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2024 SPACE SCIENCE WEEK (Natl Academies), Mar 18-22, 2024, DC
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The National Academy of Sciences Space Science Week 2024 will take place March 18-22, 2024 at the National Academy of Sciences building, 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC.
“Space Science Week is a joint meeting of the space science discipline committees of the Space Studies Board, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, and Board on Life Sciences. At this meeting, the committees may convene in plenary, joint, and parallel sessions to discuss issues and advances in their fields.”
The event will be webcast.
More information is on the event’s website.
A plenary session is on March 19 from 9:00 am-5:30 pm ET.
A keynote public lecture is on March 20 at 7:00 pm ET: “Growing Insight into Space Plants are Enablers of Extraterrestrial Exploration” with Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul, Director, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR) University of Florida.
The six SSB-related standing committees will meet separately on various days as follows. Click on each link for more details.
- Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAA) – March 18-20
- Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science (CAPS) – March 19-22
- Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space (CBPSS) – March 19-21
- Committee on Earth Science and Applications from Space (CESAS) – March 19-21
- Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) – March 19-22
- Committee on Solar and Space Physics (CSSP) – March 19-21