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Appendix B: Workshop Agenda
Pages 90-93

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... John Baross, University of Washington 9:15 Current Understanding of the Environmental Limits of Life and Life's Interactions with Its Environment Tori Hoehler, NASA Ames 9:50 Is Life a Cosmic Imperative: How Did Thermodynamics Force Life into Existence? Eric Smith, Santa Fe Institute 10:25 Break 90
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... Session 3: Exoplanets Moderators: David Des Marais, NASA Ames and Dimitar Sasselov, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2:00 Current State of Knowledge of Exoplanets and Their Habitability Vikki Meadows, University of Washington 2:35 Extrasolar Biosignatures: Thinking Out of the Box William Bains, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3:10 Break (Poster Viewing Opportunity) 3:30 Technology Needs to Discover Earth 2.0 Nick Siegler, Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4:05 Prospects for Ground-Based Characterization of Proxima Centauri b Matteo Brogi, University of Colorado, Boulder 4:40 General Discussion: Practical Biosignatures that Can Be Exploited to Search for Life In Situ in the Solar System and from Afar on Extrasolar Worlds Moderator: Gary Blackwood, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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... Instructions for Afternoon Breakout Groups Jim Kasting, Workshop Planning Committee Chair 12:25 Lunch (Poster Viewing Opportunity)
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... William Bains and John Baross 3:15 Break (Poster Viewing Opportunity) Session Moderators to Collect Thoughts in Preparation for Report Back to the Group 4:00 Report Back from Breakout Group General Discussion Moderator: John Grunsfeld, NASA (retired)
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