IAU Special Sessions (GA)
SpS7: The impact hazard: current activities and future plans
Start date/time
August 29, 2012
End date/time
August 31, 2012
Place
Beijing,
China, Nanjing
Contact
G. Valsecchi
giovanni@iasf-roma.inaf.it
Event website
http://adams.dm.unipi.it/iausps7/
Coordinating Division
Division III Planetary Systems Sciences
SOC Co-Chairs: G. Valsecchi (Italy), A. Milani (Italy), W. Huebner (United States)
SOC Members: S. Chesley (United States), A. Harris (Germany), R. Jedicke (United States), D. Koschny (Netherlands), S. Larson (United States), A. Mainzer (United States), R. McMillan (United States), A. Milani (Italy), D. Morrison (United States), H. Rickman (Sweden), B. Shustov (Russian Federation), M. Yoshikawa (Japan)
Editors of Proceedings: G. Valsecchi (Italy), A. Milani (Italy), W. Huebner (United States), H. Rickman (Sweden)
Topics:
- Current and Next Generation Surveys & enabled science
- Forecasting Impacts (orbit calculation and impact prediction)
- Non-gravitational forces and effect on impact prediction
- IAU Role in supporting the Minor Planet Centre
- Mitigating impacts
- The Operational Chain of NEO Hazards
- General Political Issues