Issue 13-12, April 25, 2013
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1) DPS ELECTIONS 2013: CANDIDATE SLATE
2) ON LINE EXTENSION AND SPECIAL 2013 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
3) JOB/POSITION OPPORTUNITIES
4) UPCOMING MEETINGS
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DPS ELECTIONS 2013: CANDIDATE SLATE
The DPS Nominating Committee has identified the following candidates for the 2013 DPS elections for Vice-Chair and Committee:
Vice-Chair (1 to be elected):
o Bonnie Buratti, JPL
o Torrence Johnson, JPL
Committee (2 to be elected):
o Jani Radebaugh, BYU Geological
o Ben Greenhagen, JPL
o Tom Spilker, Solar System Science & Exploration consulting firm
o Julie Castillo, JPL
Additional candidates, supported by a petition of at least 20 DPS members, may be nominated by May 25th. Please send any nominations to the DPS Secretary, Athena Coustenis, at [email protected].
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ON LINE EXTENSION AND SPECIAL 2013 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
Please, if you’re among those who have not yet renewed, try again today online at https://members.aas.org/ by logging in to your membership record. You must have your login and password information. Once at the site, you can request to be sent your password if forgotten. You should not attempt to create a new member record.
Also, please take a moment to update your personal DPS member file.
If you have any problems, and for general replies, or if you are a special status (affiliate, etc) write to or call :
Faye Peterson
Director of Membership Services
[email protected]
202.328.2010, extension 109
202.234.2560, fax
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JOB/POSITION OPPORTUNITIES
For all Job opportunities, please visit http://dps.aas.com/jobs
and also consider posting a job by filling out the jobs submission form at:
node/add/job
You can send any comments, questions, or suggestions to the DPS Jobs Czar at: [email protected]
A) TWO RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS IN SPACE PHYSICS AT IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
* Topic 1: Planetary and Cometary Atmospheres
* Topic 2: Planetary Magnetic Fields
Location: Space and Atmospheric Physics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK
Fixed Term: up to 2 years
Application Deadline: 20 May 2013
More info about the posts and the application process available at:
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/spat/jobs
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
A) PLANETARY PROTECTION SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
29-30 April 2013
NASA HQ
The next meeting of the Planetary Protection Subcommittee will be held at NASA HQ on 29-30 April 2013. A focus of the meeting will be aspects of Mars Sample Return. A discussion of planetary protection for human missions is also planned. The meeting is open to all (up to the capacity of the room). Locations and teleconference and WebEx information are below and on the agenda.
April 29, 2013:
7:00 am – 5:30 pm
Room 9H40 (PRC)
https://nasa.webex.com/
Meeting Number: 995 580 265
Meeting Password: pps04292013!
Dial in: 1-800-857-7040, Passcode: PPS
April 30, 2013:
7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Room 1Q39
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
MIC 6 (6H41A)
https://nasa.webex.com
Meeting Number: 994 280 426
Meeting Password: pps04302013!
Dial in: 1-800-857-7040, Passcode: PPS
Michael H. New, PhD
Astrobiology Discipline Scientist
B) EPSC 2013 – CALL-FOR-PAPERS
EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS 2013
University College London
08 – 13 September 2013, London, United Kingdom
Abstract deadline: 06 May 2013.
The international community of planetary scientists is invited to submit an abstract for presentation of their recent work at the EPSC 2013 Meeting, which will take place at the University College London, United Kingdom, 08-13 September 2013.
The meeting will consist of oral and poster sessions, as well as workshop-style sessions.
The current list of over 80 sessions is organized around the following topics:
– TP Terrestrial Planets
– GP Giant Planet Systems
– MG Magnetospheres and Space Physics
– MTI Missions, Techniques and Industry
– EX Exoplanets and Origins
– AB Astrobiology
– SB Small Bodies
– PD Planetary Dynamics
– LF Laboratory and Field Investigations
– OEP Outreach, Education, and Policy
– AM Amateur Astronomy
– CP Comparative Planetology
The scientific program and abstract submission are accessible at:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2013/sessionprogramme
Please browse the list of sessions and identify the session that most closely matches your area of interest; your abstract can then be submitted directly to that session.
Information on registration, accommodation, travel routes, visa requirements and social events will become available soon on the meeting web site.
In particular, please note the following session:
– MTI7
Cubesats: a promising new platform for low-cost planetary and interplanetary missions?
Convener: J.-P. Lebreton
Co-Conveners: J. Castillo, P. Beauchamp
Link: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2013/session/13567
We invite you to submit an abstract for presentation of your recent work to this session. The meeting will consist of oral and poster sessions, as well as workshop-style sessions. We expect a very well attended meeting, with many high quality presentations.
Forwarded by P. Beauchamp
Please forward this message to colleagues who may be interested.
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