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Newsletter 83, January 1998
DDA Secretary Last modified January 28, 1998 at 10:44

Contents

New DDA Web Site

The Division has a new and much improved web site. The URL is

     http://dda.harvard.edu/

Please update your bookmarks accordingly. We owe many thanks to Doug Mink for the clean and friendly site design and for taking on the task of maintaining it for the Division. Take a moment or two and explore our new web site!

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Student Stipend Awards

The DDA is again providing up to two $400 stipends each on a competitive basis to students attending the 1998 DDA meeting in Charlottesville. (See http://dda.harvard.edu/ddastip98.html for information about the stipend program.) The applications for the 1998 meeting are under review. The applicants will be notified by e-mail, and the stipend will be presented to the recipient(s) at the meeting.

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Charlottesville Meeting

blue ball Where & When
The 1998 DDA meeting will be held on the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, from April 1-3. The location is the South Meeting Room, Newcomb Hall. Parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to Newcomb Hall.

The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) is served by the express versions of Continental, United, and USAir. A taxi from the airport to the University area costs about $25.00. The Best Western Cavalier Inn offers a complimentary airport shuttle service (but note that there are no rooms available there on Friday night, 3 April).

The University is about 5 miles south of the airport on Route 29 (which becomes "Emmett Street").

blue ball Source for Latest Information
The latest meeting details are posted to the C'ville meeting page as they come in.

blue ball Abstracts
blue ball Please note the abstract deadline: February 23, 1998. In keeping with recent AAS policy (and due to the fact that nobody sent abstracts via snail mail last year), all 1998 DDA meeting abstracts MUST be submitted electronically. The URL for submissions via the web is
     http://www.aas.org/divisions/dda/absform.html
blue ball Help may be obtained via the help page link on the form, or from absdda-help@aas.org
blue ball There is no charge for submitting an abstract. The abstract fee is included in the registration fee.
blue ball Detailed instructions for electronic abstract submission are shown below.

blue ball Registration Form
The meeting registration form is available at

     http://dda.harvard.edu/meetings/cville/regform.html

Instructions, fees, etc. are listed on the form. A few important particulars:

blue ball Banquet
When: April 2, reception starting at 6:30 pm.
Where: The Rotunda.
How Much: $40 per person.
Seating in the Rotunda is limited to 100 people.

blue ball Lunches
Lunches can be purchase at the Rotunda cafeteria, or from local establishments within a short walk of Newcomb Hall.

blue ball Charlottesville Area Information and Attractions
Local information about the Charlottesville area can be found at the URL

     http://dda.harvard.edu/meetings/cville/attractions.html

For Virginia information, visit the URL

     http://www.virginia.org/

blue ball Lodging Update
Lodging information can be found at the URL

     http://dda.harvard.edu/meetings/cville/hotels.html

In addition to that information, it should be noted that the reservation blocks will be held until Feb. 28. A copy of the full lodging information is shown below.

blue ball Invited Speakers
The invited speakers for this meeting are:
blue ball S. Tremaine Resonant Relaxation (Brouwer Award)
blue ball P. Teuben Barred Galaxies and Dynamical Modeling
blue ball O. Franz Binary Star Research with the HST Fine Guidance Sensors
blue ball J. Giorgini True Airspeed: Spacecraft Aerobraking Orbit Determination and Dynamics at Venus and Mars
blue ball F. Mignard HIPPARCOS
blue ball T. de Zeeuw The Schwarzschild Method for Building Galaxy Models (lead for special session in honor of Martin Schwarzschild)
blue ball Post-Banquet To be announced

blue ball Contact Info
Local Host: Phil Ianna pai@virginia.edu
Program Committee:
    Fritz Benedict (Chair) fritz@clyde.as.utexas.edu
    Phil Ianna
    Marc Murison (Secretary) murison@aa.usno.navy.mil
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C'ville Lodging

For the 1998 Charlottesville meeting, the following hotels/motels are near the meeting site:

Motels with blocked rooms

Other nearby motels

Important Notes:

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Electronic Abstract Submission Instructions

Electronic Submission via the World Wide Web
You can submit your abstract electronically just as for an AAS meeting anytime before February 23, 1998. There is a World Wide Web submission form available at the following URL:

http://www.aas.org/divisions/dda/absform.html

If you have any questions about electronic submission while you are preparing your abstract, please contact the AAS Executive Office for assistance. You can call the office at 202-328-2010, or send email to absdda-help@aas.org.

Electronic Acknowledgment of Abstract Receipt
When you submit your abstract on the Web form, you will receive an immediate acknowledgment to your browser, a copy of your submission to your email account, and then a later email message including your running ID.

If you do not receive these confirmations, DO NOT RESUBMIT THE ABSTRACT. Please contact the Executive Office by calling 202-328-2010 or by sending email to absdda-help@aas.org.

Corrections to your Abstract
If you notice an error in your abstract after submission, send details of the correction to absdda-help@aas.org and the correction will be made for you. We cannot guarantee that corrections received after the abstract deadline will be processed.
NOTE: If you do not have access to the Web, the AAS Executive Office will make arrangements to include your abstract. Please contact them for assistance, 202-328-2010, or send email to absdda-help@aas.org.

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