[meteorite-list] 69th Annual Meeting of the Meteortrical Society

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Nov 3 20:44:23 2005
Message-ID: <200511040142.jA41gwD12915_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/metsoc2006

69th Annual Meeting of the Meteortrical Society
06-11 August 2006
Zurich, Switzerland

Hosted by:
Department of Earth Sciences
ETH Z?rich, Switzerland

Sponsored by:
ETH Z?rich
Swiss National Science Foundation
Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences
Lunar and Planetary Institute
Barringer Crater Company
Meteorite Magazine

Local Organizing Committee
Rainer Wieler, Chair,
   ETH Z?rich
Bernard Bourdon,
   ETH Z?rich
Veronika Heber,
   ETH Z?rich
Thorsten Kleine,
   ETH Z?rich
Beatrice L?thi,
   Luethiorganisation and ETH Z?rich
Valentina M?ller-Weckerle,
   ETH Z?rich
Ghylaine Quitt?,
   ETH Z?rich
Pieter Vermeesch,
   ETH Z?rich
Herbert Palme (ex officio),
   University of Cologne

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  WHEN AND WHERE
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  You are cordially invited to attend the 69th Annual Meeting of the
Meteoritical Society, to be held August 6-11, 2006, in Z?rich,
Switzerland. Please note the new date, chosen to avoid a conflict with
the General Assembly of the International Mineralogical Association
scheduled two weeks earlier in Kobe, Japan. The meeting will be held at
ETH, in an impressive nineteenth-century building close to the city
center, equipped with modern lecture halls.

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  SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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  Registration will start on Sunday afternoon, August 6, followed by a
welcome party on the roof of the meeting venue, overlooking Z?rich. Oral
sessions will be held from Monday to Friday, and a poster session is
scheduled for Tuesday evening. Wednesday afternoon is reserved for an
excursion to the beautiful city of Rapperswil on an early
twentieth-century steamboat. The banquet on Thursday evening at the
lakeshore will be within walking distance of the city center. In
addition to the many other restaurants located close by, a convenient
place for lunch is the excellent Mensa at ETH, which offers a large and
diverse range of foods.

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  TRANSPORTATION
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  Z?rich lies in the heart of Europe and is easily accessible by air
(the intercontinental airport is only 15 minutes from the city center)
and by train. Most places of interest are within walking distance or can
easily be reached by an excellent public transportation system.

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  ACCOMMODATIONS
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  Z?rich offers plenty of hotel rooms, and many of them offer very
reasonable rates. Some low-budget hotels may require the use of trams or
buses, but many mid-class hotels are within walking distance of the
meeting venue. The Z?rich meeting Web site
<http://www.metsoc2006.ethz.ch> will provide information on booking,
emphasising low- and mid-priced hotels. Early booking of hotels is
essential, due to the annual "Street Parade" taking place on the
Saturday immediately following the meeting.

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  TRAVEL GRANTS
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  Travel grants will be made available to qualified students who are
members of the Meteoritical Society and a number of scientists from
countries with limited financial resources. Applicants must be the sole
or first author of an abstract to be presented at the meeting. They must
also submit a travel award application form by the abstract deadline,
May 9, 2006. More information will be included in the second announcement.

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  GUEST ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSIONS
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  Z?rich is a very lively city during the summer months. The lake and
river invite swimming, the old town with its restaurants and bars is a
pleasant place to spend a nice evening, and museum enthusiasts will be
captivated. A recent addition and top attraction is Europe's largest
piece of tropical rainforest, imported from Madagascar. And for a truly
remarkable tourist event, this year's annual "Street Parade" will take
place on Saturday, August 12, when hundreds of thousands of fans of
techno music of all ages will invade the city.

A help desk will assist meeting participants in planning activities in
the city and on half- or full-day trips to many attractive destinations.
A four-day postconference field trip will take us to the Alps. One
highlight of this excursion will be a ride to Europe's highest train
station at the famous Jungfraujoch (3454 m), and a visit of the
high-altitude scientific observatory. We will also visit key sites
recording Quaternary glaciation history in the Swiss Alps and the Swiss
midlands.

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  OBTAINING A VISA
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  Some foreign participants may need a visa for Switzerland. At the time
of this announcement, it is not yet clear whether in August 2006
Switzerland will already belong to the Schengen Space, which would mean
that any visa issued by countries such as Germany, France, Italy,
Austria, etc., will automatically be valid for Switzerland and vice
versa. For more information, contact a Swiss embassy or visit
http://www.imes.admin.ch/einreise/visumvorschriften_e.asp. We will keep
you informed about visa requirements on the Z?rich meeting Web site
<http://www.metsoc2006.ethz.ch>. Upon request, we will provide
registrants with official letters to be filed with visa applications.
(Contact luethi_at_net.ethz.ch <mailto:luethi@net.ethz.ch> and provide your
full name, date of birth, country of citizenship, and passport number.)

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  FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE WEB
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  Future announcements, including information on submission of
abstracts, will be posted on this LPI Web site. Additional information
on the meeting and registration forms will be posted on the Z?rich
meeting Web site <http://www.metsoc2006.ethz.ch>.

If you are interested in joining the Meteoritical Society, please visit
www.meteoriticalsociety.org <http://www.meteoriticalsociety.org>.

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  INDICATION OF INTEREST
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  To subscribe to a mailing list to receive electronic reminders or
special announcements relating to the meeting via e-mail, please submit
an Indication of Interest form <metsoc2006.iofi.cfm> by March 3, 2006.

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  CONTACT INFORMATION
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  For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives
of the meeting, contact

CONFERENCE ORGANIZER
    Rainer Wieler
    ETH Z?rich
    Department of Earth Sciences, NO C61
    CH-8092 Z?rich, Switzerland
    Phone: +41 44 632 37 32
    Fax: +41 44 632 11 79
    E-mail: wieler_at_erdw.ethz.ch <mailto:wieler@erdw.ethz.ch>

MEETING SECRETARIAT
    Valentina W. M?ller
    E-mail: Wmueller_at_erdw.ethz.ch <mailto:Wmueller@erdw.ethz.ch>

TREASURY AND CONGRESS OFFICE
    Beatrice Luethi
    E-mail: luethi_at_net.ethz.ch <mailto:luethi@erdw.ethz.ch>

For information regarding meeting logistics and announcements, contact

LPI MEETING COORDINATOR
    Kimberly Taylor
    Publications and Program Services Department
    Lunar and Planetary Institute
    3600 Bay Area Boulevard
    Houston TX 77058-1113
    Phone: 281-486-2151
    Fax: 281-486-2125
    E-mail: taylor_at_lpi.usra.edu <mailto:taylor@lpi.usra.edu>

 

SCHEDULE
March 3, 2006 Deadline for indication of interest form and
second announcement posted on this Web site
May 2, 2006 Deadline for hard-copy submission of abstracts to LPI
May 9, 2006 Deadline for electronic abstract submissions to LPI
June 15, 2006 Final announcement with program and abstracts posted on
this Web site
June 26, 2006 Deadline for preregistration
August 6-11, 2006 69th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
August 12-15, 2006 Postconference Excursion to the Alps
Received on Thu 03 Nov 2005 08:42:57 PM PST