The 2nd British Planetary Science Conference was held in Oxford, 13-15 January 2020.
Following a format like that of the inaugural BPSC, held in Glasgow in Dec 2017, BPSC 2020 was a three-day event consisting of thematic sessions coveri
ng the breadth of planetary research in the UK. It incorporated the UK Planetary Forum’s Early Career Scientist networking event and also includes a community Town Hall event intended to give the community a forum for discussion with representatives of our principal funding agencies STFC and UKSA, and community representation organisations the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS), the UK Planetary Forum (UKPF), and the SPace Academic Network (SPAN). It was attended by 165 researchers from 23 research institutions in across the UK; over 55% of attendees were “early career researchers”, meaning they were PhD students or < 1 year post-PhD.
- The schedule for the conference can be downloaded here in PDF format: BPSC2020_schedule_v8.
- An abstract book can be downloaded here: BPSC2020_abstract_book_v3 (28 MB).
Key dates:
Call for abstracts: 9 Oct 2019
Abstracts due: 11 Nov 2019
Notifications of abstract acceptance & programme: 21 Nov
Registration opens: 21 Nov
Marriott hotel booking deadline: 2 Dec
Early Bird Registration deadline: 2 Dec
BPSC2020: 13-15 Jan 2020
Sponsors:
We acknowledge the generous support from the following organisations which made this event possible:
Contact:
For all enquiries please contact bpsc2020@maillist.ox.ac.uk.
Colin Wilson
Chair, BPSC2020 Organising Committee