Sunday Evening, 27 July

A Context for the Origin of Life

• 7:30-7:40 - John Rummel, Marine Biological Laboratory, Session Chair
• 7:40-7:45 - Discussion
• 7:45-8:25 - Eric Chaisson, Tufts University - "The origin of the universe and the prospects for life"
• 8:25-8:45 - Discussion
• 8:45-9:25 - Jill Tarter, SETI Institute - "Recent results pertaining to extraterrestrial intelligent life"
• 9:25-9:45 - Discussion

Monday Morning, 28 July

Biogenic Compounds: From Molecular Clouds to Solar Systems

• 9:00-9:20 - Sherwood Chang, NASA Ames Research Center, Session Chair
• 9:20-9:30 - Discussion
• 9:30-10:10 - Jean Chiar, National Research Council - "Organic chemistry & physics of the interstellar medium"
• 10:10-10:25 - Discussion
• 10:25-10:40 - Break
• 10:40-11:20 - Marina Fomenkova, University of California, San Diego - "Comets: The interstellar/planetary connections"
• 11:20-11:35 - Discussion
• 11:35-12:15 - Dale Cruikshank, NASA Ames Research Center - "Organic matter in the outer solar system"
• 12:15-12:30 - Discussion
• 4:30 - Poster Session

Monday Evening, 28 July

Interplanetary Exchange of Organic Materials

• 7:30-7:50 - Christopher Chyba, University of Arizona, Session Chair
• 7:50-8:05 - Discussion
• 8:05-8:45 - Joseph Burns, Cornell University - "Interplanetary exchange of planetary materials"
• 8:45-9:00 - Discussion
• 9:00-9:40 - Simon Clemett, Stanford University - "PAH's as indicators of prebiotic chemical evolution in the solar system"
• 9:40-9:55 - Discussion

Tuesday Morning, 29 July

Prebiotic Chemical Evolution

• 9:00-9:20 - James Ferris, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Session Chair
• 9:20-9:30 - Discussion
• 9:30-10:10 - Alan Schwartz, University of Nijmegen - "The Prebiotic Chemistry of Phosphonic Acids"
• 10:10-10:25 - Discussion
• 10:25-10:40 - Break
• 10:40-11:20 - Everett Shock, Washington University - "Hydrothermal Synthesis of Organic Molecules"
• 11:20-11:35 - Discussion
• 11:35-12:15 - André Brack, CNRS-Orléans - "Metallic ions in peptide prebiotic chemistry"
• 12:15-12:30 - Discussion
• 4:30 - Poster Session

Tuesday Evening, 29 July

Genetic Polymers of Early Life

• 7:30-7:50 - Gerald F. Joyce,Scripps Research Institute, Session Chair
• 7:50-8:05 - Discussion
• 8:05-8:45 - Steven Benner, ETH Zurich - "Properties of redesigned oligonucleotides"
• 8:45-9:00 - Discussion
• 9:00-9:40 - Jack Szostak, Massachusetts General Hospital - "Directed molecular evolution"
• 9:40-9:55 - Discussion

Wednesday Morning, 30 July

The Evolution and Exploration of Mars

• 9:00-9:20 - Chris McKay, NASA Ames Research Center, Session Chair
• 9:20-9:30 - Discussion
• 9:30-10:10 - Bruce Jakosky, University of Colorado - "The climate history of Mars"
• 10:10-10:25 - Discussion
• 10:25-10:40 - Break
• 10:40-11:20 - J. William Schopf, University of California, Los Angeles - "Exopaleontological exploration of Mars"
• 11:20-11:35 - Discussion
• 11:35-12:15 - Heinrich Holland, Harvard University - "Exobiological analysis of martian soil"
• 12:15-12:30 - Discussion
• 4:30 - Poster Session

Wednesday Evening, 30 July

Europa as an Abode for Life

• 7:30-7:50 - Kevin Zahnle, NASA Ames Research Center, Session Chair
• 7:50-8:05 - Discussion
• 8:05-8:45 - Steven Squyres, Cornell University - "Recent observations of Europa: its surface and interior"
• 8:45-9:00 - Discussion
• 9:00-9:40 - Cindy Van Dover, University of Alaska - "Life and light in hydrothermal environments"
• 9:40-9:55 - Discussion

Thursday Morning, 31 July

The Biological Record of Early Evolution on Earth

• 9:00-9:35 - Russ Doolittle, University of California, San Diego, Session Chair
• 9:35-9:50 - Discussion
• 9:50-10:30 - Peter Gogarten, University of Connecticut - "On the timing of the origin of eukaryotes"
• 10:30-10:45 - Discussion
• 10:45-10:55 - Break
• 10:55-11:35 - Kenneth Nealson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - "Candidates for a primordial metabolic economy"
• 11:35-11:50 - Discussion
• 11:50-12:30 - Monica Riley, Marine Biological Laboratory - "A genomic record of protein evolution"
• 12:30-12:45 - Discussion
• 4:30 - Poster Session

Thursday Evening, 31 July

• 7:15-7:30 - GRC Business Meeting

The Rock Record on Earth

• 7:30-7:50 - Andrew H. Knoll, Harvard University, Session Chair
• 7:50-8:05 - Discussion
• 8:05-8:45 - John Grotzinger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - "The carbonate record of life and pseudo-life"
• 8:45-9:00 - Discussion
• 9:00-9:40 - Stephen Mojzsis, Scripps Institution of Oceanography - "Evidence of the earliest life on Earth"
• 9:40-9:55 - Discussion