Division of Planetary Science Comes to Cornell

Well this is it, finally.  This weekend will mark the 40th Aniversary of the Division of Planetary Science (DPS) and I think it is quite appropriate that it is being held here at Cornell.  I myself am staying and volunteering at this fantastic event (after all what better could I do over fall break).  There will be a conference for interest parties (costs a registration fee) as well as several public events.

Among the public events, tonight at 7PMDr. David Grinspoon, Curator of Astrobiology, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, will speak on “Climate Catastrophes in the Solar System “.  Saturday evening from 8-10PM in Bailey Hall there will be a free concert in which Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” will be played in its entirity.   Sunday also in Bailey from 730-930 pm there will be a public lecture.  Also sometime over the weekend Bill Nye will be doing a planet walk down at the Commons.

All in all this looks to be a very promising event.