Current Issue: Volume 3, Issue #29
June 28, 2009
PEN Website: http://planetarynews.org
Editor: Mark V. Sykes
Co-Editors: Nic Richmond, Matt Balme
Email: pen_editor at psi.edu
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1. Editorial: NASA Planetary Mission Data Analysis Program
2. 50th Vernadsky/Brown Microsymposium on Comparative Planetology
3. Seeking Nominations for COSPAR Awards and Medals
4. July Decadal Survey Meeting Webcasting
5. Simple Effective Education and Dissemination (SEED) Grants For
Astronomy Researchers Available for 2009 from the Astronomical
Society of the Pacific
6. Planetary Meeting Calendar Additions
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EDITORIAL: NASA PLANETARY MISSION DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM
Mark V. Sykes
Planetary Science Institute
This is a very valuable addition to NASA's research and data analysis
programs, filling many gaps. I organized the review panel last cycle
and was surprised that the vast majority of colleagues I called had no
knowledge of the program. I encourage you to go to NSPIRES and look it
up in the ROSES09 announcement. Proposals are due August 14.
PMDAP supports the analysis of planetary data (not covered by another
DAP) from all past planetary and also non-planetary missions (e.g.,
Spitzer, FUSE, etc.).
This is the program for analysing Mercury MESSENGER data. I would like
to encourage planetary geologists who have been focusing on Mars and
perhaps recently extended their science to the Moon through the LASER
program to be aware of this opportunity.
PMDAP funds proposals for archiving data collections into PDS that are
considered "of significance to solar system science." This may include
decades of NASA-supported ground-based observations of solar system
objects sitting on your bookshelves. It may include restoration of old
mission data into a useable format, followed by archiving.
Approximately 15-20 new awards (up to 4 years, ~ 140-187K/year) are
anticipated.
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50TH VERNADSKY/BROWN MICROSYMPOSIUM ON COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY
Moscow, Russia, 12-14 October 2009
http://www.planetology.ru/micro.php
Deadline for VISA request: 20 July
Deadline for abstracts: 5 September
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SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR COSPAR AWARDS AND MEDALS
The Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) is seeking nominees for
various awards and medals which recognize the outstanding achievements
of space scientists throughout the world. Details of the awards, past
recipients, nomination forms and instructions can be found at
http://cosparhq.cnes.fr/Awards/awards.htm
Awards will be presented at the 38th COSPAR Scientific Assembly to be
held in Bremen, Germany, July 18-25, 2010. Completed nominations forms
must be received by the COSPAR Secretariat in Paris no later than
30 November, 2009.
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JULY DECADAL SURVEY MEETING WEBCASTING
The National Research Council's Planetary Science Decadal Survey will
webcast all of the open sessions during the 6-8 July meeting of its
Steering Group. The webcast will be available at the following URL:
http://nasa-nai.acrobat.com/psdecadal/
Audio can be accessed via a telephone call to 1-866-878-9452, passcode
9387576. The times of the open sessions is available on the meeting
agenda posted on the decadal survey's website at
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/ssb
/planetary_decadal_steering_agenda1.pdf
[Editor note: URL is wrapped]
Please note that the agenda is subject to change. The decadal survey
offers its sincere thanks to the NASA Astrobiology Institute for the
technical support to make this community service possible.
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SIMPLE EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION (SEED) GRANTS FOR
ASTRONOMY RESEARCHERS AVAILABLE FOR 2009 FROM THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
OF THE PACIFIC
Thanks to the support of the Planck and Herschel Missions, the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific is offering SEED Grants for 2009
to active researchers in astronomy, astrophysics, or space science to
engage in public outreach, K-14 formal education, or informal education
programs or activities.
Maximum grants are $2,500; funds may be used to purchase equipment
related to the proposed EPO activity, or to defray expenses associated
with carrying out the activity. Given the nature of the Planck and
Herschel Missions, SEED Grant proposals involving cosmology, galaxy
studies, solar system investigations, and space science will be given
special consideration.
Proposal submission deadline is July 31, 2009, with announcement of
awards by September 15, 2009.
To learn more and to review the simple guidelines for proposals, go to:
http://www.astrosociety.org/education/grants/grants.html
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PLANETARY MEETING CALENDAR ADDITIONS
Posted at http://planetarynews.org/meetings.html
September 18-19, 2009
ISPRS Workshop Commission IV/7 Planetary Mapping and Databases
- Results from Current Missions
http://www.igg.tu-berlin.de/ISPRS/workshop_6-7
Berlin, Germany
October 12-14, 2009
The 50th Vernadsky/Brown Microsymposium on Comparative Planetology
http://www.planetology.ru/micro.php
Moscow, Russia
January 13-15, 2010
Astrobio 2010
http://www.astro.puc.cl/astrobio2010/HOME.html
Santiago, Chile
January 25-26, 2010
The Detection of Extra-Terrestrial Life and the Consequences for
Science and Soc iety
http://royalsociety.org/event.asp?id=8602&month=1,2010
London, UK
April 19-23, 2010
Mars Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - Conference and Field Trip
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/marssed2010/
El Paso, TX
May 3-6, 2010
Astronomical Data Analysis (ADA6)
http://www.aset.org.tn/conf/ADA6/
Monastir, Tunisia
[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.]
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