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Scope:

Applying the detailed empirical understanding gleaned from the terrestrial planets of our own Solar System is crucial in our interpretation of exoplanetary systems. With the ongoing and upcoming surveys to search for small planets around nearby stars, we can anticipate huge growth in the number and information on detected rocky exoplanets in the coming decades. As the characterisation of these new planetary systems proceeds it will in turn improve understanding of our own Solar System, and in particular of how potentially habitable Earth-like planets form, evolve, and are distributed throughout the galaxy. The Rocky Worlds Meeting Series brings together planetary scientists, astronomers, and earth scientists to foster discussion and build the collaborations that will pave the way for the next frontiers of rocky exoplanet discovery and characterisation.

Confirmed Keynote speakers :

Hannah Diamond-Lowe (STScI) – Atmospheres

Lena Noack (FU Berlin) – Astrobiology

Charles-Édouard Boukaré (York University) – Interiors

Heike Rauer (DLR Berlin) – Instrumentation

Mariana Sanchez (Leiden University) – Formation: astronomical perspective

Damanveer Grewal (Yale) – Formation: geochemical perspective

SOC :

Tim Lichtenberg, Yamila Miguel, Oliver Shorttle, Amy Bonsor, Inga Kamp, Quentin Changeat, Inge Loes ten Kate, Floris van der Tak, Wim van Westrenen, Nienke van der Marel, Ignas Snellen, Jean-Michel Desert, Michiel Min, Stephanie Cazaux

Abstract and Registration Timeline:

1 Jun 2025:                 Abstract submission opens

1 Sep 2025:                Registration opens

14 Sep 2025:             Abstract submission deadline

Oct 2025:                    Programme announcement

14 Nov 2025:             Early-bird registration deadline

14 Dec 2025:             Registration deadline

19-23 Jan 2026:          Rocky Worlds 4 in Groningen