CHEXO #13
November 20, 2026
George Mason University
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The Chesapeake Bay Area Exoplanet Meeting brings together all lovers of exoplanets and related science from the DC area and beyond. This series of one-day meetings enable the sharing of ideas in an informal setting with the focus being on building collaborations and expertise.
CHEXO meetings are held at locations in DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. The next meeting will be hosted by George Mason University in George Mason, Virginia.
Registration
Registration
The 13th instantiation of the Chesapeake Bay Area Exoplanets (CHEXO) Meeting will be held at George Mason University on November 20th, 2026. This one-day workshop will provide a mixed sequence of (1) talks and (2) fun, exploratory conversations.
We invite you to submit a brief (< 200 words) abstract for a 10 - 15 minute talk. We will do our best to select a range of scientific topics and a range of speakers of different career stages and institutions.
Details
Details
Venue: Lecture Hall, George Mason University
Cost: Free
Lunch: Optional lunch options available to purchase. On and off campus options available
Important Dates
Important Dates
Abstract submission deadline - TBD
Registration Deadline - TBD
Abstract Notifications - TBD
Meeting - November, 20
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Live Streaming
Live Streaming
TBD
Lightning Talks
Lightning Talks
TBD
Venue & Parking
Venue & Parking
CHEXO #12 will be held at George Mason University.
Parking is free, but we recommend parking in the lot south of the building. We encourage folks to carpool (there is a #carpool channel on the CHEXO Slack).
Food & Coffee
Food & Coffee
Optional lunch options available to purchase. On and off campus options available
Coffee will be provided.
Institutional Points of Contact
Institutional Points of Contact
Peter Plavchan (George Mason University) - Chair for this meeting
Julien Girard and Joshua Lothringer (STScI) - Chairs for this meeting
Peter Gao (Carnegie Science)
Arika Egan (Johns Hopkins University - Applied Physics Lab)
Sally Dodson-Robinson (University of Delaware)
Dana Louie (NASA Goddard)
Markus Alfred (Howard University)
Jennifer Scott (Towson University)
Kevin Schlaufman, Guangwei Fu (Johns Hopkins University)
Jason Wright (Penn State)
Megan Weiner Mansfield (University of Maryland)
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