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International Academy of Astronautics 2015 IAA Planetary Defense Conference April 13-17, 2015 Frascati, Roma, Italy CALL FOR PAPERS OPEN ! Call for papers <http://iaaweb.org/iaa/Scientific%20Activity/callpdc2015.pdf> soon available. Papers are solicited in the areas listed below for the 2015 IAA Planetary Defense Conference, sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). The 2015 PDC will include a hypothetical impact event to be both a part of the conference (similar to what was done at the 2013 conference) and where appropriate to be used as a reference for papers and presentations (more details below ). Topic areas for papers include: Planetary Defense - Recent Progress & Plans * Current national and international funded activities that support planetary defense * Program status and plans (e.g., NASA's NEO program, ESA and EU NEO & SSA program) * Current international agreements and coordination activities (UN and others) NEO Discovery * Overviews of current ground and space-based discovery statistics * Current discovery and follow-up capabilities, and advances in utilizing archival data * Orbital refinements including non-gravitational effects and keyholes * New surveys expected to be operational within the current decade NEO Physical Characterization that Informs Mitigation * Size distribution, albedos, composition, densities, rotation rates, etc. * Lessons learned from recent observing programs and plans for improvements * The smaller NEOs (? 300 m): assessing the physical properties of the more frequent impactors Mitigation Techniques & Missions * Space technologies for asteroid deflection/disruption (e.g., new concepts, kinetic impactor, GNC (e.g. high speed impact and low gravity operations), astrodynamics etc) * Flight validation/demonstration missions for planetary defense technologies * Robotic and human NEO exploration mission planning and design (e.g., OSIRIS-REx, Hayabusa 2, etc.) Impact Effects that Inform Warning, Mitigation & Costs * Information from the geological record and recent history (e.g., Chelyabinsk, Tunguska) *Consequences of ocean and land impacts * Economic costs of impacts Consequence Management & Education * olicy or legal analysis that will affect or inform future mitigation plans * Educating the public and the media on NEO detection, impact effects, mitigation missions, impact warnings * Strategies for developing disaster response plans across international borders * Lessons learned from regional and international disasters (e.g.: Fukushima, Chernobyl, Hurricane Katrina) that provide insights for planetary defense ABSTRACT SUBMITTAL: Technical paper abstracts (250 to 500 words in length) in the areas described above or related to planetary defense will be accepted electronically through the conference website. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
