[meteorite-list] Asteroids, Comets, Meteors ( ACM ) 2012 Meeting

[Ron Baalke]

http://chiron.mtk.nao.ac.jp/ACM2012/

Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) 2012 Meeting
May 16-20, 2012
Niigata, Japan

The Asteroids, Comets, Meteors (ACM) meeting is the premier
international gathering of scientists who study small bodies. The ACM
series began in 1983 in Uppsala, Sweden, as a means of bringing together
different groups within the asteroid, comet, and meteor communities who
do not often have the opportunity to interact. From this first ACM
meeting, a regular conference began. The conference now takes place
every three years^* , and it is the pre-eminent meeting for small-bodies
research, with attendance usually in excess of 400. The 2012 ACM meeting
will be the 11th in the series and will be the first time in Asian Region.

The scope of presentations and discussion is broad, including all topics
related to asteroids, comets, and meteors. Examples include discovery
and cataloguing of objects, observations of meteor showers by radar,
modeling the gas production of comets, and plans for future asteroid
sample returns.

ACM 2012 is expected to bring together experts on small-bodies studies
from around the world. It It will be the first meeting held after
several significant and anticipated events, which include the return of
"Hayabusa" mission and the expected result of "Dawn", as well as many
others, have come to pass. ACM 2012 will highlight the research
currently being conducted, encourage discussion among researchers in
various areas, and identify new avenues of research.

* The past ACMs have been hosted by Uppsala (Sweden; 1983, 1985 and
1989), Flagstaff (USA; 1991), Belgirate (Italy; 1993), Versailles
(France; 1996), Ithaca (USA; 1999), Berlin (Germany; 2002), B«âzios
(Brazil; 2005), and Baltimore (USA; 2008).


Topics

    * TNOs and Centaurs
    * Observations of latest comets and meteor showers
    * NEO hazard and searches: Pan-STARRS and other new surveys
    * Space-borne observations of small bodies: AKARI, Herschel, WISE,
      HST, etc.
    * Lutetia by Rosseta
    * 103P/Hartley 2 by EPOXI and other observations
    * 9P/Tempel 1 by StardustNExT and other observations
    * Hayabusa (Itokawa) and Stardust (Wild 2) sample return missions
    * Other small body missions (Dawn, New Horizons, Hayabusa-2, planned
      missions etc)
    * Meteors and dust
    * Dynamics and interrelations
    * Compositional studies from observations and laboratory experiments
    * Internal structure of small bodies, including presence/formation
      of satellites
    * Impact processes
    * Surface processes and geology of small bodies
    * Origin of the solar system and small bodies
    * Water, organics, and astrobiology of small bodies
    * Human exploration of NEO
    * Others