Blue Dot Workshop Program

Thursday

Introduction: context of this workshop
9:00 AM
Organizing committee
Welcome, logistics
9:15
Black, David
The Origins Vision: A context for the search for extrasolar life
9:45 Meyer, Michael Exobiology: Laying the groundwork in a search for extrasolar life
Biogeochemistry of gases
10:15 AM Des Marais, David History of earth's atmospheric O2 levels
10:45 Martens, Chris Organic reactivity controls on biogenic gas production, oxidation, and transport processes
11:15 Oremland, Ronald Reduced biogenic carbon gases: who cut the cheese?
11:45 Reeburgh, Bill Sources and sinks of biogenic reduced gases
12:15 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Potter, Chris Global modelling of biogenic trace gases
2:00 Chatfield, Bob Trace gases in earth's atmosphere: reaction networks
2:30 Watson, Andrew Possible atmospheric signatures of life: avoiding the geocentric bias
3:00 Break
Chemistry and spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres
3:30 Leger, Alain Life signatures in a planet atmosphere
4:00 Allen, Mark O3, O2 and disequilibrium chemistry in planetary atmospheres
4:30 Kasting, Jim Habitable zones around stars and their relationship to CO2, O2, and O3 abundances in a planet's atmosphere
5:00 Donahue, Thomas Water on the terrestrial planets, young and old
6:00 Cocktail hour, Michael's Restaurant
7:00 Banquet, Michael's Restaurant

Friday

Chemistry and spectroscopy of planetary atmospheres (continued)
8:30 AM Owen, Tobias Multiple blue dots: How to tell giants from dwarves
9:00 Cruikshank, Dale Atmospheres of the moons of the outer planets
9:30 Zahnle, Kevin Disequilibrium chemistry by impacts
10:00 Sagan, Carl How definitive would detection of CO2, H2O, CH4 and O2/O3 be for the identification of life on planets around other stars?
10:30 Break
Remote sensing of planetary atmospheres and surfaces
10:50 AM Peterson, David Remote sensing of Earth's modern biosphere
11:20 Ganapol, Barry Modelling atmospheric radiative transfer
11:50 Lunch
1:00 PM Farmer, Barney Remote sensing of Earth's atmosphere
1:30 Woolf, Neville A space-based, imaging, nulling interferometer: what can it see?
2:00 Drake, Frank Signatures of intelligent life
General Discussion
2:30 PM Discussion strategy
2:40 Break
3:00 Discussion groups
Biogeochemistry
Atmospheric chemistry and spectroscopy
Remote sensing of atmospheres and surfaces
4:00 Plenary session
5:30 Adjourn
6:00 Reception, SETI Institute


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