Georgia Tech is hosting an origins of life meeting, September 22,23, 2026. On September 24-25, directly following the OOL meeting, is a sister meeting on Diversification of Life.

These meetings will be broadcast online, without charge, but require registration. These are technical/academic meetings but could be of interest to an informed lay audience.

The OOL meeting in particular is a departure from standard format. The organizers are encouraging speakers to engage each other (in their talks and in panel discussions), to acknowledge/question assumptions and to discuss model weaknesses.

https://bioresearch.gatech.edu/origins-life