35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lps...c2004.1st.html

35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
March 15-19, 2004, League City, Texas
'
FIRST
ANNOUNCEMENT

- September 2003 -

Conveners -
Dr. Stephen Mackwell,
Lunar and Planetary Institute Dr. Eileen Stansbery,
NASA Johnson Space Center

Sponsored by -
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Lunar and Planetary Institute,
NASA Johnson Space Center

We are pleased to invite your participation in the 35th Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference to be held at the South Shore Resort and Conference
Center in League City, Texas, March 15-19, 2004. This conference brings
together international specialists in petrology, geochemistry, geophysics,
geology, and astronomy to present the latest results of research in
planetary science.

SPECIAL SESSIONS

You are encouraged to submit ideas and suggestions for plenary or special
sessions to Mary Cloud ) by October 10, 2003, so they can
be considered, planned, and publicized. Organizers of these sessions should
be prepared to serve on the Program Committee, or to have a fully empowered
delegate serve on the Program Committee, if requested by the Conference
Chairs. Authors of invited talks for special sessions must meet the same
deadline for abstracts as authors of contributed papers (see below).
Organizers who wish to have invited talks represented in the conference
abstract volume should make the invited speakers aware of the deadline
restrictions when inviting their presentation.

MEETING FORMAT

Participants may indicate a preference for oral, poster, or print-only
presentation. The Program Committee will make all decisions on the mode of
presentation to ensure a balance of as many important new research results
as possible. Selection criteria will be based on the relevance of the
subject matter to the conference and the quality of the science. The 4.5-day
conference will be organized by topical symposia and problem-oriented
sessions.

ABSTRACT DEADLINE

To allow sufficient time and personnel to prepare for the program committee
meeting, we will have TWO separate deadlines for electronic submission of
abstracts. The deadline for electronically submitting abstracts in PDF
format will be 5:00 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, January 13, 2004. Authors who are
unable to produce PDF files must submit their abstracts electronically by
5:00 p.m. (CST) Tuesday, January 6, 2004.

Authors who are unable to submit electronically will have to request special
instructions (phone: 281-486-2142; fax: 281-486-2125; e-mail:
). Hard-copy submissions will be due at the LPI no later
than January 6, 2004.

Non-PDF submissions or hard-copy submissions that arrive after January 6,
2004, will not be considered for the conference.

Detailed information regarding abstract preparation and submission will be
available via the meeting Web page and will be included in the second
announcement, to be posted on the conference Web site by the middle of
November.

SUBMISSION RESTRICTIONS

There will again be a limit of TWO abstracts per first author for oral or
poster presentation requests. If you submit two abstracts, you will be asked
to rank them in order of preference.

As was the rule last year, print-only abstracts will be allowed, but ONLY
from those authors who are NOT submitting an abstract for oral or poster
presentation. In other words, if you're requesting a print-only abstract,
you cannot submit an abstract for any other type of presentation. Authors
are limited to ONE print-only request.

The program committee will strictly enforce the above policies. Abstracts
submitted in violation of these policies will be rejected. The only
exception will be for those who are invited to give a talk at a special
session (e.g., the Masursky Lecture, or a special topical session). Those
abstracts will not be counted against authors as one of the two abstracts
they are allowed to submit.

FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS

More detailed information will be available in future announcements posted
on this Web site (see schedule below). To be added to the mailing list to
receive electronic reminders or special announcements via e-mail, please
return the electronic Indication of Interest form by October 24, 2003. (It
is important that you provide us with a valid e-mail address.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

For further information regarding conference logistics, contact
Mary Cloud
phone: 281-486-2143;
fax: 281-486-2125;
e-mail: .

SCHEDULE

October 10, 2003 Deadline for suggestions on Special Sessions

October 24, 2003 Deadline for Indication of Interest forms

November 14, 2003 Second announcement posted on this Web site

TUESDAY, January 6, 2004, Deadline for hard-copy submission and
5:00 p.m. (U.S. CST) non-PDF electronic abstract submissions

TUESDAY, January 13, 2004, Deadline for electronic abstract
5:00 p.m. (U.S. CST) submissions in PDF format

On or before February 3, 2004 Final announcement with preliminary program
and abstracts posted on this Web site