[meteorite-list] AIAA's 1st Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:53:35 2004
Message-ID: <200212171702.JAA10513_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.aiaa.org/calendar/index.hfm?cal=5&id=865

AIAA's 1st Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from Asteroids
February 2004 - Exact date TBD
Los Angeles, California

Synopsis

AIAA's 1st Planetary Defense Conference: Protecting Earth from
Asteroids will address technical issues associated with, and
relative to, the defense of Earth from approaching near-Earth
objects (comets and asteroids). This forum shall approach the threat
from the perspective of three levels of warnings: 1) short term
(less than 10 years warning of possible impact); 2) medium term (10
to 30 years warning); and 3) long term (>30 years warning), with an
overarching intent to define several possible threat scenarios and
develop potential responses for each. Focused conference topics
will:

 * Examine current and future detection capabilities and options;
 * Consider current and future techniques, hardware, and systems
   available to mitigate threats;
 * Discuss national and international policy implications of mounting
   a planetary defense effort;
 * Develop recommendations for future work, strategies, and policies;
 * Develop recommendations for demonstrations/experiments/near-term
   activities; and
 * Discuss public safety and disaster preparedness implications of
   possible asteroid or comet impacts.

General Chair
William Ailor
The Aerospace Corporation
E-mail: william.h.ailor_at_aero.org
Received on Tue 17 Dec 2002 12:02:12 PM PST