European Planetary Science Congress 2010

August 6, 2010

EPSC 2010The aim of the European Planetary Science Congress 2010 is to provide a platform to exchange and present results, develop new ideas and to network the planetary science community in Europe.The congress represents a cooperation between the European Planetology Network and the European Geosciences Union. The meeting will take place at the Angelicum Centre – Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas in Rome, Italy.

The intention of the European Planetary Science Congress 2010 is to cover a broad area of science topics related to planetary science and planetary missions. The program of the congress will contain oral and poster sessions, and it will emphasize workshops and panel discussions in order to have a strong interaction between the participants. Dozens of sessions will be held on topics including terrestrial planets; giant planet systems; magnetospheres; missions and techniques; origins, exoplanets, and astrobiology; outreach and amateur astronomy; small bodies and planetary moons; laboratory and field investigations; and various splinter subjects.