MARS EVENTS CALENDAR
Mars Exploration Program Science Calendar
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Upcoming
Conferences and Workshops
Type |
Date & Location |
Event Information |
2008
Second Quarter, 2008 |
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April 13–18, 2008
Vienna, AUSTRIA |
European Geophysical Union (EGU) Meeting
PS3.2 Session on Mars Science and Exploration will
address results from all ongoing missions to Mars, including Mars Express,
as well as the future exploration of the Red Planet; including precursor
robotic missions, Mars sample return missions and future human exploration.
(Submitted by Agustin Chicarro, ESTEC, session convener)
http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/ |
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April 15–17, 2008
Santa Clara, California |
Astrobiology Science Conference (ABSciCon) 2008
Sessions will be held related to the major scientific
themes: “The Astrophysical and
Planetary Context for Life,” “The Origin and Evolution of Life,” and “The
Search for Life in our Solar System and Beyond.”
Note Mars special sessions:
o Approaches and Technologies to Detect Life on
Mars (Submitted by Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Washington State University)
o Session 26: Mars Sample Return Planning Issues
http://abscicon.seti.org/
(Submitted by Margaret Race, SETI Institute/NASA Ames
Research Center) |
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April 17, 2008
Tucson, Arizona |
2001 Mars Odyssey – 41st Project
Science Group Meeting
Contact
Jeff Plaut, Jeffrey.J.Plaut@jpl.nasa.gov |
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April 20–23, 2008
San Antonio, Texas |
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
2008 Annual Convention and Exposition—Deliver the Conventional, Pursue the
Unconventional
Expo held during Fiesta Week at the Henry B. Gonzalez
Convention Center. Note special
sessions/workshops:
o Astrogeology
- A Far-Sighted Look at Unconventional Resources
o Return
to the Moon: Research, Resources, and Rewards
http://www.aapg.org/sanantonio/
(Submitted by Cynthia Dinwiddie, SwRI, San Antonio,
Texas) |
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April 21–23, 2008
Paris, FRANCE |
Mars Water Cycle Workshop
The Muséum National d’Histoires Naturelles
Detailed information regarding workshop attendance,
registration, and abstract submission can be found at:
http://www.aero.jussieu.fr/info-pratique/seminaire/MarsWC-Site
(Submitted by Franck Montmessin, CNRS/IPSL, France) |
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April 21–23, 2008
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Ground Truth From Mars: Science Payoff From a Sample Return
Mission
Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town
Mars sample return is again on the horizon, enabled
by a sample cache on the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory rover, and endorsed as
a logical continuation of the "Follow the Water" strategy of
NASA's Mars Exploration Program. The two-and-a-half day workshop will cover the following topics:
o Overviews:
Mars exploration strategy, Mars sampling strategy enabled by previous missions
o Sulfates,
sheet silicates, and zeolites as recorders of Mars surface processes
o Astrobiology
priorities for sample return
o Samples (i.e., igneous rocks, sedimentary
rocks, regolith) recording Martian atmospheric,
fluid, and magmatic evolution and timing of events
First Announcement:
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/
(Submitted
by Kimberly Taylor, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas) |
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April 27–May 1, 2008 |
PHX ORT9 (dress rehearsal) Operational
Readiness Test |
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April 29–30, 2008
Pasadena, California |
MRO PSG 19 |
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April 29–May 2, 2008
Alamogordo,
New Mexico |
Planetary Dunes Workshop: A Record of Climate
Change
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/dunes2008/ |
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May 5–8, 2008
Oxnard, California |
The Science of Solar System Ices (ScSSI): A
Cross-Disciplinary Workshop
Embassy Suites Mandalay Beach Hotel and Resort
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/scssi2008/ |
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May 12–16, 2008
Heidelberg, GERMANY |
SpacOps2008
Hosted by ESA and Eumetsat, organised by AIAA
http://www.spaceops2008.org |
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May 21-23, 2008
Washington University,
St. Louis, Missouri |
Mars Express OMEGA-HRSC Data Workshop
3-day workshop at PDS Geosciences Node will provide
graduate students, post Doctorals and other Mars investigators with a
working knowledge of how to use the Mars Express OMEGA (Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité) and HRSC (High
Resolution Stereo Camera) data sets.
http://www.rssd.esa.int/mexdataworkshops/
Interested participants should contact Tommy Thompson
and advise their familiarity with IDL and with Mars Express.
Thomas.W.Thompson@jpl.nasa.gov;
(818) 354-3881 |
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May 25, 2008 |
Phoenix mission landing on Mars
Landing is at approximately 4:30 pm Pacific
Time. PHX mission web site:
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/ |
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May 27–30 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
AGU
Joint Assembly
http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/ |
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June 1–5, 2008
St. Louis, Missouri |
Meeting #212 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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June 8–11, 2008
Montreal, Quebec
CANADA |
The Fifth Annual Planetary and Terrestrial
Mining Sciences Symposium (PTMSS)
Hosted by NORCAT
Deadline for abstract: May 9, 2008
www.ptmss.com |
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June 9-11, 2008
Madrid, Spain |
Mars Express Data Workshops
At
ESAC. Intended to provide users
of the Planetary Science Archive (PSA: http://www.rssd.esa.int/PSA/)
and scientists interested in exploring and using ESA Mars Express data the
possibility to meet members of Instrument Teams and get experience with
basic data handling, processing and integration. Both scientific and technical lectures and hands-on are
planned.
June 9: Radio Science: Radio occultation data (neutral atmosphere and
ionosphere)
June 10-11: MARSIS data subsurface and
ionosphere data.
Useful: knowledge of MATLAB
Attendance
is limited to about 25 participants; first come, first served.
Interested
participants should send email with name, institution, Level: student, PhD,
Post doc,… Interest for which data set: Radio-Science, MARSIS ionosphere, MARSIS subsurface.
Contact
Olivier Witasse, ESA, owitasse@rssd.esa.int
http://www.rssd.esa.int/mexdataworkshops/ |
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June 16–18, 2008
Busan, KOREA |
5th Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
Meeting
http://www.interridge.org/node/4893 |
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June 23–27, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia |
6th International Planetary Probe Workshop
(IPPW-6) at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Deadline for
early registration: May 15,
2008
http://www.planetaryprobe.org/ |
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June 25, 2008 |
Mars solstice (beginning of northern summer) |
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June 29–July 3, 2008
Fairbanks, Alaska |
Ninth International Conference on Permafrost
(NICOP)
Campus of University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Abstracts encouraged from the planetary science
community studying permafrost and icy surfaces throughout the Solar System
and from the astrobiology community interested in organisms living or
preserved in ice or permafrost.
http://nicop.org/
(Submitted by Chris McKay, NASA Ames Research Center) |
Third Quarter, 2008 |
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July 13-18, 2008
Vancouver, BC, CANADA |
Goldschmidt 2008 Conference
http://www.goldschmidt2008.org/index
(Submitted by Nick Tosca, Harvard University) |
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July 13–20, 2008
Montreal, Quebec CANADA |
37th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
http://www.cospar-assembly.org/ |
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July 14–18, 2008
Baltimore, Maryland |
10th Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
Conference
Abstract
deadline: April 2, 2008
Deadline for
preregistration at a reduced rate: May 12
Contact: Margaret Simon, Margaret.simon@jhuapl.edu
http://acm2008.jhuapl.edu/ |
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July 20-23, 2008
Moffett Field, California |
NLSI Lunar Science Conference
NASA Ames Conference Center
Abstract deadline: April 29, 2008
Registration deadline: June 24, 2008
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/nlsc2008/
(Submitted by Will Marshall, NASA Ames Research
Center) |
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July 28–August 1, 2008
Matsue, JAPAN |
71st Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Deadline for abstracts: May 7, 2008
Deadline for pre-registration: June 30, 2008
http://www.metsoc2008.jp/ |
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August 6–14, 2008
Oslo, NORWAY |
The 33rd International Geological
Congress
A disciplinary symposium in Comparative Planetology,
with a special session PIP-02 The Geology of Mars and Venus results. Other sessions in Impact Structures.
Early registration deadline: April 15, 2008
http://www.33igc.org/
(Submitted by Jouko Raitala, University of Oulu,
FINLAND) |
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August 11–16, 2008
Arlington, Virginia |
Sixth International Conference on Case
Histories in Geotechnical Engineering
One of the themes is “Application of Geotechnical
Engineering in Outer Space, including Granular Material Behavior in Lunar
and Martian Environments; Extraterrestrial Mining, Construction, and
Transportation Infrastructure Development”.
Deadline for early registration (discounted
fee): April 30, 2008
http://www.6icchge2008.org |
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August 17–21, 2008
Vredefort Dome,
SOUTH AFRICA |
Conference on Large Meteorite Impacts and
Planetary Evolution IV
Sunwa River Lodge
Deadline for abstracts: May 15, 2008
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lmi2008/lmi2008.2nd.shtml |
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August 24–29, 2008
Florence, ITALY |
XV International Conference on the Origin of
Life
Deadline for abstracts and early registration: May 2, 2008
Sponsor: The International Society for the Study of
the Origin of Life
http://www.dbag.unifi.it/issol2008/Invitation.htm |
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September 15-17, 2008
Houston, Texas |
Workshop on the Early Solar System Impact
Bombardment
Lunar and Planetary Institute
One of the legacies of the Apollo program is the
concept of late heavy bombardment or a lunar cataclysm that may have
resurfaced the Moon and thermally metamorphosed its crust. Several recent studies have
continued to test that concept and explore the implications any bombardment
may have for our understanding of lunar evolution and early evolution of life
on Earth.
Deadline for indication of intent: May 21, 2008
Deadline for abstracts: July 2, 2008
Final announcement and workshop program will be
posted by August 6, 2008.
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/bombardment2008/ |
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September 15-17, 2008
Pasadena, California |
MSL (Mars Science Laboratory) 3rd Landing Site Workshop
Open
to the Mars Community
Contact
Matt Golombek
golombek@jpl.nasa.gov
Submitted by Ashwin Vasavada, JPL |
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September 18-19, 2008
Pasadena, California |
MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group)
Meeting #19
Contact
Jack Mustard, john_mustard@brown.edu |
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September 22–26, 2008
Münster, GERMANY |
European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC)
University Münster.
Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2008
Deadline for preregistration: August 15, 2008
http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/
Contact Harald Hiesinger: hiesinger@uni-muenster.de |
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September 25-28, 2008
New Mexico |
Caves of Mars Field Meeting: Lavatubes and their extraterrestrial
analog value for Mars, and possibly other bodies
Sponsored
by the Association of Mars Explorers, a non-formal group who have either had
a mission on Mars, or who have worked extensively in analog environments.
September 25-26: Field meeting on site,
El Malpais National
Monument, Grants, NM.
September 27-28: Chaco Canyon field trip
Contact: Penny Boston, pboston@nmt.edu
Caves
of Mars Project: http://www.highmars.org/niac/ |
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September 29–October 3, 2008
Glasgow, SCOTLAND |
59th International Astronautical Congress
This event includes a Space Exploration Symposium the
whole week, with sessions on astronomy, the Moon, Mars, advanced concepts, and
solar system exploration)
Deadline for early registration with
discount: August 1, 2008
http://www.iafastro.com/ |
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October 5–9, 2008
Houston, Texas |
Geological Society of America national meeting
Deadline for abstracts: June 3, 2008
Deadline for pre-registration: August 2008
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/ |
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October 10–15, 2008
Ithaca, New York |
40th Annual Meeting of the DPS
Deadline for
abstracts: August 1, 2008
Deadline for
early preregistration: September 1, 2008
http://www.aas.org/~dps/meetings.html |
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October 20-24, 2008
Moab, Utah |
Second Workshop on Mars Valley Networks
Sponsors: The Smithsonian Institution and University
of Virginia
Valley networks represent the best evidence that
water once flowed across the surface of ancient Mars. This workshop will provide a forum
for discussing the extraction of watershed information from digital
elevation models of the martian surface, age-dating valley network systems,
and other quantitative measurements of valley networks. A field trip to look at sapping
features in the Colorado Plateau is also planned.
Contact nasmworkshop@si.edu,
or Bob Craddock (craddockb@si.edu)
(Submitted by Bob Craddock, Smithsonian Institution,
workshop convener) |
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October 27–31, 2008
Florida |
10th ILEWG International Conference on
Exploration and Utilization of the Moon (ICEUM10/ILC2008)
(Dates TBC near LRO launch)
http://sci.esa.int/ilewg |
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November 10–14, 2008
Williamsburg, Virginia |
3rd International Workshop on the Mars
Atmosphere: Modeling and
Observations
Sponsor: The Lunar and Planetary Institute
Contacts: Joel S. Levine joel.s.levine@nasa.gov and Francois
Forget Francois.Forget@lmd.jussieu.fr |
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November 2008 |
End of MRO Primary Science Phase; transition to
Relay Phase |
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November 18, 2008 |
Start of Mars solar conjunction |
Fourth Quarter, 2008 |
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December 15–19, 2008
San Francisco, California |
Fall meeting, AGU
www.agu.org/meetings |
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December 24, 2008 |
End of Mars solar conjunction |
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December 26, 2008 |
Mars equinox (beginning of northern fall) |
2009 |
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January 7–10, 2009
Long Beach, California |
Meeting #213 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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February 2009
East Coast |
MEPAG (Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group)
Meeting #20 |
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March 2009
Houston, Texas |
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Deadline for abstracts: TBD |
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April 2009
Noordwijk,
THE NETHERLANDS |
International Conference on Comparative
Planetology: Venus-Earth-Mars at ESTEC
Contact: Augustin Chicarro—Augustin.Chicarro@esa.int |
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June 2009 |
Fourth MSL Landing Site workshop |
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June 7–11, 2009
Pasadena, California |
Meeting #214 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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July 7-12, 2009
Melbourne, Australia |
7th International Conference on
Geomorphology
Ancient Landscapes – Modern Perspectives
Melbourne
Exhibition & Convention Centre
There
will be dedicated sessions on Planetary Geomorphology and a field trip to
examine analog landscapes in South Australia.
http://www.geomorphology2009.com/
(Submitted by Mary Bourke, Planetary Science
Institute, Tucson, Arizona) |
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July 13–18, 2009
Nancy, FRANCE |
72nd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Contact: Marc Chaussidon, Guy Libourel or Bernard
Marty
http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=news_meetings |
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October 2009 |
2009 Mars Launch Period Opens |
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October 4–9, 2009
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
41st Annual Meeting DPS
http://www.aas.org/dps/meetings.html |
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October 18–21, 2009
Portland, Oregon |
Geological Society of America National Meeting
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/ |
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December 15–19, 2009
San Francisco, California |
AGU Fall Meeting
www.agu.org/meetings |
2010 |
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January 3–7, 2010
Washington, DC |
Meeting #215 of the American Asronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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March 2010
Houston, Texas |
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference |
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June 6–10, 2010
Miami, Florida |
Meeting #216 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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July 18–25, 2010
Bremen, GERMANY |
38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly |
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July 25 OR August 1, 2010
Toronto, Ontario
CANADA |
73rd Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Contact: Dr. G. Srinivasan
http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=news_meetings |
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October 2010 |
42nd Annual Meeting of the DPS
http://www.aas.org/dps/meetings.html |
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October 31–November 3, 2010
Denver, Colorado |
Geological Society of America National Meeting
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/ |
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December 13–17, 2010
San Francisco, California |
AGU Fall Meeting
www.agu.org/meetings |
2011 |
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January 2011
Seattle, Washington |
Meeting #217 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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June 2011
Boston, Massachusetts |
Meeting #218 of the American Astronomical
Society
http://www.aas.org/ |
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July 2011
Pasadena, California |
8th International Conference on Mars
California Institute of Technology |
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August 2011
Greenwich
ENGLAND, UK |
74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Contact: Gretchen Benedix
http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=news_meetings |
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October 2011
Nice, FRANCE |
43rd Annual Meeting of the DPS
http://www.aas.org/dps/meetings.html |
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October 9–12, 2011
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Geological Society of America National Meeting
http://www.geosociety.org/meetings/ |
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December 12–16, 2011
San Francisco, California |
AGU Fall Meeting
www.agu.org/meetings |
2012 |
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August 2012
Cairns, Queensland AUSTRALIA |
75th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Contact: Trevor Ireland
http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org/simple_template.cfm?code=news_meetings |
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August 2012
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA |
The 34th International Geological
Congress
http://www.33igc.org/ |
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