12 March 2017

AbSciCon 2017 Here In Mesa April 24-28 2017

AbSciCon 2017 will provide a forum for reporting on new discoveries, sharing data and insights, advancing collaborative efforts and initiating new ones, planning new projects, and educating the next generation of astrobiologists.
The conference will feature plenary sessions on current and thought-provoking topics, topical sessions, evening programs, and public and educational events.
 
Meeting Location and Date
The Astrobiology Science Conference 2017 (AbSciCon 2017) will be held April 24–28, 2017 in Mesa, Arizona at the Mesa Convention Center (263 N Center Street, Mesa, AZ 85201) and the Phoenix Marriott Mesa (200 North Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona 85201).
 
Purpose and Scope
AbSciCon 2017 is the next in a series of conferences organized by the astrobiology community.
The theme for AbSciCon 2017 is “Diverse Life and its Detection on Different Worlds.” Mars and icy worlds in our solar system are increasingly recognized as habitable, even as increasing numbers of exoplanets in their stars’ habitable zones have been discovered. The focus is shifting from identification of habitable worlds, to detection of life on them.
Among other topics, the conference will address:
  • Setting the Stage for Geochemistry
  • Setting the Stage for Biochemistry
  • Biomarkers of Life in Anaerobic Ecosystems and Different Evolutionary Stages
  • Biomarkers of Anaerobic Ecosystems
  • Biogeochemical Cycles on Water Worlds Near and Far
  • Biosignatures on Exoplanets
  • Preparing for Life Detection:  Astrobiology Education and Public Outreach
More information > here

Organizers /Institutional Support
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Universities Space Research Association
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
 
Conference Chair
Steven Desch, Arizona State University
 
Science Organizing Committee
Ariel Anbar
Arizona State University
Linda Billings
George Washington University
David Catling
University of Washington
Mary Droser
University of California, Riverside
Hilairy Hartnett
Arizona State University
Nicholas Hud
Georgia Institute of Technology
Betul Kacar
Harvard University
Karen Meech
University of Hawaii
Daniella Scalice
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Britney Schmidt
Georgia Institute of Technology
Sara Imari Walker
Arizona State University
Paula Welander
Stanford University
Mary Voytek (ex officio)
NASA
Local Organizing Committee
Steve Desch (Chair)
Arizona State University
Hilairy Hartnett
Arizona State University
Liz McHugh
Arizona State University
Adam Monroe
Arizona State University
Daniella Scalice
NASA Astrobiology Institute
Sara Imari Walker
Arizona State University
Patrick Young
Arizona State University

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