Subject: [DPS Members] DPS Mailing #08-19: Ithaca DPS Meeting... Issue 08-19, September 25th 2008 DPS Web site: http://dps.aas.org/ +-----------------------------CONTENTS--------------------------------+ 1) DPS Meeting 2008: Registration Deadline 2) DPS Meeting 2008: Pre-Conference Poster Printing, Delivery & Hanging 3) DPS Meeting 2008: Webstreaming Test, Monday Sept. 29 4) DPS Meeting 2008: More Workshops 5) DPS Meeting 2008: In memoriam? 6) NOAO 2009A Observing Proposals Due 30 September 7) Job Announcements +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ 1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1---------1 DPS MEETING 2008: REGISTRATION DEADLINE The deadline for regular registration for the Ithaca DPS meeting is October 1st 2008. Registration after that time will incur a late fee ($50 for full members). 2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2---------2 DPS MEETING 2008: PRE-CONFERENCE POSTER PRINTING, DELIVERY & HANGING The organizers of DPS08 have arranged for optional pre-conference poster printing, delivery and hanging in conjunction with a local Fedex/Kinko's office. This service was well received by those that used it last year. It should make traveling easier and will ensure that posters are up all week, even if presenters are not there at the beginning of the meeting. Please be aware that this is not on-site or last-minute poster printing. The deadline for submission is Wednesday 8 October 2008, 5PM EDT. For further information and submission instructions, please see: http://dps08.astro.cornell.edu/printing.html 3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3---------3 DPS MEETING 2008: WEBSTREAMING TEST ON MONDAY SEPT. 29 The Local Organizing Committee for the DPS08 meeting in Ithaca has arranged for all oral talks in all of the sessions to be streamed live via the web during the conference, as a service to members who are not able to attend the conference in person, and an experiment in case future LOCs want to offer similar services for future DPS meetings. We are conducting a TEST of the webstreaming system this Monday, September 29, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The test will consist of live streaming of a Cornell class in session at that time in the main auditorium that we will be using for DPS plenary sessions. We would welcome wide participation, from around the world, in this test. To participate in the test, please point your web browser during that time period to: http://cornellmediasite.cit.cornell.edu/mediasite/Viewer?peid=4a30d107-3418-4d4f-9082-3353f2baa3eb [be careful to reconstruct this URL if it is broken by your e-mail software] Our technical support staff did not indicate any preference for a particular web browser to use, however, they did indicate that Mac users will have to download a (small) Microsoft Silverlight applet to view any Windows Media Player file. If the applet is not already installed, the program should automatically direct you to the download site. Please send any feedback, questions, or suggestions to Jim Bell at Cornell ([email protected]). If you experience technical problems with your browser or with accessing the site, please describe the problems in as much detail as possible and we will try to resolve them before the meeting. 4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4---------4 DPS MEETING 2008: MORE WORKSHOPS DPS workshops and lunchtime sessions are listed at http://dps08.astro.cornell.edu/events.html. In particular, note the following: Observing with SOFIA Monday, October 13, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Taylor A/B A brief workshop will be offered to the planetary science community regarding SOFIA, NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. SOFIA's first scientific observing flights are expected in mid-2009. Presentations will be made during the workshop about the status of the SOFIA program, capabilities of the observatory and its 9 scientific instruments spanning the wavelength range from UV to sub-mm, and the mission's E&PO program. Upcoming opportunities to apply for SOFIA observing time will be described. A draft "white paper" on planetary science possibilities with SOFIA will be summarized for discussion by attendees. Green Conferencing Tuesday, October 14, Noon-1:30, Yale/Princeton Rooms How can we, the DPS, effectively reduce the environmental impact of our meetings? This discussion is open to all. If you have knowledge, or ideas, please come and help us formulate a workable plan for future meetings. For more information, contact Beth Clark or John Spencer. 5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5---------5 DPS MEETING 2008: IN MEMORIAM? During the DPS Business Meeting, to be held from 8:30 to 10:00 am on Monday October 13th, we would like to note the passing of DPS members who have died in the past year. If you know of members who we have lost since the last DPS meeting, please let me (John Spencer, [email protected]) know. 6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6---------6 NOAO 2009A OBSERVING PROPOSALS DUE 30 SEPTEMBER Proposal forms and information for observing time requests for the 2009A semester (February - July 2009) at Gemini North and South, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory, and for Community-Access time with the Keck, MMT and Magellan telescopes are available at our website at: http://www.noao.edu/noaoprop/noaoprop.html Standard observing proposals for all facilities available through NOAO in 2009A are due by Tuesday evening, 30 September 2008, 11:59pm MST. For information about all telescopes and instruments available through NOAO, including links to instrument pages and manuals, see: http://www.noao.edu/noaoprop/help/facilities.html 7---------7---------7---------7---------7---------7---------7---------7 JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Postdoctoral Opportunities in Planetary Science at GSFC Preferred Deadline: November 1st 2008 The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Planetary Systems Lab (Code 693) is seeking qualified applicants for the NASA Postdoctoral Program. Personnel in our group study many of the bodies in the solar system and extra-solar planets. We particularly seek applicants interested in the study of the atmospheres of the outer planets, especially atmospheric dynamics and cloud structure. Experience in radiative transfer or dynamical modeling (including wave propagation) is a plus. Researchers will have access to data from Galileo, Cassini, New Horizons, the Hubble Space Telescope and other facilities. To apply, see http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/programs/npp.jsp, and also contact Amy Simon-Miller ([email protected], or at the DPS meeting) for more information and to develop a research focus. 2) Student Opportunities in Planetary Science at GSFC and/or JPL A collaborative planetary group with members at Goddard Space Flight Center and JPL seek students interested in the decomposition of multivariate data sets to understand the atmosphere of Jupiter and other planets. Applicants can be hosted at either location (GSFC in Greenbelt, MD, or JPL in Pasadena, CA), through our undergraduate and graduate student programs, especially the Co-op, USRP and GSRP programs: At GSFC: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/education/coop.html http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/programs/usrp.jsp http://university.gsfc.nasa.gov/programs/gsrp.jsp At JPL: http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/higher_ed/undergrad.html http://education.jpl.nasa.gov/higher_ed/graduate.html Contact: Amy Simon-Miller at GSFC ([email protected]) or Padma Yanamandra-Fisher at JPL ([email protected]). They will also be at the DPS meeting. +---------------------------------------------------------------------+