Pale Blue Dot II
May 19-21, 1999
Moffett Training and Conference Center
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, CA
Agenda
Agenda
Wednesday,
May 19, 1999
Thursday, May 20, 1999
Friday, May 21, 1999
| Wednesday, May 19, 1999 | ||
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7:45 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 AM
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Welcome to Ames; Logistics;
Workshop Objectives |
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8:45 AM
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Session I: Opportunities
in Astronomy |
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8:50 AM |
The
Origins Missions |
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9:15 AM |
Discussion |
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9:25 AM |
Finding/Studying
the Pale Blue Dot |
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9:50 AM |
Discussion |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:20 AM |
Formation
and Abundance of Planets: What Might Be out There? |
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10:45 AM |
Discussion |
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10:55 AM |
Session I: Discussion |
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Noon |
Lunch |
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1:30 PM |
Session II: Habitable
Planets |
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1:35 PM |
Geological Processes and
Habitability |
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2:00 PM |
Discussion |
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2:10 PM |
Early Atmospheres |
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2:35 PM |
Discussion |
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2:45 PM |
Habitable
Climates |
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3:10 PM |
Discussion |
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3:20 PM |
Break |
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3:40 PM |
Planetary Spectroscopy |
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4:05 PM |
Discussion |
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4:15 PM |
Spectroscopy
of Other Worlds |
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4:40 PM |
Discussion |
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4:50 PM |
Session II: Discussion |
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6:00 PM |
Conclusion and Wine and Cheese Poster Session at meeting site |
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| Thursday, May 20, 1999 | ||
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8:00 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
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8:30 AM
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Session III:
Biogeochemistry C. Martens, Chair |
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8:35 AM
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Anaerobic
Ecosystems and Gas Production R. Conrad |
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9:00 AM
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Discussion | |
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9:10 AM
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Biogeochemistry
of Anaerobic Ecosystems P. Visscher |
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9:35 AM
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Discussion | |
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9:45 AM
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Break | |
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10:05 AM
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Evolution
of Earth's Early Biosphere and Atmosphere D. Des Marais |
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10:30 AM
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Discussion | |
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10:40 AM
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Session III: Discussion | |
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11:30 AM
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Lunch | |
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1:00 PM
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Session IV:
Inhabited Planets K. Nealson, Chair |
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1:05 PM
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From Biological
Processes to Global Budgets C. Potter |
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1:30 PM
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Discussion | |
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1:40 PM
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Atmospheric Chemistry K. Boering |
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2:05 PM
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Discussion | |
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2:15 PM
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Clouds,
Chemistry and Climate B. Toon |
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2:40 PM
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Discussion | |
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3:05 PM
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Break | |
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3:25 PM
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Remote
Spectroscopy of Earth T. Kostiuk |
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3:50 PM
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Discussion | |
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4:00 PM
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Planetary
Spectroscopy (Optical) T. Slanger |
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4:25 PM
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Discussion | |
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4:35 PM
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Session IV: Discussion |
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6:00 PM
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Conclusion | |
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7:00 PM
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Banquet at Sunnyvale Hilton | |
| Speaker: Dr. Debra Fischer on the recently detected planetary system in Upsilon Andromedae. | ||
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8:00 AM
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Continental Breakfast | |
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8:30 AM
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Session V:
Finding Pale Blue Dots D. Des Marais, Chair |
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8:35 AM
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Opportunities
in Astronomy (Session I) A. Leger |
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8:50 AM
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Discussion | |
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9:20 AM
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Habitable Planets
(Session II) R. Young |
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9:35 AM
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Discussion | |
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10:05 AM
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Biogeochemistry
(Session III) C. Martens |
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10:20 AM
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Discussion | |
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10:30 AM
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Inhabited Planets
(Session IV) K. Nealson |
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10:45 AM
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Discussion | |
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11:15 AM
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Workshop Recommendations | |
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Noon
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Conclusion | |