Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 12:29:57 -0500
Subject: DPS Mailing #06-13: More about 2006 DPS elections...
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Greetings, DPS members,
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1) More about 2006 DPS elections
2) 2006 Pasadena Meeting Website and Deadlines
3) Travel Grants for DPS Meeting
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MORE ABOUT 2006 DPS ELECTIONS
As mentioned in a previous e-news, this year's DPS election will be
conducted primarily via the web. The DPS Committee decided to hold
the election in this manner following the successful AAS election
last spring. The dates for online voting will be Monday, July 17,
through Monday, July 31.
Paper ballots are being mailed to active DPS members who do not have an
email address on file with the AAS office. In addition, any member
who wishes to vote by paper ballot (instead of online) can obtain
one by sending me email at the address listed below. As in previous
years, members must be identified by name on paper ballots. Paper
ballots should be requested by Thursday, July 13, and must reach
me by Monday, July 31.
In order to vote online, each member will need to know his/her AAS login
and password. These can be obtained at the Members Only section of
the AAS website (http://www.aas.org).
Please note that email will not be used for voting this year. Votes
received by email will NOT be counted.
Further information will be forthcoming, including the web address to
be used for voting, as the time for the election nears.
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2006 PASADENA DPS MEETING
The website for the 2006 Pasadena DPS meeting is now available at
http://adams.dm.unipi.it/~dps06/ (A link to the website is also
available on the DPS home page, http://www.aas.org/dps)
The website includes information on registration, hotel, and
abstract deadlines. The abstract deadline is July 26.
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TRAVEL GRANTS FOR DPS MEETING
A small number of travel grants for the 2006 DPS meeting are available.
These are primarily intended for students, but post-doctoral
scientists without other means of support will also be considered.
Grants will consist of $300 plus a waiver of registration fees.
Preference will be given to those who have not received a DPS travel
grant in the past.
The application package should be no longer than the equivalent of five
pages and contain the following:
1) A copy of the abstract of the paper to be presented at the meeting.
Both oral and poster papers are eligible. The abstract will also have
to be submitted by the regular procedure by the regular deadline of July 26.
2) A brief letter by the applicant describing the scientific significance
of the research and any further justification for attending the
meeting (e.g., job hunting).
3) A brief letter of endorsement by the advisor, confirming the need
for travel assistance and the unavailability of full travel support
from other sources.
4) A brief CV, including degree status.
The deadline for submission of the application for a travel grant
is Wednesday 12 July 2006. This date is chosen so that applicants will
know if they have travel support before the official abstract deadline.
The complete application package should be sent as a single e-mail
attachment (in PDF, PostScript, or plain text format) to the DPS Vice-Chair,
Dr. Guy Consolmagno (gjc @ as.arizona.edu). The subject line of the
e-mail should read "DPS Travel Grant", and the name of the
attached application file should include the last name of the
applicant (e.g., "Smith_DPStravel.pdf").
Applications will be read by members of the DPS Committee and the decision
on travel grants will be communicated to all applicants prior to the
abstract deadline of Wednesday 26 July 2006.