PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 1, Number 29 (November 4, 2007) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Nic Richmond Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Matt Balme Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. [SPECIAL NASA MESSAGE] From James Green and Denis Bogan: Broadened Jupiter Data Analysis Program 2. EGU 2008 Pre-Registration Open 3. AGU 2008 Joint Assembly Deadline for Session Proposals 4. New Faculty Openings at UCLA 5. Planetary Science Faculty Position at The University of Tennessee Knoxville 6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions o---------------------------------------------------------------------o 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 [SPECIAL NASA MESSAGE] FROM JAMES GREEN AND DENIS BOGAN: BROADENED JUPITER DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM At the recent DPS meeting it was announced that the New Horizons Jupiter Data Analysis Program (NHJDAP) would be broadened to include the analysis of older data in the Jupiter system, not just from the New Horizons mission. This is appropriate in that the Galileo mission data returned after calendar year 2000 was never open to a Data Analysis Program. Furthermore the planetary community has been greatly stimulated by the new Flagship studies in the Jupiter system and this provides a perfect opportunity to support further mission studies in this area. In order to have the Planetary Data System nodes prepare for analysis of the older data and complete the ingesting of all the recent New Horizons Jupiter system encounter data, our plan is to release both the Cassini DAP and the revised JDAP calls in ROSES 2008 as early in the year as possible (February 2008). The due dates will be separated by 2-4 weeks to facilitate PIs proposing to both. The due dates will be in the May timeframe with a review panel meeting in the summer. Please carefully check the upcoming NSPIRES announcements and program calls for additional details or contact James Green (james.green@nasa.gov) or Denis Bogan (dbogan@nasa.gov). [Editor Note: For future information on this announcement, check http://nspires.nasaprs.com/] 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 EGU 2008 PRE-REGISTRATION OPEN We are pleased to inform you that the pre-registration for the EGU General Assembly 2008, 13 18 April 2008, Vienna, Austria is open now! All necessary information can be found under: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/registration.html. You are kindly asked to use the COSIS online shopping system. Either you make use of the secured online credit card payment or COSIS will send you an invoice for a later bank transfer. Please remark that there are no additional abstract fees! The deadline for pre-registration is 31 March 2008. Hotel Accommodation For hotel accommodation, please use the Mondial online portal in order to find an adequate hotel. All information: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/booking_of_accommodation.html Travel to the Venue If you are planning to travel to Vienna by plane we suggest to use a member of Star Alliance, the official airline network for the EGU General Assembly. All information: http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2008/travel_to_the_venue.html Visa Requirements and Letter of Invitation Please request a letter of invitation via COSIS. All information: http://www.tiny.cc/JOduV We are looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna! With kind regards, Katja Gaenger, Martin Rasmussen Copernicus Meetings on behalf of the EGU [Editor Note: The URL to the EGU site for letters of invitation exceeded the page width of PEN. The link given above will redirect you to the relevant EGU page.] 3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3 AGU 2008 JOINT ASSEMBLY DEADLINE FOR SESSION PROPOSALS The Joint Assembly will be 26-30 May 2008 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will continue to build on the theme of A Meeting of the Americas. This theme is to promote cooperative efforts among the AGU and other scientific societies in the Americas. As such, we encourage sessions focusing on scientific topics of current interest, particularly to the Americas. The Assembly is typically a moderate-sized meeting that allows for a higher fraction of oral presentations than can typically be accommodated at the AGU Fall Meeting. Don't forget to submit your session proposal by 5 November. Instructions can be found at: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/program.html 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4 NEW FACULTY OPENINGS AT UCLA UCLA is launching an initiative to grow its geosciences program under the theme "Surface Envelopes of Earth and Planets: Processes and Interactions". Appointments will be made in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Earth and Space Sciences and the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics. Candidates are sought in eight specific areas: Atmospheric Science; Planetary Science; Biogeoscience; Land Surface Processes; Planetary Atmospheres; Environment; Surface Processes and Climate; Solar Variability. Consideration of applications begins December 17, 2007. See websites at: http://www.atmos.ucla.edu http://www.ess.ucla.edu http://www.igpp.ucla.edu for details of the positions and information on the Departments and Institute. 5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 PLANETARY SCIENCE FACULTY POSITION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in planetary science, with a specialty in the study of surface processes. This position is at the Assistant Professor level and begins August, 2008. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in planetary science, geology, or a related field at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated record of high quality research in applying quantitative geomorphic approaches to the study of planetary surfaces, including terrestrial analogs. The full job announcement, including application procedures, may be found at: http://web.eps.utk.edu/info/facposition.html 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6 PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html April 21-23, 2008 Ground Truth from Mars: Science Payoff from a Sample Return Mission http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/msr2008/ Albuquerque, NM April 30-May 2, 2008 Symposium on Geophysics and Remote Sensing in Determination of Near-Surface Structures (GARS2008) web.deu.edu.tr/gars2008/en.html Buca Izmir, Turkey June 16-18, 2008 Extra-Solar Super-Earths http://www.sciences.univ-nantes.fr/geol/SuperEarths2008/ Nantes, France September 22-26, 2008 European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc2008/ (to be activated in a few weeks) Muenster, Germany *********************************************************************** * * The Planetary Exploration Newsletter is issued approximately weekly. * Current and back issues are available at * * http://planetarynews.org * * To subscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_subscribe.html * * To unsubscribe, go to http://planetarynews.org/pen_unsubscribe.html * * Please send all replies and submissions to pen_editor at psi.edu. * Announcements and other messages should be brief with links to URLs * for extended information, including detailed descriptions for job * announcements. 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