Mars
Dust Cycle Workshop NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California
Final Announcement
This is the final announcement for the Mars Dust Cycle Workshop to held at NASA's Ames Research Center September 15-17, 2009. The program is now complete and can be accessed at (Click Here). Meeting details follow below.
Guide to Speakers
The oral sessions will take place in the Auditorium of Bldg 245. To stimulate discussion, we have allocated 30 minutes per talk and ask presenters to prepare for no more than 15 minutes of actual speaking time. We anticipate that questions will arise both during and after each talk. Therefore, please limit your presentation to less than 15 slides or so.
Please bring your presentation on a USB memory drive. We will have a Mac and a PC both equipped with a recent version of PowerPoint and a PDF reader.
Guide to Poster Presenters
Poster sessions will take place in the foyer of the Bldg 245 Auditorium at the end of the first two days. Refreshments will be provided. Poster presenters should plan on a display space of 44" x 44". Posters should be designed to attach to a supporting panel with workshop-provided pushpins. Posters can be posted at any time during the day, but should be taken down at the end of the poster session.
Extended Abstract Reminder
The due date for extended abstracts for both oral and poster presentations is Sept. 25, 2009. These abstracts should include the material actually presented at the workshop. The extended abstracts can be up to four pages long; can include figures, tables, and references; and should be formatted according to the template found here (Click Here). We plan to publish the extended abstracts as a NASA Conference Proceedings document and it is important that each abstract have the same format. Therefore, please use the template provided above.
Special Issue
We are considering publishing longer peer-reviewed workshop and related papers in a special issue of the Mars Journal (http://marsjournal.org/). The Mars Journal is an online open access journal that publishes papers on Mars science, technology, and policy. The Chief Editor of the journal (David Paige) is enthusiastic and fully supports the idea of a special issue on the Mars Dust Cycle. Whether we go forward on this depends on the number of papers it would contain. Please give some though to publishing your work in a special issue of the Mars Journal. We will discuss this further at the workshop.
Registration Reminder
While there is NO REGISTRATION FEE for this workshop, it is important that all workshop attendees register in advance of the meeting. This is necessary for badging purposes. Ames Research Center is a federally secured facility and badges are required for entry. Although online registration is formally closed, you can still register for the workshop via e-mail by contacting Sandra Owen at Sandra.Owen-1@nasa.gov.
Checking In
All workshop participants need a badge to gain entry to Ames Research Center. Badges will be available at the Visitor Center beginning Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. They will be valid through Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The Visitor Center is located adjacent the main gate and is open between 6:00AM and 6:00PM. Be sure to bring a government issued photo-identification (e.g., drivers license, passport, etc.).
The workshop begins Tuesday morning (Sept. 15, 2009) at 8:00AM. Given the large workshop turnout, plan to arrive at the Visitor Center early (7:00AM wouldn't be too early). They will issue your badge and provide directions to Building 245. Foreign nationals will need to be escorted on base. Two marked vans will be waiting in the Visitor Center parking lot and will depart for Bldg 245 no later than 7:45AM each day. Foreign nationals arriving later will need to contact someone on the local organizing committee to arrange for access.
If you fly in early enough Monday (the day before the workshop), we strongly encourage you to pick up your badge before the Visitor Center closes (6:00PM) to avoid the morning crowds. Otherwise, plan on arriving early Tuesday morning.
Checking Out
Well, ...... "You can check out anytime, but you can never leave." (Can you name that tune?)
Local Organizing Committee
Bob Haberle
Robert.M.Haberle@nasa.gov
650-604-5491 (office)
408-203-4096 (cell)
Melinda Kahre
Kahrema@mintz.arc.nasa.gov
650-604-3863 (office)
650-793-9427 (cell)
Sandra Owen
Sandra.Owen-1@nasa.gov
650-604-1281 (office)
408-394-1413 (cell)
Diana Frontella
Diana.M.Frontella@nasa.gov
650-604-5524 (office)
408-509-6717 (cell)
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