The European Astrobiology Institute and the COST Action ”The Birth of Solar Systems” (CA22133) will organise

Spring School “The birth of Solar Systems”
“Evolution, observation and modelling of protoplanetary disks and planet formation”
Bertinoro, Italy,  25 February – 6 March 2025

The school will be held in very nice settings at the Bertinoro Castle, close to Bologna, overlooking the Padanian valley during the blooming of the cherry and peach trees in the quaint small town of Bertinoro.

The school will consist of the following parts:

• Introductory talks into the basic issues of the course subjects by participants
• Lectures by leading researchers on
  • Formation of stars and planetary systems
  • Formation and early evolution of protoplanetary disks
  • Late stages of protoplanetary disks and formation of planets
• Practical exercises working with data from the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (ALMA)
• Poster sessions

The event is aimed for graduate (masters and PhD) students and early career scientists. Senior scientists and citizen scientists are also eligible but have lower priority. The event is open to applicants from all nationalities.

Bursaries are available for researchers and students from almost all European countries (See a list at: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22133/#tabs+Name:Management%20Committee).
These bursaries will cover:

• Travel to and from the venue by economy class flight and/or equal surface transport
• Accommodation during the summer school (24 February evening – 7 March morning) at the course venue
• Meals (breakfasts, lunches, dinners) from dinner on 24^th February until breakfasts on 7^th March
• Coffee breaks
• Excursions

The application deadline is 30th November 2024. Please find all the information about the spring school at the website: https://europeanastrobiology.eu/the-birth-of-solar-planets-summer-school-homepage/

A joint meeting of the European Astrobiology Institute and the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology.

This meeting will bring scholars, students, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders together to discuss the ethical, political legal, societal and environmental aspects of space exploration.

Experts from every discipline interested in exploring the many complex social and ethical questions raised by space exploration and the search for life on other planets are invited to attend the first joint meeting of the two major groups devoted to this end.  We welcome submissions addressing any of the many “broader questions” in astrobiology and space exploration such as:

•  Commercial activity in space
•  Human colonization of other worlds
•  The true nature of “life”’
•  Emerging issues in space law
•  Ethical questions regarding the search for extraterrestrial life and intelligence
•  Balancing diverse cultural perspectives in space research
•  Space Mining  and ownership of space “resources”
•  First Contact protocols
•  “Pollution” in the context of space
•  Societal and religious implications of a possible discovery of extraterrestrial life
•  Fictional portrayals of space

A limited number of bursaries for students and early career scholars (up to 8 years from their first Ph. D. in a related field) from US and EAI institutions (see a list here) will be available.  Those bursaries imply:

• refund for the registration fee including lunches and coffee breaks
• refund for accommodation in Malmfaelten Adult Learning Centre
• refund for participation in the excursion

Please specify in your email if you want to apply for a bursary. (Membership in one of the Working Groups or Project Teams alone does NOT entitle you to the EAI participating institution fee).

Kiruna, located some 200 miles north of the arctic circle, is home to the Swedish Estrange Space Center and Rocket Range.  At this time of year, attendees should be able to see both splendid fall colors as well as the Northern Light. Please check the website

All information is found on the on the >>website<<

A joint meeting of the European Astrobiology Institute and the Society for Social and Conceptual Issues in Astrobiology

This meeting will bring scholars, students, politicians, journalists and other stakeholders together to discuss the ethical, political legal, societal and environmental aspects of space exploration.

The conference will take place at Malmfälten Adult Education Centre in Kiruna, Sweden. Kiruna is 300 km north of the Arctic Circle and home to the Swedish ESRANGE Space Center and Rocket Range.

This promises to be a conference to remember, as it takes place during Lapland’s beautiful Indian Summer, which offers good prospectives for viewing the Northern Lights, and features tours of the Space Center and other local attractions along with an interesting and highly interdisciplinary program. Experts from every discipline interested in exploring the many complex social and ethical questions raised by space exploration and the search for life on other planets are invited to attend the first joint meeting of the two major groups devoted to this end.

Submissions addressing any of the many “broader questions” in astrobiology and space exploration are welcome

>> Abstract submission deadline is 1^st June 2024 <<
>> Registration deadline is 30^th June 2024 <<

All information is found on the on the >>website<<