Welcome to AbGradCon 2012!

WEBSITE STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!

Aspiring astrobiologists should report to the California Institute of Technology from August 20-23rd 2012 (dates tentative) for AbGradCon 2012, the world's leading astrobiology conference for graduate students and early career scientists. Check out our facebook group for updates and more info! We are working on a a facebook group for the RFG!

Students and post-docs from a variety of fields are invited to participate in this event which will feature oral presentations, poster sessions, public outreach, and a field trip to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Applications for both the conference and RFG will be available soon. See you in Hollywood, baby!

Links

• Please join our facebook group to get up-to-date information.
  
  
• Check out the facebook group for the RFG!
  
  
• The NASA Astrobiology Institute
  
  
• We will be touring the facilities at JPL just in time for the landing of MSL!
  
  
• Previous AbGradCons:
  • AbGradCon 2011
  • AbGradCon 2010
  • AbGradCon 2009
  • AbGradCon 2008

Deadlines & Important Dates

• Application Opens: February 2012
• Application Closes: 4/1/12
• Applicant Notification: 5/1/12
• Conference Registration Opens: March 2012
• RFG: August 2012
• Conference: August 2012
• Field Trip: August 2012

 

 

News & Updates

• On 11/22/11, a proposal for AbGradCon 2012 was submitted to NAI.