[meteorite-list] 67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:01 2004
Message-ID: <200309291802.LAA15407_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/

67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
August 2-6, 2004
Rio de Janiero, Brazil

WHEN AND WHERE
                        
You are cordially invited to attend the 67th Annual Meeting of the
Meteoritical Society, to be held August 2-6, 2004, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

The plenary and oral sessions for the meeting will be held at the
Sofitel Convention Center located in the same building as the
conference hotel, which will also provide the primary accommodations
for meeting attendees. The hotel overlooks Copacabana Beach, with
easy access to Rio's most celebrated beaches, Ipanema and Leblon,
and is within easy walking distance of many fine restaurants and shops.

Other scheduled events, including the welcome reception and
poster-party session, will be held at Sofitel Hotel. The annual
banquet will be held in the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club, overlooking
Guanabara Bay and Sugar Loaf.

Transportation: The official airline for the meeting is VARIG
Airlines, which has several direct flights. Rio de Janeiro is
served by the International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim, located
23 km from the city. The conference hotel is easily accessible
from the airport by special taxis, which cost about $20 US. Bus
transportation to the banquet will be provided.

METEORITICAL SOCIETY 2004 ON THE WEB
                        
Meeting announcements and information regarding accommodations,
registration, submission of abstracts, tours, and meeting
site (including maps) can be obtained at the meeting Web site at

www.metsoc2004.org .

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
                        
Registration will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 1, and
will be followed by a welcome reception to be held in the foyer
of the Sofitel Convention Center. Oral sessions will be held in
the Sofitel Convention Center from Monday morning through
Friday noon, except for Wednesday afternoon. There will be a
formal poster-party session on Monday evening at the Sofitel
Convention Center. Posters will remain on display until Tuesday
evening. Technical sessions are expected to cover a wide range
of topics on meteoritics and planetary science.

ACCOMMODATIONS
                        
Approximately 180 rooms have been prebooked at the Sofitel Hotel,
and will be held until May 25, 2004. A special rate for single or
double occupancy was negotiated for Meteoritical Society Meeting
attendees.

This specially reduced price will also be available to meeting
attendees for the weekends before and after the meeting. To ensure
availability, early reservations are strongly recommended. If you
are looking for roommates who may be interested in sharing
the cost of a hotel room, please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Participants are requested to book and pay directly to
CONGREX do Brasil Ltda (metsoc2004_at_congrex.com.br).

NOTE: If you make reservations directly with the hotel, the special
rate will not be offered.

TRAVEL GRANTS
                        
A number of student travel grants will be made available to qualified
students and recent Ph.D.s who are members of the Meteoritical Society.
Applicants must be the sole or the first author of an abstract to be
presented at the meeting and must also submit a travel award
application form to the LPI by the same deadline. More information
will be included in the second announcement.

GUEST ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSIONS
                        
Rio de Janeiro is a cosmopolitan metropolis, known worldwide for its
scenic beauty and its natural resources; the city provides a
harmonious and agreeable environment for its visitors, for both
leisure and work. Whether it is evening or during the day, the
visitor quickly finds out why Rio is known as the Marvelous City.
Rio is nestled between the mountains and the ocean, with its
magnificent shorelines including charming bays and beautiful beaches.

Several activities and excursions are planned for meeting attendees
and their guests/families, particularly for Wednesday afternoon,
including tours to Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer, and Tijuca
National Park.

Organizers will consider input received from submitted Indication of
Interest Forms to finalize plans for guest activities and
excursions.

FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE WEB
                        
Future announcements, including information for submission of abstracts,
will be posted on this Web site.

Additional information (such as maps and suggestions for things to do in
and around Rio de Janeiro) will be posted on the Meeting Web site at

www.metsoc2004.org .

If you are interested in obtaining more information about the
Meteoritical Society or want to apply for membership, visit the
Meteoritical Society Web site at

www.uark.edu/metsoc .

INDICATION OF INTEREST
                        
To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders or
special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please
submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by December 5, 2003.

Please submit the Indication of Interest even if you do not care
about electronic notification of future announcements. The number of
interest forms received will facilitate meeting planning by the Local
Organizing Committee.

CONTACT INFORMATION
                        
For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives
of the meeting, contact

    Conference Chair
    Rosa B. Scorzelli
    Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
    Rua Xavier Sigaud, 150
    22290-180 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Phone: 55-21-2141-7188
    Fax: 55-21-2141-7540
    E-mail: metsoc2004_at_cbpf.br
or
    Conference Secretariat
    CONGREX do Brasil
    Av. Presidente Wilson, 164 - 9° andar
    20030-020 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Phone: 55-21-3974-2001
    Fax: 55-21-2509-1492
    E-mail: metsoc2004_at_congrex.com.br

For information regarding meeting logistics and announcements, contact

    LPI Meeting Coordinator
    Kimberly Taylor
    Publications and Program Services Department
    Lunar and Planetary Institute
    3600 Bay Area Boulevard
    Houston TX 77058-1113
    Phone: 281-486-2151
    Fax: 281-486-2125
    E-mail: taylor_at_lpi.usra.edu

SCHEDULE

 Dec. 5, 2003 Indication of interest deadline
 Feb. 5, 2004 Second announcement posted on the LPI Web site
 Apr. 14, 2004 Deadline for hardcopy abstract submissions to the LPI
 Apr. 21, 2004 Deadline for electronic abstract submissions to the LPI
 May 25, 2004 Early registration deadline and
                      prebooked hotel reservation deadline
 June 2, 2004 Final announcement with program and
                      abstracts posted on the LPI Web site
 Aug. 2-6, 2004 67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Received on Mon 29 Sep 2003 02:02:26 PM PDT