American Astronautical Society

Von Braun Memorial Symposium

2008-10-17T17:05:07.000Z

When: Tue Oct 21, 2008 to Wed Oct 22, 2008

Where: Huntsville, Alabama
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.astronautical.org/vonbraun/

LPI Seminar: Shouliang Zhang, Johns Hopkins University

2008-10-17T15:42:44.000Z

When: Fri Oct 17, 2008 4:30pm to 6pm EDT

Where: 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.astronautical.org/2008/10/17/lpi-seminar-shouliang-zhang/

NASA @ the Brickhouse #13: The Dark Side of the Universe

2008-10-14T20:04:18.000Z

When: Thu Oct 16, 2008 9pm to 11pm EDT

Where: Yahoo Brickhouse, 500 3rd St San Francisco, California 94107
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

The thirteenth Luna Philosophie will feature Patricia Burchat, Chair of the Physics Department at Stanford University. She will discuss a 21st century view of the universe around dark matter and dark energy.

THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE
A scientific revolution in our understanding of the universe is under way. In the last decade or so, cosmology has become an observational science that has led to two mysterious observations: about a quarter of the universe is "dark matter," which gravitationally attracts but is otherwise invisible, and about two-thirds is "dark energy," which causes space itself to expand at an ever-increasing rate. That means only a small fraction of the energy in the universe is due to matter that we understand! In this presentation, we will explore the evidence for dark matter and dark energy, and the experiments being developed to investigate their fundamental nature.

WHEN: Thursday, October 16, 2008 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
6:00 - 6:30 PM Socializing
6:30 - 7:30 PM Presentation by Patricia Burchat & Discussion
7:30 - 8:00 PM Socializing

WHO: All are welcome!

Please RSVP to shanley@yahoo-inc.com, snacks and drinks will be served but space is limited.

For more information on Luna Philosophie, visit: http://colab.arc.nasa.gov/luna

Unable to attend? Watch the livestream of this event at http://ustream.tv/channel/lp1 !

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2008 Space & Air Show

2008-10-14T20:01:53.000Z

When: Sun Nov 9, 2008 12:30pm to 4pm EST

Where: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/space_and_air_show/index.asp

2008 Space & Air Show

2008-10-14T20:01:36.000Z

When: Sat Nov 8, 2008 12:30pm to 4pm EST

Where: Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/space_and_air_show/index.asp

Illinois Space Society General Meeting

2008-10-02T13:22:05.000Z

When: Thu Oct 2, 2008 8pm to 9pm EDT

Where: 103 Talbot Lab, 104 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/iss

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on the HoustonPBS Elevate Lecture Series

2008-09-10T14:40:49.000Z

When: Wed Sep 10, 2008 8pm to 9pm EDT

Where: University of Houston Cullen Performance Center
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium and host of NOVA ScienceNOW - http://www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=evt_elevate_Tyson http://www.astronautical.org/2008/09/10/dr-neil-degrasse-tyson-on-the-houstonpbs-elevate-lecture-series/

AAS Executive Committee Meeting

2008-09-09T14:47:51.000Z

When: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12pm to 1pm EDT

Where: 1550 Crystal Drive (Suite 300), Alexandria, VA
Event Status: confirmed

CUSEDS Kickoff Meeting

2008-09-08T19:29:38.000Z

When: Tue Sep 9, 2008 5pm to 7pm EDT

Where: Discovery Learning Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: For more information, see the event listing on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25052376297

2008 Huntsville Workshop: The Physical Processes for Energy and Plasma Transport across Magnetic Boundaries

2008-09-05T21:00:12.000Z

When: Sun Oct 26, 2008 6pm to Fri Oct 31, 2008 6pm EDT

Where: Holiday Inn Huntsville Downtown, 401 Williams Avenue Huntsville, Alabama 35801
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Complex processes govern magnetized plasma interactions between regions of differing magnetic fields. These boundary-layer interaction regions can be found at the Sun, at planetary magnetospheres, in the solar wind and in astrophysical plasmas. A variety of different processes such as magnetic reconnection, diffusion, finite gyroradii effects, wave-particle interactions, and stochastic acceleration have been presented as mechanisms responsible for mass and energy transport across these boundaries, but the relative importance and interdependence of these processes remain largely unresolved. The 2008 Huntsville Workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss what we know about these processes, refine the scientific questions that need to be addressed to progress in their understanding, explore the direction of future experimental and theoretical research, and consider applications to future exploration of the heliosphere. The workshop focus on interdisciplinary sessions will provide for fruitful discussions and a broad basis for further understanding the physics involved in these processes. ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077785/ for all the details!

New Light on Young Stars: Spitzer's View of Circumstellar Disks

2008-09-05T20:51:50.000Z

When: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9am to Thu Oct 30, 2008 6pm EDT

Where: Pasadena Hilton, 168 South Los Robles Avenue Pasadena, California 91101
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The unprecedented infrared sensitivity of the Spitzer Space Telescope has enabled major advances in the study of protostellar, protoplanetary, and debris disks. Now, as Spitzer nears the transition from cryogenic to warm mission, it is an opportune time to assess and synthesize recent progress in our understanding of circumstellar disks and focus on the outstanding science questions for future work. At the meeting, results from Spitzer's surveys of circumstellar matter in the Milky Way will be considered in the context of work at other wavelengths and underlying theory in the following topic areas: * Surveys of star-formation regions * Effects of environment and central object on young disk properties * Structure of protostellar/protoplanetary disks and envelopes * Spectroscopic diagnostics of circumstellar gas and dust * Transition disks, disk evolution, and planet formation * Frequency, structure, and theory of debris disks ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077780/ for all the details!

Second Workshop on Mars Valley Networks

2008-09-05T20:49:10.000Z

When: Sun Oct 19, 2008 5pm to Fri Oct 24, 2008 5:30pm EDT

Where: Red Cliffs Lodge, Mile Post 14 Hwy 128 Moab, Utah 84532
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This workshop is dedicated to reviewing our current knowledge of martian valley networks and their terrestrial analogs. For decades valley networks have been regarded as of the best evidence that ancient climatic conditions were capable of supporting liquid water at the surface of Mars. However, a variety of climate models have suggested that early Mars was always cold, forcing us to rethink how these features may have formed. Today the relative roles of groundwater sapping or surface runoff in creating these features remain unclear. Although much recent progress has been made in understanding the general ages of these features, spatial and temporal variations in valley network formation remains unclear. It is also generally difficult to apply traditional techniques for quantifying the characteristics of terrestrial stream channels to valley networks because so little information seems to be preserved. The workshop will be held in Moab, Utah, and the field trips will visit classic examples of theater-headed valleys in layered sedimentary rocks of the Colorado Plateau ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077779/ for all the details!

Celebrating the International Year of Planet Earth

2008-09-05T20:45:14.000Z

When: Sun Oct 5, 2008 11am to Fri Oct 10, 2008 12am EDT

Where: George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida de las Americas Houston, Texas 77010
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Joint Annual Meeting brings together five Societies in an unprecedented joint technical program featuring papers from all geological disciplines and the soil, agronomic, and crop sciences. Each participating Society approached the formation of sessions in a different manner. The Joint Program Committee ensured the final program is cohesive and all-encompassing. The meeting features 10 overarching themes which cross disciplines and are of interest to all meeting attendees, regardless of society affiliation. These overarching themes drive the plenary sessions, with invited speakers, and the joint technical interdisciplinary sessions cosponsored by GSA, SSSA-ASA-CSSA, and GCAGS. The meeting offers 31 interdisciplinary sessions cosponsored by GSA, SSSA-ASA-CSSA, and GCAGS. Topics covered in this exciting series include biofuels production, Aeolian research, emerging contaminants in water/soils/sediments, impacts of energy development on water resources, soil physics and Vadose Zone hydrology, and many more. In addition to the technical, scientific sessions, short courses, and field trips, there will be many other events taking place at the Joint Annual Meeting, some for all attendees (Joint) and some specific to one or more Society. Some events may require an additional registration fee. Please use the menu on the right to access descriptions of joint and individual Society plenary and technical sessions, events, field trips, tours, and short courses. More detailed information may be found in the Program. ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077777/ for all the details!

Mars Climate Modeling Center Workshop

2008-09-05T20:37:04.000Z

When: Tue Sep 30, 2008 7am to Thu Oct 2, 2008 4pm EDT

Where: Space Science Auditorium, Building N-245, Second Floor, NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, California
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The main theme of the workshop is to openly discuss the needs of the Agency regarding a national center for Mars climate modeling and research in support of its Mars Exploration Program (MEP); and further, to establish an efficient resource for the Mars science and mission engineering communities. Some goals of the MCMC workshop include: * Determine the requirements of the community * Determine the range of climate models to be supported through the MCMC * Determine the architecture of the MCMC * Determine the desired products and deliverables * Determine the high-end computing (HEC) requirements for the MCMC * Determine the appropriate web-based interface ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077770/ for all the details!

11th Mars Crater Consortium Meeting

2008-09-05T20:32:34.000Z

When: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:30am to Tue Sep 30, 2008 6pm EDT

Where: U. S. Geological Survey, 2255 N. Gemini Dr. Flagstaff, Arizona
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The Mars Crater Consortium (MCC) was founded in 1997 when David Roddy, Joseph Boyce, and Nadine Barlow began discussing the potential value of combining all the Martian impact crater datasets which had been compiled from Viking data. Investigators interested in Martian impact craters from observational, experimental, and theoretical perspectives were invited to attend the first MCC meeting at the US Geological Survey in Flagstaff in 1998. The Consortium membership continues to grow as new crater data are obtained from Mars spacecraft and theoretical/experimental advances are made in understanding the processes involved in Martian crater formation. ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077767/ for all the details!

Inaugural Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) Meeting

2008-09-05T20:27:15.000Z

When: Tue Sep 23, 2008 10am to Wed Sep 24, 2008 6pm EDT

Where: Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, Texas 77058
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The inaugural meeting of the Small Bodies Assessment Group (SBAG) is scheduled for September 23-24, 2008, at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas. The objective of this inaugural meeting is to implement the purpose and scope for which the SBAG was created earlier in 2008: * to review, assess, and provide findings to NASA on scientific priorities and opportunities for the exploration of asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, small satellites, meteorites, and Trans-Neptunian objects * to provide scientific input on the utility of asteroids and comets in support of human space activities. At the meeting, participants will receive information on the general status of small bodies programs conducted through NASA Headquarters, the International Primitive Body Exploration Working Group (IPEWG), and possible robotic small bodies missions. The agenda is subject to change. The meeting will include break-out sessions in which small groups will consider specific topics to be presented in a white paper on the direction of small bodies exploration for the next decade. All persons are invited to attend and provide serious input to the development of the white paper. If you plan to attend, please fill out the Registration Form by September 15, 2008. Although there is no fee, registration is required for planning purposes. ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1077763/ for all the details!

Moon 101 Lecture Series: Dr. Dean Eppler

2008-09-05T13:47:14.000Z

When: Wed Sep 10, 2008 1pm to 2pm EDT

Where: Building 16, Room 111-113, NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: The eighth lecture in the Moon 101 brown-bag lecture series will be presented on Wednesday, Sep. 10 at noon in NASA Johnson Space Center Building 16, Rooms 111-113. Dr. Dean Eppler of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will discuss the exploration of the lunar surface during the Apollo missions. The presenter can also be viewed on JSC TV, Channel 2. [Open only to personnel with JSC badge] ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1076829/ for all the details!

Workshop on the Early Solar System Impact Bombardment

2008-06-02T14:12:44.000Z

When: Mon Sep 15, 2008 to Wed Sep 17, 2008

Who: American Astronautical Society
Where: Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, Texas 77058
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Recognizing the community’s interest in the topic, the Lunar and Planetary Institute and NASA are organizing a workshop to explore this theme. The workshop will provide an opportunity to integrate several diverse components of the above topic, including an assessment of the geologic record of impact... (truncated) ----- See http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/756607/ for all the details!

2008 AGI Users' Conference

2008-08-26T16:20:54.000Z

When: Mon Oct 6, 2008 9am to Thu Oct 9, 2008 6pm EDT

Where: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, 1551 N. Thoreau Dr., Schaumburg, Illinois
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Web site: www.agiuc.com

Engineers, operators, analysts, developers, integrators, and program managers will have total access to fellow users; AGI software in the form of desktop applications, application engines, and components; and more than 100 technical offerings.

Von Kármán Lecture Series: The Great Southern California Shake Out

2008-08-26T14:35:23.000Z

When: Fri Sep 26, 2008 10pm to 11pm EDT

Where: The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, California 91106
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project for Southern California

A great earthquake is an inevitable part of California's future, and Californians are not ready for it. One of the most likely great earthquakes that could hit southern California is one on the southern San Andreas fault. That fault is so long that magnitude 7.8 earthquakes are common (the length of the fault determines the magnitude of the earthquake). The fault moves so fast that earthquakes happen on average every hundred years or less; the last was in 1857. This is the earthquake we all must be ready for.

To help, the scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey, California Geological Survey and many other organizations are working together to create a scenario that will describe just what that earthquake and its consequences will be like. This major research effort, involving 200 professionals, will be completed in Spring 2008. The California Offices of Emergency Services and Homeland Security have jointly committed to use this scenario as the basis of a statewide emergency response exercise on November 13, 2008. The Earthquake Country Alliance is encouraging every organization and individual to join with our first responders in practicing the correct response on November 13. Schools are encouraged to hold their earthquake drill that day. Businesses, small and large can participate with an earthquake drill that day and earthquake planning before then.

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/sept08.cfm
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Von Kármán Lecture Series: The Great Southern California Shake Out

2008-08-26T14:35:19.000Z

When: Thu Sep 25, 2008 10pm to 11pm EDT

Where: The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist, Multi Hazards Demonstration Project for Southern California

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/sept08.cfm
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Von Kármán Lecture Series: Space and the Mystery of Dark Energy

2008-08-26T14:02:27.000Z

When: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10pm to 11pm EST

Where: The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, California 91106
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Michael Seiffert, JPL Group Supervisor for Cosmology

In 1998, two groups presented startling evidence that the expansion of the universe is accelerating, and the term "dark energy" was coined as a label for the cause of the acceleration. What is the nature of this mysterious component that we now believe makes up more than 70 percent of the energy density of the universe? What types of evidence for dark energy are there, and how solid is it? What techniques will yield better answers? What are the next steps? These are a few of the questions that have captured the attention of cosmologists as well as the general public. This talk will attempt to explain the questions and a few of the answers.

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/dec08.cfm
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Von Kármán Lecture Series: Space and the Mystery of Dark Energy

2008-08-26T14:02:38.000Z

When: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10pm to 11pm EST

Where: The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Michael Seiffert, JPL Group Supervisor for Cosmology

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/dec08.cfm
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Von Kármán Lecture Series: New Worlds: Exoplanet Discoveries from the Spitzer Space Telescope

2008-08-26T13:55:27.000Z

When: Fri Nov 14, 2008 10pm to 11pm EST

Where: The Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, 1570 East Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, California 91106
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Michelle Thaller, Manager of Education and Public Outreach, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology

New discoveries streaming back from the Spitzer Space Telescope continue to surprise and amaze everyone. No one could have predicted some of the amazing things we're finding, not even the mission scientists themselves! Spitzer has proved itself to be a true pioneer in the characterization of extrasolar planets, providing the first real, if crude, weather map of a world around another star over 250 light years away. We're also finding evidence of planet formation in the oddest places, from the cool, dark space around brown dwarfs to the hard-radiation baked environment near neutron stars. Come watch sunrise and sunset around a massive Jupiter-like planet, or trace high-velocity winds on an alien world where we've found water vapor in the cloud-tops. With Spitzer, these new worlds are becoming real places to us, challenging us to imagine even more.

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/nov08.cfm
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Von Kármán Lecture Series: New Worlds: Exoplanet Discoveries from the Spitzer Space Telescope

2008-08-26T13:54:48.000Z

When: Thu Nov 13, 2008 10pm to 11pm EST

Where: The von Kármán Auditorium at JPL, 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description:

Speaker: Dr. Michelle Thaller, Manager of Education and Public Outreach, Infrared Processing and Analysis Center at the California Institute of Technology

Web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/nov08.cfm
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