The European Planetary Science Congress European Planetary Science Congress A New Meeting Manuel Grande, Ralf Srama, Michel Blanc.

The European Planetary Science Congress

European Planetary Science Congress

A New Meeting

Manuel Grande, Ralf Srama, Michel Blanc

The European Planetary Science Congress

Europlanet #1Europlanet #1European Planetary Science European Planetary Science Congress Berlin, Germany Congress Berlin, Germany

18 – 22 September 200618 – 22 September 2006

The European Planetary Science Congress

The European Planetary Science Congress

Congress Objectives

To be useful to the European Planetary communityTo have a high profile in the international communityTo serve as a forum for the community to discuss future directions and plans

The European Planetary Science Congress

Congress Style

Distinctive formatWorkshops and Panels encouraged Facilitate data exchangePoster are displayed the entire weekEmphasis on Outreach

The European Planetary Science Congress

EPSC 2006 – Statistics475 oral talks

153 posters

6 workshops

15 panel discussions

Total number of abstracts : 647

Total number of first authors: 478

Total Participants 549

The European Planetary Science Congress

Collaboration with

European Geosciences Union

• Coordination of Program Committees

• EPSC has a different character to EGU

• ‘Forum rather than theatre’

• EGU Planets this year is 20% up

The European Planetary Science Congress

Collaboration with

European Geosciences Union

• Coordinate conference agendas for European planetary scientists

• EGU is a pioneer of open access publishing

• Prototype of medium for dissemination of planetary discoveries

The European Planetary Science Congress

• Meetings work if people want them to.

• 550 participants suggests they do

• Thanks to all, especially conveners – they give their time and enthusiasm

• How can we get best meeting possible?

The European Planetary Science Congress

The European Planetary Science Congress

Congress Future

•EPSC1 was extremely successful•Unanimous conclusion to make it a regular annual meeting•Need to make financially secure•Should we go to cheaper venues even at the cost of less professional facilities?•Increase registration?•Apply for FP7 funds