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NSTA Conferences 2011

NSTA conferences offer the latest in science content, teaching strategy, and research, all presented by science educators who want to enhance and expand their professional growth. They also offer featured speakers, educational field trips, short courses, exciting social events, and the largest exhibition of science materials around.

NSTA generally hosts four conferences each year - a national conference in the spring and three regional conferences in the fall.

2011 National Conference
San Francsico, CA: March 10–13

2011 Area Conferences
Hartford, Connecticut: October 27–29
New Orleans, Louisiana: November 10–12
Seattle, Washington: December 8–10

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39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and Associated Events "COSPAR 2012"

Date: 14 - 22 July 2012

Place: Mysore, India

Contact: COSPAR Secretariat
c/o CNES
2 place Maurice Quentin
75039 Paris Cedex 01, France
Tel: +33 1 44 76 75 10
Fax: +33 1 44 76 74 37
cospar@cosparhq.cnes.fr
http://www.cospar-assembly.org

Scientific Program Chair: Prof. U.R. Rao, Department of Space, India

Abstract Deadline: Mid-February 2012

Topics: Approximately 100 meetings covering the fields of COSPAR Scientific Commissions (SC) and Panels:
- SC A: The Earth's Surface, Meteorology and Climate
- SC B: The Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System
- SC C: The Upper Atmospheres of the Earth and Planets Including Reference Atmospheres
- SC D: Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres
- SC E: Research in Astrophysics from Space
- SC F: Life Sciences as Related to Space
- SC G: Materials Sciences in Space
- SC H: Fundamental Physics in Space
- Panel on Satellite Dynamics (PSD)
- Panel on Scientific Ballooning (PSB)
- Panel on Potentially Environmentally Detrimental Activities in Space (PEDAS)
- Panel on Radiation Belt Environment Modelling (PRBEM)
- Panel on Space Weather (PSW)
- Panel on Planetary Protection (PPP)
- Panel on Capacity Building (PCB)
- Panel on Education (PE)
- Panel on Exploration (PEX)
- Special events: interdisciplinary lectures, round table, etc.

Selected papers published in Advances in Space Research, a fully refereed journal with no deadlines open to all submissions in relevant fields.

International Max Planck Research School for Astronomy & Cosmic Physics at the University of Heidelberg (IMPRS-HD)

Heidelberg, Germany
Summer/Autumn 2012

Our school is located in Heidelberg, Germany, a beautiful old university town.
The scientific environment in Heidelberg provides outstanding research facilities and a training program covering a wide range of research topics with access to ground-based and space telescopes as well as high-performance computers.

The following institutions of the Max Planck Society and Heidelberg University take part in IMPRS-HD:

-> Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
-> Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics
-> Astronomisches Rechen-Institut
-> Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics
-> Landessternwarte Koenigstuhl
-> Heidelberg Institute of Theoretical Studies

IMPRS-HD is an independent part of the Heidelberg Graduate School of Fundamental Physics.

A wide range of astrophysical topics is covered in Heidelberg, among them
** planet & star formation, metal-poor stars
** extrasolar planets & substellar objects
** astrometry
** formation, evolution & dynamics of galaxies
** active galactic nuclei & massive black holes
** gravitational lensing
** cosmology & structure formation
** high energy astrophysics, cosmic rays & the search for non-baryonic dark matter
** state-of-the-art instrumentation for astronomy & astro- particle physics

IMPRS-HD is open for students from all countries. We offer several 3-year fellowships available to both international and German students.

We invite highly-qualified and well-motivated students aiming for a doctoral degree in astrophysics to apply by

--> December 5, 2011 for the academic year starting Sept. 2012

An earlier start of the research work is possible.

Applicants are required to have a Master's or Diploma in Physics or Astronomy (or equivalent) including a corresponding thesis and a very good physics background.

For further information about IMPRS Heidelberg and details of the application procedure, we refer to our web-site at

http://www.mpia.de/imprs-hd/