Past DPS Meetings
Click on the meeting number to access that meeting's website. Depending on the year, the website can include links the meeting's iposters, plenary session videos, schedules, exhibitors, and more.
Caveat: links to websites for past meetings are not guaranteed to be active! Meeting statistics [1] are also available.
| City | Date | Science Organizing Chairs | Local Organizing Chairs | Virtual Organizing Chairs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53rd [2] | Virtual | Oct 2021 | Jennifer Hanley | N/A | Joe Masiero | |
| 52nd [3] | Virtual | Oct 2020 | Lucy Lim | N/A | Amanda Hendrix | |
| 51st [4] | Geneva, Switzerland | Sep 2019 | Maria Cristina De Sanctis, Joe Spitale, Frank Sohl, & Devon Burr | Stéphane Udry, Ravit Helled, & Josh Emery | ||
| 50th [5] | Knoxville, TN | Oct 2018 | Devon Burr | Josh Emery | ||
| 49th [6] | Provo, UT | Oct 2017 | David O'Brien | Jani Radebaugh | ||
| 48th [7] | Pasadena, CA | Oct 2016 | Kevin Baines | Diana Blaney | ||
| 47th [8] | National Harbor, MD | Nov 2015 | Neil Dello Russo | Andy Rivkin | ||
| 46th [9] | Tucson, AZ | Nov 2014 | Faith Vilas | Joe Spitale | ||
| 45th [10] | Denver, CO | Oct 2013 | John Spencer | Fran Bagenal | ||
| 44th [11] | Reno, NV | Oct 2012 | Nancy Chanover | Marla Moore | ||
| 43rd [12] | Nantes, France | Oct 2011 | Manuel Grande & Renu Malhorta | Olivier Grasset & Melissa McGrath | ||
| 42nd [13] | Pasadena, CA | Oct 2010 | Kevin Baines | Amanda Hendrix | ||
| 41st [14] | Fajardo, Puerto Rico | Oct 2009 | Ellen Howell | Mike Nolan | ||
| 40th [15] | Ithaca, NY | Oct 2008 | Jean-Luc Margot | Jim Bell & Beth Clark | ||
| 39th | Orlando, FL | Oct 2007 | Dan Britt | Humbero Campins | ||
| 38th | Pasadena, CA | Oct 2006 | Kevin Baines | Alan W. Harris | ||
| 37th [16] | Cambridge, England | Sep 2005 | Carl Murray | Simon Mitton | ||
| 36th | Louisville, KY | Nov 2004 | Dan Britt | Timothy Dowling | ||
| 35th | Monterey, CA | Sep 2003 | Jeffrey Moore | Ted Roush | ||
| 34th | Birmingham, AL | Oct 2002 | Philip B. James | Hunter Waite | ||
| 33rd | New Orleans, LA | Nov 2001 | William McKinnon & S. Alan Stern | S. Alan Stern & Marc Buie | ||
| 32nd | Pasadena, CA | Oct 2000 | Paul Weissman | William Smythe & Rosaly Lopes | ||
| 31st | Padova, Italy | Oct 1999 | Guy Consolmagno | Gianluca Bianchini | ||
| 30th | Madison, WI | Oct 1998 | Lawrence Sromovsky | Sanjay Limaye | ||
| 29th [17] | Cambridge, MA | July 1997 | Heidi Hammel | Richard Binzel | ||
| 28th | Tucson, AZ | Oct 1996 | Mark Sykes | Stephen Larson | ||
| 27th | Kona, HI | Oct 1995 | Thomas B. McCord | Karen Meech | ||
| 26th | Bethesda, MD | Oct 1994 | Barney Conrath | Michael Mumma | ||
| 25th | Boulder, CO | Oct 1993 | Nick Schneider | Bruce Jakosky | ||
| 24th | Munich, Germany | Oct 1992 | Michael J. Belton | Gerhard Neukum | ||
| 23rd | Palo Alto, CA | Nov 1991 | Carol Stoker | Christopher McKay | ||
| 22nd | Charlottesville, VA | Oct 1990 | Alan Howard | Robert Johnson | ||
| 21st | Providence, RI | Oct 1989 | Michael J. Gaffey | Carle Pieters | ||
| 20th | Austin, TX | Oct 1988 | Ed Barker | Anita Cochran & William Cochran | ||
| 19th | Pasadena, CA | Nov 1987 | Terry Martin | Kevin Baines | ||
| 18th | Paris, France | Nov 1986 | Andre Brahic | Catherine de Bergh | ||
| 17th | Baltimore, MD | Oct 1985 | Darrell Strobel | Paul Feldman | ||
| 16th | Kailua-Kona, HI | Oct 1984 | Thomas B. McCord | David Morrison | ||
| 15th | Ithaca, NY | Oct 1983 | Steven J. Ostro | Joseph Burns | ||
| 14th | Boulder, CO | Oct 1982 | Robert West | Larry Esposito | ||
| 13th | Pittsburgh, PA | Oct 1981 | Michael J. Belton | Bruce Hapke | ||
| 12th | Tucson, AZ | Oct 1980 | Bradford Smith | William Boynton | ||
| 11th | St. Louis, MO | Oct 1979 | Raymond E. Arvidson | L. Gehret | ||
| 10th | Pasadena, CA | Oct 1978 | Jay T. Bergstralh | Glenn Orton | ||
| 9th | Boston, MA | Oct 1977 | Aviva Brecher | William Ward | ||
| 8th | Honolulu, HI | Jan 1977 | Clark Chapman | Carl Pilcher | ||
| 7th | Austin, TX | Mar 1976 | Laurence Trafton | Harlan J. Smith | ||
| 6th | Columbia, MD | Feb 1975 | Dale Cruikshank | Norman Spencer | ||
| 5th | Palo Alto, CA | Apr 1974 | Joseph Veverka | James B. Pollack | ||
| 4th | Tucson, AZ | Mar 1973 | Bradford Smith | Truman Parkinson | ||
| 3rd | Kailua-Kona, HI | Mar 1972 | Thomas B. McCord | Robert Murphy & David Morrison | ||
| 2nd | Tallahassee, FL | Feb 1971 | Guido Munch | Seymour Hess | ||
| 1st | San Francisco, CA | Jan 1970 | Richard Goody | Joseph W. Chamberlain | ||
| 0th | Austin, TX | Dec 1968 | Carl Sagan | Harlan J. Smith | ||
