Reminder for Key Program Workshop travel funding requests registration.
Herschel at the 2007 Seattle AAS Meeting

Herschel Key Program Workshop

The date is appoaching for US-based researchers to submit requests for travel support to the Herschel Key Program Workshop in The Netherlands. The European Space Agency's Herschel Science Centre (HSC) is convening this workshop at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 20 and 21 February 2007. The workshop is co-sponsored by the HSC and the NHSC, and supported by the Herschel Instrument Consortia.

A brief two-page letter requesting funding is required. The request should include at a minimum the purpose of attendance and an abbreviated CV, including institutional affiliation and current position. Please email a PDF file with your request to the NHSC at herschel_kpworkshop@ipac.caltech.edu by Dec 15, 2006. This opportunity of travel support through the NHSC is available only to US-based researchers.

It is important for anyone wishing to attend this workshop to register through the workshop website. There is no fee. Please register your participation early in order to ensure a place; there will be a practical limit to the number of participants that can be accommodated. For the latest information, please follow the workshop link from the HSC webpage at www.rssd.esa.int/Herschel.

Herschel at the 2007 Winter AAS Meeting in Seattle

The NHSC is hosting a splinter session at the coming AAS meeting in Seattle -- AAS Splinter Meeting Session E89. Herschel: The Coming of Observing Opportunities, Monday, January 08, 2007, 7:00 pm. The agenda features a summary of Herschel capabilities and status. The Key Program Announcement of Opportunity will also be discussed.

The Herschel Project Scientist, Gšran Pilbratt, will present and will be available for questions and discussions, as will several members of the NHSC and the Herschel community. All are welcome! This will be an excellent opportunity for all prospective Herschel observers to learn important current information of all aspects of the Herschel Project and observing opportunities. Please consult the AAS meeting schedule for details and any schedule changes.

The NHSC will also be resident at our booth during the AAS meeting in Seattle. Please stop by to speak with key NHSC members. We will have on hand current status and information, and provide demonstrations of HSpot, the Herschel Observation Planning and Proposal Submission Tool. In addition we expect to have on hand a 1/4 scale model of the Herschel Space Observatory for you to view.

AAS meetings provide an important opportunity to meet with the NHSC. The 2007 Seattle meeting is the last before release of the Herschel Key Program Announcement of Opportunity. We hope you will take advantage of our Splinter Session and booth to help you become as prepared as possible for submission of proposals.