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The 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference will be held in
Houston, Texas, on March 15-19, 1999. Sessions will be held at the NASA Johnson
Space Center (JSC) and at Space Center Houston. This announcement
contains meeting information, forms, and instructions for the preparation of
conference abstracts. Also included are plans for special sessions, invited lectures, and special events.
The LPSC program committee will establish the conference program on the
basis of submitted abstracts. Researchers in all appropriate scientific disciplines are invited to submit abstracts that may not exceed two pages, including graphics, tables, and references. The abstracts and preliminary program will be available on line in PDF format, viewable with version 3.0 or higher of the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe homepage. Abstract volumes in CD-ROM format will be available at the time of registration.
Deadline for hard-copy submission
January 8, 1999 (6:00 p.m. CST)
Preparation of Abstracts
The deadline for RECEIPT of electronic abstracts is
6:00 p.m. CST, January 15, 1999. The abstract submission form will
be deactivated at that time, so it will not be possible to submit a late abstract. Abstracts can be submitted in any of the following formats: PDF (preferred),
PostScript, Microsoft Word for the PC and Mac, WordPerfect for the PC (versions 7 and
8 ONLY), and rich text format (RTF). Templates and detailed instructions for each
of these formats are provided. Abstracts sent by e-mail will
not be considered. After you prepare your abstract file, you will have to fill out
the abstract submission form provided and upload the file
containing your abstract (instructions are provided on the form).
NOTE: The file-upload mechanism used with the electronic abstract
submission form is only supported by Netscape Navigator (version 2.0 or higher)
and Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 4.0 ONLY). If you do not have one of
these browsers, you should contact your systems administrator as soon as possible
or you will not be able to submit your abstract electronically.
WARNING: Electronic transmission of files is not always
instantaneous; gateways can temporarily be shut down, local routers can fail, network traffic
can be very heavy, etc. Because your abstract file must be
RECEIVED at the LPI by 6:00 p.m., it's in your best interest to submit early to allow for possible delays
in transmission. Because of the number of abstracts received and the
short turnaround time available to process them, exceptions cannot be made
for anyone, regardless of the reason. Please start early so we'll have time to
assist you should you run into technical difficulties.
Changes to the Abstract Form
In response to suggestions from the community, participants at the 30th
LPSC will receive an expanded program booklet that includes a brief summary of
each abstract. This summary will be limited to 250 characters (including spaces),
and MUST be provided by each author in the appropriate box on the
abstract submission form. Also, this year's form will include fields for providing
key words, lunar sample numbers, and meteorite names. Please put some thought
into the selection of your key words. General guidelines are to list terms by
noun, followed by appropriate adjectives (e.g., "Isotopes, hydrogen"). Terms should
be spelled out (i.e., don't use acronyms).
The four-and-a-half day conference will be organized by topical symposia
and problem-oriented sessions. Participants may indicate a preference for oral,
poster, or print-only presentation when submitting an abstract to the conference. If
you submit more than one abstract for oral presentation, please rank your
contributions according to priority. While individual preferences will be considered,
the program committee reserves the right to make all decisions on the mode
of presentation to ensure a balance of as many important new research results
as possible. Selection criteria will be based on the relevance of the subject matter
to the conference and the quality of the science. All decisions made by the
program committee will be final. Requests to present papers that are not supported
by informative abstracts will be denied.
Presentations
Oral presentations will be scheduled during the conference to allow
eight minutes for speaking and seven minutes for discussion and speaker
transition. Poster presentations will be scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Authors of papers selected and scheduled for poster
presentations must be available to display and discuss their results in the poster
area during the assigned time period. Each poster will have a space 44" × 44"
for display. Requests for tables, computers, video equipment, etc., cannot
be honored due to the limited space available for poster displays.
Masursky Lectures
Two lectures will be given this year as a continuation of the Masursky
Lecture Series. Dr. Michael Belton, the Solid-State Imaging Subsystem (SSI) Team
Leader for the Galileo mission, will present a lecture on what the Galileo mission
has taught us, as well as other remembrances from two decades of mission
planning and execution. The second lecture will be given by Dr. Carolyn Porco,
the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) Team Leader for the Cassini mission. She
will discuss what we hope to learn from Cassini. The Masursky Lectures will
be presented at a plenary session at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15.
NEAR at Eros
On Wednesday afternoon, at 2:30 p.m., a special session is scheduled on the
first results of NEAR at Eros. The mission timeline calls for orbital insertion
on January 10, and there will have been major mapping orbits in early and
late February. The session will be made up of invited talks by the NEAR
team members.
Education/Public Outreach Poster Session
This year the abstracts submitted for the education topic will be integrated
into the usual Tuesday and Thursday evening poster sessions. The audience
for these posters will be researchers and colleagues attending the conference,
rather than K-12 educators. Authors who want their abstract to be considered for
the education session should pick the topic "Education" and should select poster
as their method of presentation on the abstract submission form. Posters in
the education session will be limited to the usual poster display space of 44" × 44".
Note to Special Session Authors
All abstracts for special sessions, whether invited or contributed, must
be submitted by the advertised deadlines for consideration by the program
committee. No abstract submitted after the deadline will be included on line or on
the CD-ROM, regardless of special session status.
The Stephen E. Dwornik Planetary Geoscience Student Paper Awards are
given for the best student research presentations at the Lunar and Planetary
Science Conference. The purpose of these awards is to provide encouragement,
motivation, and recognition to our most outstanding future planetary scientists.
The awards are administered through the Planetary Geology Division of the
Geological Society of America.
Two awards are given annually: one for an oral presentation and one for a
poster presentation. The awards are open to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled as students at any degree level in the field of planetary geosciences.
Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible. Only one abstract per student will be considered for the award. The student must be the senior author of the abstract and the material should not have been previously presented at another meeting. Judging will be based on both the written abstract and the presentation. To apply for the award, students MUST complete the student award section of the abstract submission form.
The chili cookoff and barbecue dinner will be held on Wednesday, March
17, from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m. The form is due at
LPI by February 15, 1999. Of the 15 teams that competed at the 29th LPSC, 8
were out-of-town teams. To encourage both out-of-town and local teams to enter,
we are changing the winning categories to include:
Best Presentation
Because the conference staff cannot provide cooking equipment, the
"preparation on site" rule common to most cookoffs will be waived to encourage
more team participation. A new rule involves what chili teams may serve during
the "chili tasting" by participants. Chili teams may NOT serve alcoholic
beverages to the conference participants and
guests. Teams may serve only chili or other food items at their station.
Remember that the goal of this event is fun, not serious cooking
competition. Join in by entering your team to compete against great secret recipes
and creative cooking station decorations.
On Sunday, March 14, 1999, there will be a special workshop held at the LPI
to teach scientists how to communicate more effectively with journalists from
a variety of media. More specific information on the workshop will be
distributed electronically at a later date, and will be posted on this Web site.
Stay tuned for details!
Preregistration
A fee of $50 ($30 for students) will be assessed each participant to
cover conference services. You must preregister, via either the electronic form or the downloadable form, and prepay by February 22, 1999,
to avoid the $20 late fee. Foreign participants who state on the registration form
that they have a currency exchange problem may pay in cash at the meeting
and avoid the $20 late fee if they return the form by February 22, 1999. Requests for cancellation with a fee refund will only
be accepted through March 5, 1999.
NOTE: Those who fail to attend and do not notify the LPI Publications
and Programs Services Department prior to the March 6 deadline will forfeit their
full fee.
Sunday Night Registration and Reception (note change in time)
The Sunday night registration and reception will take place at LPI from
5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The location is shown on the enclosed map. Shuttle buses will
operate from selected hotels to LPI on Sunday night.
A list of local hotels is provided. Although making reservations is the
responsibility of each participant, we have negotiated reduced rates at some
locations. When you call a hotel, you must tell them you are attending the Lunar
and Planetary Science Conference and ask for the conference rate. There are
several new hotels in the area, so long-time conference participants will find that
there are now more options available. A map of the local area showing the locations
of JSC, LPI, Space Center Houston, and local hotels is available on line.
Where and When
Call for Abstracts
Abstract Deadlines
Deadline for electronic submission
January 15, 1999 (6:00 p.m. CST)Meeting Format
Special Sessions
Stephen E. Dwornik
Special Event
Best Chili Overall
Best Out-of-Town Chili (that hasn't already won)
Best Local Chili (that hasn't already won)
Most Unusual Chili (that's a polite way to say booby prize)
Scientist Meet the Press
Registration
Hotel Reservations
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