Hi all, Just a quick reminder that the deadline to submit an abstract for the upcoming Geological Society of London Special Publication for ECR and student researchers in planetary science is coming up on the 8th of March! Please don't hesitate to reach out to me at jtmitche@umn.edu if you have any questions! Jen~ *Call for Abstracts - "A Tour of the Solid Solar System: Recognising Early Career Contributions to Planetary Science", A Geological Society of London Special Publication* We are pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for the upcoming Geological Society of London Special Publication, “*A tour of the solid solar system: Recognising early career contributions to planetary science*,” is now open! We are looking for contributions from early career researchers (students and those within 10 years of completing their degree) who are conducting novel science with extraterrestrial samples. The Geological Society of London represents the interests of the geoscience community globally, and planetary science was recently incorporated into the Society’s Scientific Themes. This upcoming Special Publication aims to encompass the solid solar system from pre-solar disk components through planetary bodies to celebrate the excellent work being carried out by students and early career researchers in planetary science. Special Publications are high quality collections of peer-reviewed papers that are hosted online as well as being published as hardback books, and can be cited in future research as any other peer-reviewed article. Once accepted, articles are assigned a DOI and published online within two weeks. The Geological Society of London ensures a high standard of peer-review, inclusion in major indexers such as Scopus, editorial support for authors and reviewers, open access options, free colour figures, no page charges, and active marketing and promotion of the publication. Previous Special Publications can be found at the Lyell Collection <https://www.lyellcollection.org/journal/sp> website. Abstracts should be no longer than two pages and can include figures and tables if desired. Submission for this Special Publication is not restricted to studies that are currently complete; we are also accepting abstracts for studies that can reasonably be ready for peer-review within the next 10-12 months. Abstracts should be submitted by 12pm (noon) GMT on Friday 8th March 2024 using this form <https://forms.gle/swWU8jSSHtiTn7647>. An abstract template can be downloaded here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/15TDCvrd3XBWXOWdxezsps1jE4YVMFMuC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101381721124625378722&rtpof=true&sd=true> . Abstracts will be assessed by the editors Dr Jennifer Mitchell (University of Minnesota, USA), Dr Natasha Stephen (The Geological Society of London, Imperial College London, UK), Dr Thomas Barrett (LPI, USA), and Dr Ashley King (Natural History Museum, UK) for novelty, impact, and reasonable completion within the timeframe. We will inform all submitters if their abstract was accepted or not as soon as possible. Questions should be directed to Dr Jennifer Mitchell, Lead Editor, at jtmitche@umn.edu. -- *Dr Jennifer Mitchell **she/her/hers* *EPMA Manager* School of Earth & Environmental Science and Characterization Facility S-104 Tate Hall 116 Church St SE Minneapolis MN 55455 Email: jtmitche@umn.edu ORCiD <https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5922-2463> CharFac <https://cse.umn.edu/charfac> Earth & Env. Sci <https://cse.umn.edu/esci> UK Space Rocks <https://www.ukspacerocks.co.uk/> *Please note, you may receive this message outside of typical working hours. However, there is no expectation for you to respond outside of your own*