52nd Annual DPS Meeting | American Astronomical Society

The AAS Division for Planetary Sciences will host their 52nd Annual Meeting this 26-30 October in a virtual platform. The Scientific and Virtual Organizing Committees have developed a rich program which will include FIVE days of:

Plenary Sessions with Prerecorded Talks and Live Panel Discussions
Parallel Sessions that include both Oral and iPoster Presentations with Live Topical Discussions
Ongoing Asynchronous Topical Discussions via Slack
Exhibitors with Dedicated Visiting Hours
Exhibit, Partner and Sponsor Webinars
Career Center
Social and Networking Events
Early Career Events

Slack for #DPS2020

Asynchronous topical discussions will be conducted via Slack, a free and secure messaging service that can be used in a Web browser, in a standalone application on your computer, or via a mobile app available for iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. DPS 52 discussions will be organized by session into Slack “channels” and will be accessible only to registered meeting participants. Learn how to install and join Slack

Public Events

Tuesday, 27 October

NASA-NSF Townhall
17:00-18:00 ET
Join representatives from NASA and NSF to hear about the latest news and to ask questions.

Thursday, 29 October

Decadal Survey Townhall
16:30-17:30 ET
Join representatives from Planetary Science Astrobiology Decadal Survey to hear about the latest news and to ask questions.

Planetary Art Fair (All week)
The University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory presents the seventh annual Art of Planetary Science 2020: A Virtual Odyssey, an exhibition of art celebrating the beauty and elegance of science. The exhibition features works of art from Tucson and around the world inspired by the Solar System, the universe, and the scientific data we use to explore it. Hosted entirely online, the virtual galleries will be open through 31 October 2020.

Virtual art will be displayed in three galleries: Data Art, Fine Art and Moon Art. For the first time in The Art of Planetary Science history there is a special Moon themed art exhibit to celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 26th, 2020!

This exhibition aims to provide a new way of looking at science and the Solar System, to provide a look at the historic impact that the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory has had on lunar exploration and on future studies of the Moon. We present art created from the images, data, equations, and instruments used to study the cosmos, revealing the underlying meaning that inspires scientists in their work. Being able to view Data Art and Fine Art side by side offers the public insight into science and the Solar System in which we reside.