Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:24:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Astrophysics in the Next Decade, Got News? 

Contents of mailing:

1.  Astrophysics in the Next Decade meeting in September
2.  Got News?

1.  Astrophysics in the Next Decade meeting in September
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Spitzer users may be interested in the upcoming "Astrophysics in the
Next Decade: JWST and Concurrent Facilities" meeting to be held in
Tucson, AZ, 2007 September 24-27. The goals of this meeting are to
engage the community in the exciting science that JWST, ALMA,
VLT/Gemini+2ndGen Instruments, and other exciting new facilities will
enable in the 2010-2020 period.  In particular JWST, an infrared telescope
employing a beryllium mirror and in orbit at L2, is the natural successor
to the Spitzer Space Telescope.  JWST will explore many science topics
currently being pioneered by Spitzer (e.g., planetary systems and the
origins of life, the birth of stars and protoplanetary systems, the
assembly of galaxies, first light), and opportunities afforded by JWST and
other concurrent facilities may be of interest to current Spitzer users.

For more information, registration details, and lists of speakers, talks,
and participants, see http://www.stsci.edu/institute/conference/jwst2007.
Please note the recently reduced registration fees for students. Special
rates at the Marriott Starr Pass can be obtained if you contact the hotel
before 2007 September 7.


2. Got News?
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Got News? Spitzer users attending the DPS -- did you check the
"newsworthy" button when you submitted your DPS abstract? Please let us
know! If you think you have a Spitzer-related result that may be of
interest to the general public, please contact the Spitzer public affairs
team! For more information, please see:
http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/approvdprog/newsworthy.html.