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Sunday, Nov. 7. 10 am-2 pm @ Room 201. Early Career Workshop
This workshop will provide early career scientists with the information they need to apply for NASA funding to participate in missions, perform independent research, and serve as full members of the community on working groups, review panels, etc. The workshop will include specific presentations on funding opportunities available through the 2005 ROSES NRA. The Early Career Workshop will be led by NASA Program Scientists and will allow plenty of time for discussion and questions. Registration is free, but we request that you let us know that you're coming so that we can arrange the catering and workshop materials. To register, or for additional information, contact Michael New.
Contact: Michael New Michael.H.New@nasa.gov
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Sunday, Nov. 7. 1-5 pm@ Room 203-204 JIMO Jovian Meteoroid Environment
This team is funded by NASA to characterize the meteoroid environment near Jupiter, and its progress over the last several months will be presented. The Jupiter Icy Moon Orbiter (JIMO) class spacecraft will be approximately 10 times the size of the Galileo spacecraft and will be in jovian orbit for several years. The JIMO engineers need to know the meteoroid hazard to the spacecraft's reactor, cooling system, and wiring.
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Sunday, Nov 7. 2-4pm @ Room 201. Running After-School Astronomy Clubs
After School Astronomy Clubs are fun ways to engage students in the wonders of astronomy outside the constraints of the normal school day. They are most effectively run by a co-leader team consisting of a teacher and an astronomer but can be run by just about anyone with an interest in astronomy and the time and energy to spend connecting kids with the cosmos. They are generally run on school premises, at the end of the school day, in a classroom or science lab and are most suitable for children in grades 3 and higher. They may also include night time observing sessions such as "Family Astronomy Nights" and field trips to planetariums, observatories, and museums. ASACs are well suited to take advantage of inquiry-based constructivist approaches to learning (facilitated by the teacher), and meet "National Science Education Standards" for "Science Teaching Standards D and E". They can be cross discipline in nature coordinating the study of astronomy with opportunities for math, language and visual arts, history, technology, and other disciplines. ASACs are learning communities, encouraging community involvement and including parents and siblings, other teachers, PTA, and taking advantage of local resources such as amateur astronomy groups, community science centers, and industry.
This workshop is for teachers, amateur and profession astronomers, and anyone else interested in running an after school astronomy club. You will learn how to run a successful after school astronomy club including hands-on club activities, sample agendas, how to tie into curriculum, how to involve families and community resources, and how to access NASA resources. Attendees will receive packets of NASA space science materials. Continuing Education Credits will be offered for teacher participants. Check out http://afterschoolastronomy.org for more information on running a club.
A more complete description of After School Astronomy Clubs an be found in an article in Mercury Magazine by Lou Mayo entitled "Running an After-School Astronomy Club, (Vol. 31 No. 6 November/ December 2002). The complete text can be found at: http://www.astrosociety.org/pubs/mercury/31_06/afterschool.html.
Contact: Lou Mayo lmayo@pop600.gsfc.nasa.gov
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Tuesday, Nov. 9. Noon-1:30pm @ Room 210-211. NSF Town Meeting
Contact: Vernon Pankonin
E-Mail: vpankonin@nsf.gov
Tel: 703-292-4902 FAX: 703-292-9034
Postal Address: Division of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045,
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230
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Tuesday, Nov. 9. Noon-1:30pm @ Room 201. PDS Rings Node Meeting
Contact: Mitch Gordon mkg2b@uvawise.edu
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Wed., Nov. 10. Noon-1:30pm @ Room 201. DPS Status of Women Workshop
We will meet for a brown-bag discussion of the Pasadena Recommendations to Promote Equity in Astronomy compiled by the AAS Committee on the Status of Women. We will brainstorm on how to make the recommendations actionable at our home institutions and to suggest any further recommendations for the committee to consider. Time- permitting, we will also explore steps already being
taken by some institutions.
Contact: Amy Simon-Miller simon@lepasm.gsfc.nasa.gov
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| Thursday, Nov. 11. 5-8 pm @ Room 201.
Professional development workshop for educators
Don't miss a unique opportunity to join a team of scientists and educators to engage in a sequence of class-room ready investigations of space and time. This workshop was specially designed to address audience needs, such as addressing specific standards, providing integrated and seamless space science content, and delivering access to unique and powerful resources. This workshop will open your mind (and your classroom) to the solar system, out to the galaxy and beyond.
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Thursday, Nov. 11. 8-10pm @ Room 201. PDS Small Bodies Node (SBN) Advisory Committee Meeting
Contact: Mike A'Hearn ma@astro.umd.edu
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