The Planetoexobio2024 symposium was the first French national week-long conference combining planetary science and astrobiology.

It was the result of a collaboration between the Priority Research Equipment Programme (PEPR) “Origins” , the National Planetology Programme (PNP), the French Society of Exobiology (SFE) and the French Hub of the Europlanet Society.

It took place at the Faculty of Science and Technology of Nantes University from July 1st to 5th, 2024 and allowed 150 researchers to attend.

The topics addressed during this conference were as follows:

– “Exobiology”
– “Exoplanetary Systems”
– “Primitive Materials”
– “Earth as a Habitable Planet”
– “Experiments and Bioanalyses – Emergence of Life”
– “Simulations and Data Analysis by High-Performance Computing/AI”
– “Planetary Science and the Humanities and Social Sciences”
– “Planetary Surfaces and Envelopes”
– “Planetary Evolution”
– “Small Bodies”
– “Formation of the Solar System”
– “Planetary Research”
– “Astrobiology”

During the week, career workshops were also organized for young researchers.

General information and the program are available on the website https://planetoexobio2024.sciencesconf.org/