Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) 2025

The second Biennial European Astrobiology Conference (BEACON) will take place at the Harpa Conference Centre in Reykjavik, Iceland from 1 to 5 July 2025 (inclusive). During this meeting also the 7th General Assembly of the European Astrobiology Institute will take place.

Plenary mains cientific sessions are planned covering the following themes:

• Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems and Detection of Habitable Worlds
• The Pathway to Complexity: From Simple Molecules to First Life
• Planetary Environments and Habitability
• Evolution and Traces of Early Life and Life under Extreme Condition
• Biosignatures and the Detection of Life beyond Earth
• Historical, Philosophical, Societal and Ethical Issues in Astrobiology

The scientific programme will consist of invited talks (35 + 10 minutes) and contributed talks (12 + 3 minutes) as will as poster sessions. There will be, amongst others, the following keynote speakers at BEACON 2025:

Frédéric Foucher
CNRS, FR

Kevin Heng
LMU Munich, DE

Nozair Khawaja
FUB & IRS-Uni Stuttgart, DE

Melissa McClure
Leiden University, NL

Ganna Portyankina
DLR, DE

Barabara Sherwood-Lollar
University of Toronto, CA

Sandra Siljeström
RISE, SE

Anne Grete Straume-Lindner
ESA

Giovanna Tinetti
UCL London, UK