[meteorite-list] 2nd Conference on Early Mars: Geologic, Hydrologic and Climatic Evolution and the Implications for Life
From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:54 2004 Message-ID: <200403261634.IAA18383_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/earlymars2004/ Second Conference on Early Mars: Geologic, Hydrologic and Climatic Evolution and the Implications for Life October 11-15, 2004 Jackson Hole, Wyoming FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT March 2004 Conveners - Steve Clifford, Lunar and Planetary Institute Jack Farmer, Arizona State University Robert Haberle, NASA Ames Research Center Horton Newsom, University of New Mexico Tim Parker, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sponsored by Lunar and Planetary Institute, National Aeronautics and Space Administration PURPOSE AND SCOPE The influx of new data received from recent spacecraft missions to Mars, recent progress in early climate modeling, the growing evidence of the role of water in the planet's evolution, and the rapid pace of new discoveries about the origin and diversity of life on Earth have reinvigorated interest in both the conditions that prevailed on Mars during its first billion years of geologic history and their implications for the development of life. These issues were first addressed during the First Conference on Early Mars that was held in April 1997 at the LPI in Houston, Texas. This interdisciplinary meeting attracted approximately 185 terrestrial and planetary scientists from a variety of fields. The Second Conference on Early Mars is intended as the scientific successor to the 1997 meeting, sharing the same interdisciplinary scope and emphasis on discussion and debate. The purpose of the conference is twofold: (1) to consider how impacts, volcanism, and the presence of abundant water affected the physical and chemical environment that existed on Mars 4 G.y. ago, particularly as it related to the nature of the global climate, the existence of a primordial ocean, the origin of the valley networks, the geologic and mineralogic evolution of the surface, and the potential presence of local environments that may have been conducive to the development of life and the preservation of its signature in the geologic record; and (2) to discuss the investigations that might be conducted by present and future missions to test the hypotheses arising from (1). TIME AND LOCATION This five-day meeting will be held from October 11-15, 2004, at the Snake River Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This location was chosen due to its proximity to the hydrothermal sites in Yellowstone National Park, which will be the focus of the mid-conference field trip on Wednesday, October 13. CONFERENCE FORMAT The conference technical sessions will be held Monday and Tuesday (with a topical emphasis on early Earth and Mars geologic, hydrologic, and climatic evolution) and then Thursday and Friday (emphasizing the origin of life, life in extreme environments, and related topics). A one-day field trip to a number of hydrothermal sites in Yellowstone National Park will be conducted on Wednesday. The conference program will consist of invited and contributed talks, panel discussions, and poster presentations, and will be supplemented by several special sessions and social events held throughout the meeting. Any scientist with relevant theoretical, experimental, or field experience is strongly encouraged to participate and to submit an abstract. Contingent upon review and acceptance by the program committee, abstracts will be published on a CD-ROM and distributed to conference participants at the meeting. The abstracts and preliminary program will also be available in electronic format and accessible via the conference Web page by August 25. FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS Further details regarding the program, topics for discussion, opportunities for participation, and guidelines for abstract and poster preparation will be included in the second announcement that will be posted on this Web site by May 12. INDICATION OF INTEREST To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders and special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by May 10, 2004. Please submit the Indication of Interest even if you do not care about electronic notification of announcements. The number of interest forms will facilitate the planning of the meeting. CONTACT INFORMATION For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the conference, please contact Steve Clifford phone: 281-486-2146; e-mail: clifford_at_lpi.usra.edu. For further information regarding conference logistics, contact Kimberly Taylor phone: 281-486-2151; fax: 281-486-2125; e-mail: taylor_at_lpi.usra.edu. SCHEDULE May 12, 2004 Second announcement posted on this Web site July 13, 2004 Abstract Submission Deadline August 25, 2004 Final announcement with program and abstracts posted on this Web site October 11-15, 2004 Second Conference on Early Mars in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Received on Fri 26 Mar 2004 11:34:09 AM PST |
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