Session List

31st Annual Meeting of the DPS, October 1999
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[Sunday - Tuesday Block Schedule in PDF] [Wednesday - Friday Block Schedule in PDF]
All findings are embargoed until the time of presentation at the meeting.
Update 8 SEPT 99: Oral Sessions previously scheduled in Sala Astrolabio have been moved to Sala Kursaal.
All contributed oral papers are 5-minute talks with 5 minutes for questions.

Twelve papers within the regular parallel oral sessions are special invited talks (as indicated in their titles); these presentations will be fifteen minutes, with five minutes for questions.

Contributed and invited papers in the special sessions (Science and Technology of Future Missions and Deep Space One) will follow a special schedule as outlined by the session organizers.

There will be two groups of posters. Poster Group I will be highlighted on Tuesday 6:00-7:30pm, when authors should be available by their posters for discussion and questions. The first group can be put up starting Sunday, but should be up by Monday noon and stay up until Wednesday morning, then removed by Wednesday 1pm. Authors of the Education and Public Outreach Session Posters should be present at their posters during the Tuesday Evening Poster Session, but these posters will remain up all week. Poster Group II will be highlighted Thursday 6:00-7:30pm, when authors should be available by their posters for discussion and questions. The second group can start going up Thursday morning and should be up by Thursday noon, and stay up until Friday noon, but removed by Friday 5:30 pm.

Poster size is limited to 100x150 cm (40" x 60"), including a one inch border on all sides. Supports are 100cm (width) by 250cm (height), and they are made of wood covered with blue felt so posters can be affixed to the boards in the identified location with tacks, which will be available, or velcro tabs (not provided).

VCR machines for display of poster papers will not be generally available due to high cost and differences in video display standards between the U.S. and Europe. If you must display a video as a part of your oral or poster paper, contact the LOC (Francesca Rampazzi) to see if special arrangements can be made. Be sure to specify which format (e.g. NTSC, PAL) your tape is in.

Papers given by title only (as indicated in their titles) will have their titles posted in the appropriate poster sessions.


DPS Committee Meeting, Various Workshops
Sunday, 8:30am, Congress Hall, Hotels

Registration
Sunday, 2:00-8:00pm, Congress Hall

Welcoming Reception
Sunday, 7:30-9:30pm, Congress Hall

Registration
Monday, 7:30am-12:00noon, Congress Hall

Welcome Address
Opening Plenary Session, Monday, 8:30am, Sala Plenaria

Session 1. Asteroids: NEAR, Here and Over There
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 9:00-10:00am, Sala Plenaria

Session 2. Extra-solar Planets: Dwarfs and Disks
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 9:00-10:00am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 3. Small Satellites
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 9:00-10:00am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Coffee Break
Monday, 10:00-10:30am

Session 4. Asteroids: Spanning the Spectrum
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Plenaria

Session 5. Extra-solar Planets: Dynamics and Detection
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 6. Celestial Mechanics of Planets and Comets
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Monday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 7. Education and Public Outreach Posters
Poster Groups I and II, Monday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 8. Science and Technology of Future Space Missions Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 9. Extra-solar Planets Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 10. Planet Formation Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 11. Asteroid Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 12. Near Earth Asteroids Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 13. Satellites Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 14. Celestial Mechanics of Planets and Comets Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 15. Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 16. Comet Nuclei Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 17. Comet Comae Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Session 18. The Moon and Mercury Posters
Poster Group I, Monday-Wednesday, Kursaal Center

Lunch
Monday, 12:00-1:30pm

Buses depart for Padua
Monday, 1:30pm

Tour of Padua Astronomical and Historical Sites
Monday, 2:00pm

Details To Be Announced
Monday, 4:00pm

Offical Welcome at Padova University
Monday, 5:30pm

Invited VIP Addresses, Giovanni Bignami, Scientific Director of Italian Space Agency, "Comets, Planets and the Sky: Italian's Roots in Space"
Monday, 6:00pm

Session 19. Sagan Prize Presentation and Lecture
Invited Plenary Session, Open to the Public, Monday, 7:00-8:00pm, Padova

Dinner Buffet
Monday, 8:00-9:30pm

Buses return to Abano
Monday, 9:45pm

Registration
Tuesday, 8:00am-4:00pm

Session 20. Asteroid Physical Nature and Families
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Plenaria

Session 21. Science and Technology of Future Space Missions I
Special Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 22. Pluto and Triton
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 8:30-9:10am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 23. Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 9:10-10:00am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Coffee Break
Tuesday, 10:00-10:30am

Session 24. Asteroids: Yarkovsky Effect and Collisions
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Plenaria

Session 25. Science and Technology of Future Space Missions II
Special Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 26. Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 10:30-11:20am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 27. Comet Nuclei I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 11:20-12:00noon, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Lunch
Tuesday, 12:00-2:00pm

Session 28. Near Earth Asteroids
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Plenaria

Session 29. Science and Technology of Future Space Missions III
Special Solicited and Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 30. Comet Nuclei II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Tuesday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Coffee Break
Tuesday, 3:30-4:00pm

Session 31. Urey Prize Presentation and Lecture
Invited Plenary Session, Tuesday, 4:00-5:00pm, Sala Plenaria

Presentation of Masursky Award and ASI-ESA-NASA Session
Tuesday, 5:00-6:00pm, Sala Plenaria

Poster Group I Presented
Tuesday, 6:00-7:30pm, Kursaal Center

Produce of the Province Buffet
Tuesday, 7:30pm

Registration
Wednesday, 8:00am-12:00noon

Session 32. Comet Comae I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Plenaria

Session 33. Planet Formation: Collisions and Perturbations
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 34. Deep Space One
Special Invited Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Coffee Break
Wednesday, 10:00-10:30am

Session 35. Comet Comae II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Plenaria

Session 36. Planet Formation: Solar Nebula
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 37. Deep Space One
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 10:30-11:00am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 38. The Moon and Mercury
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Wednesday, 11:00am-12:00noon, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Lunch
Wednesday, 12:00-1:30pm

Buses depart for Venice
Wednesday, 1:30pm

Early bus returns to Abano
Wednesday, 9:00pm

Late bus returns to Abano
Wednesday, 11:00pm

Registration
Thursday, 8:00am-4:00pm

Session 39. Mars Surface: Evidence of Change
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 8:30-9:50am, Sala Plenaria

Session 40. Dust
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 8:30-9:40am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 41. Titan: Physics
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 8:30-9:50am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 42. Rings I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 9:40-10:00am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Coffee Break
Thursday 10:00-10:30am

Session 43. Mars Surface: Structure
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Plenaria

Session 44. Rings II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 10:30am-12:00noon, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 45. Titan: Chemistry
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 10:30-11:50am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 46. Mars Surface: Evidence of Change Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 47. Mars Surface: Spectra Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 48. Mars Atmospheres Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 49. Mars Atmosphere: Structure Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 50. Labratory Results Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 51. Outer Planet Atmospheres Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 52. Outer Planet Chemistry Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 53. Outer Planet Physics I Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 54. Outer Planet Physics II Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 55. Dust and Rings Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 56. Titan Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 57. Europa, Ganymede and Callisto Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 58. Io Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Session 59. Late Paper Posters
Poster Group II, Thursday-Friday, Kursaal Center

Lunch
Thursday, 12:00-2:00pm

Session 60. Mars Surface: Spectra
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Plenaria

Session 61. Laboratory Results
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 62. Europa: Surface Composition and Structure
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Thursday, 2:00-3:20pm, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Coffee Break
Thursday 3:30-4:00pm

Session 63. Kuiper Prize Presentation and Lecture
Invited Plenary Session, Thursday, 4:00-5:00pm, Sala Plenaria

DPS Business Meeting
Thursday, 5:00-6:00pm, Sala Plenaria

Poster Group II Presented
Thursday, 6:00-7:30pm, Kursaal Center

Board Buses for Banquet
Thursday, 7:30pm

Banquet
Thursday, 8:00pm

Return to Abano Hotels
Thursday, 10:30pm

Registration
Friday, 8:00am-12:00noon

Session 64. Venus
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 8:30-9:40am, Sala Plenaria

Session 65. Outer Planet Atmospheres
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 66. Europa: Internal Structure and Life
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 8:30-10:00am, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 67. Mars Atmosphere: Relation to Surface Features and Poles I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 9:40-10:00am, Sala Plenaria

Coffee Break
Friday, 10:00-10:30am

Session 68. Mars Atmosphere: Relation to Surface Features and Poles II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 10:30-11:40am, Sala Plenaria

Session 69. Outer Planet Chemistry
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 10:30-12:00noon, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 70. Ganymede and Callisto
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 10:30-12:00noon, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 71. Mars Atmosphere: Chemistry I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 11:40-12:00noon, Sala Plenaria

Lunch
Friday, 12:00-2:00pm

Session 72. Mars Atmosphere: Chemistry II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 2:00-2:40pm, Sala Plenaria

Session 73. Outer Planet Physics I
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 2:00-3:20pm, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 74. Io: Volcanism and Sublimation Cycles
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 2:00-3:30pm, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Session 75. Mars Atmosphere: Dust
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 2:40-3:30pm, Sala Plenaria

Coffee Break
Friday, 3:30-4:00pm

Session 76. Mars Atmosphere: Structure
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 4:00-5:30pm, Sala Plenaria

Session 77. Outer Planet Physics II
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 4:00-5:20pm, Sala Astrolabio Kursaal

Session 78. Io: Neutral Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Magnetospheric Interactions, and Plasma Torus
Contributed Oral Parallel Session, Friday, 4:00-5:30pm, Sala Pietro d'Abano

Meeting Ends
Friday, 5:30pm


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