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PLATO ESP2026 – Confronting planets across time and space, 16-18 September 2026, University of Warwick (UK)

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The meeting PLATO ESP2026: Confronting planets across time and space is held at University of Warwick (UK) from 16 to 18 September 2026.

Exoplanet science is entering a new era. With thousands of planets now known, the focus is shifting from discovery to understanding how planetary systems form, evolve, and compare across cosmic time. This conference brings that challenge into focus, linking planets from their birth in protoplanetary discs to their evolution around mature and even dying stars. By combining observations, theory, and new technologies, we aim to place individual systems into a broader evolutionary context.

At the heart of this effort is the PLATO mission. By delivering precise stellar ages alongside planetary properties, PLATO will enable the first population-level studies of planetary evolution, transforming our understanding of system architectures and their origins. Bringing together observers, theorists, and instrumentalists, this meeting will define the next steps for exoplanet science in the PLATO era.

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Session Themes:

  1. PLATO
  2. How planets evolve across time
  3. How planets form across space
  4. Studying architectures over time and space
  5. Observed planetary demographics
  6. Planet discovery and characterisation with multi-technique observations

Important Dates:

  • Announcement: January 2025
  • Opening of pre-registration: 10 February 2025
  • Application for financial support: 1 April 2025
  • Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2025
  • Registration deadline: 15 May 2025
  • Conference: 23 – 25 June 2025

WHEN

From 16th to 18th of September 2026.

WHERE 

MS.02 – Zeeman Building, University of Warwick Campus, Coventry, UK

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SOC

  • Thomas Wilson (University of Warwick) – chair
  • David Brown (University of Warwick) – co-chair
  • Lauren Doyle (University of Warwick) – co-chair
  • Suzanne Aigrain (University of Oxford)
  • Juan Cabrera (DLR)
  • Magali Deleuil (LAM)
  • Ana Heras (ESA)
  • Hugh Osborn (Bern University)
  • Isabella Pagano (INAF)
  • Giampaolo Piotto (Padova University)
  • Don Pollacco (University of Warwick)
  • Heike Rauer (DLR/FU Berlin)
  • Sophia Sulis (LAM)
  • Stéphane Udry (Geneva University)

LOC

  • Thomas Wilson
  • David Brown
  • Lauren Doyle
  • James McCormac
  • Andreas Hadjigeorghiou
  • Yoshi Eschen
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