[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXV, Issue 75

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXV, Issue 75
Dec.04,2018

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Table of Contents

1. URGENT: Judges Needed for Student Papers at AGU Fall Meeting

2. MEETING: Cassini Science Symposium, Laurel, Maryland, May 20-24, 2019

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Announcement Submission Website: http://goo.gl/forms/qjcm4dDr4g


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URGENT: Judges Needed for Student Papers at AGU Fall Meeting

From: Larry Paxton (larry.paxton at jhuapl.edu)

Judges for Student Papers are urgently needed. Please see https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2018/students/outstanding-student-presentation-award/ for details. 

What are the responsibilities of an OSPA judge?
The time commitment to serve as an OSPA judge is minimal. You can fit judging in with the rest of your Fall Meeting schedule. The OSPA Portal allows for judges to search open presentations by Section, date, or session time. OSPA Judge responsibilities are as follows:

* Register and agree to the judge honor code and ensure you do not have a conflict of interest with any of the student presenters you sign up to evaluate.
* Sign up to judge at least three presentations on the OSPA Portal.
Evaluate the presentations you sign up for during the presenter's selected evaluation window during Fall Meeting.
* Submit presentation scores and comments on the OSPA Portal no later than 21 December 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET. (Note: All judges who submit evaluations for all presentations they signed up for by 21 December will be entered into a raffle to win Fall Meeting 2018 registration reimbursement.) 

How to sign up?
To register as an OSPA judge and sign up for student presentations, visit ospa.agu.org/2018. Please note, only non-student AGU members can volunteer as OSPA judges.

Why volunteer to be an OSPA judge?
Give back to students in Earth and space sciences. The generous time commitment and constructive feedback is vital for student growth and development. AGU greatly appreciates the time and effort of the OSPA judges. Read more about what past students and volunteers have to say about their experiences in this Eos article about OSPA.


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MEETING: Cassini Science Symposium, Laurel, Maryland, May 20-24, 2019

From: Don Mitchell (donald.g.mitchell at jhuapl.edu)

Dear Colleagues,

The Cassini Project will host a five-day Cassini Science Symposium May 20 -24, 2019.  The meeting will be held at the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

Abstracts will be due 15 February 2019.  Additional information, including the meeting website, will be included in a future notice.  Please save these dates.  

Invited and contributed talks will include a combination of review talks and the latest Cassini findings on the Saturn system, including the interpretation and synthesis of results.  Sessions will include interdisciplinary talks and will cover the following disciplines:  Rings, Titan, Icy Satellites, Magnetospheres and Saturn. Talks emphasizing Saturn-Jupiter synergies are encouraged.  Discipline-focused workshops will also be held during the late afternoons.  This Symposium can serve as a springboard for future studies and space missions. Future mission posters will be accepted.

We hope to see you there.

Linda J. Spilker
Chair, Symposium Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee:
Bonnie Buratti
Josh Colwell
Jeff Cuzzi
Scott Edgington
Tamas Gombosi
Amanda Hendrix
Norbert Krupp
Andy Ingersoll
Jonathan Lunine
Don Mitchell (LOC)
Mark Perry (LOC)
Abi Rymer (LOC)
Darrell Strobel


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