[FPSPACE] FW: Europlanet: 21-26 Congress in Muenster, Germany

[LARRY KLAES]

>From: "AAS Press Officer Dr. Steve Maran" <steve.maran at aas.org>
>To: "Steve Maran" <steve.maran at aas.org>
>Subject: Europlanet: 21-26 Congress in Muenster, Germany
>Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:15:45 -0500
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1st Media Announcement for the European Planetary Science Congress 2008
Date: 9th June 2008    Ref. PN:08/01

Issued by:
Anita Heward
EPSC#3 Press Officer
Phone: +44 (0) 7756 034243
E-mail: anitaheward at btinternet.com

EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2008
21-26 September 2008
Westfaelische Wilhelms Universitaet, Schlossplatz, Muenster, Germany

1ST MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

Approximately 500 planetary and space scientists will gather for the third
European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) at the Westfaelische Wilhelms
Universitaet, Schlossplatz, Muenster, Germany from Sunday 21 September to
Friday 26 September 2008.

EPSC 2008 is organised by Europlanet, the European Planetology Network in
association with the European Geosciences Union. The programme covers latest
results from ongoing planetary science missions, presentations of new
planetary missions under study and exploration techniques. Sessions include
Lunar exploration, nano-sat and nano-probe concepts for future planetary
exploration, Mars polar deposits and first results from Phoenix, new science
from Mercury, the origin of life and life under extreme conditions,
astrobiology of subsurface ocean and Titan lakes. Presentations on the ESA
Cosmic Vision candidate missions, Tandem, Laplace and Marco Polo, will be
among the highlights of the meeting.

This year's programme also features a special session on contributions from
amateur astronomy to planetary research.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend. Press room facilities
will be available for the duration of the conference - from 9 am on Monday
22 September through to 3 pm on Friday 26 September. The venue has a
wireless network. Media registration is free. Any bona fide media delegates
can pre-register online or by e-mailing Anita Heward at
anitaheward at btinternet.com . (Advance registration is not essential but
encouraged).

Further information will be circulated a few weeks before the meeting,
including press notices on presentations that may be of special interest
(subject to embargo).

Details of the congress can be found at the official website:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/

A full schedule of EPSC 2008 scientific sessions and events will be found on
the website in due course.

FURTHER INFORMATION

EUROPLANET
EuroPlaNet co-ordinates activities in Planetary Sciences in order to achieve
a long-term integration of this discipline in Europe.
The objectives are to:
1) increase the productivity of planetary projects with European investment,
with emphasis on major planetary exploration missions;
2) initiate a long-term integration of the European planetary science
community;
3) improve European scientific competitiveness, develop and spread expertise
in this research area,
4) improve public understanding of planetary environments.

Europlanet Project website: http://europlanet.cesr.fr/
Europlanet Outreach website: http://www.europlanet-eu.org

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