PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Number 47 (October 4, 2009) SPECIAL PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY ISSUE PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editor: Nic Richmond, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Small Bodies Online Decadal Forum Now Open for Discussions 2. SBAG Decadal Workshop at DPS - Telecon/Webcon Instructions 3. NRC Planetary Decadal Survey Meeting Dates in 2010 4. Student Rapporteurs Needed at NRC Planetary Decadal Survey Meetings 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 SMALL BODIES ONLINE DECADAL FORUM NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSIONS The Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) has created 8 discussion groups for members of the science community to debate priorities across all of primitive bodies in support of the ongoing NRC Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Go to http://www.psi.edu/decadal to go to the forums and to view white papers related to primitive bodies that were submitted to the decadal survey. Forum topics: Priority Science Flagship Priorities New Frontier Priorities Discovery Science Goals Technology Development Research Facilities Humans and Robots Balancing Priorities The forum will be open through October 18, 5 PM Pacific, afterwhich priorities will be ranked via a poll. The forum discussions and poll results will be forwarded to the NRC Primitive Bodies Decadal Panel. A userid and password are required to post to the discussion groups. For those who registered to participate in the SBAG-sponsored community decadal white papers, userid is your surname. The password was sent to you at the time of registration. If you have not previously registered to participate, go to http://www.psi.edu/decadal/register.html Please send any questions to Mark V. Sykes Chair, NASA SBAG sykes@psi.edu 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 SBAG DECADAL WORKSHOP AT DPS - TELECON/WEBCON INSTRUCTIONS When: Wednesday, October 6, 12:30-2:00 PM Eastern A Cisco Meeting Place telecon/webcon has been set up for the SBAG-sponsored Decadal Survey discussion on Primitive Bodies at the DPS 2009 meeting. The telecon line should open at 12:20 PM EDT. The toll free number is 800-835-0936, and the meeting ID is 503556. The webcon URL is: https://apl-mplace-dmz.jhuapl.edu/a/97dd0857a033aaa7d9e9c9a7e0e40d55 If you have trouble making the web connection, it sometimes helps to try multiple times, even restarting your brower. Visit https://apl-mplace-dmz.jhuapl.edu/test/ to test your web browser for compatibility with the web conference. We look forward to your participation. 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 NRC PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY MEETING DATES IN 2010 All of the planned meetings of the planetary decadal survey's steering group and its panels in 2010 have now been scheduled. The meeting dates are as follows: 22-24 February, Irvine, California, Steering Group 12-14 April, Boulder, Colorado, Satellites Panel 14-16 April, Boulder, Colorado, Mars Panel 21-23 April, Boulder, Colorado, Inner Planets Panel 26-28 April, Knoxville, Tennessee, Primitive Bodies Panel 5-7 May, Boston, Massachusetts (or Woods Hole, Massachusetts), Giant Planets Panel (Changed from 4-6 May as previously listed) 25-27 May, Washington, D.C., Steering Group David H. Smith Study Director Planetary Science Decadal Survey 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 STUDENT RAPPORTEURS NEEDED AT NRC PLANETARY DECADAL SURVEY MEETINGS The Planetary Science Decadal Survey expresses its sincere thanks to the graduate-student rapporteurs who have taken notes at all of the survey's meetings to date. The survey is now looking for rapporteurs to cover forthcoming meetings of the Steering Group and its five Panels. These notes will be posted on the surveyÕs website for use by survey members and the larger planetary science community. Attending a meeting will give students the unique opportunity to experience an insider's view of the activities of Planetary Science Decadal Survey; plus the opportunity to interact with committee members, briefers and agency officials. The SSB is not able to provide travel or lodging expenses. However, students will receive a small honorarium as well as meals during the meetings. Please note that students will need to sign a non-disclosure agreement to participate in closed sessions. More information, including the application procedure and list of meeting dates and locations, can be found at http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/SSB_053597 Additional information about the decadal survey, including draft agendas for meetings in October, is available at http://sites.nationalacademies.org/SSB/CurrentProjects/ssb_052412 See Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions for Decadal Survey Meeting Panel dates (all panels have 2 vacancies, except the Mars panel that has no vacancies.) 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