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Conferences and Meetings

2010 VEXAG Venus Workshop - Venus, Our Closest Earth-like Planet: From Surface to Thermosphere - How Does It Work?   An International Workshop on Venus being held August 30 - September 2, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin.  For more information on this Venus workshop, visit the University of Wisconsin Venus Workshop website.

Mars Science Laboratory: The Search for Habitable Environments   a lecture being presented by Dr. John Grotzinger, Project Scientist-Mars Science Laboratory, Cal Tech on Thursday, September 16, 2010 at The von Karman Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA. and on Friday, September 17, 2010 at The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA.  Both lectures begin at 7 pm. For more information on this lecture, you may visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory website.

From Near Earth Asteroids to the Most Distant Galaxies: The Scientific Results from the Spitzer Space Telescope   a lecture being presented by Dr. Michael Werner, Chief Scientist, Astronomy and Physics Directorate, JPL Project Scientist, Spitzer Space Telescope on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at The von Karman Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA. and on Friday, October 15, 2010 at The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA.  Both lectures begin at 7 pm.  For more information on these lectures, visit the Jet Propulsion Laboratory website.

In the Spirit of Lyot: Direct Detection of Exoplanets and Circumstellar Disks   an international conference being held in Paris, France October 25 - 29, 2010.  For more information on this conference, visit the Lyot 2010 website.