Conference: Astronomy and Civilization

When August 10, 2009 (Mon) ~ August 13, 2009 (Thu)

Where Roland Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary

The conference “Astronomy and Civilization” which celebrates the International Year of Astronomy 2009, is intended as an exceptional, multidisciplinary event on the most challenging questions of science, philosophy, religion and art. The present scientific worldview is still based on physics, as in the 17th century.

The goal of the conference is to call attention to the central significance of astrobiology in the 21st century, which is the century of biology. There are close relations between astronomy, biology, natural sciences and civilization....

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Conference: 2009 NASA Lunar Science Forum

When July 21, 2009 (Tue) ~ July 23, 2009 (Thu)

Where NASA Ames Conference Center, adjacent to NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA

The conference will review the state of knowledge of, and opportunities for science: Of the Moon On the Moon From the Moon

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.

Conference: Goldschmidt 2009 - "Challenges to Our Volatile Planet"

When June 21, 2009 (Sun) ~ June 26, 2009 (Fri)

Where Davos, Switzerland

Conference: AAS 214th Meeting

When June 7, 2009 (Sun) ~ June 11, 2009 (Thu)

Where Pasadena, CA, USA

Conference: American Geophysical Union 2009

When May 24, 2009 (Sun) ~ May 27, 2009 (Wed)

Where Toranto, Canada

Conference: American Society for Microbiology 109th General Meeting

When May 17, 2009 (Sun) ~ May 21, 2009 (Thu)

Where Philadelphia, PA, USA

Conference: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

When March 23, 2009 (Mon) ~ March 27, 2009 (Fri)

Where The Woodlands, TX, USA

Conference: AAAS Annual Meeting

When February 12, 2009 (Thu) ~ February 16, 2009 (Mon)

Where Chicago, IL, USA

Conference: AAS 213th Meeting

When January 4, 2009 (Sun) ~ January 8, 2009 (Thu)

Where Long Beach, CA, USA

Conference: American Geophysical Union 2008

When December 15, 2008 (Mon) ~ December 19, 2008 (Fri)

Where San Francisco, CA, USA

Conference: ESLAB 08 Cosmic Cataclysms and Life

When November 10, 2008 (Mon) ~ November 14, 2008 (Fri)

Where Frascati, Italy

Conference: 2008 Space Generation Congress

When September 25, 2008 (Thu) ~ September 28, 2008 (Sun)

Where Glasgow, Scotland

The Space Generation Congress (SGC) is the annual meeting of the most active members of the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) and its projects and combines work on important projects to the space community with leadership training. Participants are both students and young professionals under 35 years old. SGAC aims to promote space exploration and to be the voice of youth in support of space.

Conference: First IAA Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures

When September 22, 2008 (Mon) ~ September 26, 2008 (Fri)

Where Paris, France

The first IAA Symposium on Searching for Life Signatures will be held in Paris, France, September 22-26, 2008.

For more information: http://iaaweb.org/content/view/295/434/

Conference: Annual Meeting of Japanese Geological Society 2008

When September 17, 2008 (Wed) ~ September 19, 2008 (Fri)

Where University of Tokyo, Japan

Annual Meeting of GSJ 2008 (2008年度　日本地球化学会年会)

Infomation in English and Japanese

Conference: 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life

When August 24, 2008 (Sun) ~ August 29, 2008 (Fri)

Where Florence, Italy

The 15th International Conference on the Origin of Life is scheduled to take place in Florence, Italy, from 24 to 29 August, 2008. For more information: http://www.dbag.unifi.it/issol2008/

Conference: World Summit on Ancient Microscopic Fossils

When July 27, 2008 (Sun) ~ August 2, 2008 (Sat)

Where Los Angeles, USA

The IGPP Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (CSEOL) at UCLA will convene the World Summit on Ancient Microscopic Fossils to stimulate and encourage high-quality productive research on ancient, Precambrian, microscopic fossils in preparation for return of Martian samples. The Summit thus supports two fundamental goals of the NAI and the astrobiological community: (1) to better understand the history of early life on Earth; and (2) to prepare effectively for the...

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Conference: Gordon Research Conference Molecular Basis of Microbial One-Carbon Metabolism

When July 20, 2008 (Sun) ~ July 25, 2008 (Fri)

Where Lewiston, ME, USA

The 12th one-carbon meeting will cover a variety of topics, including: (a) genomics, metagenomics, and proteomic studies of microbial communities in diverse environments that are increasing our understanding of autotrophy and C-1 metabolism and the evolution of these pathways; (b) redox regulation of carbon cycles and the interrelationship between the carbon cycle and other biogeochemical cycles (sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen); © novel pathways for carbon assimilation; (d) biotechnology related to C-1 metabolism; (e) novel enzyme mechanisms including channeling of C-1 intermediates...

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Conference: 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

When July 13, 2008 (Sun) ~ July 20, 2008 (Sun)

Where Montreal, Canada

The 37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly will be held in Montreal, Canada, including sessions relevant to astrobiology – Making the Connection: Astromaterials and Impact Studies and Circumstellar, Interstellar and Protostellar Organic Chemistry. See http://www.cospar-assembly.org/

Conference: AbSciCon 2008

When April 15, 2008 (Tue) ~ April 17, 2008 (Thu)

Where Santa Clara, USA

Astrobiology is the study of the origins, evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe. AbSciCon 2008 will convene the global community of scholars engaged in this interdisciplinary effort. Interested scientists and educators are invited to participate.

The meeting will combine plenary events with focused topical sessions that broadly relate to the major scientific themes:

• The Astronomical and Planetary Context for Life
• The Origin and Evolution of Life
• The Search for Life in our Solar System and Beyond

More Information: http://abscicon.seti.org/

Conference: Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, Microbes and Extraterrestrial Life

When July 16, 2007 (Mon) ~ July 20, 2007 (Fri)

Where San Juan, Puerto Rico

Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, Microbes and Extraterrestrial Life will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from July 16-20, 2007, and will be the only major international astrobiology meeting in 2007. This meeting will serve to bring together an international interdisciplinary group of researchers to share and discuss the latest findings related to origins of solar systems, space resources and exploration for life, topics highly relevant to the new NASA Exploration vision. As an outcome of this meeting we expect...

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Conference: Pale Blue Dot III

When September 18, 2006 (Mon) ~ September 20, 2006 (Wed)

Where Chicago, IL, USA

Pale Blue Dot III will be held at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum and will offer a venue for the development of ideas and methods that may be used for the detection of life at the planetary scale beyond Earth. http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/pale_blue_dot/index.shtml

Conference: Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2006

When March 26, 2006 (Sun) ~ March 30, 2006 (Thu)

Where Washington, D.C., USA

The Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon) 2006 will be held March 26-30, 2006 in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Bookmark the AbScicon website at http://abscicon2006.arc.nasa.gov/ for your primary source of the latest AbSciCon2006 meeting information.

Astrobiology is a novel approach to the scientific study of the living universe. It seeks to understand the origin and evolution of life on Earth, to determine if life exists elsewhere in the universe, and to predict the future of...

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Conference: Protostars and Planets V (PP-V)

When October 24, 2005 (Mon) ~ October 28, 2005 (Fri)

Where Hawaii, USA

PP-V will be held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island of Hawaii on October 24-28, 2005. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/ppv2005/ppv2005.infopage.html

The goals of the meeting are four-fold: to present an overview of the major areas of progress since PP- IV; to bring researchers together for discussions and exchanges of ideas; to strengthen future interdisciplinary research in these areas; and to encourage the participation of young researchers and advanced students in these fields of research.

Conference: Second Astrobiology Graduate Conference

When August 17, 2005 (Wed) ~ August 21, 2005 (Sun)

Where

Since the birth of the Astrobiology discipline, there has been a need for a forum where graduate students and young researchers can present their research and discuss the field of astrobiology among peers. This conference hopes to provide that forum and meet the following goals:

• Provide a forum where graduate students can give scientific lectures to their peers
• Introduce students to astrobiology science in disciplines other than their own.
• Train the next leaders in astrobiology research
• Provide a situation where a student can...

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Conference: Earth System Processes 2

When August 8, 2005 (Mon) ~ August 11, 2005 (Thu)

Where Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The Earth System Processes 2 meeting, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada August 8-11, will be an interdisciplinary, integrative scientific meeting exploring the interactions among Earth’s lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, and biota. The meeting is being co-sponsored by the Geological Society of America and Geological Association of Canada, with support from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research and the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Sessions for the meeting have been organized around three basic themes: Ancient Earth Systems, Modern Earth System Processes, and Earth...

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