The successful arrival of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) in orbit around Mars in February 2021, followed by subsequent public data releases by the EMM team, has stimulated considerable interest in Mars and other planetary science in the UAE.

We are hosting a two-day in-person academic conference with the support of the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC), to bring together researchers working on Mars and other planetary science topics from within the UAE.

The meeting will be primarily in-person, but we will accommodate a hybrid format for remote attendance for attendees who are unable to attend in person.

Topics that the conference will cover include:

• Science using data from the Emirates Mars Mission
• Other Mars surface and atmospheric science
• Other planetary science within the UAE
• Extrasolar planets

The goals of the conference are to share knowledge between researchers within the UAE, build new links and collaborations between universities and other entities, make students aware of opportunities in the field of planetary science, and showcase science using data from the Emirates Mars Mission.

The target participants are faculty, researchers, project officers, and students working in planetary science in the UAE, or in relevant UAE non-University organizations.