Emergence and Detection of Life

A Joint Symposium of the Earth-Life Science Institute and CO world Project

New: Symposium web page launched in March 2023

Overview

Dates: Tuesday-Friday, 9-12 January 2024 (See below for detailed schedule)

Location: Earth-Life Science Institute and Digital Hall, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan (See below for detailed map)

Scientific Organizing Committee: Yuichiro Ueno (Chair), John Hernlund (Co-Chair), Eric Smith, Tony Jia, Yamei Li

Local Organizing Committee: Ryuhei Nakamura (Chair), Hidenori Genda, Harumi Tanaka, Shio Watanabe, Hiromi Daimon

Abstract of the Symposium: The search for biosignatures in deep time and space is fundamentally rooted in our desire to understand where we came from, and to discover our place in the universe. The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) and the CO World Project (CWP) have taken the opportunity to hold a joint symposium in January 2024 to bring together our colleagues from Japan and around the world to delve into this topic and share the latest cutting edge work on this big topic.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Paul Falkowski (Rutgers University)

Shauna Morrison (Carnegie Institution for Science)

Loren Williams (Georgia Institute of Technology)

Ram Krishnamurthy (Scripps Research)

Joseph Moran (ISIS, University of Strasbourg & University of Ottawa)

Martina Preiner (Max Planck Institute)

Wei Lin (Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Luhua Lai (Peking University)

Maggie Lau (Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Tsuneomi Kawasaki (Tokyo University of Science)

Emmanuel Levy

Nino Lauber

Schedule (In Progress)

Tuesday 9 January (Symposium Day 1)

Wednesday 10 January (Symposium Day 2)

Thursday 11 January (Symposium Day 3)

Friday 12 January (Symposium Day 4)

Location/Access

Please refer to the Google Map below for detailed locations.

Registration

All attendees are requested to fill the following registration form, this will (1) tell us how to list your name and affiliation for your badge, (2) inform us whether you will attend the banquet so that we know how much food and drink to order, (3) allow you to submit an abstract, and (4) give you an opportunity to inform us about any special needs or assistance you may require. There is no registration fee for this event (although there will be a separate charge to attend the optional banquet).

Note 1: The deadline for abstract submission is 30 November 2023.

Note 2: if your browser is having difficulty rendering this embedded registration form below, please click here to go directly to the registration form.

Poster Information

Our poster sessions are lively and active events, and an integral part of the symposium. Please submit an abstract via the registration form by DATE. Poster display boards and necessary attachment hardware will be provided. Our poster boards are optimized for A0 size in portrait orientation (841mm wide Ă— 1189mm tall).

Symposium Banquet

We will hold our symposium banquet from 18:00-21:00 on Thirsday 11 January in the ELSI Agora. A variety of food and drinks will be provided. Note that we cannot use institutional funds for this kind of event, and we kindly request a banquet fee from attendees in order to cover costs.

Symposium Survey

Code of Conduct

Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. All event attendees and staff have the right to a space that is free of all forms of discrimination, harassment, bullying, and/or retaliation. Participants who are requested to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. If you wish to report harassment, suspect that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a member of the organizing committee as soon as possible.