Report on a NASA astrobiology institute-funded workshop without walls: stellar stoichiometry

Astrobiology. 2014 Apr;14(4):271-6. doi: 10.1089/ast.2014.1157. Epub 2014 Mar 31.

Abstract

We report on the NASA Astrobiology Institute-funded Workshop Without Walls entitled "Stellar Stoichiometry," hosted by the "Follow the Elements" team at Arizona State University in April 2013. We describe several innovative practices we adopted that made effective use of the Workshop Without Walls videoconferencing format, including use of information technologies, assignment of scientific tasks before the workshop, and placement of graduate students in positions of authority. A companion article will describe the scientific results arising from the workshop. Our intention here is to suggest best practices for future Workshops Without Walls.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Congresses as Topic*
  • Exobiology / education*
  • Exobiology / organization & administration*
  • Internet
  • United States
  • United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration