PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 5, Number 16 (April 3, 2011) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Susan Benecchi Co-Editors: Mark V. Sykes, Melissa Lane Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. EPSC-DPS 2011: A Joint Meeting of the European Planetary Science Congress and the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences 2. EPSC-DPS Conference Session -- Comets: Latest Research, Observations and Models 3. [NASA] Seeking Peer Reviewers for NASA Office of Education 4. Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month 5. Mars Exploration Science Month Newsletter - April 2011 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 EPSC-DPS 2011: A JOINT MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN PLANETARY SCIENCE CONGRESS AND THE AMERICAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY DIVISION FOR PLANETARY SCIENCES First Announcement and Call-for-Sessions The joint EPSC-DPS Meeting will take place at La Cite Internationale des Congres Nantes Metropole in Nantes, France, 3-7 October 2011. This modern congress centre is very close to the centre of Nantes, about 2 hours by high speed train from Paris. The aim is to provide an attractive platform for the worldwide planetary science community to exchange and present timely results, develop new ideas, and to network. The format of the meeting will be a mix of plenary sessions, topical oral and poster sessions, and workshops. The meeting website is: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/ Travel funding will be available for students. We invite you to take an active part in organizing the scientific programme of the conference by suggesting Sessions and Conveners at: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/ provisionalprogramme Press or media event ideas, please contact: Anita Heward Europlanet Press and Outreach Officer anita.heward@europlanet-eu.org or Vishnu Reddy DPS Press officer dpspress@aas.org Important dates: 16 January 2011: Proposals for Sessions due 31 May 2011: Abstracts due 21 June 2011: Letter of Acceptance to authors 7 July 2011: Letter of Schedule to authors 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 EPSC-DPS CONFERENCE SESSION -- COMETS: LATEST RESEARCH, OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS We would like to invite all colleagues interested in the research on comets to participate in the following session at the European Planetary Science Congress (EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011) to be held in Nantes, France, 03-07 October 2011: Small Bodies Session 9: Comets: latest research, observations and models The scope of this session covers all aspects of cometary research on a broad basis including modelling techniques. You are invited to present your recent results related to observations of comets from ground and from space, as well as laboratory simulation. Research works related to past and on-going space missions, e.g. Rosetta, are welcome. For general information on the conference and online abstract submission (deadline May 31, 2011), please visit the web site: http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011/home.html Please forward this announcement to all colleagues who may be interested in contributing to this session. Jessica Agarwal Institute for Physics and Astronomy, Potsdam University Germany je.agarwal@gmail.com Maria Cristina De Sanctis INAF, Roma Italy mariacristina.desanctis@iasf-roma.inaf.it Annette Jackel Physikalisches Institut, Universitat Bern Switzerland jaeckel@space.unibe.ch [Edited for length.] 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 [NASA] SEEKING PEER REVIEWERS FOR NASA OFFICE OF EDUCATION NASA Research and Education Support Services (NRESS) has an immediate need for persons to evaluate proposals submitted in response to the announcement entitled, "MUREP (Minority University Research and Education Program) Small Projects - Transformational Performance in STEM Using Innovative Solutions". Detailed information can be found at: http://nspires.nasaprs.com click on Solicitations then Education Opportunities in NASA STEM (EONS). The online review period is scheduled for April 20 - May 4, 2011. It is anticipated that reviewers will be asked to review up to three proposals approximately 30 pages in length. Reviews must be submitted electronically via NSPIRES. Non-civil servants will receive an honorarium of $100 per proposal fully reviewed and submitted online by the close of the review period. If you would like to be a reviewer, please respond by email to EONSMSP2011@nasaprs.com by COB April 11, 2011. Include contact information, resume/vita and a summary of your experience. For consideration as a reviewer, you must have an account in NSPIRES. If you do not have an account, please follow the instructions on the NSPIRES website. Questions, contact: Theresa Martinez MUREP Small Projects Project Manager Kennedy Space Center theresa.c.martinez@nasa.gov [Edited for length.] 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 PLANETARY GEOMORPHOLOGY IMAGE OF THE MONTH The April 'image of the month' is now available at the IAG's Planetary Geomorphology web page: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/Apr11Image.html This Month's topic is on "Dry Ice Gone Wild: Araneiform on Mars" Images and caption contributed by Dr. Candice Hansen, Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, AZ 85719 Past images and captions are available at: http://www.psi.edu/pgwg/images/index.html Mary Bourke Coordinator of the IAG Working Group on Planetary Geomorphology 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 MARS EXPLORATION SCIENCE MONTH NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2011 Dear Members of the Mars Community, On behalf of Dave Des Marais, the MEPAG Chair, Dave Beaty, Rich Zurek, and Charles Budney of the Mars Program Science Office, the April 2011 edition of the Mars Exploration Science Monthly Newsletter can be found on the web at: http://mepag.jpl.nasa.gov Regards, Joyce Pulliam 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 September 12-16, 2011 Fifth International Conference on Mars Polar Science and Exploration http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/polar2011/ Fairbanks, AK October 3-7, 2011 EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 http://meetings.copernicus.org/epsc-dps2011 Nantes, France Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop of which your colleagues should be aware, please send the date, title, URL and location to pen_editor at psi.edu.] *********************************************************************** * 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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