Venus listserve 0126-04

[Buczkowski, Debra L.]

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR 2026 DPS ORGANIZING  COMMITTEES

 

The next DPS annual meeting will be held October 25-30, 2026 at the Spokane Convention Center in Spokane, Washington (https://www.spokanecenter.com/). The chair of the Local Organizing Committee is Dr. Jason Barnes of the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, and the chair for the Science Organizing Committee (SOC) is Dr. Abigail Fraeman of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA. This year we’re expanding the scope of the former virtual organizing committee to cover issues pertaining to all aspects of accessibility to conference presentations: the virtual meeting including setup and staffing to handle questions; discoverability of information at the meeting and on the web site; and access at the meeting for disabled persons. This new Accessibility Organizing Committee (AOC) will be chaired by Dr. Jennifer Piatek of Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT. 

 

We are looking for volunteers for both the SOC and AOC. If you are interested in the SOC please email Abby (abigail....@jpl.nasa.gov) and Scott Murchie (scott....@jhuapl.edu) and indicate the topics that you are interested in helping to shape into a meeting program. If you are interested in the AOC please email Jen (piat...@ccsu.edu) and Scott (scott....@jhuapl.edu) and indicate the areas where you can help. Both committees will begin meeting in early 2026. Thanks in advance!