Bioastronomy 2004: Habitable Worlds; July 12-16, 2004; Reykjavik, Iceland

在2004年7月12日至16日的一周内，天文学家、生物学家、地质学家和其他几个学科的科学家将聚集在冰岛参加第八届国际生物天文学会议。虽然会议的主题将是可居住世界，但与可居住世界有关的行星天文学主题，例如火星的水环境，木卫二，外行星卫星，太阳系其他地方的生命，太阳系外行星，寻找类地行星和相关的太空任务，以及地球生命的起源和进化将被讨论。该NSF奖项将用于为学生，博士后和其他会议参与者提供旅行赠款，而无需其他支持手段。

AST 0355063MeechDuring the week of July 12-16, 2004, astronomers, biologists, geologists and scientists from several other disciplines will gather in Iceland to attend the 8th International Bioastronomy Conference. While the main theme of the conference will be on Habitable Worlds, topics on planetary astronomy relevant to habitable worlds, e.g. Mars' aqueous environment, Europa, outer planetary satellites, life elsewhere in the Solar System, extrasolar planets, the search for terrestrial planets and related space missions, and the origin and evolution of terrestrial life will be discussed. This NSF award will be used to provide travel grants to students, postdocs and other meeting participants without other means of support.***