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Location and Date | Purpose and Scope | Main Topics | Meeting Format | Special Events | Registration | Accommodations | Conference Hotel | Other Lodging Options | Travel | Foreign Travel Information | Schedule | Scientific Organizing Committee | Local Organizing Committee | Contact Information
Location and Date:The 10th Asteroids, Comets, Meteors meeting will be held 14-18 July 2008 (with a reception on the 13th) in Baltimore, Maryland, USA at the Marriott Waterfront located in Baltimore's inner harbor. The meeting is hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Cosponsors include the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, Texas, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) in Tucson, AZ, and Lockheed Martin. Purpose and Scope:The Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) meeting is the premier international gathering of scientists who study small bodies. The ACM series began in 1983 in Uppsala, Sweden, as a means of bringing together different groups within the asteroid, comet, and meteor communities who do not often have the opportunity to interact. From this first ACM meeting, a regular conference began. The conference now takes place every three years, and it is the pre-eminent meeting for small-bodies research, with attendance usually in excess of 400. The 2008 ACM meeting will be the 10th in the series and will mark the 25th anniversary of the first meeting in Uppsala.
The scope of presentations and discussion is broad, including all topics related to asteroids, comets, and meteors. Examples include discovery and cataloguing of objects, observations of meteor showers by radar, modeling the gas production of comets, and plans for future asteroid sample returns.
ACM 2008 is expected to bring together experts on small-bodies studies from around the world. It will be the first time this meeting will be held since several significant and anticipated events have come to pass. These include the spectacular disintegration of comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, the availability of Stardust samples to the wider research community, the launch of Dawn, as well as many others. ACM 2008 will highlight the research currently being conducted, encourage discussion among researchers in various areas, and identify new avenues of research. Main Topics:Areas of expertise to be covered at the meeting will include multi-wavelength observations from the ground and space, discovery and cataloguing of objects, numerical studies of the dynamics and impact behavior of small bodies, and laboratory investigations of extraterrestrial materials. Topics will include but are not limited to the following:
Particular effort will be made to include experts in the analysis of laboratory samples of primitive materials from small bodies, as this will be the first ACM since the Stardust samples have been available for study. ACM 2008 will be an unprecedented opportunity for the Stardust sample analysis community and the small bodies observing community to meet and learn from each other. Meeting Format:The meeting will consist of invited overview talks as well as contributed oral and poster presentations. A CD volume of all abstracts will be available at the meeting to conference participants.
The oral sessions will be held as plenary sessions in order to foster and encourage close communication in the diverse small bodies community. Because a plenary-only meeting provides only a limited number of contributed oral talks, we strongly encourage poster contributions and note that the Program Committee may be required to convert preferred oral presentations into posters. Selection of contributed abstracts will be based on the relevance of the subject matter to the conference and the quality of the science. All abstracts must be submitted by the advertised deadlines for consideration by the program committee.
Mode of presentation: First authors may indicate a preference for oral or poster presentation. The program committee will make final decisions on the mode of presentation.
First-author policy: One abstract per first author for consideration for contributed oral submission. (Invited presentations are the only exception.)
Oral presentation format: Depending on the session, either 10 or 15 minutes for speaking and 5 minutes for discussion and speaker transition.
Audio-Visual Equipment: Laptop PCs and Macs and an LCD projector. We do not offer an option for dual-screen presentations.
Poster presentation format: Poster size is 36" × 36". Two presenters share one side of one panel, so displays must be confined to the specified limit.
Due to space limitations, tables, computers, video equipment, etc., cannot be accommodated as a part of a poster display.
Poster Viewing: Posters may be viewed any time between noon on Monday and 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
Sessions will be scheduled in the afternoons and evenings Monday through Thursday, at which time authors will be present at designated timeslots for presentations. Due to space limitations, we expect a change of posters after the Tuesday evening session.
The final announcement will contain poster installation and removal instructions and poster session details.
Conference Program and Abstracts: The conference program and abstracts will be available on this website by May 6, 2008. Special Events:
Registration:Registration is required of all participants and speakers. Payment will be accepted by check, money order, MasterCard or Visa. Purchase orders are not accepted. Anticipated registration fees are as follows:
Accommodations:The Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel is set on the edge of the Baltimore Inner Harbor in the heart of Harbor East, the newest Baltimore neighborhood. It is steps from Inner Harbor restaurants and shopping, the National Aquarium, and the Maryland Science Center. The hotel is also within easy walking distance of downtown Baltimore’s famous Camden Yards, home of the Orioles. Please note that the Marriott is a non-smoking hotel.
Rates for the ACM conference are $199 USD per night, from Sunday through Thursday. To make reservations, either use the link below or phone the hotel and request the ACM Rate. Please note that room rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 12.5%) per room per night in effect at the time of check-in. Per diem rates are available for qualified Government employees.
Conference Hotel:Baltimore Marriott ® Waterfront Phone: 1-410-385-3000 Discounted housing may also available on the Johns Hopkins University Campus and costs approximately $50 per night. More details will be available. Other Lodging Options:Discounted housing will also be available on a limited basis at the Johns Hopkins University Campus (approximately 7 km from the Marriott) and costs approximately $50 per night. Details on the rooms and transportation to and from the Marriott will follow.
Travel:Air travel:
Ground Transportation:
Foreign Travel Information:Foreign participants may need a visa to enter the U.S, which may require applying six months or more in advance. Detailed information for scientific visitors can be obtained from the International Visitors Office. Please get started early with your visa application.
The ACM 2008 local organizing committee is ready now to assist with visa letters. Should you need a letter of invitation to support your visa application, please send an anticipated abstract title along with your full name, organization, and address to Margaret Simon at the contact address listed below. Please note that travel grants are not available for this meeting. Schedule:
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Contact Information:For further information, contact: Margaret Simon |
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