The ISAR and the EURO-CARES project were presented during the European Astrobiology Network Association annual conference in Athens, Greece, September 27-30, 2016 (meeting homepage).

Reflections on the definition of analogues and consequences for the EURO-CARES project
F. Foucher, F. Westall, J. Zipfel et al.

EURO-CARES: European Curation of Astromaterials Returned from Exploration of Space
F. Westall, C. Smith, S. Russel et al.

The ISAR was presented during the Expert Workshop on Analogue Samples, organized by the EURO-CARES Work Package 5, in Frankfurt, Germany, June 1-3, 2016 (WP5 meeting homepage).

The International Space Analogue Rockstore (ISAR)
N. Bost, F. Foucher, F. Westall, et al. (presentation).

The ISAR was presented during the Expert Workshop: Analogue Sample Characteristics, organized by the EURO-CARES Work Package 5: Analogue Samples, in Orléans, France, February 4-5, 2016.

The ISAR and the EURO-CARES project were presented during the Missions to Habitable Worlds International conference on astrobiology and ESA missions, organized by COST TD 1308 action and MTA CSFK, in Budapest, Hungary, October 28-29, 2015:

Analogues for planetary missions
F. Foucher, F. Westall, J. Zipfel, N. Bost, and the ISAR and EURO-CARES teams (presentation).

Today (January 27th) is the kick-off meeting in London (UK) of the EURO-CARES (European Curation of Astromaterials Returned from Exploration of Space) project funded from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 640190). The ISAR team joined this European project which endeavours to develop a roadmap for a European Sample Curation Facility for samples brought back to Earth during future space missions. ISAR is particularly pertinent to EURO-CARES Work Package 5: analogue samples as proxies for extraterrestrial materials, leaded by Frances Westall and Jutta Zipfel.
To find out more about the EURO-CARES project, visit www.euro-cares.eu or WP5 website for more information about analogue samples.