Issue 20-46, October 1, 2020
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- CLARIFICATION REGARDING STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR #DPS2020
- EARLY-CAREER REVIEW SESSIONS FOR DPS PRESENTERS
- #DPS2020 CAREER CENTER: ADVERTISE YOUR JOB OPENINGS!
- VIRTUAL OPEN SESSION: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DECADAL SURVEY 2023-2032 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
- MAPPING AND PLANETARY SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM (MAPSIT) COMMUNITY VIRTUAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2020
- MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING OCTOBER 20, 2020
- CALL FOR PAPERS: ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY, SPECIAL ISSUE ON “MARS CLIMATE EVOLUTION, HABITABILITY, ASTROBIOLOGY, AND RESOURCES”
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CLARIFICATION REGARDING STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR #DPS2020
We have fixed a glitch in the registration system: For all students, the meeting registration
rate is $75. Graduate and undergraduate students who are not AAS members can now
register using the “student nonmember” option. Students who are AAS members may
register using the “AAS graduate, undergraduate and emeritus” option.
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EARLY-CAREER REVIEW SESSIONS FOR DPS PRESENTERS
Greetings, DPS Early-Career and Student Presenters!
Would you like experienced scientists to review your presentation (iPoster or talk)
before you upload it?
If you are an early career scientist who wants to get some feedback on your presentation
for the upcoming DPS meeting, the DPS Education Subcommittee is providing several
sessions over Zoom to practice your oral or iPoster presentations get feedback before you
upload. Sessions will take place between Monday October 5th and Thursday October 8th.
Sign up at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DPS2020. Once you are confirmed, you will
receive a Zoom link for your session. If you have any questions, contact the DPS Education
Officer, Sanlyn Buxner at [email protected]
As a reminder, as a presenter, you must register by October 5 and all presentations are due by October 9th.
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#DPS2020 CAREER CENTER: ADVERTISE YOUR JOB OPENINGS!
At the upcoming DPS meeting (Oct 26-30), we will be hosting a virtual career center
with job resources and opportunities to connect job seekers with job listers.
Employers, this is a fantastic opportunity to advertise your job openings to lots of job-
seeking astronomers, geologists, and space scientists! Please consider listing (for free!)
your job openings in the DPS jobs register here: jobs
Questions: contact [email protected]
https://aas.org/meetings/dps52
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VIRTUAL OPEN SESSION: PLANETARY SCIENCE AND ASTROBIOLOGY DECADAL SURVEY 2023-2032 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2020
The National Academies’ Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey will
assess key scientific questions in planetary science and astrobiology, identify priority
medium- and large-class missions and other initiatives, and present a comprehensive
research strategy for the 2023-2032 timeframe. Join the steering committee for the
first open session of the decadal survey on Friday, October 2, 2020 from 10am-3pm EDT
(7am-12pm PDT).
The meeting will feature talks from NASA and Congress regarding their expectations
for the decadal survey, including a talk from Thomas Zurbuchen, Associate Administrator
for the NASA Science Mission Directorate.
Download the meeting agenda on the event page.
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MAPPING AND PLANETARY SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM (MAPSIT) COMMUNITY VIRTUAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2020
Mapping and Planetary Spatial Data Infrastructure Team (MAPSIT) Community Meeting
https://www.lpi.usra.edu/mapsit/meetings/mapsitfall2020/
Oct. 14, 2020 11:00am – 3:00pm MDT
Virtual
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MEPAG VIRTUAL MEETING OCTOBER 20, 2020
1st Information Circular
10th Virtual MEPAG Meeting (VM10)
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
1:00 pm-4:00 pm EDT
Members of the Mars community,
I cordially invite you to participate in the next virtual meeting (VM10) of the Mars
Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled on Tuesday, October 20th,
2020, at 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EDT.
Agenda items are expected to include updates about recent MEPAG, Mars Exploration
Program, and Decadal Survey activities, with an extended discussion on Planetary
Protection (PP) developments. Scott Hubbard will provide an overview of recent
NASEM Reviews (e.g., Assessment of the Report of NASA’s Planetary Protection Independent Review Board)
and Lisa Pratt will discuss the formation of the NASEM Committee on
Planetary Protection (CoPP) and other responses to various external reviews. The VM10
agenda and 2nd Information Circular will be shared within the next two weeks on the
MEPAG meeting website (http://mepag.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm).
WebEx connectivity information is below. This meeting is open to all members of the
Mars science community including our international colleagues, and I look forward to
your participation.
Sincerely,
Dr. R. Aileen Yingst
MEPAG Chair
WebEx connection information:
Join Meeting: https://jpl.webex.com/jpl/j.php?MTID=m6f4753d3f4adbd18317e0cf100f1f941
· Meeting number (access code): 198 453 6352
· Meeting password: MEPAG 2) To join audio – you can stream the sound through your computer speakers. Or (recommended) you can listen in via phone:
· by having WebEx call you; or
· call in: +1-510-210-8882 USA Toll or Global call-in numbers. Use the Meeting number (access code): 198 453 6352
· All call-ins will be muted upon entry (to reduce noise on the line), and only listed speakers should be unmuted. To ask a question or make a comment, please use the WebEx chat box – time permitting, these will be verbally relayed to the presenters. Having trouble joining the meeting? Contact WebEx support here: https://jpl.webex.com/mc3300/meetingcenter/support/support.do?siteurl=jpl&Action=help
Other meeting issues or post-meeting comments? Email [email protected].
Additional meeting information, including the agenda, will be posted to https://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov/meetings.cfm.
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CALL FOR PAPERS: ADVANCES IN ASTRONOMY, SPECIAL ISSUE ON “MARS CLIMATE EVOLUTION, HABITABILITY, ASTROBIOLOGY, AND RESOURCES”
This Special Issue aims to collate original research and review articles with a focus on
advancing our global knowledge of the red planet. We particularly welcome submissions
that increase our understanding of Mars’ atmospheric and morphologic evolution, and water
and habitability potential, as well as review articles discussing the current state of the art
in these fields.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Evidence for climatic change from space missions
- Challenges of sample return from Mars
- The action of water in Martian rocks as determined from rovers, orbiters, and meteorites
- Evidence for Martian vulcanism
- Martian environments and habitability in the past and present
- Preparation for human Mars exploration and the search for Martian resources
Deadline for submission: Jan 29th 2021: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/aa/si/187512/
Series Editor: Javier Martin-Torres
Guest Editors: Eriita Jones, Conor Nixon, Josep Trigo-Rodriguez, Sanjay Vijendran
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