• Any member or affiliate of the AAS may submit an abstract. 
• The abstract must be submitted through the online system. 
• A nonmember may submit an abstract. 
• Pending members of the AAS/DPS may submit an abstract. Please contact the Membership Department to submit your membership applications. 
• Submission of an abstract indicates all authors agree to adhere to AAS/DPS meeting policies and code of conduct. 
• Presenters must be listed as the first author on the paper. 
• Presenting/first author must register for the meeting. 
• Presenting/first author must be the presenter at the meeting. 
  • On rare occasions, AAS/DPS will consider exceptions to this rule in the case of a major illness or other emergency. The first author should e-mail the Science Organizing Committee in advance of the presentation, explaining the situation and suggesting a backup presenter. 

Abstracts Per Meeting 

An abstract (which will appear in the Meeting program) must be submitted for every presentation.  presentations.

• Invited talk or Contributed Research Paper (including Dissertation talks)
• History/DEIA/Workforce/Education/Outreach

One first-author scientific abstract is permitted per individual; a total of up to two first-author abstracts are permitted if at least one is in the areas of history/DEIA/workforce/education/outreach. This applies to in-person, fully remote, and hybrid presentations. 

There is no limit to the number of abstracts that you may co-author. NOTE: The abstract body text can be a maximum of 2,250 characters (which includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols/special characters). 

Plenary sessions are 30 minutes long; no other sessions or events are scheduled in parallel with them. Plenary speakers will receive special abstract and presentation instructions from the AAS Executive Office. 

Invited talk or Contributed Research Paper (including Dissertation talks)

• Oral Presentations
• Poster 
• Virtual/In-person Lightning Poster Talk

History/DEIA/Workforce/Education Outreach Paper

• Oral Presentations
• Poster 
• Virtual/In-person Lightning Poster Talk

Regular oral presentations, as well as dissertation oral presentations, are generally arranged by topic. For a regular oral presentation, allow 7 minutes for the talk. For a dissertation oral presentation, allow 12 minutes for the talk.  All oral sessions will be fully hybrid. If you choose to participate remotely, you will be presenting live using Zoom and mixed in with presenters who are attending in person.

Regular, History, Education, and Workforce Posters allow far more time and flexibility than the corresponding oral presentations. Posters are arranged by topic. In person Posters will be presented in the conference hall during In-Person Poster sessions. Fully Virtual Online Posters will only be presented at designated times in the program.

In-person poster presenters will need to print their poster for hanging in the conference venue during their allocated time. Virtual presenters will need to submit posters as pdfs but they can be created in any program of the authors choosing. The platform for virtual poster sessions is yet to be decided, but virtual/hybrid poster sessions will be conducted throughout the week and also discussions and commenting can occur on Slack for all poster presenters (both in person and virtual attendees).

Lightning Poster Talks

Lightning Poster Talks are 1-minute presentations of posters, which will be streamed over Zoom so that virtual and in-person attendees can participate both as presenters and the audience. These will take place during the designated poster session times.

Types of Sessions

Oral and Poster

Slack: All presenters are expected to participate in the asynchronous discussion via slack.  

Abstracts must be submitted through the presenting author's AAS record. Co-authors are not eligible to substitute as the presenting author. The presenting author will be notified once the schedule has been determined. 

Abstract Login Instructions 

To submit an abstract, you must first log into the system using your AAS Login. 

• If you are a member of the AAS you should already have a login.  
• If you are not a member of the AAS you may create an AAS Login if you do not already have one. 

Abstract Form Details 

The form contains instructions on the various steps required to complete a submission. 

• The abstract must be complete and submitted by the deadline, 11:59 pm EDT, 12 July 2023. 
• The abstract body text can be a maximum of 2,250 characters (which includes letters, numbers, punctuation, and symbols/special characters). 
• To enter co-authors, you must have the following: full first and last name, e-mail address, and affiliation. 
• You can continue to make changes to your abstract before the deadline. To edit an abstract, sign back in and find the abstract you submitted and make changes. Please remember to resubmit once you have made changes. 

To switch the presenting author to a co-author you must log in to the submission and select the other author by checking off the box "First/Presenting Author"

Categories are used as a guide for the Scientific Organizing Committee to build coherent sessions. The final session assignments and session titles are at the discretion of the Committee. 

(1) Invited talk or Contributed Research Paper (including Dissertation talks)

• Asteroid Dynamics, Origins and Theory 
• Asteroid Physical Characteristics: Main-belt Asteroids 
• Asteroid Physical Characteristics: NEOs 
• Asteroids: Observational Surveys 
• Asteroids: Ceres and Vesta 
• Asteroids: Bennu and Ryugu 
• Asteroids: Planetary Defense 
• Astrobiology and Origins of Life 
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Dynamics, Origins, and Theory 
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Observational Surveys 
• Centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects: Physical Characterization 
• Comet Physical Characteristics: Comae 
• Comet Physical Characteristics: Nuclei and Surfaces 
• Comets: Dynamics, Origins and Theory
• Diversity of Planets and Planetary Systems
• Dust and Solar Wind 
• Earth as a Planet 
• Enceladus 
• Exoplanets and Systems: Discoveries 
• Exoplanets and Systems: Giant Planet Atmospheres 
• Exoplanets and Systems: Orbital Dynamics 
• Exoplanets and Systems: Other 
• Exoplanets and Systems: Terrestrial Planet Atmospheres 
• Exoplanets: Habitability and Biosignatures 
• Formation of Planets and Satellites 
• Future Missions, Instruments and Facilities
• Icy Galilean Satellites 
• Interstellar Objects 
• Io 
• Giant Planets: Atmospheres 
• Giant Planets: Interiors 
• Giant Planets: Magnetospheres and Aurorae
• Ground-based Observations
• Hubble
• JWST 
• Laboratory Research 
• Magnetospheres 
• Mars: Atmosphere 
• Mars: Surface and Interior 
• Mars Satellites: Phobos and Deimos 
• Mercury 
• Meteoroids, Meteors, Meteorites and Solar Wind
• Mission Instrumentation, Techniques, Modeling (MITM)
• Moon Exploration
• Moon: Interior 
• Moon: Surface and Atmosphere 
• Ocean Worlds Interiors 
• Ocean Worlds Surface
• Other 
• Other Icy Satellites 
• Outer Irregular Satellites 
• Planet and Satellite Dynamics 
• Planetary Rings
• Planetary Space Physics: Heliophysics
• Planetary Space Physics: Planetary Magnetospheres
• Planetary Space Physics: Unmagnetized and Weakly Magnetized Bodies
• Pluto System 
• Rocky Planet Atmospheres
• Rocky Planet Surfaces & Interiors
• Space-based Observations
• Surface-Atmosphere Interactions 
• Titan: Atmosphere 
• Titan: Surface and Interior 
• Triton 
• Trojan Asteroids 
• Venus 

(2) History/DEIA/Workforce/Education Outreach Paper

To encourage the sharing of work highly relevant to the planetary science community, but generated by professionals outside of the planetary science community (e.g., social science results relevant to DPS workforce, education/community engagement, or history discussions): a limited number of discounted DPS 2023 meeting registrations are available and can be inquired about via the DPS Professional Climate and Culture Subcommittee: [email protected]. These discounted registrations are intended for persons who submit an abstract to DPS and engage in the meeting, and whose work would benefit the planetary science community, but who in general receive little professional benefit from attending the meeting (and so generally would not attend).

Poster Presentations

Posters allow far more time and flexibility. Posters are ideal for using charts, graphs, or detailed visual aids. The poster area serves as the meeting’s social center.

• In-Person posters will be presented in traditional printed poster format in the conference hall during poster session highlight hours, and we encourage these posters to also be uploaded as a PDF to our virtual poster site.
• Virtual posters will be uploaded as a PDF to our virtual poster site.
• All poster presenters (in-person and virtual) will be given opportunities to interface and communicate in real-time during virtual and/or hybrid poster sessions (exact platforms being developed).
• All poster presenters are invited to give a 'lightning talk'. A lightning talk is a 1-minute presentation of the PDF of your poster to be presented live to all in-person and virtual participants. Lightning Poster Talks can be given by either in-person or virtual participants

• Your poster must fit within the 44" x 44" area.
• Poster abstracts are sorted by the Scientific Organizing Committee
• Approximately one hour each day will be set aside for poster presentations when no other sessions are scheduled. The authors should be present at their poster during that time.
• Poster presenters are encouraged to be at their poster during the poster session(s) on the day of their presentation.

Oral Presentations  

Guidelines 

• All oral presentations will be live. If you choose to participate remotely, it will be via Zoom and will be mixed with in-person presentations. Training will be provided. 
• When preparing your presentation, we suggest a maximum of three slides for a seven-minute talk. Slides should be uncluttered and easy to read. 
• Presenters are encouraged to practice a few times so the presentation fits comfortably into the seven-minute slot. 
• Regular Oral presentations are allotted 7 minutes for the presentation and one minute for transition.
• There is a dedicated Q&A session held after 4-5 presentations. The previous 4-5 speakers (remote, in-person, and dissertation presenters) should participate in the dedicated Q&A session that follows their talk.

Dissertation Presentations 

If you would like to present a dissertation abstract or want recognition, please be sure to select the options when submitting your abstract under the "Additional" information section. Dissertation recognition can be given for orals or posters. 

• Abstracts and presentations should be based upon the author’s dissertation material and will be presented within regular sessions of appropriate topics. 
• Only students or graduates within one year of having a PhD conferred by their university or college are eligible. These abstracts are subject to the same rules of preparation and submission as regular abstracts, but they will be specially marked with a “D” in the program materials. For oral presentations, the author may request 12 -minutes instead of the standard 7 minutes.
• Dissertation Oral presentations are allotted 12 minutes for the presentation and one minute for transition.
• There is a dedicated Q&A session held after 4-5 presentations. The previous 4-5 speakers (remote, in-person, and dissertation presenters) should participate in the dedicated Q&A session that follows their talk.

• Online Program of Abstracts — Available during the meeting; includes full abstract text. 
• Mobile App — Desktop Version and Mobile Version
• Astrophysics Data System (ADS) — Abstracts are sent to ADS and typically published shortly before the meeting. 

Edits to Abstracts 

• If you have a problem with the scheduling of your presentation, please email the abstract help desk. We will try to accommodate your request if possible. 
• We understand that edits sometimes need to be made to abstracts after they are submitted. We try hard to accommodate edits and changes as we lead up to the conference, but due to certain deadlines we will be unable to edit abstracts within two weeks of the meeting start date/.