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Event: Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference

When January 24, 2009 (Sat) ~ January 25, 2009 (Sun)
Where Pasadena, CA

On January 24-25th, the NAI Teams at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA will host the Life in Extreme Environments Educator Conference for teachers and other educators. Join NASA astrobiologists, planetary scientists, and astronomers for a presentation on the latest information on our expanding understanding of the abodes of life on our planet and the prospects for the development of life elsewhere in our solar system and much farther beyond. Please register by January...

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Posted on: January 8, 2009 / Posted by: Daniella Scalice

Tags education, teachers, workshop
Executive Council: In-Person Meeting

When January 26, 2009 (Mon) ~ January 27, 2009 (Tue)
Where Moffett Field, CA, USA

For more information: http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/executive-council/january-2009-in-person-ec

Posted on: October 16, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Funding Deadline: The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

When February 1, 2009 (Sun)
Where

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
FAR Seminar: Habitability Seminar (continued)

When February 9, 2009 (Mon) at 11:00AM PST
Where Virtual

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Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
Conference: AAAS Annual Meeting

When February 12, 2009 (Thu) ~ February 16, 2009 (Mon)
Where Chicago, IL, USA

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
FAR Seminar: Exoplanets Seminar

When March 9, 2009 (Mon) at 11:00AM PST
Where Virtual

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Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
Conference: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

When March 23, 2009 (Mon) ~ March 27, 2009 (Fri)
Where The Woodlands, TX, USA

Posted on: September 30, 2008 / Posted by: Melissa Kirven-Brooks
FAR Seminar: Impact of Life on Its Environment Seminar

When April 13, 2009 (Mon) at 11:00AM PST
Where Virtual

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Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
FAR Seminar: Analogue Research and Instrumentation Seminar

When May 11, 2009 (Mon) at 11:00AM PST
Where Virtual

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Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
Conference: American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting

When May 17, 2009 (Sun) ~ May 21, 2009 (Thu)
Where Philadelphia, PA, USA

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Conference: American Geophysical Union

When May 24, 2009 (Sun) ~ May 27, 2009 (Wed)
Where Toranto, Canada

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Conference: AAS 214th Meeting

When June 7, 2009 (Sun) ~ June 11, 2009 (Thu)
Where Pasadena, CA, USA

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
FAR Seminar: Search for Life Seminar

When June 8, 2009 (Mon) at 11:00AM PST
Where Virtual

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Posted on: November 17, 2008 / Posted by: Estelle Dodson
Conference: Goldschmidt 2009 - "Challenges to Our Volatile Planet"

When June 21, 2009 (Sun) ~ June 26, 2009 (Fri)
Where Davos, Switzerland

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Course: NAI - Nordic Summer school: “Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe”

When June 29, 2009 (Mon) ~ July 13, 2009 (Mon)
Where Iceland

Iceland, 29 June to 13 July 2009

The NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Nordic Astrobiology Network will conduct a summer school on the role of water in the evolution of life in the cosmos in Iceland on the above dates. The school is intended for students and post-docs in astrobiology-related subjects (biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geosciences etc.) The school will be organized in three sections:
- An introductory lecture course
- Excursions to several places in Iceland of astrobiological interest (hot...
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Posted on: December 12, 2008 / Posted by: Marco Boldt
Conference: Astrobiology Graduate Student Conference (AbGradCon)

When July 17, 2009 (Fri) ~ July 20, 2009 (Mon)
Where Seattle, WA, USA

Goals for the 2009 meeting are:
- to create an environment of shared learning, by providing time for oral and poster presentations
- to foster in-situ multidisciplinary awareness by providing 2 outstanding field trips of different focus (astrobiological volcanology and astrobiological oceanography)
- to create and maintain a network of interdisciplinary scientists
- to encourage interdisciplinary research projects by providing time during the congress, and rewarding outstanding collaborative ideas, and
- to broadcast the conference to the internet community via web 2.0 technologies.
Posted on: October 10, 2008 / Posted by: Melissa Kirven-Brooks
Conference: Division for Planetary Sciences

When October 4, 2009 (Sun) ~ October 9, 2009 (Fri)
Where San Juan, Puerto Rico

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Conference: Geological Society of America

When October 18, 2009 (Sun) ~ October 21, 2009 (Wed)
Where Portland, OR, USA

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe
Funding Deadline: The Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research in Astrobiology

When February 1, 2010 (Mon)
Where

Posted on: September 19, 2008 / Posted by: Shige Abe