Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:23:21 -0500
Subject: DPS Mailing #06-26: Notice on Sheraton Hotel Rate....
Greetings, DPS members,
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1) DPS Pasadena Meeting Reminders
2) Upcoming Workshops and Meetings
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NOTICE ON SHERATON HOTEL ROOM RATE FOR DPS MEETING
Our contract with the Sheraton Hotel specifies that rooms for all
attendees (not just government employees) are to be offered at the
prevailing government rate. For FY2006, this has been $106, hence
the rate previously advertised. The FY2007 rates, effective
October 1, 2006, have just been released by the GSA. Los Angeles
area has been increased from $106 to $110. Thus, the Sheraton has
increased their rate accordingly. Apparently they are
doing this retroactively even for those who have already booked at a
rate of $106, so you may receive a notice from Sheraton with this
revision in your reservation. We apologize for not being more
specific in the details of our rate agreement with Sheraton.
Alan Harris, LOC Chair awharris @ spacescience.org
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NASA INFRARED TELESCOPE FACILITY OBSERVING PROPOSALS
Due date for the February 1 to July 31, 2007 semester is October 2, 2006.
See http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/userSupport/indexota.html.
Available instruments include: (1) SpeX, a 1-5 micron
cross-dispersed medium-resolution spectrograph (up to R=2,500);
(2) CSHELL, a 1-5 micron high-resolution spectrograph (up to R=30,000);
(3) MIRSI, a 5-25 micron camera and low-resolution spectrometer
(R=100 to 200), (4) NSFCAM2, a 2048x2048 pixel, 1-5 micron camera with
a 0.04 arcsec/pixel scale and a complement of discrete filters, CVFs,
and grisms; and (5) PI-instruments including a low-resolution
3-14 micron spectrograph and high-resolution spectrographs for
8-25 microns. Note that TEXES is available at the IRTF for this
semester and at Gemini-North in the Fall Semester. Information on
available instruments can be found at: http://irtfweb.ifa.hawaii.edu/
(see side bar INSTRUMENTATION/Visitor Instruments).
submitted by Karan Hughes (Hughes @ IfA.Hawaii.Edu)