Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 17:20:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SIRTF: November conference, and several other items


Hi folks -


This message includes:
1. November Spitzer Science conference
2. Spitzer Fellowship Application deadline 1 Nov 2005
3. CP-3 will be released the first week of November
4. Spitzer at the AAS, part 1
5. Spitzer at the AAS, part 2
6. New MOPEX version


1. November Spitzer Science conference

REMINDER:  The deadline for early registration *and*
hotel reservations for the November Spitzer
conference "Infrared Diagnostics of Galaxy
Evolution" is ***October 13***.

UPDATE:  We received a great response to the call for
abstracts for contributed talks, but were highly
oversubscribed and were not able to accommodate all
of them.  Speakers selected for contributed talks
have been notified.  The program will be on the web
in a few days.  See:

    http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/mtgs/irevolve/

We will continue to accept abstracts for poster
presentations until **November 1.**

NOTE:  The conference will begin with a welcome
reception on Sunday November 13 at 7pm.


2. Spitzer Fellowship Application deadline 1 Nov 2005

To apply for a 2006 Spitzer Postdoctoral Fellowship,
please obtain the application materials from
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/geninfo/fellows/
 ... the deadline is 1 Nov 2005.


3. CP-3 will be released the first week of November

CP-3 will be released on or about **November 1**. The
proposal due date is Thursday, February 16, 2006, 1pm
PST. We will also post updated information in the
proposal kit in early Nov.
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/propkit/

The associated new Spitzer Pride (Spot & Leopard)
version will follow by mid-November.


4. Spitzer at the AAS, part 1

Look for Spitzer in the exhibit hall at the 207th AAS
Meeting in Washington, DC, January 8-12, 2006.  SSC
scientists will be at the booth offering
demonstrations of Spitzer IRAC, MIPS, and IRS data
analysis and hands-on help with any data analysis
questions.  We will also be demonstrating observation
planning for Cycle 3, including the new IRAC Stellar
Mode.

Here's your opportunity to consult throughout that
week with SSC scientists on best practices for getting
results from your observations, and/or planning your
next observations!


5. Spitzer at the AAS, part 2

  There will be a special session at the January 2006
AAS on results based in whole or in part on Spitzer
Legacy science data. Contributions from the general
community are welcome, and eagerly anticipated, for
the poster session - eligible results are those on any
topic that utilizes data from the Legacy programs.
Please see:

    http://www.aas.org/meetings/aas207/events.htm#spitzer

Deadline for abstract submission: October 19, 2005


6. New MOPEX version

There is a new MOPEX version (including Mac OS
support!) along with new documentation:

http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/postbcd/

New features in this version of MOPEX include:
    * Added support for Mac OS X, 10.3 and 10.4
    * Added a perl script (mosaic_sed.pl) for MIPS SED
        mosaicking and spectral extraction
    * Added capability to do moving object mosaicking
        using mosaic.pl (new keyword MOVING_OBJECT_MOSAIC)


cheers,
Spitzer Observer Support