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Old September 29th 03, 07:01 PM
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http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2004/

67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
August 2-6, 2004
Rio de Janiero, Brazil

WHEN AND WHERE

You are cordially invited to attend the 67th Annual Meeting of the
Meteoritical Society, to be held August 2-6, 2004, in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.

The plenary and oral sessions for the meeting will be held at the
Sofitel Convention Center located in the same building as the
conference hotel, which will also provide the primary accommodations
for meeting attendees. The hotel overlooks Copacabana Beach, with
easy access to Rio's most celebrated beaches, Ipanema and Leblon,
and is within easy walking distance of many fine restaurants and shops.

Other scheduled events, including the welcome reception and
poster-party session, will be held at Sofitel Hotel. The annual
banquet will be held in the Rio de Janeiro Yacht Club, overlooking
Guanabara Bay and Sugar Loaf.

Transportation: The official airline for the meeting is VARIG
Airlines, which has several direct flights. Rio de Janeiro is
served by the International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim, located
23 km from the city. The conference hotel is easily accessible
from the airport by special taxis, which cost about $20 US. Bus
transportation to the banquet will be provided.

METEORITICAL SOCIETY 2004 ON THE WEB

Meeting announcements and information regarding accommodations,
registration, submission of abstracts, tours, and meeting
site (including maps) can be obtained at the meeting Web site at

www.metsoc2004.org .

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Registration will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 1, and
will be followed by a welcome reception to be held in the foyer
of the Sofitel Convention Center. Oral sessions will be held in
the Sofitel Convention Center from Monday morning through
Friday noon, except for Wednesday afternoon. There will be a
formal poster-party session on Monday evening at the Sofitel
Convention Center. Posters will remain on display until Tuesday
evening. Technical sessions are expected to cover a wide range
of topics on meteoritics and planetary science.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Approximately 180 rooms have been prebooked at the Sofitel Hotel,
and will be held until May 25, 2004. A special rate for single or
double occupancy was negotiated for Meteoritical Society Meeting
attendees.

This specially reduced price will also be available to meeting
attendees for the weekends before and after the meeting. To ensure
availability, early reservations are strongly recommended. If you
are looking for roommates who may be interested in sharing
the cost of a hotel room, please contact the Conference Secretariat.
Participants are requested to book and pay directly to
CONGREX do Brasil Ltda ).

NOTE: If you make reservations directly with the hotel, the special
rate will not be offered.

TRAVEL GRANTS

A number of student travel grants will be made available to qualified
students and recent Ph.D.s who are members of the Meteoritical Society.
Applicants must be the sole or the first author of an abstract to be
presented at the meeting and must also submit a travel award
application form to the LPI by the same deadline. More information
will be included in the second announcement.

GUEST ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSIONS

Rio de Janeiro is a cosmopolitan metropolis, known worldwide for its
scenic beauty and its natural resources; the city provides a
harmonious and agreeable environment for its visitors, for both
leisure and work. Whether it is evening or during the day, the
visitor quickly finds out why Rio is known as the Marvelous City.
Rio is nestled between the mountains and the ocean, with its
magnificent shorelines including charming bays and beautiful beaches.

Several activities and excursions are planned for meeting attendees
and their guests/families, particularly for Wednesday afternoon,
including tours to Sugar Loaf, Christ the Redeemer, and Tijuca
National Park.

Organizers will consider input received from submitted Indication of
Interest Forms to finalize plans for guest activities and
excursions.

FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE WEB

Future announcements, including information for submission of abstracts,
will be posted on this Web site.

Additional information (such as maps and suggestions for things to do in
and around Rio de Janeiro) will be posted on the Meeting Web site at

www.metsoc2004.org .

If you are interested in obtaining more information about the
Meteoritical Society or want to apply for membership, visit the
Meteoritical Society Web site at

www.uark.edu/metsoc .

INDICATION OF INTEREST

To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders or
special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please
submit an electronic Indication of Interest form by December 5, 2003.

Please submit the Indication of Interest even if you do not care
about electronic notification of future announcements. The number of
interest forms received will facilitate meeting planning by the Local
Organizing Committee.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives
of the meeting, contact

Conference Chair
Rosa B. Scorzelli
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Rua Xavier Sigaud, 150
22290-180 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Phone: 55-21-2141-7188
Fax: 55-21-2141-7540
E-mail:
or
Conference Secretariat
CONGREX do Brasil
Av. Presidente Wilson, 164 - 9° andar
20030-020 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Phone: 55-21-3974-2001
Fax: 55-21-2509-1492
E-mail:


For information regarding meeting logistics and announcements, contact

LPI Meeting Coordinator
Kimberly Taylor
Publications and Program Services Department
Lunar and Planetary Institute
3600 Bay Area Boulevard
Houston TX 77058-1113
Phone: 281-486-2151
Fax: 281-486-2125
E-mail:


SCHEDULE

Dec. 5, 2003 Indication of interest deadline
Feb. 5, 2004 Second announcement posted on the LPI Web site
Apr. 14, 2004 Deadline for hardcopy abstract submissions to the LPI
Apr. 21, 2004 Deadline for electronic abstract submissions to the LPI
May 25, 2004 Early registration deadline and
prebooked hotel reservation deadline
June 2, 2004 Final announcement with program and
abstracts posted on the LPI Web site
Aug. 2-6, 2004 67th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
 




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