Schedule and Program

Sunday June 29 2008

Shuttle bus service:
14.10, 14.50, 15.30, 16.10, 16.50 (Locarno station - Hotel Rovere - Monte Verita)
(Note that it is five minutes walk from Hotel Rondinella to Locarno station)
17.30 (Locarno station - Monte Verita) No stop at hotel Rovere!
17:30 (Hotel Rovere - Monte Verita)
17.40 (Hotel Rondinella - Monte Verita)

15:00-: Hotel check in
16:00-: Registration begins at Monte Verita center
18:00-19:00: Welcome party at Restaurant Monte Verita
19:15: Departure of booked eco taxis for Rondinella (for those who won't have dinner at Monte Verita)
19:00-21:00: Dinner at Restaurant Monte Verita
21:00: Departure of shuttle buses for Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Monday June 30 2008

-8:00 Breakfast
8:00 Departure of shuttle buses from Rondinella and Rovere hotels for the Monte Verita center

8:20-8:30: S. Lilly (ETH Zurich) - Concept of the conference and other info

Session 1: Molecular clouds to stars

Discussion topics: Molecular cloud collapse, formation of stars and protostellar disks, Chemistry of interstellar clouds, Jets

Chair: S. Lilly (ETH Zurich)
8:30-9:10: Review by A. Goodman (Cfa, Harvard) - What observations (can) tell us about star formation (pdf)
9:10-9:30: Talk 1 by R. Pudritz (McMaster Uni.) - Collapse of protostellar cores into protoplanetary disks (ppt)
9:30-9:50: Talk 2 by P. Clark (Uni. of Heidelberg) - The formation of discs in clusters
9:50-10:10: Discussion led by Ralf Klessen (AIP, Heidelberg)

10:10-10:30: Coffee break

Session 2: Disk evolution and giant planet formation

Discussion topics: Gravitational Instability, Magneto-rotational instability, Mechanisms of dissipation of gas disks, Formation of giant planets, Disk planet interaction

Chair: L. Mayer (Uni. of Zurich/ETH Zurich)

Session 2a: Disk evolution

10:30-11:10: Review by C. Dullemond (MPIA, Heidelberg) - Evolution of protoplanetary disks
11:10-11:30: Talk 1 by A. Carmona (Geneva Obs.) - Observational studies of gas in protoplanetary disks (pdf)
11:30-11:50: Talk 2 by S. Fromang (Cambridge Univ.) - Numerical simulations of the magneto-rotational instability (ppt)
11:50-12:10: Talk 3 by C. Clarke (Cambridge Univ.) - Disk photoevaporation
12:10-12:30: Discussion led by Richard Nelson (Queen Mary Univ.)

12:30-14:50: Lunch (at Restaurant Monte Verita or lunch pack)

14:50-15:00: Welcome speech and Video for Monte Verita by Paolo Demaria

Session 2b: Giant planet formation

15:00-15:30: Talk 4 by Y. Alibert (Besancon Obs.) - Core accretion model (pdf)
15:30-16:00: Talk 5 by A. Boley (Uni. of Zurich) - Gravitational instabilities and planet formation (pdf)
16:00-16:30: Discussion led by T. Quinn (Uni. of Washington) and L. Mayer (ETH Zurich)

16:30-16:50: Coffee break

Session 2c: Disk planet interaction

16:50-17:30: Review by R. Nelson (Queen Mary Univ.) - Migration overview (ppt)
17:30-17:50:Talk 6 by W. Kley (Univ. of Tubingen) - Formation of resonant planetary systems (pdf)
17:50-18:10:Talk 7 by S.-J. Paardekooper (Cambridge Univ.) - Type I migration in non-isothermal disks
18:10-18:30: Talk 8 by S. Matsumura (Northwestern Univ.) - Effects of dead zones on planet migration and formation (ppt)
18:30-19:00: Discussion led by W. Benz (Uni. of Bern)

19:15: Departure of booked eco taxis for Rondinella (for those who won't have dinner at Monte Verita)
19:30-: Dinner at Restaurant Monte Verita
21:00-: Poster session
22:00: Departure of shuttle buses for Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Tuesday July 1 2008

-8:30 Breakfast
8:30 Departure of shuttle buses from Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Session 3: Dust to planetesimals

Discussion topics: Two phase fluid dynamics (dust+gas), Planetesimal formation (gravitational agglomeration or mechanical sticking?), Disk chemistry (chondrule, CAI, distribution of H2O), Observations of disks (direct imaging + SED)

Chair: L. Fouchet (ETH Zurich)
9:00-9:40: Review by T. Henning (MPIA, Heidelberg) - Overview for early evolution of solid materials in protoplanetary disks
9:40-10:00: Talk 1 by G. Meeus (AIP, Heidelberg) - Observational evidence for grain growth
10:00-10:20: Talk 2 by V. Wakelam (Bordeaux Obs.) - Chemical evlution from molecular clouds to protoplanetary disks (pdf)
10:20-10:40: Discussion led by M. Meyer (Univ. of Arizona) and C. Dullemond (MPIA, Heidelberg)

10:40-11:00: Coffee break

11:00-11:20: Talk 3 by G. Wurm (Uni. of Muenster) - Planetesimal formation through particle growth in collisions (ppt)
11:20-11:40: Talk 4 by A. Johansen (MPIA, Heidelberg) - Planetesimal formation through streaming and gravitational instabilities (pdf)
11:40-12:00: Talk 5 by A. Krot (Uni. of Hawaii) - Origin of chondritic components: constraints on the duration of planetesimal accretion (pdf)
12:00-12:20 Discussion led by H. Klahr (MPIA, Heidelberg)

12:30-15:30: Lunch and Long break

Session 4: Accretion of rocky planets

Discussion topics: Dynamics of runaway and giant impact stages, Roles of a gas disk and giant planets, Implications from meteorites, Asteroid formation, Accretion time scales suggested from Cosmochemistry (W/Hf, Cr/Mn)

Chair: R. Morishima (ETH Zurich/Uni. of Zurich)
15:30-16:10: Review by A. Morbidelli (Nice Obs.) - Overview on accretion of rocky planets (ppt)
16:10-16:30: Talk 1 by T. Kleine (ETH Zurich) - HW-W chronometry of planetary accretion (ppt)
16:30-16:50: Talk 2 by E. Kokubo (NAOJ, Tokyo) - Formation of terrstrial planets (pdf)
16:50-17:10: Discussion led by S. Ida (TITECH, Tokyo)

17:10-17:30: Coffee break

17:30-18:00: Talk 3 by H. Palme (Uni. of Koeln) - Meteorites and formation of the terrestrial planets (ppt)
18:00-18:20: Talk 4 by W. Bottke (SwRI)- Undertanding the formation location of meteorite parent bodies (ppt)
18:20-18:40: Talk 5 by R. Wieler (ETH Zurich) - Accretion and early history of planetesimals and planets: the noble gas record (ppt)
18:40-19:00: Discussion led by T. Kleine (ETH Zurich)

19:15: Departure of booked eco taxis for Rondinella (for those who won't have dinner at Monte Verita)
19:30-: Dinner at Restaurant Monte Verita
21:00-: Poster session
22:00: Departure of shuttle buses for Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Wednseday July 2 2008

-8:30 Breakfast
8:30 Departure of shuttle buses from Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Session 5: Early thermo-chemical history of planets

Discussion topics: Short-lived nuclei (Al26, Fe60), thermal states of planetesimals, protoplanets, Impact heating, formation of the Moon, Blanketing effect due to atmosphere

Chair: R. Wieler (ETH Zurich)
9:00-9:40: Review: J. Melosh (LPL, Tucson) - Giant impact and early planetary evolution (ppt)
9:40-10:05: Talk 1 by E. Scott (Univ. of Hawaii) - Thermal and impact histories of meteorites and their parent asteroids (ppt)
10:05-10:25: Discussion led by B. Bourdon (ETH Zurich)

10:25-10:45: Coffee break

10:45-11:10: Talk 2 by Y. Abe (Uni. of Tokyo) - Thermal state and surface environment of protoplanets
11:10-11:35: Talk 3 by C. Agnor (Queen Mary Uni.) - Giant impact simulations
11:35-12:00: Talk 4 by F. Nimmo (UCSC) - Planetary accretion: insights from coupling Hf/W calculations andN-body simulations
12:00-12:20: Discussion led by W. Benz (Uni. of Bern)

12:30 - end of the day: Lunch and Free time

19:30 - Dinner at Restaurant Monte Verita
22:00: Departure of shuttle buses for Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Thursday July 3 2008

-8:30 Breakfast
8:30 Departure of shuttle buses from Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Session 6: Magma ocean and early differentiation of planets

Discussion topics: Kinematics of magma ocean (Earth, Mars, Moon), Metal silicate segregation, Late veneer, Late heavy bombardment, Growth of inner core, Dynamo

Chair: H. Samuel (BGI, Bayreuth)
9:00-9:40: Review by B. Wood (GEMOC, Australia) - Magma oceans and early Earth differentiation (ppt)
9:40-10:00: Talk 1 by D. Rubie (BGI, Bayreuth) - Core formation and heterogeneous accretion of the Earth
10:00-10:20: Talk2 by S. Labrosse (ENS, Lyon) - Earth's basal magma Ocean and the delayed onset of the geodynamo (pdf)
10:20-10:40: Discussion led by D.Stevenson (Caltech)

10:40-11:00: Coffee break

11:00-11:20: Talk 3 by C. Reese (Washington Uni. of St Louis) - Local magma ocean evolution and early magnetic field generation on Mars (pdf)
11:20-11:40: Talk 4 by L. Elkins-Tanton (MIT) - The effects of magma ocean depth and initial composition on planetary differentiation (ppt)
11:40-12:00: Talk 5 by B. Bourdon (ETH Zurich) - Geochemical constraints on the early chemical differentiation of terrestrial planets
12:00-12:20: Discussion led by B. Wood (GEMOC, Australia) and David Rubie (BGI, Bayreuth)

12:30-15:30: Lunch and Long break

Session 7: Comparative planetary evolution, atmospheric evolution and habitability

Discussion topics: Mantle convection, Plume and plate tectonics Heterogeneity of mantle, Dynamo, Climate changes

Chair: P. Tackley (ETH Zurich)
15:30-16:20: Review by T. Spohn (DLR, Berlin)
16:20-16:50: Talk 1 by J. Kasting (Penn-State Uni.) - Conditions for habitable planets (pdf)
16:50-17:10: Discussion led by Y. Ricard (ENS, Lyon) tbd

17:10-17:30: Coffee break

17:30-18:00: Talk 3 by J. Laskar (Paris Obs.) - Evolution of planetary spins and climate
18:00-18:20: Talk 4 by M. Parmentier (Brown Uni.) - The early evolution of planetary bodies: magma ocean chemical fractionation, overturn, and subsequent convective evolution (pdf)
18:20-18:40: Talk 5 by P. Tackley (ETH Zurich) - Modelling the thermo-chemical evolution of terrestrial planets mantle, crust and core in 3D spherical geometry
18:40-19:00: Discussion led by J. Kasting (Penn-State Uni.)

19:15: Departure of booked eco taxis for Rondinella and Rovere hotels (for those who won't have dinner at Monte Verita)
19:30-: Dinner at Restaurant Monte Verita
21:00-: Poster session
22:00: Departure of shuttle buses for Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Friday July 4 2008

-7:30 Breakfast
7:30 Departure of shuttle buses from Rondinella and Rovere hotels

Session 8: Extrasolar planetary systems and giant planets

Discussion topics: Observations (Doppler, astrometry, gravitational microlensing, polarimetry), Dynamical model (mass, distance from central stars, orbital eccentricities), Models for extra-solar planets

Chair: H. M. Schmid (ETH Zurich)
8:00-8:40: Review by S. Udry (Geneva Obs.) - From 51 Peg b to an Earth Twin: what we have learned, what we expect
8:40-9:00: Talk 1 by S. Ida (TITECH, Tokyo) - Modeling for formation of extrasolar planetary systems

9:00-9:15: Coffee break

9:15-9:35: Talk 2 by F. Adams (Univ. of Michigan) - On the origin of orbits of extra-solar planets (ppt for mac)
9:35-9:55: Talk 3 by F. Selsis (CRAL/ENS) - Characterization of low-mass planets from transits and lightcurves
9:55-10:15: Talk 4 by D. Sasselov (Harvard Uni.) - Modeling for interior of super-Earths + Highlight of the Kepler mission
10:15-10:35: Discussion led by D. Lin (Lick Obs.)

10:35-10:55: Coffee break

Session 9: Grand discussion

Discussion topics: Unresolved issues, questions, Gaps between neighboring sessions, Future focus, Scientific balance between different disciplines, International balance

10:55-12:30: Discussion led by D. Stevenson (Caltech) and D. Lin (Lick Obs.)

12:30-: Lunch and end of conference

Shuttle service (Monte Verita - Locarno station):
12:40, 13:20, 14:00, 14:40, 15:20, 16:00