[SPA] SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER, Volume XXX, Issue 68

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AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION
SPA SECTION NEWSLETTER
Volume XXX, Issue 68
Dec.05,2023

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Table of Contents

1. AGU Fall Meeting Town Hall - Raising Awareness on Mental Health in the Earth and Space Sciences

2. (Updated) GDC Town Hall at AGU Dec 15 1-2 PST

3. SESSION: Mini-GEM COMP Session

4. Upcoming Deadline for NASA Heliophysics Citizen Science ROSES Opportunity

5. Call for Expression of Interest to Become a Member of the Astronomy Working Group (AWG)/Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG) and/or Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC).

6. Change of Affiliation

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


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AGU Fall Meeting Town Hall - Raising Awareness on Mental Health in the Earth and Space Sciences

From: Leonardo Regoli (Leonardo.Regoli at jhuapl.edu)

During the AGU Fall Meeting, on Monday the 11th of December at 1 pm (PT), please join us for a town hall on “Raising Awareness on Mental Health in the Earth and Space Sciences”. This will be an hour-long session with five invited speakers sharing their own perspectives on this important topic, and engaging in a conversation with the public.

Link to the session: https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Session/186829

Speakers:
Nicola Fox (NASA Headquarters)
Lisa Winter (National Science Foundation)
Antti Pulkkinen (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Michael Liemohn (University of Michigan)
McArthur Jones (University of Colorado at Boulder)


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(Updated) GDC Town Hall at AGU Dec 15 1-2 PST

From: Doug Rowland (douglas.e.rowland at nasa.gov)

(UPDATED WITH LINK TO Q&A SUBMISSION URL)

At this year's AGU Fall meeting in San Francisco, there will be a Geospace Dynamics Constellation Town Hall, seesion TH53A

Time: session TH53A, 1-2 PM Pacific time Friday Dec 15.

Location:  2010 – West (Level 2, West, MC)

The GDC team will provide an update on current status of the mission and there will be time for Q&A and discussion. There will be a chance to submit questions ahead of time (via https://gsfc.cnf.io/sessions/t492/#!/dashboard) for those interested, and also we will take questions from the floor.

Questions? Please contact

Doug Rowland, GDC Project Scientist (douglas.e.rowland at nasa.gov)
Larry Kepko, Deputy Project Scientist (larry.kepko at nasa.gov)
Katherine Garcia-Sage, Deputy Project Scientist (katherine.garcia-sage at nasa.gov)


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SESSION: Mini-GEM COMP Session

From: George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, and Shannon Curry (wenli77 at bu.edu)

We would like to invite you to join the Mini-GEM session on COmparative planetary Magnetospheric Processes (COMP) at the upcoming workshop in San Francisco. Here are some additional details:

When: December 10th, 2023, from 12:00 to 15:15 US Pacific Time
Where: Washington + California Rooms at the Holiday Inn San Francisco – Golden Gateway

Format: Mixture of presentations & open discussions with remote participation available. Zoom information will be available via the GEM website. Don’t forget to register! 

The FG leads will first discuss our main findings from the summer GEM workshop followed by a summary of recent activities and what to expect for the upcoming summer GEM workshop. If you would like to share a brief 3-4 slide presentation then please email the FG leads (George.Clark at jhuapl.edu; wenli77 at bu.edu) by Dec 8. Note that due to the time constraints for this meeting, it may be the case that not everyone will be able to present.

We look forward to seeing you all and safe travels to San Francisco!

COMP Focus Group Leaders (George Clark, Wen Li, Bob Marshall, Dan Gershman, Peter Delamere, Shannon Curry)


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Upcoming Deadline for NASA Heliophysics Citizen Science ROSES Opportunity

From: Susanna Finn (susanna.c.finn at nasa.gov)

NASA’s Heliophysics Division would like to bring to the community’s attention the upcoming submission deadline for F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program (CSSFP). Proposals are due January 24, 2024.

Questions concerning F.9 Heliophysics submissions can be directed to Susanna Finn (susanna.c.finn at nasa.gov). The solicitation text can be found at: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary!init.do?solId={1C8D6CAA-0518-3EA6-B60A-E4913BC48CD3}&path=open.


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Call for Expression of Interest to Become a Member of the Astronomy Working Group (AWG)/Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG) and/or Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC).

From: Matt Taylor (matthew.taylor at esa.int)

Dear Colleague, 

I am pleased to invite you to respond to the call for expressions of interest to become a member of the Astronomy Working Group (AWG)/Solar System and Exploration Working Group (SSEWG) and/or Space Science Advisory Committee (SSAC).

This call is  open to all scientists affiliated with institutions in the ESA Member States.

The Call, containing the necessary information about the SSAC, AWG and SSEWG, the tasks of the members of each committee/group, and the information needed by proposers, can be found at: https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/expression-of-interest-for-science-advisory-members-2023

The Call will close on  22 January 2024 at 12:00 hrs (noon) CET. Applications must be submitted electronically to ESA as indicated https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/expression-of-interest-for-science-advisory-members-2023

I would appreciate if you could circulate this Announcement to interested colleagues within your institute.

Yours sincerely,

Matt Taylor, on behalf of Prof. Carole Mundell


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Change of Affiliation

From: George Ho (george.ho at swri.org)

Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to inform you of an immediate change in my affiliation and email contact information:

George C. Ho, Southwest Research Institute
Email: George.Ho at swri.org

Thank you for updating your records accordingly.


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