The origin of life on Earth and other worlds: A preparatory workshop for ESOF2020

24 Oct 2018, 08:30 → 25 Oct 2018, 13:00 Europe/Rome

Lundqvist Hall (ICTP Adriatico Guesthouse )

Ali Hassanali (ICTP), Giovanni Vladilo (INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste)

The workshop is aimed at establishing a regional, national and European network that will lead the organisation of a ESOF 2020 event focussed on the origin of life. Leading experts in the fields of prebiotic chemistry, chemical physics, life sciences, astronomy and astrobiology will be invited. The topics will cover the chemical pathways and physical conditions conducive to the emergence of life on Earth and other habitable worlds. The focus of the initiative is about the cultural, scientific and technological impact of studies on the origin of life.

Participants: Narjes Ansari (ICTP), Conrad Boehm (INAF-Trieste), John Brucato (INAF-Arcetri), Julian Chela Flores (ICTP), Bruno Della Vedova (FIT, ESOF2020), Ernesto Di Mauro (Univ. La Sapienza, Roma), Marco Fulle (INAF-Trieste), Ali Hassanali (ICTP), Jong Kwanghyok (ICTP, SISSA), Michele Maris (INAF-Trieste), Pierluigi Monaco (Univ. Trieste), Fabio Pagan (SISSA), Massimo Ramella (INAF-Trieste), Paola Rodari (FIT, ESOF2020), Marco Saitta (Univ. Sorbonne, Paris), Raffaele Saladino (Univ. Tuscia, Viterbo), Daniel Segrè (Boston Univ., Boston, USA), Laura Silva (INAF-Trieste), Judit Šponer (Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic), Giovanni Vladilo (INAF-Trieste)

The origin of life on Earth and other worlds: A preparatory workshop for ESOF2020

Wednesday 24 October

08:30 → 09:00 Free registration and welcome address

09:00 → 11:00 Scientific talks: First part

09:00 Raffaele Saladino

09:20 Ernesto Di Mauro

09:40 Judit Šponer

10:00 Marco Saitta

10:30 Daniel Segrè

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 13:00 Scientific talks: Second part

11:30 Giovanni Vladilo

11:50 Ali Hassanali

12:20 Kwang Hyok Jong

12:40 Narges Ansari

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 16:30 Round Table: Establishing a network of studies on the origin of life

Thursday 25 October

09:00 → 11:00 Towards ESOF2020: Roadmap for the organization of public events

09:00 Bruno Della Vedova

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 → 13:00 Towards ESOF2020: The European astrobiological context

11:30 John Brucato