FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT

International Workshop on the Exploration Solar System Small Bodies

Lijiang – China, 25-27 June 2017

PURPOSE and SCOPE

Knowledge of small bodies (e.g. asteroids, TNOs and comets), the relic of planet building blocks, directly sheds light on the formation of planets. The physical characteristics of these primitive bodies hold keys to understanding the formation and  evolution of our solar system, which is the closest and the only planetary system that can be studied in details.

In the East Asia region, there are some fast developments in planetary science. Notably, China launched the Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP) also known as the Chang'e program and future small body missions are currently developing in China. Japan’s first  Hayabusa mission was quite successful and Hayabusa2 is currently on its way to asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Besides space missions, several ground-based observing facilities have been completed or will be available in the next decade, such as FAST, Antarctic  dome-A telescopes, 12-m telescopes, and TMT. Last but not least, the East Asian Observatory (EAO) was recently formed to pursue joint projects in astronomy within the East Asian region.

This three-day workshop aims at promoting the solar system small body studies in Asia and enhancing international collaborations and building observational networks. In addition, we would like to discuss current and future projects with the  state-of-the-art facilities such as FAST, GAIA, ALMA and JWST.

MAIN TOPICS:

1) Review the highlights of the solar system studies in the past 10 years

2) Current and prospective multi-wavelength observing techniques

3) Laboratory studies of solar system analogue materials

4) Worldwide observational networks and their roles in studying small bodies

5) Mining of space- and ground-based archival data

6) Next generation ground- and space-based facilities

7) Future prospects of small system science

PARTICIPATION

We welcome astronomers, geologists and researchers from all other related fields who are interested in small bodies of our solar system to participate in the workshop. Early career researchers and students are encouraged to participate.

REGISTRATION

The registration fee for each participant is RMB1500 (USD 225), paid by cash or credit card at reception. The registration fee is reduced to RMB1000 (USD 150), for PhD or MSc students. Please email your abstract to: yangbin@ynao.ac.cn before May 19, 2017.

SOC:

Jin-ming Bai (Co-Chair)      (Yunnan Observatories, CAS, China)

Bin Yang (Co-Chair)          (Yunnan Observatories, CAS, China)

Masateru Ishiguro            (Seoul National University, Korea)

Wing-Huen Ip                 (National Central University, Taiwan)

Jian-Yang Li                 (Planetary Science Institute, USA)

Jiang-Hui Ji,                (Purple Mountain Observatory, CAS, China)

Qing-Yu Peng,                (Jinan University, China)

Rong-Chuan Qiao              (National Time Service Center, CAS, China)

Zheng-Hong Tang              (Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS, China)

Hao Zhang                    (University of Geosciences, China)

LOC:

Xiliang Zhang (Chair)        (Yunnan Observatories, CAS)

Liang Chang                  (Yunnan Observatories, CAS)

Xiaoping Lu                  (Macau University of Science and Technology, China)

Juan Liu                     (Yunnan Observatories, CAS)

CONTACTS*

1) For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives of the workshop, contact the SOC Co-Chair: yangbin@ynao.ac.cn

2) For further information regarding the invitations to apply for the visa, workshop logistics, contact the LOC: zhangxiliang@ynao.ac.cn

3) For more information of the workshop, please visit our website:  http://lijiang2017.csp.escience.cn/dct/page/1