Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:55:52 -0400
Subject: DPS Mailing #03-08: Important deadlines

Greetings colleagues -

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       |1) IMPORTANT DEADLINES: DPS BALLOT, ABSTRACT DEADLINE    |
       |2) MESSAGE FROM NEW NASA PLANET. ATMS. DISCIPL. SCIENTIST|
       |3) HST - JWST TRANSITION REVIEW                          |
       |4) JOB ANNOUNCEMENT                                      |
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IMPORTANT DEADLINES: DPS BALLOT, ABSTRACT DEADLINE

Don't forget to cast you vote in the DPS election, DEADLINE JULY 1.
For details see http://www.aas.org/~dps/dps.html

DPS 2003 Meeting Abstract Deadline is JULY 1.
For details see http://dps03.arc.nasa.gov/
  
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GREETINGS FROM NEW NASA PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES DISCIPLINE SCIENTIST

Dear Colleagues,

I succeeded John Hillman as Discipline Scientist for the Planetary
Atmospheres Program in April 2003.  I have previously served two terms
in this role in 1995-97 and 99-01.  It is a pleasure to be again
involved in the program and to be associated with so many respected
scientists and friends.  In addition to Planetary Atmospheres I have a
number of mission assignments at NASA.  I look forward to the broad
involvement at the grass roots level and the synergy and energy of
being once again in the R & A program.

Sincerely,

Denis Bogan
[email protected]
Voice (202) 358-0359

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HST - JWST TRANSITION REVIEW

The NASA Office of Space Science has chartered a blue ribbon panel,
chaired by John Bahcall, to evaluate the plans to terminate Hubble
Space Telescope operations at the end of its mission (currently planned
for 2010) and transition to operations of the James Webb Space
Telescope.  Written comments and suggestions on the issues should be
submitted as soon as possible to the web site

http://hst-jwst-transition.hq.nasa.gov/

The closing date for accepting comments is September 1, 2003. The web
site contains the panel roster, charter of the panel and dates of the
meetings, including a one day meeting open to the public.

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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Research Associate - Deep Impact Project, University of Maryland.
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ma/deepimpact/job.html

See also AAS Job Register: http://www.aas.org/JobRegister/index.html

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