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European Planetary Science Conference
1st Media Announcement: EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2009 13-18 September 2009 Kongresshotel am Templiner See, Potsdam, Germany More than 500 planetary and space scientists from around the world will gather for the fourth European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) at the Kongresshotel am Templiner See, Potsdam, Germany, from Sunday, 13 September to Friday, 18 September 2009. The EPSC is the major meeting in Europe for planetary scientists. The scientific program comprises more than 30 sessions covering a wide range of planetary topics, including new results from Venus, Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Titan and the Moon, planetary protection, astrobiology and habitability of other worlds. There will be special sessions and workshops on science and technological objectives for exploring Ganymede and Europa, in preparation for the future ESA/NASA Europa Jupiter System Mission. On Monday 14 September, Professor Steve Squyres, chair of the steering committee for the US Planetary Science Decadal Survey, will lead a consultation session with the European planetary community on the roadmap for Solar System exploration. This year's EPSC program also features the first in a series of Technology Foresight workshops organized by the Europlanet Research Infrastructure. The workshops will provide a forum where European instrument capabilities can be compared with the requirements for planetary robotic exploration. Details of the congress can be found at the official website: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2009/ The EPSC has a distinctively interactive style, with a mix of talks, workshops and posters, intended to provide a stimulating environment for discussion. A full schedule of EPSC 2009 scientific sessions and events will be released in July. Further information will be circulated a few weeks before the meeting, including press notices on presentations that may be of special interest (subject to embargo). EPSC 2009 is organized by Europlanet, a Research Infrastructure funded under the European Commission's Framework 7 Programme, in association with the European Geosciences Union. MEDIA REGISTRATION Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Press room facilities will be available for the duration of the conference -- from 9 am on Monday, 14 September through to 3 pm on Friday, 18 September. The venue has a wireless network. Media registration is free. Any bona fide media delegates can pre-register online or by e-mailing Anita Heward at anitaheward@btinternet.com. (Advance registration is not essential but encouraged). # # # EUROPLANET The Europlanet Research Infrastructure is a major (O6 million) program funded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission. The Europlanet Research Infrastructure brings together the European planetary science community through a range of Networking Activities, aimed at fostering a culture of cooperation in the field of planetary sciences, Transnational Access Activities, providing European researchers with access to a range of laboratory and field site facilities tailored to the needs of planetary research, as well as on-line access to the available planetary science data, information and software tools, through the Integrated and Distributed Information Service. These programs are underpinned by Joint Research Activities, which are developing and improving the facilities, models, software tools and services offered by Europlanet RI. Europlanet Project website: http://www.europlanet-ri.eu/ 2ND MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT Issued: 2nd August 2009 Ref. PN: 09/02 The programme for the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) 2009 is now online at http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2009/. More than 500 planetary and space scientists from around the world will gather for the EPSC 2009 at the Kongresshotel am Templiner See, Potsdam, Germany from Sunday 13 September to Friday 18 September 2009. The EPSC is the major meeting in Europe for planetary scientists. The programme comprises 37 sessions and workshops covering a wide range of planetary topics. Session highlights include: Monday 11:00-17:15: New results from Mars: interior and surface 17:30-19:00: Consultation on the Roadmap for Solar System Exploration, led by Professor Steve Squyres, chair of the steering committee for the US Planetary Science Decadal Survey Tuesday 9:00-12:30: Mercury - new findings and panel discussion on implications 14:00-17:15: Planetary robotics (1st Europlanet Technology Forethought workshop) Wednesday 09:00-12:30: Ganymede science and exploration 14:00-17:15: Workshops on Europa Lander/Concepts for future planetary missions 09:00:19:00: Terrestrial planet atmospheres Thursday: 09:00-12:35: Planetary rings and interplanetary dust 12:30-13:45: Jupiter's 2009 impact: coordination of observations and first results 14:00-17:05: Astrobiology of Mars and Icy Satellites Friday 09:00-17:15: Lunar Exploration/the Moon 09:00-15:30: Origin and Evolution of the Solar System The EPSC has a distinctively interactive style, with a mix of talks, workshops and posters, intended to provide a stimulating environment for discussion. Further information will be circulated a few weeks before the meeting, including press notices on presentations that may be of special interest (subject to embargo). EPSC 2009 is organised by Europlanet, a Research Infrastructure funded under the European Commission's Framework 7 Programme, in association with the European Geosciences Union. MEDIA REGISTRATION Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Press room facilities will be available for the duration of the conference - from 9 am on Monday 14 September through to 3 pm on Friday 18 September. The venue has a wireless network. Media registration is free. Any bona fide media delegates can register by e-mailing Anita Heward at anitaheward@europlanet-eu.org or anitaheward@btinternet.com (advance registration is not essential but encouraged). FURTHER INFORMATION EUROPLANET The Europlanet Research Infrastructure is a major (O6 million) programme co-funded by the European Union under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Commission. The Europlanet Research Infrastructure brings together the European planetary science community through a range of Networking Activities, aimed at fostering a culture of cooperation in the field of planetary sciences, Transnational Access Activities, providing European researchers with access to a range of laboratory and field site facilities tailored to the needs of planetary research, as well as on-line access to the available planetary science data, information and software tools, through the Integrated and Distributed Information Service. These programmes are underpinned by Joint Research Activities, which are developing and improving the facilities, models, software tools and services offered by Europlanet Europlanet Project website: http://www.europlanet-ri.eu/ CONTACTS:
Anita Heward
& Eleni Chatzichristou Date: 13-18 Sep 2009 Location: Kongresshotel am Templiner See, Potsdam, DE Web Site Address: http://www.europlanet-ri.eu/ |
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