The European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) is a consortium of European research and higher education institutions and organisations as well as other stakeholders aiming to carry out research, training, outreach and dissemination activities in astrobiology in a comprehensive and coordinated manner and thereby securing a leading role for the European Research Area in the field.
The Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON), organized by EAI, brings scientists and experts in the Astrobiology field from Europe and beyond.
Key research areas of the EAI are:
- Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems and Detection of Habitable Worlds
- Planetary Environments and Habitability
- Evolution and Traces of Early life and life under extreme conditions
- The pathway to complexity: From simple molecules to first life
- Biosignatures and the Detection of Life beyond Earth
- Historical, philosophical, societal and ethical issues in astrobiology
Our SPP 1992 member Bertram Bitsch will be one of the keynote speakers at this conference.
Find more information here.