and hosting the Sixth Annual International Conference on Space Research, honoring the crew of space shuttle Columbia and Israel’s first astronaut, the late Colonel Ilan Ramon.
For more information visit: http://www.fisherinstitute.org.il/Eng/?CategoryID=7&ArticleID=21
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Date: 7 - 14 February, 2011
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
Sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) Topical Team, Geomicrobiology for Space Settlement and Exploration.
Organizers: Charles Cockell (Open University, UK), Oliver Angerer (ESA), Gian Gabriele Ori (IRSPS, Italy and Ibn Battuta Centre, Morocco), Kamal Taj-Eddine (Université Cady Ayyad and Ibn Battuta Centre, Morocco)
Geobiology in Space Exploration will be a meeting with talks and discussions that aim to cover the full range of the contributions of geobiology to space exploration...
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Date: 8 - 11 February, 2011
Location: Paris, France
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://www-mars.lmd.jussieu.fr/paris2011/
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Date: 19 February, 2011
Location: Washington DC, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://aaas.confex.com/aaas/2011/webprogram/Session2588.html
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Date: 21 - 22 February, 2011
Location: London, England
Hosted by The Royal Society in the UK. Online pre-registration and draft program available at: http://royalsociety.org/chemical-origins-of-life
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Date: 5 - 6 March, 2011
Location: The Woodlands, Texas USA
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/sssr2011/sssr20111st.shtml
Registration (on-line, only; no on-site registration): 1 Feb ($40); 2-25 Feb ($65).
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Date: 7 - 11 March, 2011
Location: The Woodlands, Texas USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2011/
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Date: 30 March - 8 April,2011
Location: Salzburg, Austria
Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15
The geologists at the University of Salzburg are holding a workshop on Alpine Salt, including a session on the microbiology of evaporites. This meeting precedes the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria (April 3-8, 2011) and might be of interest to EGU participants. An excursion to a salt mine and a gypsum quarry is planned.
Further information:
Professor Franz Neubauer (“Franz.Neubauer@sbg.ac.at”:mailto:Franz.Neubauer@sbg.ac.at);
Scientist Christoph Leitner...
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Date: 3 - 8 April, 2011
Location: Vienna, Austria
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2011/
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Date: 11 - 14 April, 2011
Location: Poipu Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 February
http://www.chem.hawaii.edu/Bil301/Titan2011.html
Abstract Submission Deadline: 1 February 2011
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Date: 1 - 6 May, 2011
Location: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: 28 February
The NASA Exoplanet Science Institute and NASA’s ExoPlanet Exploration Program are co-hosting the 6th in a series of international scientific conferences on present and future observations of exoplanets from space. The conference will present state-of-the art results from the Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes, the Kepler and CoRoT transit missions, as well as relevant ground-based facilities. Noted theoreticians will provide perspective and interpretation of the observational results of the physical characterization of planets ranging in size from gas and...
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Date: 4 - 6 May, 2011
Location: Pisa, Italy
Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 March
http://www.oca.eu/workshop/Pise/
Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 March 2011
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Date: 18 - 20 May, 2011
Location: Madrid, Spain
Abstract Submission Deadline: 23 February
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/corals2011/
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Date: 30 May - 3 June,2011
Location: Toledo, Spain
Abstract/Registration deadline: 1 February
http://cab.inta-csic.es/molecular_universe/
Abstract/Registration deadline: 1 February
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Date: 5 - 8 June, 2011
Location: Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April
This Heraeus seminar aims to address the major lines of research in extrasolar planets, from planet detection, planet formation up to the investigation of the planet’s nature by studying orbital evolution, interior structure and composition, atmospheres, and a discussion on habitability and biomarker concepts. The Heraeus seminar furthermore aims at introducing young researchers to the still quickly growing field of exoplanet research.
Further information is available at the conference website:
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Date: 12 - 21 June, 2011
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
2-13 June: Pre-conference Mars science meetings
13-15 June: International conference on “The exploration of Mars habitability”
16-17 June: 1st International Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) meeting
18-20/21 June: Field trip to unique geology and acidic environment in Rio Tinto, Spain
More information at: http://gaia.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=47986
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Date: 13 - 15 June, 2011
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Abstract Submission Deadline: 11 February
http://www.congrex.nl/11a14/
The conference will be immediately followed by the first International Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group meeting (MEPAG #24), 16-17 June at the same venue. All participants in the Habitability Conference are strongly encouraged to stay for the MEPAG meeting. A post-meeting field trip to the important Mars analog site at Rio Tinto, Spain, is planned for 17-19 June.
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Date: 14 - 17 June, 2011
Location: Marseille, France
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 April
The aim of this conference is to explore the synergy between exoplanets and asteroseismology. By bringing the planetary and stellar communities together this symposium’s seeks to give rise to new projects that will lead to advances in the integral study of planetary systems and their host stars.
Visit: http://symposiumcorot2011.oamp.fr/
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Date: 28 - 29 June, 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
For interests in submitting Oral or Poster presentations and/or to register please contact: malcolm.walter@unsw.edu.au
For further information: http://www.aca.absociety.org/aca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82
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Date: 28 June - 7 July,2011
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://www.iugg2011.com/program-iamas.asp
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Date: 3 - 8 July, 2011
Location: Montpellier, France
Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 February
This will be the first joint international conference of ISSOL – The International Astrobiology Society and Commission 51 of the International Astronomical Union. These organizations usually hold separate meetings every three years. Visit the conference website at: http://www.origins2011.univ-montp2.fr/.
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Date: 11 - 14 July, 2011
Location: IHK Cologne, Germany
Abstract Submission Deadline: 18 April
Planets and life: Evolution and Distribution
Organized by DLR and the Helmholtz Alliance 'Planetary Evolution and Life’
Further information is available at the workshop website: http://www.eana2011.de/
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Date: 17 - 22 July, 2011
Location: South Hadley, MA
Application deadline: 19 June
The focus of the 2011 meeting (the 11th since this series began twenty years ago) will be “Composition of Forming Planets: A Tool to Understand Processes”.
http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2011&program=origins
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Date: 8 - 12 August, 2011
Location: Greenwich, England
Contact: Gretchen Benedix (g.benedix@nhm.ac.uk)
http://www.metsoc2011.org
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Date: 14 - 19 August, 2011
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April
http://www.goldschmidt2011.org/
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Date: 4 - 8 September, 2011
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 May
The program will have an exciting mix of topics, from ecology, biodiversity, adaptations, to global warming. A selection of presentations will be published soon afterwards in a special issue of FEMS Microbiology Ecology, entirely devoted to polar and alpine microbiology.
Early bird registration: 18 October 2010 – 31 May 2011
Late registration: 1 June – 4 September 2011
Further information is available at the conference website:
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Date: 11 - 17 September, 2011
Location: Moran, Wyoming
http://ciera.northwestern.edu/Jackson2011/
This conference, a follow-up to the 2007 Santorini meeting on Extreme Solar Systems, will cover aspects of research on exoplanets.
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Date: 2 - 7 October, 2011
Location: Nantes, France
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 May
Contact Olivier Grassett at Olivier.Grasset@univ-nantes.fr
http://www.aas.org/dps/meetings.html
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Date: 9 - 12 October, 2011
Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: Closed
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings
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Date: 12 - 16 December, 2011
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
www.agu.org/meetings
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Date: 14 - 22 July, 2012
Location: Mysore, India
Abstracts deadline – mid-February 2012
http://cosparhq.cnes.fr/Meetings/sciass.htm
The next meeting of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) will be held in 2012 in Mysore, India. For a preliminary list of scientific events proposed for the 2012 Assembly by COSPAR Commissions and Panels visit: http://www.cospar-assembly.org/
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Student and Early Career Opportunities
Date: 19 February, 2011
Deadline: 19 February 2011
Student & Young Scientist Meeting Grants
Eligibility:
This program provides financial assistance to young scientists and students with little or no support from research contracts or grants who will give an oral or poster presentation as first author at the Origins 2011 meeting. Requests should be sent to travelgrant@issol.org .
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Date: 6 March, 2011
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Applications due: 1 February
The First Undergraduate Planetary Science Research Conference will be held on Sunday, 6 March 2011 from 9:00 am to 5:00pm, in association with the 2011 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), The Woodlands, TX.
The Conference includes:
- Panels on “How to Choose the Grad School Right for You,” “Alternative Careers in Science,” and “Women in Planetary Science;”
- Poster sessions where students will present their posters to other students and to the scientific community;
- “Meeting Mentors” who will pair...
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Date: 3 - 9 April, 2011
Location: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
Registration closes: 25 February
http://www.isdc.unige.ch/sf2011/
Registration closes: 25 February
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Date: 5 - 8 June, 2011
Location: Bozeman, MT, USA
Application Deadline: 28 February
Aspiring astrobiologists should report to Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana on June 5-8th 2011 for AbGradCon 2011, the world’s leading astrobiology conference for graduate students and early career scientists.
Students and post-docs from a variety of fields are invited to participate in this event which will feature oral presentations, poster sessions, public outreach, and a field trip to Yellowstone National Park.
For more information: http://www.abgradcon2011.org/
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Date: 27 June - 1 July,2011
Location: Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Application Deadline: 14 March
Overview:
A week of lectures from international experts, plus round-table discussions, student projects, night-sky observations, and a field trip to a nearby site of astrobiological interest. On-site accommodation and all meals are provided at the Santander campus of the Spanish national university, UIMP.
For more information visit: http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/UIMP/2011/
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Funding Opportunities
Date: 1 April, 2011
Deadline (annual): 1 April
Eligibility: Astronomers with Ph.D. (or equivalent degree)
In honor of the memory of Henri Chrétien, French Professor of Optics and co-originator of the Ritchey-Chrétien telescope design, the American Astronomical Society has been named to administer grants to further international collaborative projects in observational astronomy. Astronomers with a Ph.D or equivalent degree are eligible to apply for funds of up to $20,000 (USD) each year.
Emphasis is on long-term visits and the development of close working relationships with astronomers in other...
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Deadline for submission to ISSI: March 31
The purpose of this Call is to invite proposals for study projects from International Teams
Letter (e-mail) of Intent to propose: February 15, 2011
Deadline for submission to ISSI: March 31, 2011
Teams are one of the International Space Science Institute (ISSI) tools, through which relatively small groups of scientists involved in Space Research can work together in an efficient and flexible format of several subsequent meetings, during which data are analyzed and compared with theories and models.
This call is open to scientists of...
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Other Opportunities & Announcements
Date: 22 March, 2011
Proposal Submission Deadline: 22 March
Notices of Intent Deadline: 21 January 2011
NASA Research Announcement of “Mars Science Laboratory Participating Scientist Program” (MSL PSP) is intended to enhance the scientific return from the MSL mission (http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/) by augmenting the existing MSL science team to include new investigations that broaden and/or complement the funded Principal Investigator...
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Date: 15 - 25 April, 2011
Location: Rio Tinto, Spain
Submission Deadline: 25 January
The Austrian Space Forum and partnering institutions will conduct field tests in the Spanish Rio Tinto area. The work will focus on the AoudaX spacesuit simulator and astrobiology experiments with regard to the contamination vector analysis as well as the Phileas rover prototype. Geophysical investigations and operational tests bringing together the field team and its operations team-on-site, a dedicated Mission Control Center as well as Remote Science Support teams will complement this field mission.
The Austrian Space Forum invites research teams to submit ideas and proposals...
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Application due: 1 April
This is a formal call for nominations of young scientists eligible for the Stanley L. Miller Award. In recognition of the pioneering role he played in our understanding of the origins of life and the creation the ISSOL: The International Astrobiology Society, the society presents the Stanley L. Miller Award tri-annually for outstanding contributions by a young scientist (under the age of 37) to origins of life research. The award is based on scientific merit without regard to nationality. The recipient will be honored at the awards banquet at the close of the next meeting, which will...
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