SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
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December 12, 2018
Meteoroids 2019 will be the tenth international conference in a series of meetings on meteors, meteoroids, meteorites, interplanetary dust, and related topics, which have been held since 1992.
The Meteoroids 2019 will take place at the Hotel Tatra in Bratislava, Slovakia, from June 17 – 21, 2019, starting by welcome party on Sunday evening June 16, 2019 in Hotel Tatra.
The SOC defined the following sessions:
1. Meteoroid Sources
2. Composition and Physical Properties
3. Dynamical Evolution
4. (Exo-) Zodiacal dust
5. Meteor Physics
6. Influx of Interstellar Matter
7. Meteorite Recoveries
8. Planetary Defense
9. In-situ Experiments and Spacecraft Anomalies
10. Meteoroid Impact Physics
11. Future Methods and Techniques
REGISTRATION
The early registration with reduced fee is now available until March 31, 2019. The final registration deadline is May 1, 2019.
The registration types are as follows:
370 € - standard early registration
320 € - discounted early registration *
420 € - standard late registration
370 € - discounted late registration *
* Discounted registration fee is only available to invited speakers, PhD students, amateurs and accompanying persons.
The registration fee is increased by 50 € during the late registration period (see important dates below).
Conference fee should be paid via international bank transfer to the following bank account:
Bank name: Slovenská sporiteľňa, a.s.
Account name: AGO Modra
BIC SWIFT code: GIBASKBX
IBAN account number: SK50 0900 0000 0051 3773 4083
Payment description: meteoroids + [participant's name]
Note that the registration is accepted only after the payment.
The following items are provided within conference fee: welcome drink (Sunday evening), access to conference sessions, conference materials, coffee breaks, lunches (Monday-Friday), excursion/trip (Wednesday) and social dinner (Wednesday).
ABSTRACTS and PUBLICATIONS
You can now submit your abstract and choose preferred presentation type (oral/poster) on the conference web page, the final decision on acceptance will be made by SOC. We are happy to announce that the head of SOC Dr. Diego Janches and the Editor in-Chief Dr. Angelo Pio Rossi arranged the possibility to publish the conference contributions in a special issue of Planetary and Space Science journal. The expected deadline for paper delivery is September 2019.
ACCOMODATION
Local organizers would like to kindly notify that the accommodation is not arranged by conference organizers and is therefore completely within participant's responsibility. However, LOC encourages participants to take advantage of the accommodation within the conference venue - Hotel Tatra. The hotel created special discounted accommodation offer for conference participants:
Promo code: METEO (should be communicated upon booking and will be valid after registration and payment of registration fee)
Single room price (per night): 65€, Double room price (per night): 83€
In general, prices for hotels might be substantially higher in Bratislava in June.
EXCURSION
LOC arranged the trip by boat on the Danube river with the visit of Devin castle. After the trip, the conference dinner will be held in Hotel Tatra for all participants and spouses.
IMPORTANT DATES
12 December 2018 Second announcement including conference sessions/Details of registration/Registration and Abstract submission opens
31 March 2018 Early registration deadline
1 May 2018 Final registration deadline
1 May 2019 Abstract submission deadline
1 June 2019 Conference program ready
16 June 2019 Sunday evening welcome party
17 June 2019 Conference start
21 June 2019 Conference end
September 2019 Plan to deliver papers for special issue of PSS
More detailed information will be provided in next circulars or on the web page of the conference: meteoroids2019.uniba.sk.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Bratislava!
The Local Organizing Committee
