Issue 16-40, October 16, 2016
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- REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR JWST WORKSHOP AND PROPOSAL TUTORIAL
- DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PLENARY
- ALAN STERN AND NEW HORIZONS TEAM RECEIEVE COSMOS AWARD
- NSF RELEASES DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER ON ARECIBO OBSERVATORY
- JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS) CORE-TO-CORE PROGRAM PLANET2 SYMPOSIUM 2017 PROGRAM PLANET2 SYMPOSIUM 2017
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REMOTE PARTICIPATION FOR JWST WORKSHOP AND PROPOSAL TUTORIAL
JWST will be hosting a workshop on the new Early Release Science Program
and proposal preparation at the DPS this Sunday, October 16 from 1-4 pm PDT.
Remote participation is available for those that are not in attendance. See
details below and here: http://jwst.stsci.edu/events/jwst-at-dps-epsc
Workshop on the JWST Early Release Science (ERS) Program
- Sunday, Oct. 16, 1pm - 4pm PDT (Room C106, Conference Building)
- JWST Project Status
- Description of the JWST Director's Discretionary Time Early Release Science Program
- Goals of the program
- Proposal requirements
- ERS vs. Guaranteed Time programs
- Proposal planning tools overview
- Remote participation via Webex:
Meeting number (access code): 641 227 642
Meeting password: JWSTdps!
Join by phone
1-855-244-8681 Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada)
1-650-479-3207 Call-in toll number (US/Canada)
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DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLENARY
Addressing Unconscious Bias
Patricia Knezek
Wednesday, October 19th, 2016: 2:00-2:20 PM, Ballroom D
Abstract: Unconscious bias reflects expectations or stereotypes that influence
our judgments of others (regardless of our own group). Everyone has
unconscious biases. The end result of unconscious bias can be an accumulation
of advantage or disadvantage that impacts the long-term career success of
individuals, depending on which biases they are subject to. In order to foster a
professional culture and climate, being aware of these unconscious biases and
mitigating against them is a first step. This is particularly important when
judgments are needed, such as in cases for recruitment, choice of speakers for
conferences, and even reviewing papers submitted for publication. This
presentation will cover how unconscious bias manifests itself, what evidence
exists to demonstrate it exists, and ways it can be addressed.
http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2016/10/dps-professional-culture-climate.html
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ALAN STERN AND NEW HORIZONS TEAM RECEIVE COSMOS AWARD
Congratulations to DPS Member Alan Stern and the New Horizons team,
winners of the 2016 Cosmos Award from The Planetary Society. Alan
and team will be presented the award at Agency night on Monday and
again at the public lecture on Thursday night here at DPS in Pasadena.
For more info see:
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2016/1012-alan-stern-new-horizons-team-cosmos-award.html
http://www.planetary.org/press-room/releases/2016/alan-stern-new-horizons.html
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NSF RELEASES DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER ON ARECIBO OBSERVATORY
NSF has released a Dear Colleague Letter NSF 16-144
(https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16144/nsf16144.jsp ) announcing its intent
to release a Solicitation in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2017 regarding future
continued operations of Arecibo Observatory under substantially reduced funding
commitment from NSF.
The 2012 Portfolio Review Committee of the NSF Division of Astronomical
Sciences (AST) recommended that NSF AST’s involvement in Arecibo Observatory
be re-evaluated later in the decade, “in light of the science opportunities and budget
forecasts at that time.” In August 2016, the National Academies’ Committee on the
Review of Progress on the Decadal Survey Vision recommended that NSF should
implement the recommendations of the Portfolio Review, which the Committee
deemed as essential to sustaining the scientific vitality of the U.S. ground based
astronomy program as new facilities come into operation. This recommendation
followed numerous Committee Findings that commented on the AST budget.
NSF is currently preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate
potential effects of proposed changes to operations at Arecibo Observatory
(see https://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/env_impact_reviews/env_rev_arecibo.jsp ).
The upcoming Solicitation will run concurrently with preparation of the EIS
with the intent of informing the decision-making process for future operations
of Arecibo Observatory.
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JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS) CORE-TO-CORE
PROGRAM PLANET2 SYMPOSIUM 2017
Symposium web site: https://www-n.oca.eu/michel/JSPSPlanet2_2017/
The JSPS Core-to-Core Program Planet2 Symposium 2017 will take place on
February 20-23, 2017 in Villefranche Sur Mer (France) on the Côte d’Azur.
The Symposium aims at reviewing recent ongoing and upcoming space
missions and observations and recent progress in planet formation theories.
Also we will discuss how we should synthesize these observational constraints
to improve our understanding of planetary formation inside and outside the
solar system. Topics will include remote-sensing observations of small bodies
from a spacecraft or from ground-based observatories, microanalyses of
samples from small bodies, observations of exoplanets from both space-based
and ground-based telescopes, and planetary formation theories (from disk
formation/evolution to current planetary system properties). Opportunities
for international exchanges of young scholars in this field of science will
also be discussed.
Registration and abstract submission will open soon and will be announced
in the next announcement. Please save the dates if you’re interested.
Pr. Seiji Sugita and Dr. Patrick Michel (SOC chairs);
please contact: michelp@oca.eu and ikoma@eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp for questions.
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