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Registration is now open (NEW early registration deadline 30 April
2010) and poster abstracts are requested (deadline also 30 April
2010)) for
Faraday Discussion 147: Chemistry of the Planets
14 - 16 June 2010
Saint Jacut de la Mer, Brittany, France
website : http://fd147.univ-rennes1.fr
See below and on the website for further information regarding this
conference. I am writing to draw your attention to several important
announcements:
1) Bursaries are available to cover the FULL COST of registration,
accommodation and meals for PhD students and recent postdocs (<= 5
years after last postgrad degree). They are partly financed by the
Royal Society of Chemistry and partly by sponsorship received from a
range of organisations. As such, they require that the PhD
student/recent postdoc either be a member of the RSC or apply to be a
member (at a very low cost of only 16 pounds / 18 Euros).
THE DEADLINE FOR BURSARY APPLICATIONS IS 30 APRIL 2010 on the website
and require (pre-)registration (at zero cost). Bursaries will be
allocated on a first come first served basis.
2) The Early Registration and Poster abstract submission deadline has
been extended to 30 April 2010. Please register via the website
http://fd147.univ-rennes1.fr
and submit your one page (max) abstracts directly to the RSC (via
their FD147 website
http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCConferences/FD147/contact.a
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with 'FD147 poster abstract' in the subject line.
I would also like to remind you that
- this Discussion will be indexed by NASA’s ADS (Astrophysics Data
System)
- we are also organising a satellite meeting following on directly
from (but independent of) FD147 - the Fourth NSF CRC Workshop on
'Titan - Observations, Expertises, Computations and Modeling' from
16-18 June 2010 also at the Abbaye de St Jacut. If you register for
FD147 you will be automatically directed to the workshop website or
you can visit it directly at http://titan.univ-rennes1.fr . The cost
is very reasonable, and registration and oral abstract submission are
now open, details on the website.
Introduction to FD147
We have now entered a second 'golden age' of planetary exploration,
with a host of exciting missions either underway, or due to report
back in the next few years. Probes are able to land on planets or
descend into their atmospheres, and apply powerful analytical
techniques to determine their chemical compositions.
The wealth of chemical information sent back from these missions has
stimulated major efforts in laboratory experiments and computational
modelling, and created a fascinating area for multidisciplinary
exchange around the theme of the chemistry of the planets,
encompassing aspects of chemistry (physical, organic and inorganic),
physics and astronomy, geology and geochemistry, and exobiology,
proving the right conditions for a fruitful Faraday Discussion at the
interface of these disciplines.
Furthermore, the recent discovery of water and methane in the
atmosphere of an extrasolar planet (exoplanet) opens up a whole new
field of planetary chemistry outside of the Solar System.
Faraday Discussion 147 will gather international leaders in these
areas for what promises to be an exciting exchange in this fascinating
area of interdisciplinary science. Discussion topics include:
– Chemical aspects of planetary exploration and observation
– Neutral atmospheric chemistry of the planets
– Chemistry of planetary thermospheres and ionospheres
– Exoplanet Chemistry
– Planetary aerosols, surfaces, interior and formation
For details of the accepted articles which will be presented at the
Discussion, please see the website. There will be ample opportunity
during the Discussion itself for the presentation of recent results
which can then be published and become part of the Discussion Volume.
Invited speakers at Faraday Discussion 147 include:
– Professor Sushil Atreya (Introductory) - University of
Michigan, USA
– Professor Darrell Strobel (Closing) - Johns Hopkins
University, USA
– Professor Nigel Adams - University of Georgia, USA
– Dr Sebastien Le Picard - University of Rennes 1, France
– Professor Jonathan Lunine - University of Arizona, USA
– Professor Steve Miller - University College London, UK
– Dr Julianne Moses - Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston,
USA
– Professor François Raulin - LISA - Universities of Paris 12
and 7, France
– Dr Giovanna Tinetti - University College London, UK
– Professor Roger Yelle - University of Arizona, USA
Call for Papers
Abstracts for poster presentations for Faraday Discussion 147 within
the area of Chemistry of the Planets are now invited with a deadline
of 30 April 2010. Abstracts should be sent by email attachment to RSC
Conferences (via the link on the RSC conference website) with the
following subject header: 'FD147 abstract'. Submitting authors will be
notified of the outcome of the review process within about a month of
the submission deadline. The abstracts should be no longer than one A4
page in portrait layout. Please include your full address and contact
details in the email.
For more information including guidelines for submitting an abstract
please refer to the website:
http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/RSCConferences/FD147/index.asp
Key Dates
– Oral presentation abstract deadline 2 October 2009
– Full papers received from authors 22 February 2010
– Poster presentation abstract deadline 30 April 2010
– Pre-prints to delegates May 2010
– Early bird registration deadline 30 April 2010
– Standard registration deadline 14 May 2010
How it Works - Abstracts and Pre-prints
Abstracts that fit most closely with the themes of the meeting will be
selected for oral presentations. Authors of the selected abstracts
will then be invited to submit their work as a full paper, which will
form the basis of their short presentation at the meeting. The paper
itself must contain new, unpublished work and be submitted by 22
February 2010. The papers selected for presentation and discussion
will be refereed and then sent to all participants as preprints.
Preprints will be issued four weeks in advance of the meeting. The
discussion will be conducted on the assumption that the papers have
been read in advance and only five minutes will be allowed for each
presentation. Most of the time will be devoted to discussion, which is
then submitted for publication in the Faraday Discussion Volume which
will be published by the RSC about six months after the meeting.
The latest ISI citation data give an impact factor for Faraday
Discussions of 4.604, emphasising their importance as a forum for
developing exciting new ideas. We have also obtained the agreement of
NASA’s ADS (Astrophysics Data System) that this Faraday Discussion
will be indexed by them.
I look forward to receiving your abstracts.
best regards
Ian Sims
on behalf of the FD147 Scientific Organising Committee
Scientific Committee
– Ian Sims (University of Rennes 1, France) (Chair)
– Bruno Bézard (Observatoire de Paris - Site de Meudon, France)
– André Canosa (University of Rennes 1, France)
– Helen Fraser (University of Strathclyde, UK)
– John Plane (University of Leeds, UK)
– Jonathan Tennyson (University College London, UK)
Local Organising Committee based at the University of Rennes 1,
France:
– Abdessamad Benidar
– André Canosa
– Robert Georges
– Sébastien Le Picard
– Ian Sims
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