Issue11-12, August 5th 2011
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1) DPS 2011 ELECTION RESULTS
2) EPSC-DPS 2011 JOINT MEETING DEADLINES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
3) CHILDCARE GRANTS FOR EPSC-DPS 2011
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DPS 2011 ELECTION RESULTS
The results of the 2011 election of DPS officers are as follows:
Vice-Chair:
Rosaly Lopes (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, USA)
Committee:
Ralph McNutt (Johns Hopkins University, Laurel MD, USA)
Bob Pappalardo (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, USA)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the election, both as candidates
and as voters, and congratulations to the winners, who will take office
at the DPS business meeting in Nantes in October.
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EPSC-DPS 2011 JOINT MEETING DEADLINES AND SPECIAL EVENTS
We call to your attention the two plenary sessions, Monday 3 October and Wednesday 5 October, 10:30-12:00, during which we will award the Prizes and hear the Prize lectures.
The annual DPS Members (Business) Meeting will be Thursday at lunch time (12:00 – 13:30), and the Agency night will be the same day in the evening. The EUROPLANET General Assembly will take place on Tuesday 4 October from 17:30-19:00 in the Mars room.
The Don Hunten Memorial Session will take place in the Saturne Auditorium on Monday, 3 October, 08:30–10:00
The full science program of the meeting can be found at:
http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/meetingprogramme
Please note some other important dates :
Pre-registration deadline: 18 August
Deadline for registration to social events: Gala Dinner (22 August), Vineyard Visit (1 September), Mont St. Michel Trip (8 August), and Nantes Castle Visit (1 September).
For other deadlines and milestones see:
http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/information/deadlines_and_mi…
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CHILDCARE GRANTS FOR EPSC-DPS 2011
The DPS is providing childcare grants of up to $250 per family for members that are presenting at the meeting. Parents are responsible for making arrangements for childcare. Acceptable uses for childcare funds include: funding extra childcare at home, paying for care at the meeting, and paying travel expenses for dependents or caregivers.
To apply for a childcare grant please send the following to Rachel Mastrapa [email protected]. The deadline is September 1, 2011.
Name:
E-mail:
Institution:
Career Status: (Student, Post-Doc, Permanent, or Other)
Abstract Title:
Statement of Need: (A brief description including number of children, and how the funds would be used)