| Sunday, 26 March 2006 |
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| | 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Registration
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom |
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| | 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Poster set up
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall |
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| | 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Environmental Film Festival presentation "Miracle Planet 2 - The Violent Past" with introduction by Norm Sleep
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History [website]
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| | 2:00 - 4:00 pm | Pale Blue Dot Workshop
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A |
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| | 2:00 - 5:00 pm | Press room
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall Cloak Room |
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| | 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Special Lecture
Rick Potts: Influence of the Environment on Human Evolution
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History |
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| | 5:45 - 6:30 pm | AbGrad Con Workshop
Grad student discussion (open to student & post-doc attendees)
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 6:30 - 7:15 pm | AbGrad Con Workshop
Panel discussion (participants to be announced)
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 7:15 - 9:00 pm | AbGrad Con Workshop
Practice talks (format & timing follows AbSciCon rules)
Ronald Reagan Building |
| Monday, 27 March 2006 |
| | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Press Room Open
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom Cloak Room |
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| | 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration/Information
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall Foyer |
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| | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Posters up for viewing
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom |
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| | 8:00 - 8:30 am | Welcome and Introductory Remarks
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
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| | 8:30 - 9:15 am | Plenary Session I
Connie Bertka (Evolution) [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
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| | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Session 1: Engaging the Evolution Controversy
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 2: Lander on Europa
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 3: Cold Mars Analogue Environments
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A & B
Session 4: Origins of Life
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 5: Life in the Subsurface
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 12:35 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch & Posters
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom
NAI EPO
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
NAI MIAC
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
NAI Collaborative Science Group
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 2:00 - 2:40 pm | Plenary Session II
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Everett Shock (Prebiotic Chemistry) [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 3:00 - 5:40 pm | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Mini-Key I: Protoplanetary Discs
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 6: Extremophiles impact our perception of the habitability
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 7: Environmental impact of life
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A
Session 8: Life Detection & Missions
Ronald Reagan Building, Horison B
Session 9: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Astrobiology & Habitability
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 10: Early earth & Origins
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 5:45 - 8:00 pm | AAAS Special Lecture
George Coyne [abstract]
(Reception with lecture to follow)
AAAS [website]
Note: Limited seating to first 100. Tickets can be picked up at registration. |
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| | 6:00 - 8:00 pm | Poster Session / Reception
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom/Atrium Hall |
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| | 7:30 - 8:30 pm | NASA Town Hall Meeting
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
| Tuesday, 28 March 2006 |
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| | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Press Room Open
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom Cloak Room |
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| | 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration/Information
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall Foyer |
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| | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Posters up for viewing
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom |
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| | 8:00 am - 8:30 am | General Announcements
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
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| | 8:30 - 9:10 am | Plenary Session III
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Andreas Teske (Extreme Environments) [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 9:10 - 9:50 am | Plenary Session IV
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Dawn Sumner: Microbial Motility and Morphological Biomarkers [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 10:10 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Mini-Key II: Early Earth
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 11: Habitability on Mars
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 12: Exploring Planets around other stars
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A
Session 13: Environmental Genomics
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon B
Session 14: Titan Prebiotic System I
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
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| | 12:35 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch & Posters
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom & Atrium Ballroom
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| | 1:00 - 2:00 pm | Community Town Hall: Planning for the Future
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
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| | 12:35 pm - 2:00 pm | NAI - Collaborative Tools & Technology Session
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
NAI Evogenomics Focus Group
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A
NAI Impacts Focus Group
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon B
NAI E/PO
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
NAI MIAC
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 2:00 - 3:00 pm | Harold Klein Lecture
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
John Hayes [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 3:00 - 3:30 pm | Return to the Moon and Living There
Harrison Jack Schmitt [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
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| | 3:45 - 6:05 pm | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Mini-Key III: Planetary Science
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 16: Sulfur on Earth and Mars I
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A & B
Session 17: Follow the Energy
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A & B
Session 18: Radio Astronomy
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 19: Extraterrestrial Prebiotic Chemistry I
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 6:30 - 9:00 pm |
Evening Reception Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Space Operations
IMAX showings of "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon" (3D)
2 Showings at 7:00pm and 8:00pm
Harrison Jack Schmitt to address audience at IMAX theater
Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History
Also attending will be Lockheed Martin Space Operations executive
and former astronaut:
Ken Reightler, President
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| Wednesday, 29 March 2006 |
| | 7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Press Room Open
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom Cloak Room |
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| | 7:00 am - 5:00 pm | Registration/Information
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall Foyer |
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7:00 am - 7:00 pm | Posters up for viewing
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom |
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| | 8:00 - 8:30 am | Introductory Remarks and Announcements
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
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| | 8:30 - 9:10 am | Plenary Session V
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Nathalie Cabrol (Mars) [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 9:25 - 11:45 am | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Mini-Key IV: Viral Evolution
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 20: Triggering Mass Extinctions
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 22: Extraterrestrial Prebiotic Chemistry II
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon B
Session 23: Planetary Science
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 24: Astronomical Topics General Session
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 11:50 am - 12:30 pm | Plenary VI Session
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Ricardo Amils [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 12:35 pm - 3:00 pm | Lunch & Posters
NAI Student Poster Competition entrants to stand by posters. Odd # posters 1- 2 pm, Even # posters 2-3 pm.
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Hall & Atrium Ballroom
NAI Mission to Early Earth Collaborative Science Group
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A
NAI MIAC
Ronald Reagan Building, Polarix B
NAI EPO Working Group Meeting - Closed Session
Ronald Reagan Building, Polarix B
Astrobiology sub-group meeting
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon B
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| | 3:00 - 5:40 pm | Breakout and Mini Key
Ronald Reagan Building
Session 25: Astrobiology and the Moon
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater
Session 26: Elements of Life
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A & B
Session 27: Astrobiology and the Outer Planets
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 28: Biosignatures General
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 29: Sulfur on Earth and Mars II
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 5:45 - 8:00 pm | Student/Postdoc Early Career Session
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A |
| | | | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | Great Debate - Panel Discussion on "Life As We Don't Know It" by Peter Ward
Participants include:
Steven Benner, Harvard University
Carol Cleland, University of Colorado at Boulder
Pamela Conrad, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pascale Ehrenfreund, University of Leiden, The Netherlands
Peter Ward, University of Washington, Seattle
Neville Woolf, Arizona State University
The panel will be moderated by Lynn Rothschild of NASA's Ames Research Center.
Ronald Reagan Building, Amphitheater |
| Thursday, 30 March 2006 |
| | 8:00 - 9:30 am | Breakfast Banquet
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom |
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| | 8:30 - 9:10 am | Plenary Session VII
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom
Scott Sandford [abstract]
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 9:10 - 9:25 am | Awards and Comments
Ronald Reagan Building |
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| | 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout Sessions
Ronald Reagan Building
Special Symposium - NAI
Astrobiology: Vision for Exploration
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom
Session 30: Science Communication: The Other Astrobiology Discipline
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon A
Session 31: Exploring Planets Around Other Stars II
Ronald Reagan Building, Horizon B
Session 32: Astrobiology Missions Workshop
Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere A
Session 33: Environmental Impact of Life II
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris A
Session 34: Molecular Biological Approaches in Geobiology
Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris B
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| | 12:30 - 1:00 pm | Final Remarks/Adjourn
Ronald Reagan Building, Atrium Ballroom
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| | 1:30 pm | Departure for tour of Green Bank Telescope
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| Friday, 31 March 2006 |
| | 1:00 pm | Return to Washington D.C from the Green Bank Telescope Tour |
