Categories are used as a guide for the Scientific Organizing Committee to build coherent sessions. The final session assignments and session titles are at the discretion of the Committee. 

(1) Invited talk or Contributed Research Paper (including Dissertation talks)

• Asteroids: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
• Asteroids:  Main-belt Asteroid Physical Characteristics and Observational Surveys
• Asteroids: Bennu and Ryugu
• Asteroids: Planetary Defense, NEO Physical Characteristics, and Observational Surveys
• Astrobiology and Origins of Life
• Astrochemistry: Building blocks of planetary systems
• Atmospheric Processes
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Observational Surveys and Physical Characterization
• Comets: Comae, Nuclei, and Surfaces (Observational/Physical Characterization, Chemistry)
• Comets: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
• Earth as a Planet
• Earth’s Moon
• Enceladus
• Europa
• Exoplanets and Systems: Discoveries and Characterization
• Exoplanets and Systems: Atmospheres
• Exoplanets and Systems: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory
• Exoplanets: Habitability and Biosignatures
• Field Campaigns and Planetary Analogues
• Formation of Planets, Satellites, and Planetary Systems: Theory
• Giant Planets: Interiors and Atmospheres
• Giant Planets: Satellites and Satellite Systems (regular and irregular)
• Icy Satellites
• Interstellar Objects
• Io
• Laboratory Research
• Magnetospheres and Space Environment
• Mars
• Mars Satellites: Phobos and Deimos
• Mercury
• Meteorites and Solar System Formation
• Mission Concepts, Instruments, and Facilities
• Ocean Worlds
• Other
• Planet and Satellite Dynamics
• Planetary Interiors
• Planetary Rings
• Pluto System
• Sun and the Heliosphere
• Solar System Debris: Meteoroids, Meteors, and Dust
• Surface Processes
• Titan
• Trojan Asteroids: Observations, properties, and dynamics
• Venus

(2) DEIA/Workforce Paper

(3) Education Outreach Paper

To encourage the sharing of work highly relevant to the planetary science community, but generated by professionals outside of the planetary science community (e.g., social science results relevant to DPS workforce, education/community engagement, or history discussions): a limited number of discounted DPS 2024 meeting registrations are available and can be inquired about via the DPS Professional Climate and Culture Subcommittee:[email protected]. These discounted registrations are intended for persons who submit an abstract to DPS and engage in the meeting, and whose work would benefit the planetary science community, but who in general receive little professional benefit from attending the meeting (and so generally would not attend).