Scientists and Educators attending this conference are invited to submit contributed abstracts for oral and poster presentation.
All contributed abstracts must be submitted by email to the SOC Chair (Mark Sykes) at sykes@psi.edu by 8:00 pm (EDT) on Friday, June 27, 2008. Abstracts should be limited to one page, including graphics, tables, and references.
Please indicate in your email which type of presentation you prefer (poster vs oral). Please note that most contributed papers will probably be in the form of posters.
Characteristics of Terrestrial Planets
John ChambersPlanetary Perils in Prague: An Insider's View
Owen GingerichCategorizing Objects: Its Purpose and Role in Science and Education
L. A. LebofskyFormation and Nature of Giant Planets
Jack J. LissauerPlanetary Scattering and Migration: Lessons from Pluto
Renu MalhotraProperties of Ice-Rich Planet
William B. McKinnonBinary Planets
Keith NollPlanets Beyond the Solar System: Diverse Exoplanets
Sara SeagerThe Utility of the Dynamical-Based (IAU) Definition
Steven SoterThe Utility of the Physical-Based Definition
S.A. SternThe Physical-Based Definition of a Planet
Mark V. Sykes
Why the Name "Dwarf Planet" Works in Education!
AguilarHow to Teach Why the Dynamical Definition of Planets is the Best Method
Alex Michael Leonard Klein and Dr. Harold Alden WilliamsPlanet Definition Is Important
Laurel KornfeldPlanethood Definition Thoughts
Brian LaskiewiczDefining the Upper Limit of Planetary Size
Jack J. LissauerBrown Dwarf vs Planet: On the Deuterium Burning Limit
James LloydDwarf Planets, NASA's Dawn and New Frontiers Missions: Examples in the Evolution of Language
Lucy McFadden, Joe Wise, John RistveyThe Case Against Defining "Planet"
David MorrisonThe Hubble Space Telescope Explores the Limits of Roundness: Ceres and Vesta
Max J. Mutchler, L.A. McFadden, J. Li, P.C. Thomas, J.Wm. Parker, E.F. Young, C.T. Russell, M.V. Sykes, B. SchmidtCeres and Pluto: Dwarf Planets: A New Way of Thinking about an Old Solar System
John Ristvey and Lucy McFadden
Pedagogical Considerations
A. D. StorrsPallas: Planet, Protoplanet, or Asteroid?
B. E. Schmidt, P. C. Thomas, J. M. Bauer, J.-Y. Li, L. A. McFadden, M. J. Mutchler, J. Wm. Parker, A. S. Rivkin, C. T. Russell, and, S. A. SternWhen Did the Asteroids Become Minor Planets?
James L. Hilton and Sean E. UrbanNew World Order and the Final Frontier
Thomas Haeberle
