Planetary Science Community Workshop 2026¶
| Location | Kentucky Science Center, Louisville, KY |
| Topic | All topics of interest to planetary scientists |
| Dates | April 14-16, 2026 (9am-5pm) |
| Registration fee | $300 USD |
| Virtual registration fee | $0 |
| Abstract fee | $0 USD |
| Abstracts due | March 1, 2026 |
| Abstract notifications | March 15, 2026 |
| Registration closes | March 15, 2026 |
| Proceedings due | May 15, 2026 |
Important updates [2026.02.06]:
We have met our minimum registration threshold and PSCW will be happening as planned!
The abstract deadline has been pushed back to March 1. Abstract notifications will be returned on March 15.
The abstract and proceedings policy has changed. Non-registered / virtual participants who submit an abstract that is accepted by the SOC will be invited to submit a proceedings contribution as well, at no cost. This is limited to one submission per lead author.
A new “slideshow” option has been added as a presentation option. For this option, authors will submit a single slide of information that will be displayed at the conference during interstitial periods. These submissions will be archived in Zenodo along with other workshop materials.
Scope¶
This workshop is targeted at professionals working in and around the field of planetary science, including scientists, engineers, students, policy-makers, and industry partners. All topics of specific interest to planetary scientists are responsive.
With science at its core, this workshop will focus on community building, networking, and consensus-building about the state of the planetary science field overall and our goals and desires in a rapidly changing environment.
Format¶
The format will be a mixture of traditional research meeting and unconference workshop. The mornings will be devoted to contributed presentations on scientific and other topics of emerging interest. The afternoons will devoted to invited talks, panel discussions, small-group breakouts, and focused problem-solving and strategic planning around issues being faced by the field---whether those are scientific, technical, political, cultural, etc.
Proceedings¶
After the workshop, first authors of accepted abstracts will be invited to contribute longer documents to a “proceedings” compendium. The intention is that the proceedings contributions will be informed by interactions at the workshop, and that the proceedings compendium will form a snapshot, non-consensus record of topics, statuses, research, opinions, and recommendations related to the most pressing issues facing the field of planetary science.
Please arrive at PSCW ready to actively participate and contribute!