Scientific Organizing Committee Nadia Balucani (Univ. Perugia), Daniela Billi (Univ. Roma 2), Alessandro Bressan (SISSA), John Brucato (INAF -­‐ Arcetri), Julian Chela-­‐Flores (ICTP), Marco Fulle (INAF-­‐OATs), Enzo Gallori (Univ. Firenze), Giuseppina Micela (INAF-­‐OAPa), Raffaele Saladino (Università della Tuscia, Viterbo), Giovanni Vladilo (INAF-­‐OATs; chair) Local Organizing Committee Aura Bernardi (IS), Ivan Gladich (SISSA), Michele Maris (INAF-­‐OATs), Laura Silva (INAF-­‐OATs), Fabio Pagan (INAF associate), Giovanni Vladilo (INAF-­‐OATs) Organizing Institutions The Workshop is organized by INAF-­‐Trieste Astronomical Observatory (OATs) in collaboration with the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) and the Science Centre Immaginario Scientifico (IS). Supporting Institutions The Workshop is supported by INAF and by "Consorzio per l'Incremento degli studi e delle ricerche dei Dipartimenti di Fisica dell'Università di Trieste". The City of Trieste is providing support for the public conference that will be held on September 16th. More information Italian Astrobiology Society: http://astrobiologia.weebly.com INAF-­‐OATs: http://www.oats.inaf.it SISSA: http://www.sissa.it Immaginario Scientifico: http://www.immaginarioscientifico.it