The 4th International Symposium on
Lunar and Planetary Science
(ISLPS 2020)
June 14-17, 2020
Wuhan, China
FIRST CIRCULAR
1. INVITATION
Dear colleagues and friends,
Planetary science is rapidly growing thanks to -recent successful space missions to our solar system bodies including LRO, Kaguya, Chandrayaan-1, 2, Chang’E series, Dawn, Hayabusa-1, 2, Rosetta, Stardust-NExT, Cassini, InSight, and OSIRIS REx. To accelerate scientific output and student training, regular and efficient academic discussions and exchanges are very important. Following the three International Symposium on Lunar and Planetary Sciences (ISLPS) in 2014 (Macau), 2016 (Wuhan), 2018 (Macau), we are going to hold the 4th ISLPS in 2020, Wuhan, China.
The Local Organizing Committee, in collaboration with related national/international organizations and research institutes, cordially invites you to the 4th ISLPS. This Symposium offers an open forum for planetary scientists, engineers and students to meet, and exchange ideas on a wide range of topics related to planetary sciences, exploration and education. We hope that such an exchange and integration will accelerate the development of planetary sciences.
We look forward to seeing you in Wuhan in June, 2020.
Sincerely,
Xiang WU (CUG) & Jianguo YAN (WHU)
Co-chairs of organizing committee
Sept 25, 2019
P.S.: There is a science-adjacent conference “The 5th International Conference of Geobiology, http://www.geobiology.cn/2020meeting.htm”, which will be held just before our ISLPS meeting (June 10-13, 2020) in the same hotel (i.e., New Beacon Luguang International Hotel). You are also welcome to it.
2. SPONSORS AND ORGANIZERS
Sponsors
National Natural Science Foundation of China
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
Macau University of Science and Technology, China
Wuhan University, China
China Planetary Science Union
Université de Lorraine, France
Organizer
Planetary Sciences Institute, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
State Key Laboratory of Geological Processes and Mineral Resources, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), China
State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Geospatial Technology, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Geoinformatics
Co-organizers
State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Sciences, Macau, China
3. ACADEMIC AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
3.1 Scientific Organization Committee
Honorary Chairs:
Ziyuan Ouyang (NAO, China)
Aoao Xu (MUST, China)
Peijian Ye (CAST, China)
Co-Chairs:
Ip Wing Huen (NCU, China)
Long Xiao (CUG, China)
Fei Li (WHU, China)
Members:
Alberto Cellino (INAF-OAT, Italy)
Alexander Nemchin (Curtin University, Australia)
Alian Wang (Washington University at St. Louis, USA)
Bernard Marty (the Université de Lorraine France)
Chengli Huang (SAO, CAS, China)
Chi Wang (NSSC, China)
Dmitri Titov (ESA)
Hao Zhang (CUG, China)
Hejiu Hui (Nanjing U., China)
Hunter Waite (SRI, USA)
James W. Head (Brown U., USA)
Jessica Flahaut (the Université de Lorraine France)
Jean-Pierre Barriot (University of French Polynesia; Wuhan University)
Jianghui Ji (PMO, China)
Jianguo Yan (Wuhan U., China)
Jin Chang (PMO, China)
Jinbin Cao (Beihang U., China)
Jingsong Ping (NAO, China)
Jun Cui (SYSU, China)
Junichi Watanabe (NAOJ, Japan)
Kai Wuennemann (Free U. Berlin, Germany)
Kaichang Di (IRSDE, CAS, China)
Katherine Joy (The University of Manchester, UK)
Keke Zhang (MUST, China)
Kwing Lam Chan (MUST, China)
Kyeong J. Kim (KIGAM, South Korea)
Liping Qin (USTC, China)
Lou chuang Lee (NCU, China)
Michel Blanc (ISSI-Beijing, China)
Peter Read (U. Oxford, UK)
Peter Wurz (U. Bern, Switzerland)
Qiugang Zong, (Peking U., China)
Rafael Rodrigo (ISSI, Switzerland)
Rongqiao Zhang (CLAEPC, China)
Tielong Zhang (USTC, China)
Yangting Lin (IGG, CAS, China)
Yongliao Zou (NSSC, China)
Noriyuki Namiki (NAOJ, Japan)
Qingzhu Yin (HKU, China)
Tim Glotch (Stony Brook University, USA)
Yiliang Li (HKU, China)
Yong Wei (IGG, CAS, China)
3.2 Local Organizing Committee
Chairs: Xiang WU (CUG) & Jianguo YAN (WHU)
Members: Hao ZHANG, Chunju HUANG, Huapei WANG, Zaicong WANG, Hui LI, Jun HUANG, Qi HE, Kai CAO, Jiannan ZHAO, Jiang WANG, Jiawei ZHAO, Siyuan ZHAO, Yutong SHI, BinBin Ni, Weifeng HAO, Mao YE, Erhu WEI, Qiangqiang YUAN, Zongqian Zhan, Wei WANG, Yongzhang YANG, Qingbao HE
4. PRELIMINARY SCHEDULES AND IMPORTANT DATES
Preliminary schedules
June 14, 2020: all day-registration
June 15-17, 2020: opening session, plenary session and topic sessions
Important dates
September 20, 2019: Release 1st circular
November 31, 2019: Deadline for proposal of sessions and conveners
January 20: Release of 2nd circular, opening of early-bird registration and abstract submission
April 1, 2020: Deadline for early-bird registration and abstract submission
May 1, 2020: Release of Final circular
5. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
The official language of the conference will be English.
This international symposium aims at the international academic exchange on the topics of exploration, instrumentation, data processing, analysis, research and applications for the Moon, planets and small bodies. The scope of this symposium includes the following themes:
1a: Endogenic geological processes
1b: Impact cratering and exogenic geological processes
1c: Astrobiology and analogues
Theme 2: Planetary Geophysics
2a: Atmosphere and space environment
2b: Gravity and magnetic fields
2c: Interior and dynamics
Theme 3: Planetary Geochemistry
3a: Planetary surface composition
3b: Meteorites and cosmochemistry
3c: New technologies
Theme 4: Planetary Exploration
4a: Missions: Present and future
4b: Technology and Instruments
4c: Education and public outreaches
6. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Authors are invited to submit a full paper in the form of an electronic file in WORD
format to the following email address before March 30, 2020.
Email address: j.wang@cug.edu.cn
Click here to download the abstract template for submission.
Abstract template ISLPS2020.doc
7. REGISTRATION FEES AND PAYMENT POLICY
Registration fees
All payments should be done online and the website will be posted in the second circular and active for payment after Jan. 20, 2020.
Before April 1st, 2020: formal participant 400 US$, student 250 US$, accompany 200 US$.
After April, 2020: formal participant 500 US$, student 300 US$, accompany 250 US$.
Payment policy
All payments, including registration fee and accommodation fee, must be paid in Dollar.
Cancellation policy
A 40 US$ administration fee will be withheld for cancellations received in writing prior to April 1st, 2020
No refunds will be issued after this date.
8. WEBSITES AND CONTACT
Websites
http://psi.cug.edu.cn/info/ISLPS2020.htm
Contact
Jiang WANG: j.wang@cug.edu.cn
Postal Address
Planetary Science Institute, China University of Geosciences, No. 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, Postcode 430074
9. ACCOMMODATION
All activities of the conference (lecture, accommodation, and meals, etc.) will take place in the New Beacon Luguang International Hotel (4-star hotel) which is about 25-minute walk from the campus of CUG. The hotel to the shopping center is about 5-minute walk.
The organizer encourages all participants to accommodate in New Beacon Luguang International Hotel (4-star hotel). The cost is 60 US$ per night for a standard double-bed or single-bed room with standard facilities.
The organizer will help to reserve the rooms on the 7th-17th floors for all the invitees and participants who have registered to attend the conference or submitted the abstract.
Hotel address: No. 124 Minyuan Road, East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Wuhan. Tel: 0086-27-59361111, Fax: 0086-27-59254988;
Images showing a standard single-bed room (left), and a standard double-bed room (right)
10. CONFERENCE VENUE
The 4th ISLPS will be held in the New Beacon Luguang International Hotel (4-star hotel), Wuhan, China.
About Wuhan
You may browse the website http://english.wh.gov.cn/ for the information related to Wuhan.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei Province in Central China. The Yangtze River and Hanshui River divide Wuhan into three parts: Hankou, Hanyang and Wuchang, which are generally known as Wuhan's Three Towns. The universities including CUG are located at Wuchang. Wuhan occupies a land of 8494.41km2, most of which is plain and decorated with a great number of lakes. It has a population of about 8 million.
Wuhan belongs to subtropical humid monsoon climate. There are sufficient rainfall and sunshine as well as four distinct seasons. In recent thirty years, the average rainfall in June is 151mm, with 12 rainy days; the temperature in June ranges 22℃~ 30℃, with the mean temperature of 26℃.
Wuhan possesses strong economic and regional advantages. It connects the east with the west, channels the north to the south, and links rivers with seas by means of its developed water, land and air traffic. Some of China's metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, and Xi'an are all within a circle around the center of Wuhan with the radius of 1000km. Wuhan is the important strategic supporting point of Central China.
11. REGISTRATION FORM
Please fill in the attached registration form and send it back to the contact persons listed above (j.wang@cug.edu.cn) before April 1, 2020.
Registration Form：
