General Information
*** IMPORTANT CHANGES***
LSF2013 will be a VIRTUAL conference with NO “in-person” component this year!
NEW Abstract Deadline: May 8, 2013.
Due to the recent government restrictions on travel, The NASA Lunar Science Institute will broadcast the annual NASA Lunar Science Forum (LSF) as a virtual conference the week of July 15-19, 2013. The conference will be broadcast approximately 6 hours per day between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. PDT, Monday-Friday. Depending on the time zones covered by selected abstracts, the final schedule may start earlier or later to accommodate international participation.
The scientific program will feature sessions on in-depth scientific results from the recent and pending missions, including: the Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL), Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon’s Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS), Lunar Reconaissance Orbiter (LRO) and a status update for the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission. This year’s conference will have unique features enabled by virtual technology that will be described in later notices, along with features of the LSF the community has appreciated in the past: the annual Shoemaker Award Lecture (winner to be announced at the meeting), the NASA Townhall, a virtual poster session, a virtual LunarGradCon (for graduate students).
Presentations will be delivered using a combination of Adobe Connect and a telecom line for participation. Adobe Connect can host 500 combined domestic and international logins to the presentations. Any number of individuals can gather at their home institutions and connect as a group, but the total number of individual connections cannot exceed 500. Sidebar rooms for small group or individual discussions will be available throughout the conference. These might be used in a number of ways, including individual or small group chat rooms to provide clarity to questions someone might have about what was just said in the ongoing presentation. Focus groups will have dedicated virtual rooms and times for discussions. Please send ideas for additional creative ways to use the virtual format to Brad Bailey (brad.bailey@nasa.gov).
Abstracts will be accepted through 11:59pm PDT May 8, 2013. For more information about the format, abstract submission and logistics, please visit
http://lunarscience.nasa.gov/LSF2013/
The NLSI will transition to the Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI) later in 2013, making it likely that the content for the forum will expand in future years. Please guarantee that this year’s Lunar Science Forum is packed with lunar highlights by submitting your abstract soon. We look forward to another exciting meeting focusing on science Of, On and From the Moon!
Virtual Participation
Presentations will be delivered using a combination of Adobe Connect and a telecom line for participation. Adobe Connect can host 500 combined domestic and international logins to the presentations. Any number of individuals can gather at their home institutions and connect as a group, but the total number of individual connections cannot exceed 500. Sidebar rooms for small group or individual discussions will be available throughout the conference. These might be used in a number of ways, including individual or small group chat rooms to provide clarity to questions someone might have about what was just said in the ongoing presentation. Focus groups will have dedicated virtual rooms and times for discussions. Please send ideas for additional creative ways to use the virtual format to Brad Bailey (brad.bailey@nasa.gov).
Registration Information
Please click Forum Registration on the top menu to register for the 2013 Lunar Science Forum. You must create a new account even if you have already done so for the 2012 Lunar Science Forum. After creating a new account, you will need to check your email for a link which will activate your account.
Forum Logistics
TBD
Abstract Deadlines
Abstracts will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. PDT Wednesday May 8, 2013.
** Note this deadline was extended. **
To submit an abstract, register for the forum by clicking on Forum Registration on the top menu. After checking your email and confirming your account, you will be given access to the abstract submission form. Click Submit abstract on the sidebar. Abstract word limit is 500 words.
Agenda
TBD
Meeting Format
The conference consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations, together with breakout sessions to plan for the future of lunar science. The session summaries, along with the abstracts, list of organizers, and participants, will be included in a final report to be posted on the NASA Lunar Science Institute website.
Oral Presentations
TBD
Poster Presentations
TBD
Student and Young Professionals Events
TBD
Contact
For further information regarding logistics, contact
- Brad Bailey, NASA Ames Research Center Phone: 650-604-2104 E-mail: Brad.Bailey@nasa.gov
