›12 Rencontres du Vietnam: Search for Life - From Early Earth to Expoplanets

This international conference, endorsed by IAU and Division of Planetary Sciences and Astrobiology, is the third of a series of conferences on « Planets, Exoplanets and Astrobiology ». It will be preceeded by a 2 day Training School on « Basics of Astrobiology » for students and young researchers (December 9th-11th – see “Program“). Both the Training School and Conference will be held at ICISE* and hosted by the Rencontres du Vietnam**.

The aims of the conference are to discuss and review recent developments in:
Solar system formation
Formation and evolution of planetary systems
Habitability in the Solar System and beyond
Exoplanetary systems
Origin of water on Earth
Molecules in space
Missions to habitable worlds
Early Earth environment
Early Traces of life
Building blocks of life
Prebiotic chemistry
Emergence of life
Early life
Life in extreme conditions
Ethics and societal questions linked to space exploration
History and philosophy of the origins of life

* The International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science Education (ICISE) is pleasantly located in the seaside of the city of Quy Nhon (Central Vietnam) where conferences meeting international standards can be organized. It contributes to the development of research and education in Vietnam and in this region of Asia. With this motivation in mind, Asian scientists are encouraged to meet for events (conferences, schools and workshops) and to share knowledge/expertise with their foreign counterparts.
** Since 1993, the institution “Rencontres du Vietnam”, which is an official partner of UNESCO, has organized international meetings (conferences and schools) of high scientific level with the motivation of fostering exchange between Vietnamese researchers or others from Asia-Pacific region and their colleagues coming from other parts of the world.