
First Steps in the Origin of Life in the Universe
EuroConference
(Contract No. HPCF-CT-1999-00037)
(Sixth Trieste Conference on Chemical Evolution)

Monday, 18-Friday, 22 September, 2000.
Venues:
Main Lecture Hall, Adriatico Guest House (AGH)
and
Small Lecture Hall AGH
Directors:
Julian Chela-Flores,
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy and
Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (IDEA), Venezuela,
Tobias OWEN
Institute For Astronomy
2680 Woodlawn Drive, 96822 Honolulu (Hawaii)
United States of America
Francois RAULIN,
LISA, UMR CNRS 7583 Universites Paris 12 & Paris7
Faculte des Sciences et Technologie, 61, Avenue du General de Gaulle,
F-94010 CRETEIL Cedex France
Co-Sponsors
The Abdus Salam International
Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
European Commission
The SETI Institute
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology,
Trieste, Italy
European Space Agency (ESA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Université Paris 12
The ICTP Public Information Office
Fondazione Internazionale Trieste per il Progresso e la Libertà
delle Scienze
Laboratorio dell'Immaginario Scientifico
Organising Centre
The Abdus Salam International Centrefor Theoretical Physics,
P.O.Box 586; Strada Costiera
11; 34136 Trieste, Italy.
Direct phone: (int.+39 40) 2240 111
FAX phone: (int + 39.40) 22 41 63
E-Mail: shaw@ictp.trieste.it
Advisory Committee
CHADHA, Mohindra S., India
COYNE George Vincent, Citta' del Vaticano
DRAKE, Frank, United States of America
GREENBERG, J. Mayo, Netherlands
KRITSKIY, Mikhail, Russia
McKAY, Christopher P., United States of America
MACDERMOTT, Alexandra Jeanette, United States of America
NEGRON-MENDOZA, Alicia, Mexico
ORó, Juan , USA and Spain
WANG Wenqing, People's Republic of China.
Based on information available by 16 September 2000.
Please notice that the summaries reproduced below are only those that were available to the Conference Secretary in digital form.
Instructions for the publication of the conference proceedings
Preliminary drafts of lectures
Transport facilities during the conference
Activities suggested for accompanying persons