Subject: [DPS Members] DPS Mailing #07-08: 2007 DPS meeting, DPS Prize reminder.... April 11th 2007 +------------------CONTENTS---------------------------------+ 1) 2007 DPS Meeting: Orlando, Florida, 7-12 October 2007 2) Reminder: DPS Prize Nomination Deadline, April 27th 3) Job Announcements 4) Three upcoming conferences and workshops +------------------------------------------------------------+ 1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1 2007 DPS Meeting: Orlando, Florida, 7-12 October 2007 The Planetary Sciences Group in the University of Central Florida Physics Department is pleased to invite you to attend the 2007 DPS Meeting. The meeting will take place 7-12 October at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. The meeting web site is http://physics.ucf.edu/DPS07 The site now lists events and deadlines and has information and reservations for lodging and the Astro 101 Education Workshop (see below). Abstract submission, meeting registration, and all other general meeting information will appear on this site in the future. The hotel has given us an outstanding rate of $89/night ($129/night for a club-level room). However, our block of rooms is LIMITED and WILL SELL OUT. If you wish to stay in the host hotel, we urge you to reserve now by following the link at the DPS07 web site. The Rosen Centre is located in Orlando's hotel district, so there are many other local hotel options, all served by a shuttle. We look forward to meeting with you in Orlando! 2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2 REMINDER: DPS PRIZE NOMINATION DEADLINE, APRIL 27TH The deadline for prize nominations is Friday, April 27, 2007 at 5PM EDT. A description of each award, and the requirements for nomination, are available at http://www.aas.org/dps/prizes_contact.html. 3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3 JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Position Title: University Lecturer in Planetary Physics Institution: University of Oxford, Dept of Physics URL: http://www.atm.ox.ac.uk/main/dept/DC07002.html Contact: Professor David Andrews, University of Oxford, Dept of Physics Email: [email protected] Phone Number: +44 (0)1865 272907 2) Two postdoctoral positions will be available this year at Southwest Research Insititute in Boulder, for analysis and modeling of Cassini, New Horizons, and ground-based observations of the satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Contact John Spencer, [email protected], (303) 546-9674, for details. 4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4 THREE UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS 1) 17th Annual Goldschmidt Conference, August 19-24, 2007 Cologne, Germany: Session S18: Space missions: Probing comets, asteroids, planets & moons See http://www.goldschmidt2007.org/theme03.php#T03-S05 Abstract deadline April 19th 2007. Contact: Athena Coustenis, [email protected]. 2) First Workshop on Binaries in the Solar System, August 20-23 2007, Steamboat Springs, Colorado See http://www.boulder.swri.edu/binary-mtg/ or email to: [email protected] The goal of this workshop is to bring together various ideas on detection, characterization, and formation of binary and multiple objects among the NEO, main-belt, Trojan, and TNO populations. The format will be in a true workshop style, with all talks being invited, reviewing major aspects of the field, with substantial time for discussion after each talk. Poster papers will allow presentation of more specific results. The venue is a small (pop. 10,000) ski-resort village in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. 3) Astro 101 Education Workshop at the Orlando DPS Meeting, 6-7 October 2007, Orlando, Florida See http://astronomy101.jpl.nasa.gov/workshops/workshops_details.cfm?ID=33 Improving the College Introductory Astronomy Survey Course for Non-Science Majors Through Active Learning: A Tier I Workshop Presented by Edward Prather, Gina Brissenden, and Timothy Slater (University of Arizona) The overarching goal of this workshop is for participants to become familiar with learner-centered teaching and assessment materials, as well as how to implement them in their college astronomy courses. To accomplish this goal, participants in our workshop will learn how to create productive learning environments by reviewing research on the nature of teaching and learning; setting course goals and objectives; and using interactive lectures, peer instruction, engaging demonstrations, collaborative groups, tutorials, and ranking tasks. Participants will also learn how to create more effective multiple-choice tests. This workshop is designed for college faculty, post-docs, and graduate students currently teaching astronomy (or who think they will be in the near future). To learn more and to register, follow the link at the DPS07 web site: http://physics.ucf.edu/DPS07 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Send submissions to: John Spencer, DPS Secretary ([email protected])