PLANETARY EXPLORATION NEWSLETTER Volume 3, Number 14 (March 22, 2009) PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org Editor: Mark V. Sykes Co-Editors: Nic Richmond, Matt Balme Email: pen_editor at psi.edu o-------------------------TABLE OF CONTENTS---------------------------o 1. Announcing the 2nd Annual NLSI Lunar Science Forum 2. Architecture Issues Associated with Sampling Final Report Available 3. [NASA] 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School 4. 12th Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (WPDP) 5. 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 ANNOUNCING THE 2ND ANNUAL NLSI LUNAR SCIENCE FORUM The 2nd Annual NLSI Lunar Science Forum will be held July 21–23, 2009, at the NASA Ames Conference Center, at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. HIGHLIGHTS -Student Poster Competition With Awards- -The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will be announcing preliminary science results. -Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. Ames and NLSI are hosting a series of public events on Sunday, July 19. -LEAG Community Meeting- REGISTRATION & CALL FOR ABSTRACTS There will be no registration fee associated with this forum. However, participants are asked to register in advance. Abstract Submission Deadline: May 22, 2009. Registration Deadline: Friday, June 12, 2009. The forum consists of invited and contributed oral and poster presentations, together with breakout sessions to plan for the future of lunar science and discuss other special topics. Registration, Abstract Submission, and all other details see: http://lunarscience2009.arc.nasa.gov For further information regarding local logistics contact: SHIRLEY BERTHOLD, NASA ARC, (650) 604-1654, Shirley.T.Berthold@nasa.gov For further information regarding the format and scientific objectives contact: JEFFREY MOORE, SOC Chair, NASA ARC, LSIconf@nasa.gov 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 ARCHITECTURE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH SAMPLING FINAL REPORT AVAILABLE The final report is now available from the "Workshop on Architecture Issues Associated with Sampling" which was conducted by the Optimizing Science and Exploration Working Group (OSEWG) and the Lunar Exploration Analysis Group (LEAG) at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) in Houston, TX. The report is posted online at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/osewg/products/ Hard copies of the report are also available. Please send an email (with your mailing address) to Jennifer.Heldmann@nasa.gov to request a hard copy. 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] 21ST ANNUAL PLANETARY SCIENCE SUMMER SCHOOL NASA is accepting applications from science and engineering post-docs, recent PhDs, and doctoral students for its 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, which will hold two separate sessions this summer (20-24 July and 3-7 August) at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. During the program, student teams will carry out the equivalent of an early mission concept study, prepare a proposal authorization review presentation, present it to a review board, and receive feedback. At the end of the week, students will have a clearer understanding of the life cycle of a robotic space mission; relationships between mission design, cost, and schedule; and the tradeoffs necessary to stay within cost and schedule while preserving the quality of science. Applications are due 1 May 2009. Partial financial support is available for a limited number of individuals. Further information is available at http://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov 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 12TH WORKSHOP ON THE PHYSICS OF DUSTY PLASMAS (WPDP) May 17-20, 2009 The Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasma website is open for abstract submission. The submission deadline has bee extended by 1 week till March 27. The workshop will cover all aspects of dusty plasmas, including theory, experiments, the lunar near-surface environment, space observations, mesospheric charged aerosols and others. Please visit the website for more information (wpdp.colorado.edu). 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 MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html May 17-20, 2009 12th Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas http://wpdp.colorado.edu Boulder, CO July 20-24, 2009 NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, Session 1 https://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov Pasadena, CA July 21-23, 2009 2nd Annual NLSI Lunar Science Forum http://lunarscience2009.arc.nasa.gov/ Moffett Field, CA August 3-7, 2009 NASA's 21st Annual Planetary Science Summer School, Session 2 https://pscischool.jpl.nasa.gov Pasadena, CA [Editor Note: If there is a planetary-related meeting, conference or workshop that you think your colleagues should be aware of, 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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