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30 June 2025
MDPI Webinar | International Asteroid Day 2025, 30 June 2025


MDPI is excited to announce a special webinar in celebration of International Asteroid Day on 30 June 2025. International Asteroid Day’s goal is to raise public awareness about the asteroid impact hazard and to inform the public about the crisis communication actions to be taken at the global level in case of a credible near-Earth object threat.

The theme of the webinar is “Exploring Near-Earth Objects: Challenges and Opportunities”. We are very much looking forward to seeing you at the MDPI Asteroid Day Webinar 2025. Please find below an outline of the presentations.

Date: 30 June 2025
Time: 11:00 a.m. CEST
Webinar ID: 821 8607 0803

Register now for free!

Program

Speaker/Presentation

Time in CEST

Introduction

11:00–11:10 a.m.

Dr. Marco Fenucci
Countdown to impact—Responding to asteroid imminent impactors

11:10–11:25 a.m.

Prof Dr. Josep Maria Trigo Rodriguez
Sample return to asteroid missions as the key to implement effective deflection techniques

11:25–11:45 a.m.

Q&A Session + Discussion

11:45–12:00 p.m.

Closing of Webinar

12:00–12:05 p.m.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Registrations made with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will let you know when the recording is available to watch.

Invited Speakers:

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following link:
https://sciforum.net/event/IADW2.

If you have any questions about the webinar, please contact journal.webinar@mdpi.com.

MDPI Webinar Secretariat

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